Comparison

Litiva vs TimeColorCue

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

Head to head
About

Litiva

Features
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Litiva — a quiet daily panel for habits, reminders, journal, and focus. Litiva helps you keep the small routines that make a day feel steadier: wake up, drink water, move, take medicine, write a few lines, or build your own custom habit. 【Today Panel】 Open Litiva and see what matters today. Check off habits quickly, switch between compact and detailed views, and keep the day clear without a crowded task manager. 【Flexible Habits & Reminders】 Create simple habits for morning, work, health, evening routines, or anything personal. • Custom names, notes, categories, icons, and colors • Daily, weekday, weekend, or custom repeat days • Optional reminder time and early alert • Pause and resume habits when your schedule changes 【Short Focus Sessions】 Some habits need a little attention, not a full productivity system. Start a short focus session from a habit, breathe, stay present, then mark it complete. 【Built into iOS】 • Complete habits from interactive Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Add quick actions to Control Center • Follow focus timers through Live Activities and Dynamic Island • Complete or snooze reminders without opening the app • Find habits in Spotlight or run them with Siri and Shortcuts 【Timeline Journal】 Record small reflections in a calm timeline. Add mood and tags, use Apple's Journal Suggestions, and—on supported devices—organize your own draft privately with on-device Apple Intelligence. 【Insights & Yearly Tree】 Track today's progress, completion rate, consistency, and journal count. Your check-ins grow a yearly tree so daily progress feels visible without pressure. 【Private by Design】 Litiva has no ads, no accounts, no tracking, and no subscriptions. Your data stays on your device and can sync through your own iCloud across iPhone and iPad. Apple Health integration is optional. When enabled, Litiva writes only completed hydration and mindful sessions; it does not upload your health data. 【Made for Daily Use】 • Clean light and dark appearance • iPhone and iPad layouts • Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, widgets, and Control Center support • All 50 App Store languages and locales • Built-in starter habits you can edit or delete Litiva is for people who want a softer way to remember, complete, and reflect on the small things that keep life on track.

About

TimeColorCue

This app provides a flexible visual multi-stage timer with customizable colors and reminders for each stage. It offers various display modes and is designed to help users stay focused and on track during work, fitness, or daily routines.

Highlights
  • Multi-stage visual timer
  • Customizable stage colors and reminders
  • Multiple display modes (Standard, Minimal, Gradient, Ring)
  • Optional custom backgrounds
  • Sound and vibration reminders
  • Local-first design, no account needed
Features
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TimeColorCue is a clear, flexible visual multi-stage timer. Create a scenario, set duration, color and reminder text for each stage, then start a focused, eye‑catching full‑screen countdown. Use cases: • Focus work & Pomodoro sessions • Fitness, stretching & interval training • Meditation and breathing exercises • Cooking and daily routines • Presentations, rehearsals & classroom activities Core features: • Four display modes: Standard, Minimal, Gradient, Ring • Freely combine countdown timer, reminder text and progress indicator • Stage colors with smooth color transitions • Sound, vibration, stage change and advance reminders • Optional custom backgrounds for scenarios • Local-first design, no account sign-up required • Supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, French and Italian TimeColorCue helps you know your current task and next step at a glance, reduce distractions and stay on track. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Litiva4 screens
TimeColorCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TimeColorCue at Free against Litiva's $0.29. TimeColorCue also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Litiva's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

TimeColorCue is free to download; Litiva costs $0.29 up front. TimeColorCue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Litiva asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Litiva ships an update every 3 weeks, TimeColorCue every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Litiva versus TimeColorCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLitivaTimeColorCue
Price$0.29Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer顺飞 邹帅 王

In-app purchases

None

Litiva

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeColorCue

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Litiva free?
Litiva costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeColorCue free?
TimeColorCue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Litiva or TimeColorCue have ads?
Neither Litiva nor TimeColorCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Litiva or TimeColorCue?
Litiva ships an update every 3 weeks, and TimeColorCue every 4 days. Most recently, Litiva was updated on October 28, 2026 and TimeColorCue on October 29, 2026.

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