Aino vs Zendo Time Ledger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aino
A fast, focused Markdown workspace for building a personal knowledge system. Connect ideas and turn notes into a structured, evolving network. Ideal for capturing thoughts, organizing knowledge, or building your second brain.
- Markdown-first editing
- Connected notes
- Structured thinking
- Focused experience
- Personal LifeOS
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Aino is a fast, focused Markdown workspace for building your personal knowledge system. Write in pure Markdown, connect ideas, and turn your notes into a structured, evolving system. Whether you're capturing thoughts, organizing knowledge, or building your second brain, Aino gives you a clean and powerful space to think. KEY FEATURES • Markdown-first editing Write naturally in Markdown with a fast and minimal editor. • Connected notes Link your notes together and build a network of ideas. • Structured thinking Turn scattered notes into a coherent system. • Focused experience No clutter. Just writing, thinking, and connecting. • Your personal LifeOS Aino grows with you as your knowledge system evolves. Aino is designed for people who think deeply and write often. Start building your second brain today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aino.md/legal/privacy
Zendo Time Ledger
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Zendo is a personal time ledger for recording where your time goes, reviewing it by activity and value, and making informed decisions about how to allocate it. Each entry begins where the previous one ended. When you finish an activity, choose an end time, enter the activity, and classify the interval as Invest, Maintain, Recover, or Drain. This creates a continuous timeline without requiring you to start a timer in advance. If an interval is not ready to classify, save it for later and complete it when convenient. On macOS, Zendo shows the current unlogged duration in the menu bar. Log time from the menu bar popover or the dedicated Quick Log window, or use configurable global shortcuts to save the current interval and open Quick Log without switching to the main window. History presents each day's entries with their time range, duration, activity, and value category. Choose a date range, search activities and notes, or filter by activity, value category, and whether an entry still needs details. Statistics summarize how time is allocated over the selected period, including value breakdowns, trends, top activities, period comparisons, and activity-level changes by value category. Key features: - Build a continuous time ledger without starting and stopping a timer in advance - Log time from the macOS menu bar, Quick Log window, or global keyboard shortcuts - Classify time as Invest, Maintain, Recover, or Drain - Save an interval now and complete its activity and value category later - Reuse recent activities and apply value categories based on previous use - Browse history by day, week, month, year, or a custom date range - Search and filter activities, notes, value categories, and incomplete entries - Review value breakdowns, trends, activity rankings, and period comparisons - Export and restore a local ledger backup - Sync across your own devices through an iCloud private database Zendo requires no product account and includes no ads or third-party analytics. Ledger data is stored locally on your device. When you enable iCloud, it syncs through your private iCloud database. The developer does not collect the contents of your ledger. Privacy Policy: https://zendo.hyperseek.tech/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Aino at 15.1 against Zendo Time Ledger's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Aino sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Zendo Time Ledger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aino ships an update every 5 days, Zendo Time Ledger weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aino | Zendo Time Ledger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 宜丙 林 | 长军 郑 |
In-app purchases
Aino
- Aino Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Aino Pro Founder Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Aino Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Aino Pro Lifetime$249.99
Zendo Time Ledger
- Zendo Pro Lifetime$4.99









