Comparison

Takt vs Time Box v2

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

Head to head
About

Takt

Features
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Takt – Encrypted Notes & Tasks A calm place to think and plan. Takt brings notes and tasks into one quiet workspace – end-to-end encrypted, offline-first, and built for people who think in prose, lists, and everything in between. One page for thinking and doing Turn any note into a task. Add a deadline, set a reminder, break it into nested sub-tasks. The Agenda gathers everything due, grouped by day – today at the top, the rest of the week just below. Write the way you think Rich text with checklists, tables, code blocks, inline drawings, and backlinks. Reach everything through Markdown, slash commands, or the keyboard. No friction between the thought and the page. Sketch it out, right inside the note A built-in Excalidraw canvas lets you draw diagrams, wireframes, or quick sketches – embedded inline, synced encrypted, no separate tool required.

About

Time Box v2

Plan your day with realistic time blocks and review what you actually accomplished. Improve your estimation skills over time and build a habit of achievable daily plans. Core features are free, with an optional subscription for advanced insights.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline planning
  • Color-coded task categories
  • Planned vs. actual time review
  • Accuracy score tracking
  • Estimation habit building
  • Pro subscription for advanced insights
Features
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TimeBox turns frantic, overcommitted days into calm, realistic ones. Instead of a to-do list that ignores how long things actually take, you plan your day into time-boxed blocks — then review what really got done. PLAN YOUR DAY IN BLOCKS Lay out your day on a clean visual timeline. Give each task a realistic duration and a color-coded category — Deep Work, Meetings, Admin, Learning, and more. REVIEW PLANNED VS. ACTUAL At day's end, mark each block complete, partial, or incomplete and log the time it really took. See your total planned vs. actual time and a simple accuracy score. GET BETTER AT ESTIMATING Watch your planning-accuracy trend over weeks, spot the categories you underestimate, and build the habit of realistic, achievable days. TIMEBOX PRO (optional subscription) Unlock your accuracy trends, smart estimates from your own history, category insights, and unlimited routines. - Monthly ($5.99/month) or Annual ($39.99/year), with a 14-day free trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Planning your day, the end-of-day review, and today's accuracy are free forever. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/time-box/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/time-box/terms

Screenshots

Takt3 screens
Time Box v24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Takt at none against Time Box v2's 2. Time Box v2's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Time Box v2 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Takt asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Takt versus Time Box v2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaktTime Box v2
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size531 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid VasellaAngela Richardson

In-app purchases

None

Takt

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Box v2

Subscriptions2
  • TimeBox Pro Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • TimeBox Pro Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Takt free?
Takt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Box v2 free?
Time Box v2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Takt or Time Box v2 have ads?
Neither Takt nor Time Box v2 shows ads.

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