Comparison

Present Past vs Anchu

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

Head to head
About

Present Past

Features
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Present Past is a simple journaling app built around a timeline. It helps you capture small moments as they happen and quietly brings them back later, when they feel new again. Instead of long, structured entries, you can write short notes throughout the day. Thoughts, events, or even something you don’t want to forget. Over time, they form a personal history you can revisit anytime. ### Key Features - Timeline-based journaling Your entries are organized in a clean, chronological timeline, making it easy to browse your past. - Quick capture Open the app and start writing immediately. No friction, no setup. - Hashtags for flexible organization Add tags to your entries and follow threads across time. - Resurface past moments Revisit entries from the past and rediscover thoughts you’ve forgotten. - Text-first experience Designed to keep your focus on thoughts rather than media. - Private and simple Your data stays on your device. No accounts, no distractions.

About

Anchu

Features
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Anchu gives your work a place to land. Keep tasks, notes, and documents together in a calm workspace that stays useful when life gets busy. A focused task board shows what needs attention now. The knowledge base keeps projects, research, and reference material in a simple folder tree. Search looks through document text—not only filenames—so the idea you remember is enough to find the page you need. On Mac, documents open ready to edit. On iPhone and iPad, they open in a clear reading view with native text selection, then switch to editing when you choose. Your document files remain ordinary, portable Markdown, HTML, or text files in the Vault you choose. Open that folder in Finder or Files, edit it with another app, back it up, or give a local AI agent permission to read and process the same files. Anchu indexes the files for fast navigation and search; it does not turn a hidden server-side document database into your source of truth. Privacy stays understandable: the local Vault remains under your control, and the service handles account, task synchronization, and the metadata needed to keep devices organized. Network connections use HTTPS. You choose which devices, folders, and local tools can access your documents. Anonymous mode lets you start without an account; sign in only when you want sync and device continuity. Anchu is deliberately quiet: no advertising profile, no dark patterns, and no lock-in to a proprietary document format.

Screenshots

Present Past4 screens
Anchu2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Present Past at every 4 days against Anchu's fortnightly. Anchu's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Present Past ships an update every 4 days, Anchu fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Present Past versus Anchu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPresent PastAnchu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeungEun LeeZhaya Deutsch

In-app purchases

None

Present Past

No in-app purchases

None

Anchu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Present Past free?
Present Past is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anchu free?
Anchu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Present Past or Anchu have ads?
Neither Present Past nor Anchu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Present Past or Anchu?
Present Past ships an update every 4 days, and Anchu fortnightly. Most recently, Present Past was updated on November 9, 2026 and Anchu on November 4, 2026.

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