Comparison

Life Tile vs at8pm

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

Head to head
About

Life Tile

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Your day as a Mondrian-inspired grid. Passive. Private. On-device. Life Tile tracks where you spend your time and shows it as a colorful square grid. Your phone knows where you are. Life Tile uses that to build a picture of your day. Each colored block is a place or activity, sized by how long you were there. At a glance, you see exactly where your time went. HOW IT WORKS Life Tile detects the places you visit in the background. Set up a place once β€” name it, pick a category β€” and it's tracked automatically from then on. You can also correct or adjust entries when needed. PRIVACY Your location and activity data stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no ads. Optional iCloud sync between your own devices only. Anonymous usage stats can be turned off in Settings. SQUARE TILE CHART Your day as a grid of colored blocks. It stays readable even with many categories. The bigger the block, the more time you spent there. TREEMAP, MAP & LIST Zoom out to your day, week, or month. The treemap shows proportionally where your time goes. Switch to map view to see every place you visited, or list view to browse your timeline. Patterns and habits become obvious. TWO-LEVEL CATEGORIES Organize your activities with main categories and subcategories. Exercise > Outdoor Run, Entertainment > Concert, Meals > Lunch β€” as detailed as you want. SLEEP & WORKOUTS Pulls sleep and workout data from Apple Health to complete the picture of your day. No extra setup needed. WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS Check your day from the home screen. Widgets show your current activity and today's breakdown. Shortcuts let you automate common actions. CSV IMPORT Coming from another time-tracking app? Import your CSV data and keep your history. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscription. Buy once, use forever.

About

at8pm

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at8pm is your honest journal. Every entry you write today locks at a time you choose β€” 8pm by default. Once it locks, that's it: no editing, no rewriting history, no quietly polishing what you actually felt in the moment. Just an honest record of your day, exactly as you wrote it. WRITE HOWEVER FITS THE MOMENT Type it out with rich text: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough. Or just talk β€” record a voice note right inside an entry and see it as a waveform, or capture a Squope, a quick square video note. No typing required. Add a photo or a location if the moment needs it. A HABIT THAT STICKS Keep your streak going day by day. A quick glance at your lock ring shows how much time is left before today closes β€” and a tap shows your current streak alongside it. MADE TO BE SHARED, SOMETIMES Turn any entry into a beautifully designed card β€” pick from several styles β€” and share it straight to Instagram Stories or anywhere else. Your private thoughts stay private until you decide otherwise. GENUINELY PRIVATE Entries sync across your devices with your own private iCloud account β€” never a third-party server. Lock the whole app behind Face ID for an extra layer of privacy. AT8PM PRO at8pm is free to download and use for up to 2 entries per day. An active at8pm Pro subscription unlocks unlimited entries and all features mentioned. at8pm Pro is an auto-renewing subscription purchased in the app. If you do not cancel before the free trial (if applicable) ends, the subscription auto-renews at the price of your selected plan. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. AT8PM UNLOCK CREDITS Locked entries can optionally be made editable again for 24 hours by spending an "unlock credit," or purchasing unlock credits via the app. This is entirely optional and not required to use the core app. Terms: https://www.at8pm.today/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.at8pm.today/privacy

Screenshots

Life Tile4 screens
at8pm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: at8pm at daily against Life Tile's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Life Tile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and at8pm sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Life Tile ships an update every 9 days, at8pm daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Life Tile versus at8pm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLife Tileat8pm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.0 β€” better26.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdugodoguVince Edgar Urag

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Life Tile

One-time1
  • Life Tile Full Access$9.99
4 purchases

at8pm

Subscriptions3
  • at8pm Pro$0.997 Days
  • at8pm Pro$3.991 Month
  • at8pm Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pack (3-pack)$1.99

Questions

Is Life Tile free?
Life Tile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is at8pm free?
at8pm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Life Tile or at8pm have ads?
Neither Life Tile nor at8pm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Life Tile or at8pm?
Life Tile ships an update every 9 days, and at8pm daily. Most recently, Life Tile was updated on October 17, 2026 and at8pm on October 1, 2026.

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