OwnTime. vs Parallask
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
OwnTime.
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Track the time you mean to spend. Most time trackers answer "where did my hours go?" OwnTime answers a better question: which of the things you care about are you neglecting right now? You define a small set of priorities โ the parts of your life that actually matter โ and give each one a daily budget. Then you start and stop sessions as the day unfolds. At a glance you see what still has time left and what you've been ignoring. IPHONE AND APPLE WATCH OwnTime works on its own on iPhone โ start, stop, and log sessions, get budget alarms, and follow the live session on the Lock Screen and Home Screen. Add an Apple Watch and it becomes a first-class second surface, built for the next two seconds of intent: start, stop, glance. Your priorities and sessions sync directly between your own devices, and neither one needs the other nearby. BUDGETS, NOT TIMESHEETS Each priority has a daily budget, so neglect is visible at a glance โ no spreadsheets, no billing, no projects. Optional alarms warn you before a budget runs out. YOUR DATA, IN A FILE YOU OWN One tap exports your complete history as a standard SQLite database โ the same file the app itself uses. Open it with any tool you like, or keep it as a backup. No export format to decode, no account to request it from. PRIVATE BY DESIGN OwnTime has no server and no account. Your priorities and sessions live on your iPhone and Apple Watch and sync directly between your own paired devices over Apple's WatchConnectivity โ never through us, never to the cloud. No analytics, ever. ALSO INCLUDED โข Home Screen widgets (small and medium) with your remaining budget at a glance โข Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island โข Start, stop, and log past sessions with Siri and Shortcuts โข Quick edits on iPhone or Apple Watch โ name, daily budget, colour โข Light and dark appearance OwnTime is for personal attention, not invoicing. If you want to see whether you're actually living by your priorities โ not just logging hours โ this is the tracker for you.
Parallask
This app helps you visualize and manage your day with a unique timeline editor. Tasks can overlap and run in parallel, with plans starting automatically and displaying progress on your Lock Screen. It offers a history of completed sessions and customizable labels for better organization.
- Parallel task management
- Timeline editor with drag-and-drop
- Automatic plan execution
- Lock Screen countdown
- Dynamic Island integration
- Customizable labels
- On-device data storage
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Most planners assume you do one thing at a time. Parallask doesn't. Build your day as a timeline. Tasks have real durations, so they can overlap, sit side by side, or leave deliberate gaps. The shape of the plan is the plan. Drag a bar to move it, drag its edge to make it longer, tap a gap to fill it. Then give it a start time and walk away. At the appointed moment the plan begins on its own, counting down on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with the app closed. Each task announces itself as it starts. Nothing needs you to be watching. TIMELINE EDITOR Lay out tasks by dragging. Parallel work sits on its own lane instead of being squeezed into a list. Switch to Task List whenever you'd rather read than drag. RUNS ITSELF Schedule a plan for a time and the days it repeats. Reminders arrive ten minutes before it starts, and the countdown reaches your Lock Screen without you opening anything. A SESSION YOU CAN SEE While a plan runs, the whole timeline plays out with a moving playhead: what's on now, what's next, how long is left. A HISTORY THAT STAYS PUT Finished runs are kept exactly as they ran. Rewrite the plan afterwards, or delete it entirely, and the record of that morning is unchanged. LABELS Five colour-coded labels, named by you and shared across plans, so a glance at the week tells you what kind of day it is. YOUR DAY STAYS YOURS No account. No sign-in. No server, no analytics and no tracking of any kind. Everything you create lives on your device and nowhere else. FREE AND MAX Parallask is free: one plan of your own, the five built-in label colours, and starting sessions whenever you like. Parallask Max adds: - Unlimited plans - The full label colour palette - Scheduling plans to start on their own Max is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, and subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use: https://www.parallask.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.parallask.com/privacy Parallask requires iOS 26.2 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Parallask at Free against OwnTime.'s $1.99. Parallask also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). OwnTime.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Parallask is free to download; OwnTime. costs $1.99 up front. Parallask sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. OwnTime. asks for nothing beyond the download.
OwnTime. ships an update every 4 days, Parallask monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OwnTime. | Parallask |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free โ better |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days โ better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sta Labs FlexCo | Shuvam Shrestha |
In-app purchases
OwnTime.
No in-app purchases
Parallask
- Parallask Max Monthly$2.991 Month
- Parallax Max Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Parallask Max$39.99









