Comparison

Calume vs Steadily

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

Head to head
About

Calume

Features
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Calume — a time tracking app for people who treat time as a resource. Track every hour with a single tap. See your full day on one timeline. Get honest reports. Built for focus, designed with care. Calume requires a Calume Pro subscription for access. Start with a 7-day free trial; you can cancel anytime. Start a timer with one tap — stopwatch or countdown, your call. Every session lands on your day timeline the moment you stop, building a complete picture of how you spend your time. Plan your day with tasks, attach timers, and watch your schedule unfold in real time. Calume keeps your intentions and your reality side by side so you can see where time actually goes. Track any activity — work, focus, sleep, rest, reading, exercise, creative time, or anything else that matters to you. Assign colors to categories and your timeline becomes instantly readable at a glance. Weekly and monthly reports show hours per activity with clear, honest numbers. Set goals and see your progress day by day. No gamification, no streaks — just the data you need to make better decisions about your time. Calume syncs with Apple Health and your calendar to fill in context automatically. Privacy Policy: https://calume.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://calume.app/terms

About

Steadily

Features
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Focus. Follow through. Reflect. All in one app. Steadily combines a Pomodoro timer, to-do list, calendar, habit tracker, diary — and an AI coach that actually knows your progress — so you can stop juggling apps and start stacking small wins every day. AI COACH • Ask how to keep going — answers are grounded in your real focus, task, and habit data • Generate a written weekly review of your week in one tap • The AI reads your diary only if you allow it (off by default) • 3 free tries included POMODORO TIMER • 25-minute focus + 5-minute breaks (fully adjustable) • Pick a task, hit start — sessions are logged automatically • Ambient sounds: white noise, rain, waves and more • Get notified right on time, even when the app is closed • A gentle chime and confetti celebrate every finished session • Deep Focus warns you if you leave the app mid-session TASKS • Priorities, due dates, tags, subtasks, repeating tasks • Type "tomorrow 3pm meeting" — the date and time are set for you • Quick filters: Today, Later, Overdue, Done • Swipe to complete or delete (with undo) CALENDAR • Month, week, 3-day, and day timeline views • Long-press and drag events or tasks to reschedule in seconds • Tasks with a time appear as blocks on your timeline • Event reminders (5 minutes to 1 day before) HABITS & ROUTINES • Schedule by weekday or a weekly goal (like 3 times a week) • Check in with one tap — streaks and weekly progress at a glance • Miss a day? A "shield" automatically protects your streak STATS & WEEKLY REVIEW • An app-wide activity streak to keep you coming back • Focus-time charts, a GitHub-style heatmap, habit completion rates • Share today's progress as a beautiful card NOTES & DIARY • Capture thoughts instantly • Each diary entry auto-fills your focus stats, plus a 5-point mood log • See your mood trend over time • A nightly reminder so you never forget to write PRIVATE BY DESIGN • All data stays on your device — nothing is uploaded • No account needed. Open the app and start • The AI coach runs only when you ask, and sends only stats STEADILY PREMIUM The core features are free (with ads and limits of 3 projects, 3 habits, and 30 days of diary history). Go Premium for no ads, no limits, and your AI allowance — 30 AI chats per month (10 on lifetime) plus weekly AI reviews. Monthly, yearly (with a 7-day free trial), or a one-time lifetime purchase. Start with just 25 minutes today. Keep going, steadily. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/kotsukotsu-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Calume4 screens
Steadily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Calume at none against Steadily's shown. Steadily's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Calume sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Steadily sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calume ships an update fortnightly, Steadily every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Calume versus Steadily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalumeSteadily
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDANIEL HAVLASShiho Sato

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Calume

Subscriptions3
  • Chronicle Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Chronicle Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Chronicle Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
3 purchases

Steadily

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is Calume free?
Calume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Steadily free?
Steadily is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calume or Steadily have ads?
Steadily shows ads; Calume does not.
Which is updated more often, Calume or Steadily?
Calume ships an update fortnightly, and Steadily every 2 days. Most recently, Calume was updated on October 31, 2026 and Steadily on October 25, 2026.

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