Comparison

Etched vs MyHour

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

Head to head
About

Etched

This app transforms practice hours into a visual journey of personal growth. Choose an archetype, set a mastery goal, and log your practice time to see your avatar evolve and your story unfold. Track any skill, from music to coding, with detailed progress and motivational reminders.

Highlights
  • Archetype-based skill tracking
  • Visual avatar evolution
  • 10,000 hours or custom goal setting
  • Unlimited skill tracking
  • Live session timer with XP
  • Manual time entry
  • 13-week calendar heatmap
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Etched turns hours of practice into a living legend. Most tracking apps show you a number. Etched shows you who you're becoming. Choose your archetype — The Wizard, The Outlaw, The Vampire, The Villain, The Dragonborn, or The Alchemist. Set your goal: 10,000 hours or a custom target. Then start practicing. Every hour you log moves your story forward. Track every skill. Build every legend. Add any skill — guitar, chess, Spanish, coding, running, whatever you're mastering. Each skill has its own rank progression, its own XP, its own chapter in your legend. Nothing is forgotten. 12 ranks. One legendary destination. Every archetype has 12 ranks illustrated in a Da Vinci-inspired style. As your hours accumulate, your avatar evolves. Rank up on any skill, at any time — even while the timer is running. Your legend, written as you practice. The Legend Chronicle writes your story as you train — 150+ archetype-specific legend entries written in each voice The story only continues if you do. Built for the long game. - Live session timer with XP tracking - Manual time entry for sessions you forgot to clock - Star ratings and mood tracking per session - 13-week calendar heatmap - Streaks, forecasts, and mastery progress across every skill - Daily practice reminders in your archetype's voice - One-time unlock. No subscription. Ever. Etched is free to download. The Wizard archetype — with all 12 ranks, full Legend access, and unlimited skill tracking — is completely FREE. Unlock all five remaining archetypes (The Outlaw, The Vampire, The Villain, The Dragonborn, and The Alchemist) for $4.99, once, permanently. No subscription. Ever. The clock is ticking. Start your legend.

About

MyHour

Features
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There’s a famous saying that it takes 10,000 hours to master something. MyHour is about everything that happens along the way. The days you’re motivated. The days you’re tired. The hours nobody sees. The decision to show up anyway. Pursue something you want. Build something that makes you better. Stop something that’s holding you back. Track the work, watch the hours add up, and let consistency do what motivation can’t. You don’t need to be perfect. You don’t need to get there today. Just give it your hour. Because 10,000 hours isn’t about reaching a number. It’s about making this hour count.

Screenshots

Etched4 screens
MyHour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyHour at none against Etched's 1. MyHour also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On price and ads 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. Etched sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MyHour asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Etched versus MyHour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEtchedMyHour
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPosido VegaERIC BRANDT TRACY

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Etched

One-time1
  • Unlock All Archetypes$4.99
None

MyHour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Etched free?
Etched is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyHour free?
MyHour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Etched or MyHour have ads?
Neither Etched nor MyHour shows ads.

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