Comparison

Alfred! vs PickaTime

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

Head to head
About

Alfred!

Features
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Alfred is your personal life manager β€” an all-in-one app that brings tasks, calendar, budgeting, journaling, and notes together, with a friendly AI butler that helps you stay organized every day. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Daily Tasks & To-Dos β€” Plan your day with priorities, categories, reminders, and satisfying check-offs. β€’ Calendar β€” Month and day views that read your Apple and external calendars, with a clear visual timeline of your schedule. β€’ Expense Tracking β€” Log income and spending in seconds and see charts that break down your daily and category spending. β€’ Journal & Notes β€” Write freely in a personal journal and organize ideas in flexible Markdown pages. β€’ Focus Timer β€” Stay in the zone with a built-in Pomodoro timer and earn achievements as you go. β€’ Alfred, your AI butler β€” Just chat naturally to add tasks, log expenses, and plan your day. β€’ "Life Online" β€” Turn self-discipline into a game with levels, gems, achievements, and streak bonuses. β€’ Friends & Social β€” Add friends and cheer each other on. β€’ Widgets & Apple Watch β€” Capture and check your tasks anytime, right from your Home Screen or wrist. SUBSCRIPTION Alfred offers an optional auto-renewable subscription to unlock additional AI conversations. The subscription title, length, and price are shown clearly on the purchase screen before you buy, and it can be canceled anytime in your device's subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/bed8cdd7-7955-49bd-8bee-5352ca85b012 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PickaTime

Features
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Find when everyone in your group is actually free β€” without sending another poll. PickaTime lays your friends', teammates', or family's busy times on top of each other and instantly shows the windows when you can all meet. No back-and-forth. No "let me check and get back to you." No survey links. How it works: - Sign in with Apple or Google. - Create a group and share the invite link. - Each person marks the times they're busy (or imports them from their calendar). - PickaTime overlays everyone's schedule and highlights the shared free slots β€” green when all of you are open, yellow when you're one person away. Designed for small groups: - Friends planning dinner. - Couples coordinating with in-laws. - Project teams scheduling a sync. - Study groups, book clubs, hobby crews. Privacy you can feel: - We never see your event titles, locations, or notes. - Only the time ranges you choose to share leave your device. - Delete your account or leave a group at any time and your data goes with you. Why it's different: - No polling. The overlap appears the moment everyone has marked their schedule. - The "nearly free" view shows times where just one person is unavailable β€” so you know when it's worth a quick "hey, can you move that 4pm?" - Built for iOS 17 with native gestures, smooth animations, and a calm, paper-textured design that's a pleasure to use. PickaTime is free to start, with optional auto-renewable Plus and Pro subscriptions for higher limits. No ads. No tracking. Just the answer to "when are we all free?" Privacy Policy: https://pickatime.co/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PickaTime Terms of Service: https://pickatime.co/terms

Screenshots

Alfred!3 screens
PickaTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Alfred! at every 5 days against PickaTime's every 10 days. Alfred! also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Alfred! sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PickaTime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alfred! ships an update every 5 days, PickaTime every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Alfred! versus PickaTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlfred!PickaTime
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days β€” betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHao Cheng HuShao Hung Lo

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Alfred!

Subscriptions4
  • Alfred Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Alfred Unlimited (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Alfred Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year
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  • Alfred Unlimited (Yearly)$79.991 Year
4 purchases

PickaTime

Subscriptions4
  • PickaTime Plus Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • PickaTime Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • PickaTime Plus Yearly1 Month trial$8.991 Year
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  • PickaTime Pro Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Alfred! free?
Alfred! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PickaTime free?
PickaTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alfred! or PickaTime have ads?
Neither Alfred! nor PickaTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alfred! or PickaTime?
Alfred! ships an update every 5 days, and PickaTime every 10 days. Most recently, Alfred! was updated on October 24, 2026 and PickaTime on October 24, 2026.

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