Comparison

Handled vs Ambertide

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

Head to head
About

Handled

Features
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Handled is a calm place for everything you need to remember. Open Today for a clear view of what is due and what is on your calendar. Switch to Mind when something pops into your head. Type a sentence, or say it on iPhone and iPad, and Handled turns it into a to-do, a note or a saved link. EVERYTHING TOGETHER • To-dos with dates, reminders, repeats and subtasks • Notes with headings, checklists, links and images • Saved links for the things you want to come back to • Google Calendar with two-way sync and RSVP • Today for what matters now, Mind for quick capture ON EVERY DEVICE One account keeps Handled in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Widgets, Live Activities, notifications and the share sheet keep the important things close. SHARE WITH A FEW PEOPLE Create a shared profile for your household or a small team. Assign to-dos, tick them off together and keep shared notes in one place. BUILT TO STAY CALM No streaks, no points, no productivity theatre. A focused list, a place to think, and a quick way to catch a thought before it wanders off. Handled 2.0 requires an account. Access is currently by invitation or an existing App Store subscription; Restore Purchase is available on the access screen.

About

Ambertide

Features
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Ambertide is a calendar, task list and deadline planner that works backwards from the dates that matter. DEADLINES WITH TIMELINES Give a deadline a date, add the tasks that lead up to it, and link the ones that depend on each other. Ambertide draws the timeline, shows what's blocked and what it's waiting on, and warns you when a task is scheduled before the thing it depends on. KNOW IF IT STILL FITS The critical path shows the chain of tasks that decides whether you make it, and how many days of slack you have left. The next-deadline pill shows your workload for every day until it's due, so overloaded days stand out. PLAN YOUR DAYS Day, week and month views with drag and drop. Move tasks between days, drop inbox tasks onto a day or a deadline, or just tick them off. Auto-schedule suggests where unscheduled work fits within your daily capacity, and nothing moves until you accept. WIDGETS THAT HELP YOU FOCUS Weather, a stocks watchlist with a ticker, a full-screen focus timer, habits with streaks, critical path, an agenda with free time between your calendar events, weekly progress, a workload heatmap, quick notes and a world clock. Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and follow your focus session in the Dynamic Island. REMINDERS Local reminders before deadlines, an alert when a deadline no longer fits, an optional daily plan, and nudges for timed tasks and habits. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No ads, no tracking and no third-party analytics, and we never sell your data. Sign in with email, Apple or Google and your plans sync across your devices for free. Events from your device calendar are never uploaded, and you can delete your account and all synced data at any time in Settings. Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Stock data is for information only, may be delayed and is not investment advice. AMBERTIDE PRO Ambertide Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly (the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple ID. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID's subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Ambertide Terms: https://ambertide.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://ambertide.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Handled4 screens
Ambertide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Handled at 18.0 against Ambertide's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Handled sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Ambertide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handled ships an update every 3 days, Ambertide every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Handled versus Ambertide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandledAmbertide
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkhil KrishnanMousa Alwaraki

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Handled

Subscriptions2
  • Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Zephr Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Ambertide

Subscriptions2
  • Ambertide Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Ambertide Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Handled free?
Handled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ambertide free?
Ambertide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Handled or Ambertide have ads?
Neither Handled nor Ambertide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handled or Ambertide?
Handled ships an update every 3 days, and Ambertide every 4 days. Most recently, Handled was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ambertide on October 25, 2026.

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