Time Since Tracker vs Patterns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Since Tracker
Track the time between life's irregular moments, not just daily streaks. Log custom data, add photos, and keep sensitive habits private with biometric security. Visualize your natural rhythms and sync privately.
- Customizable event tracking
- Advanced logging with numbers, text, and photos
- Privacy-focused hidden events with biometric security
- Rhythm analytics and visual statistics
- Hands-free logging with Siri integration
- Seamless organization and categorization
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In a world obsessed with rigid schedules, hourly calendars, and stressful daily streaks, we often lose track of the dynamic, fluid rhythms of our actual lives. TimeSince is a premium, privacy-focused, local-first personal tracker designed to help you monitor the natural space between your moments. Plants watered, parents called, car oil changed, migraine logged, TimeSince gives each one a gorgeous, secure home, and shows you the tempo you actually keep. The Problem TimeSince Solves Habit trackers and to-do lists assume life runs on rigid daily schedules. Anything without a fixed deadline slips through the cracks, leading to: The "When Did I Last...?" Guesswork: Forgetting vital, irregular chores, medical routines, or social connections. Rigid Tracker Anxiety: Stressing over broken "daily streaks" for habits that naturally recur every few days or weeks. Scattered Information: Messy notebooks and spreadsheets holding your maintenance, health, and personal logs. Privacy Concerns: Reluctance to log deeply personal or sensitive habits in cloud-hosted trackers. TimeSince tracks the interval — time since last done — giving you a relaxing, data-rich way to manage life on your own terms. Key Features & Deep Customization 1. Dynamic Event Customization Make every tracked moment visually your own: A rich spectrum of curated, premium color palettes. Emoji icons to represent each event at a glance. Custom image covers for full visual personalization. 2. Advanced Custom Logging (Beyond Timestamps) Go beyond date-and-time stamps. Define custom inputs per event and attach structured fields to every log: Numbers: Perfect for doses, volumes, or costs, complete with a built-in calculator keyboard. Text Fields: For detailed, contextual journaling and notes. Photos: Capture visual progress or evidence. 3. Privacy-First "Hidden Events" Keep sensitive habits out of sight. A dedicated hidden layer, shielded by biometric security (Face ID / Touch ID), masks these events from the main UI and stores them in an encrypted database on your device. 4. Rhythm Analytics & Visual Statistics Discover your natural habits. TimeSince analyzes your history to: Calculate your average logging intervals. Smartly categorize events by frequency ("Frequently" vs. "Infrequently" logged). Render dynamic charts of interval trends and custom logged data over time. 5. Hands-Free Logging with Siri Capture a moment the second it happens, without opening the app. Every counter gets ready-made Siri phrases: "Hey Siri, Log Water the plants in TimeSince" to log and reset the interval. "Hey Siri, How long since Water the plants in TimeSince" to hear where you stand. Prefer shorter? Name your own shortcut and say just "Log Water" — or wire it to the Action Button or an automation. 6. Seamless Organization Categorize with custom taxonomy, then sort by multi-select category pills, alphabetically, or by time — a growing library stays as calm as a small one. 7. Private iCloud Sync & Complete Data Ownership Your history follows you between devices without ever passing through us: iCloud Sync: Counters, logs, resets, profile, and settings back up automatically to your own private iCloud container — not our servers. Toggle it any time. JSON Backups: Export your entire database to a portable file, and import it back on any device you own. Erase on Your Terms: Wipe this device alone, or choose Erase Everywhere to clear the iCloud copy with it. No lingering copy. Premium UI/UX & Native Engineering Works Fully Offline: Every feature runs on-device. iCloud sync is optional and stays off until you enable it. Fluid Micro-animations & Gestures: Interactive transitions that make the app feel alive. Storytelling Onboarding: An immersive, welcoming introduction to interval tracking. Encryption: Your database is encrypted at rest, with local-first performance throughout. --- Terms of Use: https://www.timesinceapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.timesinceapp.com/privacy
Patterns
Create unique, personalized wallpapers directly on your device. Choose from diverse generative styles, customize colors and parameters, and export in high resolution for any screen.
- Generative style creation
- Adjustable parameters
- Customizable color palettes
- HD, QHD, 4K rendering
- On-device processing
- Save, favorite, and share creations
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Patterns turns your screen into something you made. CREATE YOUR STYLE Every wallpaper here starts as a recipe, not a download. Pick a generative style, tune it until it feels right, and the app renders the result on your device at full resolution. Change one value and you get something new. Nothing is fetched from a server, and no two people end up with quite the same screen. BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS Forty generative styles, organized into four families: Gradients - mesh gradients, aurora, nebula, sunset, neon and deep AMOLED black Textures - marble, watercolor, ink, smoke, clouds, fabric, carbon fiber, glass and ice Geometric - low poly, polygon, wireframe, circuit board, minimal forms and clean shapes Particles - starfields, rain, bubbles, drifting light and flowing liquid Search the catalog by name or filter by family to find a direction fast. MAKE IT YOURS Open any style in the editor and it becomes adjustable. Sliders for scale, density, complexity, symmetry, rotation, depth, glow, blur, contrast and more update the preview as you move them. Replace the palette with your own colors using the system color picker, or reset to the original in a tap. Feeling exploratory? Randomize the seed and let the engine surprise you, then keep the version you like. DESIGNED FOR WALLPAPERS Render in HD, QHD or 4K, in portrait for iPhone and iPad or landscape for Mac. On iPhone and iPad your wallpaper saves straight to Photos, with a short guide to finishing in Settings. On Mac, Set as Desktop applies it across every display at once. SAVE, FAVORITE & SHARE Favorite the designs worth keeping and they collect in your Library. A running history holds your recent work so nothing good gets lost. Export a PNG, or send a creation through the share sheet to wherever you want it. WHY PATTERNS It runs entirely on your device. No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no ads. The app contains no networking code at all, so it works on a plane exactly as well as it works at home. Light, dark and system themes included. Pay once. Enjoy for a lifetime. No subscriptions. No recurring charges. One payment, and the app is yours. 24/7 customer support We are here whenever you need help. Reach us at contact@dowble.com Your feedback matters Have a suggestion or an issue? We value your feedback and aim to address it within two business days. Simple. Premium. No hassle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Time Since Tracker at Free against Patterns's $4.99. Time Since Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Patterns's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, ads and iOS requirement 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
Time Since Tracker is free to download; Patterns costs $4.99 up front. Time Since Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Patterns asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Time Since Tracker against 5.0 for Patterns. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Since Tracker has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Time Since Tracker ships an update every 10 days, Patterns monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Since Tracker | Patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mar San Agustin | Ram Tulugu |
Customer experience
Time Since Tracker
Patterns
In-app purchases
Time Since Tracker
- TimeSince Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- TimeSince Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- TimeSince Pro Lifetime$29.99
Patterns
No in-app purchases









