Comparison

Appligence vs Hobby Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Appligence

Transform any appliance with a timer into a smart device. Monitor laundry, cooking, and more with live countdowns on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, receiving gentle notifications when tasks are complete. Enjoy a private, beautifully designed experience without any new hardware.

Highlights
  • Live countdowns on Lock Screen
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Customizable appliance templates
  • Named presets for quick starts
  • Private, on-device data storage
  • Multiple timer tracking
  • Optional pre-alerts and reminders
Features
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Not every appliance is smart. But it can be. Appligence turns the washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven, crockpot, air fryer — or anything else with a timer — into a smart appliance you can glance at from anywhere. No new hardware, no smart hub: just beautiful live countdowns on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and on Apple Watch, and a gentle chime the moment your appliance is done. Built with Apple’s Liquid Glass design language, Appligence feels like it ships with iPhone — translucent surfaces, glowing progress rings, fluid motion, and an accent color for every appliance. JUST ASK SIRI “Start the dishwasher in Appligence.” Start, pause, resume, or cancel a timer, add time, ask how long is left, or check what’s running — by voice or with Shortcuts. Siri always checks with you before changing a timer. DESCRIBE IT Type or dictate an appliance the way you’d say it — “Bosch dishwasher in the kitchen, Eco 2 h 45 min, Quick 1 h” — and Appligence sets it up for you to review. It uses on‑device Apple Intelligence where available, and works on every iPhone without it. WIDGETS AND CONTROLS Start your favorite timers and follow running ones from widgets on the Home Screen, in StandBy, in CarPlay and on Apple HomeView, and see what finishes next on the Lock Screen — or start one from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button. MADE FOR YOUR APPLIANCES • 19 templates, from washer and dryer to sous vide and sprinkler — or design your own. • Named presets for the cycles you actually use — “Normal Wash · 52 min”, “Slow Cook · 8 hr” — each one tap to start. • An icon from a searchable library of more than 200, an accent color, a card style, and an optional room. • Several appliances at once, each with its own countdown. LIVE ACTIVITIES AND TIMER CONTROLS • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island countdowns in each appliance’s accent color, with a live progress bar on the Lock Screen. • When a timer finishes, it says “Complete!” — tap Start Again to run it once more. • Add time with one‑tap buttons you set per appliance; pause, resume, or restart any time. • An optional 5‑minute warning for longer timers, and a reminder if one is left paused. • The Appligence chime or the iOS sound — your choice. • Timers are anchored to a real end time, so they stay accurate even if you force‑quit the app or restart your phone. HISTORY Runs, most‑used preset, and time tracked for every appliance, plus a history of everything across the house — kept for 30 days, 90 days, or forever. DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE • Dynamic Type up to the largest Accessibility sizes, VoiceOver with natural spoken countdowns, and Reduce Motion respected throughout. • Dark Mode and Light Mode. • On iPhone Duo and iPad, the dashboard sits beside what you open whenever there’s room, in any orientation and in resizable windows. • Available in 10 languages. PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST Appligence collects nothing. No analytics, no tracking, no account, no network requests. Your appliances, presets, and history live on your device, and nowhere else. Appligence makes the appliances you already own a little smarter — and makes your phone the calm, glanceable command center for everything that’s running at home.

About

Hobby Tracker

Log your activities, track progress, and create beautiful visual summaries of your hobbies. This app helps you organize all your interests in one place without pressure or ads.

Highlights
  • Log activities and time spent
  • Track progress over time
  • Create visual summaries (Recaps)
  • Organize all hobbies in one place
  • Print photo books of memories
  • No streak pressure
  • Private and ad-free
Features
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TRACK YOUR HOBBIES Keep a simple record of the hobbies, interests, and activities that make your free time meaningful. Hobby Tracker gives you one place to log what you did, how long you spent, and the progress you made. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Look back at your activity over days, months, and years. See how often you return to each hobby, how your time adds up, and which interests have become a bigger part of your life. BEAUTIFUL RECAPS Turn your hobby history into something worth looking back on. Monthly and yearly Recaps bring together your activities, time, milestones, and favorite hobbies in a visual summary. LOG WHAT MATTERS Record activities, time spent, notes, milestones, ratings, and more. Hobby Tracker works just as well for cycling and gardening as it does for reading, photography, woodworking, collecting, gaming, crafting, music, or whatever you love doing. PRINT PHOTO BOOKS Turn your hobby memories into something you can hold onto. Create beautiful photo books from your activities and Recaps, then print them to keep, share, or give as a gift. ALL YOUR HOBBIES IN ONE PLACE Keep everything together without needing a separate app for every interest. Organize hobbies your way and build a personal history of the things you enjoy. NO STREAK PRESSURE Hobbies are supposed to be fun. Hobby Tracker is not about guilt, streaks, or turning your free time into another productivity contest. Track as much or as little as you want. PRIVATE Your hobby life is yours. No advertising, no analytics, no external tracking, and no account to create. FREE Hobby Tracker is free to use. No subscriptions, no locked features, and no upgrade required. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES Enjoy a clean, native experience designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with your hobby history available wherever you like to spend your time. MADE BY QUIET TOOLS Hobby Tracker is thoughtfully built by a small independent developer for curious people with too many hobbies. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Appligence4 screens
Hobby Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hobby Tracker at every 5 days against Appligence's every 4 weeks. Hobby Tracker also leads on device support (4 vs 2). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Appligence against 5.0 for Hobby Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appligence ships an update every 4 weeks, Hobby Tracker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Appligence versus Hobby Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppligenceHobby Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy LittlewoodQuiet Tools LLC

Customer experience

Appligence

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hobby Tracker

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

In-app purchases

None

Appligence

No in-app purchases

None

Hobby Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Appligence free?
Appligence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hobby Tracker free?
Hobby Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Appligence or Hobby Tracker?
Appligence and Hobby Tracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Appligence or Hobby Tracker have ads?
Neither Appligence nor Hobby Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Appligence or Hobby Tracker?
Appligence ships an update every 4 weeks, and Hobby Tracker every 5 days. Most recently, Appligence was updated on October 25, 2026 and Hobby Tracker on October 24, 2026.

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