Comparison

HomeVault Documents vs TimeBoxer Daily Planner

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

Head to head
About

HomeVault Documents

Features
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HomeVault is a private document vault for iPhone and iPad. Keep IDs, insurance papers, receipts, warranties, tax documents, travel documents, and other important files in one local-first archive. HomeVault helps you scan, import, organize, search, preview, and export documents without creating an account. Documents stay on your device by default. Optional encrypted Apple iCloud backup is available only when you enable it. Key features: - Scan documents with your camera. - Import PDFs and images. - Organize documents by categories. - Search document titles, notes, categories, and OCR text. - Add expiry dates and local reminders. - Preview PDFs. - Export PDFs with the native iOS share sheet. - Protect access with Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode. - Use HomeVault on iPhone and iPad. Privacy-first by design: - No account. - No HomeVault backend. - No non-Apple cloud storage. - Documents stay local by default. - OCR runs on device. - Expiry reminders use local notifications. - Optional Apple iCloud backup is controlled by you. Free includes core document organization and search. Pro is a one-time unlock for unlimited documents, unlimited reminders, tags, backup, and PDF export without a HomeVault watermark.

About

TimeBoxer Daily Planner

Organize your day by combining your calendar and to-do list on a single screen. Drag tasks directly onto your schedule to create time blocks, ensuring everything has a dedicated place and time. Seamlessly integrate with existing calendars and capture all your tasks with detailed notes and priorities.

Highlights
  • Combined calendar and to-do list view
  • Drag-and-drop task scheduling
  • Integration with Google, Outlook, and Apple Calendar
  • Task prioritization and tagging
  • Handwriting to text conversion
  • Flexible timeline zooming and resizing
  • Automatic task rollover (Pro feature)
Features
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Your planner just became your assistant. TimeBoxer turns the chaos of your day into a clear, time-boxed plan, and now it does the thinking with you. Brain-dump what's on your mind and watch it become a scheduled day. Get a personalized check-in each morning and a reflective briefing each night. TimeBoxer plans around your real calendar, your habits, and even the weather, then tells you why. THE DAILY LOOP Start your morning with a quick check-in that turns a brain-dump into a planned, time-boxed day. Close it out each evening with a briefing that shows what you finished, rolls the rest to tomorrow, and helps you reflect. PLANNING THAT ACTUALLY THINKS Tap "Plan my day" and TimeBoxer builds your schedule around your calendar events, protects time for deep work based on when you actually get things done, and factors in the day's weather, then shows you the reasoning behind every choice. LISTS FOR EVERYTHING Organize tasks into lists with their own icons and colors. Browse by Today, Scheduled, Urgent, Flagged or Completed, and search across everything you've captured. SYNCS WITH APPLE REMINDERS Connect your Reminders lists and changes flow both ways. Complete a task in TimeBoxer and it completes in Reminders, and the other way around. NOTES, BUILT IN A full notes app alongside your planner. Rich formatting, checklists, headings, pinning and search, with a note for every day of your plan. BUILT FOR FOCUS • Side-by-side schedule, tasks, and notes • Drag-and-drop time blocking • Calendar sync (Google, Outlook) • Unfinished tasks roll over automatically • Break any task into subtasks in one tap • Add tasks by voice or natural language FREE TO START Use the full daily planner free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited AI planning, multiple calendars, extra views, and more. Plan in boxes. Live with purpose. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://timeboxer.ai/privacy

Screenshots

HomeVault Documents4 screens
TimeBoxer Daily Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeBoxer Daily Planner at every 9 days against HomeVault Documents's monthly. TimeBoxer Daily Planner also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. HomeVault Documents sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TimeBoxer Daily Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeVault Documents ships an update monthly, TimeBoxer Daily Planner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HomeVault Documents versus TimeBoxer Daily Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeVault DocumentsTimeBoxer Daily Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerghei EschinSepanta LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HomeVault Documents

One-time1
  • HomeVault Pro$6.99
2 purchases

TimeBoxer Daily Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is HomeVault Documents free?
HomeVault Documents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeBoxer Daily Planner free?
TimeBoxer Daily Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HomeVault Documents or TimeBoxer Daily Planner have ads?
Neither HomeVault Documents nor TimeBoxer Daily Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeVault Documents or TimeBoxer Daily Planner?
HomeVault Documents ships an update monthly, and TimeBoxer Daily Planner every 9 days. Most recently, HomeVault Documents was updated on October 15, 2026 and TimeBoxer Daily Planner on October 21, 2026.

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