Comparison

Mirror vs Thalam

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mirror

Features
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Track your time with one tap. See where your work hours, study sessions, and everyday activities go with a clear daily activity log. Mirror helps you understand how you spend your days, without goals, streaks, reminders, or coaching. ONE TAP TO START AND STOP Choose an activity and start its timer. Stop or switch when your day changes. Use categories for work, studying, reading, exercise, hobbies, and the routines that matter to you. SEE YOUR DAY, WEEK, AND MONTH Review daily totals, compare categories, and explore your timeline and charts. Notice when activities happen and how your time is distributed across days and weeks. CAPTURE FROM YOUR APPLE DEVICES Start and stop with Siri and widgets. Use the Mac and Apple Watch companions for quick tracking, with iPhone as your main place for settings and detailed statistics. An active membership includes sync across supported devices. ADD CONTEXT TO YOUR TIME Explore optional weather context alongside your records and see your daily rhythms through visual statistics. EXPLORE BEFORE YOU SUBSCRIBE Browse a 90-day sample with demo activities and statistics. Recording your own activities requires a Mirror membership. Membership includes real tracking, full statistics, device sync, Siri, widgets, and Mac and Apple Watch companion access. Subscriptions are available quarterly or yearly. Prices, renewal terms, and any eligible introductory offer are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple account settings. Download Mirror to explore the demo and see a clearer picture of your time. Privacy Policy: https://mirrortracks.me/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Thalam

Features
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Thalam helps you plan your day in time blocks, track what you actually do, and see the gap between intention and reality. PLAN YOUR DAY Build a realistic schedule using time blocks. Assign tasks to specific windows so you always know what you should be working on. Mark blocks as important to get reminder ladders before they start. TRACK YOUR REALITY Tap any task to start the timer. Thalam records exactly when you worked and for how long โ€” not what you planned, but what actually happened. Pause mid-session and switch to something urgent without losing your progress. Up to three tasks can sit paused while you handle interruptions. SEE THE DIFFERENCE The Actuals view lays every tracked session across a timeline, day by day. Compare what you planned against what you did. Identify which hours of the day are actually productive and which ones slip away. FRICTION SIGNALS After a few weeks of tracking planned blocks, Thalam surfaces estimation bias by category. If you consistently plan 1 hour for Coding but it always takes 1 hour 40 minutes, Friction Signals shows you โ€” so you can plan honestly next time. DAILY REFLECTION A gentle evening prompt asks how the day went: on track, underestimated, interrupted, or deliberately changed? Add a note and set tomorrow's top priority. Over time, patterns emerge in the Stats tab. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your active timer appears on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island โ€” task name, elapsed time, and a live progress ring. Glance at your phone without unlocking it. TODOS Capture one-off tasks alongside reusable tasks. Todos leave your list the moment you mark them complete. Free users get five ongoing todos; Pro unlocks unlimited. IDEAS Capture fleeting thoughts without breaking your flow. Ideas stay in their own space, separate from tasks, until you are ready to act on them. EXPENSES Log spending by category and set a monthly budget. The Stats tab shows your burn rate at a glance โ€” how much is left, how much is gone, and where it went. THALAM PRO One-time purchase. No subscription. Pro unlocks unlimited tasks, todos, and categories; full Stats history (Week, Month, Quarter); and all future Pro features. Your data lives in your private iCloud container. No server, no account, no analytics.

Screenshots

Mirror4 screens
Thalam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thalam at every 3 days against Mirror's every 2 months. Thalam also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Mirror's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Mirror sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $27.99 per 3 months and Thalam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mirror ships an update every 2 months, Thalam every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Mirror versus Thalam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirrorThalam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB230 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeforeSunset Inc.Anish Varghese

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mirror

Subscriptions4
  • Mirror Pro3 Months trial$27.993 Months
  • Mirror Pro3 Days trial$27.993 Months
  • Mirror Pro1 Year trial$74.991 Year
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  • Mirror Pro3 Days trial$74.991 Year
1 purchases

Thalam

One-time1
  • Thalam Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Mirror free?
Mirror is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thalam free?
Thalam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mirror or Thalam have ads?
Neither Mirror nor Thalam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mirror or Thalam?
Mirror ships an update every 2 months, and Thalam every 3 days. Most recently, Mirror was updated on October 31, 2026 and Thalam on November 5, 2026.

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