Comparison

Timeline vs TimeGlow

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

Head to head
About

Timeline

This app combines scheduling, availability sharing, and booking into a private, device-first platform. Plan your day, week, and recurring routines with flexible notifications and a Home Screen widget. It prioritizes user privacy with optional syncing and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Device-first and private planning
  • Offline functionality
  • App Lock with Face ID/PIN
  • People and request management
  • Calendar integration (.ics, Apple Calendars)
  • Recurring events and multiple reminders
  • Home Screen widget
Features
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Timeline brings planning, availability sharing, and booking together in one private place. It syncs only when you choose to. Plan your day, your week, and your recurring routines in one calm view. Add Actions, Meetings, Events, and Reminders, then stay ahead with flexible notifications and a Home Screen widget that always shows what's next. DEVICE-FIRST & PRIVATE • Your events live on your device by default. No account is needed to get started. • Fully usable offline. Syncing is optional and only happens after you sign in. • App Lock opens Timeline with Face ID or a 4-digit PIN. PEOPLE & REQUESTS • Find people by name or @handle and keep the people you plan with close at hand. • Schedule a time with someone, or invite people to events by @handle and see who has accepted. • Request keeps what you've received, sent, and confirmed in one place. Accept, decline, or ask for a new time in a tap. • Share your Free Time only with the people you choose. You decide whether others can find you by name. CALENDARS THAT WORK TOGETHER • Import selected Apple Calendars and keep imported events refreshed. • When allowed, mirror edits or deletions of Apple-origin imported events back to Apple Calendar. • Subscribe to .ics feeds or import .ics files. PLAN WITH CONFIDENCE • Recurring events with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly patterns. • Multiple reminders per event, with per-event overrides. • Day, Week, and Month views built for quick scanning. Swipe between days and weeks. • Set an event's time zone, or let it follow you as you travel. • Follows your iPhone's text size and works with VoiceOver. • A Home Screen widget for your next event and the day ahead. OPTIONAL ACCOUNT FEATURES • Sign in for your public Signature page, booking page, and booking requests. Members can also sync their full calendar across devices and Timeline web. • Keep up to four Glass Workspace accounts on your iPhone, plus Local, and switch between them anytime. • See event weather for confirmed physical venues without sharing your device location. • Turn on Sealed Sync to encrypt supported titles, notes, and details on your device before they leave it. Timeline keeps planning simple, private, and entirely in your control. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://glassworkspace.com/timeline/privacy

About

TimeGlow

This app helps you stay focused with visual timers for single tasks or multi-step routines. It uses color transitions and status cues to guide your focus, breaks, and transitions. An AI feature can even generate practical focus sequences based on your goals and available time.

Highlights
  • Focus Sessions for single activities
  • Focus Sequences for multi-step routines
  • AI-generated Focus Sequences
  • Timed breaks between activities
  • Background notifications
  • Activity history and focus insights
  • Categorization for various activities
Features
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TimeGlow is a visual focus timer designed to help you stay focused without constantly watching the clock. Create a simple Focus Session for one task, or build a Focus Sequence with multiple timed steps and breaks. TimeGlow uses clear color transitions and status cues to help you know when to focus, wrap up, take a break, and move on. Need help getting started? Use AI to turn a goal and an available amount of time into a practical Focus Sequence. For example, tell TimeGlow you have 45 minutes for a workout and it can organize that time into warm-up, cardio, strength, and recovery steps. TimeGlow includes: • Focus Sessions for single activities • Focus Sequences for multi-step routines • AI-generated Focus Sequences • Optional timed breaks between activities • Notifications to keep sessions moving when your device is locked or TimeGlow is in the background • Activity history and focus insights • Categories for Fitness, Work, Study, and more • Simple visual transitions that reduce the need to watch a countdown clock • TimeGlow Pro for unlimited AI sequences, expanded insights, and an ad-free experience Whether you’re exercising, studying, working, or simply trying to make better use of a block of time, TimeGlow helps turn your intention into a clear plan and keeps you moving through it. Plan less. Focus more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Timeline4 screens
TimeGlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Timeline at none against TimeGlow's shown. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Timeline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month and TimeGlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Timeline against 5.0 for TimeGlow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Timeline versus TimeGlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelineTimeGlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarlowe Emrys LLCDozenRed LLC

Customer experience

Timeline

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TimeGlow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Timeline

Subscriptions2
  • Plus$10.001 Month
  • Member$25.001 Month
2 purchases

TimeGlow

Subscriptions2
  • TimeGlow Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • TimeGlow Pro Annual$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Timeline free?
Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeGlow free?
TimeGlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timeline or TimeGlow?
Timeline and TimeGlow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Timeline or TimeGlow have ads?
TimeGlow shows ads; Timeline does not.
Which is updated more often, Timeline or TimeGlow?
Timeline ships an update every 4 days, and TimeGlow every 4 days. Most recently, Timeline was updated on October 31, 2026 and TimeGlow on October 29, 2026.

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