Comparison

QuietSession vs Anchor

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

Head to head
About

QuietSession

This app provides a discreet haptic timer for sessions and meetings, offering silent cues on your wrist as time elapses. It tracks overtime and offers features like presets, pause/resume, and Live Activity integration for focused work without audible interruptions.

Highlights
  • Discreet wrist haptic cues
  • Session presets and custom durations
  • Overtime tracking and signal
  • Live Activity and Lock Screen widget
  • Pause and resume functionality
  • Multi-language support
Features
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QuietSession is a discreet haptic time-boundary tool for sessions, meetings, talks, coaching calls, consultations, and focused work. It helps you keep track of time without sound, alarms, or visible interruption. Create or choose a preset on iPhone, start a session from iPhone or your paired watch, and receive quiet haptic cues on your wrist as the session approaches its end. If a conversation runs long, a gentle overtime signal repeats until you confirm — and the extra minutes are tracked in your history. QuietSession is useful for: • therapists, coaches, and counselors running client sessions • consultations and 1-on-1 meetings • interviews, presentations, and talks • focused work blocks • any situation where checking a timer would feel distracting Core features: • built-in session presets • discreet wrist haptic cues • 5 min reminder, 1 min reminder, and end signal • pause and resume a running session • optional overtime signal with overtime tracked in History • start sessions from iPhone or your paired watch • start your last preset right from the watch face (complication & Smart Stack) • Live Activity on iPhone: time left on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Lock Screen widget for one-tap start • optional notifications • quiet running screen with Invisible Mode • local session history • available in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, and Russian • no account, no ads, no tracking QuietSession Pro unlocks custom presets, custom durations, profession preset templates (Therapist, Coach, Consultant), adjustable haptic signal setup, signal intensity controls, full history calendar, and CSV export for billing and timekeeping. QuietSession is not a generic timer. It is designed for moments where time boundaries matter, but interruptions do not.

About

Anchor

This app helps individuals with ADHD manage their day with flexible routines and persistent reminders. It allows for quick thought capture and offers a forgiving daily view that adapts to life's interruptions. Designed with privacy in mind, your data stays on your devices.

Highlights
  • Flexible routines that wait for user input
  • Persistent and customizable reminders
  • Quick thought capture via dictation
  • Adaptive daily timeline that doesn't show overdue tasks
  • Full Apple Watch app integration
  • Private data storage and iCloud sync
Features
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Anchor is a calm day planner designed around how ADHD brains actually work — built to get you through today, not to organise your entire life. ROUTINES THAT WAIT FOR YOU Steps never move on until you say so. Run long and the timer simply turns amber — "past your guess, no rush". Split a step, skip it, or keep going. Checklists live inside routine steps, so "Breakfast" can remember the meds. REMINDERS THAT DON'T GIVE UP One quiet buzz is easy to miss. Pick a style per task: Gentle (one nudge), Persistent (keeps trying), or Nuclear (breaks through). Every reminder offers a real next time — 10 minutes, an hour, tonight, tomorrow — never a bare dismiss. CATCH A THOUGHT IN 2 SECONDS Hold to talk, release, done — transcribed on your device with the audio kept. Capture from the Lock Screen widget, the Action Button, Siri, or your wrist. The keyboard is never required. A DAY THAT BENDS, NOT BREAKS One suggested Now — not a wall of everything. A timeline your tasks drift along when life happens. Nothing here turns red, nothing says overdue, and there are no streaks to break. Been away a while? "Welcome back. Nothing lost, nothing owed. How much day would you like?" FULL APPLE WATCH APP Your next step, Done and Skip, reminders you can act on, and dictation capture — right on your wrist. YOURS, PRIVATELY Pay once. Own it forever. No subscription, no trial that expires, nothing extra to unlock. No account, no sign-up, no analytics. Your data lives on your devices and syncs through your own iCloud — and you can export all of it as JSON any time. Anchor is an organisation tool designed around published ADHD research. It is not a medical device and doesn't provide medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

QuietSession4 screens
Anchor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anchor at none against QuietSession's 1. Anchor also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). QuietSession's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. QuietSession sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Anchor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for QuietSession against 5.0 for Anchor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuietSession ships an update every 3 months, Anchor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
QuietSession versus Anchor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuietSessionAnchor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex NaumovLance Allan Perry

Customer experience

QuietSession

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Anchor

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QuietSession

One-time1
  • QuietSession Pro$7.99
None

Anchor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuietSession free?
QuietSession is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anchor free?
Anchor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QuietSession or Anchor?
QuietSession and Anchor are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do QuietSession or Anchor have ads?
Neither QuietSession nor Anchor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuietSession or Anchor?
QuietSession ships an update every 3 months, and Anchor every 4 days. Most recently, QuietSession was updated on October 28, 2026 and Anchor on October 24, 2026.

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