Comparison

Etched vs 10,000 Hours Timer

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

10,000 Hours Timer

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10,000 Hours is a simple timer for tracking the time you devote to your goals. Start a stopwatch or countdown, then tap the checkmark when you finish. Each session is saved in your on-device history, where you can add, edit, or delete entries later. One goal is free with unlimited time and history. A one-time purchase unlocks up to five goals, each with separate time and history. Purchases can be restored from Settings or the purchase screen. Features • Stopwatch and countdown timer • Start, pause, resume, and save sessions • Total time and visual progress toward 10,000 hours • View, add, edit, and delete history entries • Direct numeric time entry • Manage up to five goals with one purchase • View your active timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Optional local notification when a countdown ends • Restoration after backgrounding or relaunching the app No account is required. Goal names, recorded time, history, and settings stay on this iPhone. There is no advertising or advertising tracking. Apple and RevenueCat are used for purchase validation, restoration and revenue analytics. Goal names and practice history are not sent to RevenueCat. Restoring a purchase restores access only; it does not sync on-device goals or history. 10,000 hours does not guarantee success. But you can keep a record of the time you put in today. Start with your first minute.

Screenshots

Etched4 screens
10,000 Hours Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 10,000 Hours Timer at none against Etched's 1. On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Etched sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 10,000 Hours Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Etched versus 10,000 Hours Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEtched10,000 Hours Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPosido VegaNatsukiktst Sato

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Etched

One-time1
  • Unlock All Archetypes$4.99
None

10,000 Hours Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Etched free?
Etched is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 10,000 Hours Timer free?
10,000 Hours Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Etched or 10,000 Hours Timer have ads?
Neither Etched nor 10,000 Hours Timer shows ads.

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