Comparison

Plotamus vs Time Journal

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

Head to head
About

Plotamus

Features
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Plotamus is the fastest way to capture your life — one plot at a time. Plotting is micro-journaling: instead of a blank page, you write a plot — a quick entry you can finish in seconds. WHY PLOTAMUS Most apps are built to keep you staring at a screen. Plotamus is built to get you off it. Capture the moment in seconds and get back to your life. FAST CAPTURE - Open to a cursor that's ready to type - Short-form entries you can finish in one breath - Backdate a plot to when it actually happened SMART TAGGING - Preset and custom tags auto-organize your life - Tap a tag to instantly filter everything you've plotted - Full-text search across every entry SMART REMINDERS - Time-based nudges to plot at the moments that matter - Custom reminder messages PATTERN INSIGHTS - Ask questions about your own life: "Does my diet affect my mood?" - AI analysis powered by leading models - Save your favorite analyses as reusable patterns - Schedule insights to arrive like a personal digest YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE - Works offline; syncs securely when you sign in - Bring your own API key to run analysis on your terms - Delete your account and all your data anytime, right from the app Plotamus is minimalist by design. Capture more, scroll less, and understand yourself better. Terms of Use: https://plotamus.app/terms.html

About

Time Journal

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Where did today actually go? Most of us can't say. Time Journal keeps an honest record of how you spend your hours, so instead of guessing, you know. Start a timer when you begin something and stop it when you're done. Or skip the timer and fill the day in later. Then look at the breakdown and decide for yourself what it means. That's the whole app. No advice, no scores, nobody looking over your shoulder. Two ways to log • Live timer: one tap on an activity starts tracking. Switch to a different activity without stopping first. A running timer appears as a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never lose track of what's counting. • Quick log: add an entry after the fact with a start time, an end time, and an activity. Suggestions from your recent entries make it quick. Missed a few days? Fill them in whenever you like. The app won't mention it. See your time • Day view: every logged hour as a color-coded timeline. One glance shows what the day was actually made of, and where the gaps are. • Breakdown chart: your time by activity, filtered to today, this week, last month, or any range you pick. • Trends: how each activity moves week over week, so you can watch a change take hold instead of guessing at it. Set a budget, if you want one Pick an activity and a weekly hour target. Five hours of exercise. Three hours of reading. A ceiling on social media. Progress updates as you log, and each week starts fresh. Goals are entirely optional. Ignore them and the app works exactly the same. Make it yours Nine activities are ready to go: Work, Projects, Cooking, House Chores, Entertainment, Learning, Social Media, Exercise, and Sleep. Turn off the ones that don't fit, add your own, give each one a color, and reorder them so what you use most sits at the top. Light and dark themes included. Notifications you control Two of them, and you can switch either off: • A nudge when a timer has been running longer than you'd expect, in case you forgot to stop it. • A periodic check-in asking what you're doing right now, only during the hours you choose. That's all. No streak reminders, no "we miss you," no marketing. Your data stays on your phone • Works completely offline. No connection needed for anything. • No account, no sign-up, no email address. • Nothing is uploaded, synced, or sold. Your entries stay on your device. • No ads. Built to be usable Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type handled throughout, and contrast that holds up. Activities are never identified by color alone. What it won't do It won't tell you you're spending too long on anything. It won't break a streak or dock you points for a day you didn't log. It won't turn your life into a leaderboard. It keeps the record. What you do with it is yours to decide.

Screenshots

Plotamus4 screens
Time Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time Journal at none against Plotamus's 6. Time Journal also leads on ads (none vs shown). Plotamus's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. Plotamus sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Time Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Plotamus versus Time Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlotamusTime Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChristopher Joseph OlagueraDaniel Linares Saab

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Plotamus

Subscriptions6
  • BYOK - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Plus - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • BYOK - Yearly$32.991 Year
  • Plus - Yearly$54.901 Year
  • Pro - Yearly$109.991 Year
None

Time Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plotamus free?
Plotamus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Journal free?
Time Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plotamus or Time Journal have ads?
Plotamus shows ads; Time Journal does not.

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