Comparison

Stepwise Timer vs Questly

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

Head to head
About

Stepwise Timer

Features
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Chain a few timed steps into a "sequence", press play, and Stepwise walks you through it — one step at a time. Each step counts down on its own. When it ends, the next one starts automatically with a sound and a spoken announcement of what's coming up. You never have to look at your phone mid-routine. ■ Made for · Morning routines: stretch, meditate, write down today's three things · Focus work: Pomodoro, with automatic repeat rounds · Workouts and stretching: one set after another, no stopwatch fiddling · Cooking and pour-over coffee: bloom, pour, brew · Winding down: breathe, stretch, lights out ■ What it does · Sequence timing: set a duration per step; auto-advance or wait for your confirmation · Spoken announcements: hear the next step's name, eyes closed · Adjust while running: skip, go back, restart a step, or add +1 minute · Repeat rounds: run the whole sequence a few more times automatically · Finish signal: end the last step with a chime or your own spoken message · Live Activity: see the countdown on the Lock Screen, pause or continue right there · Home Screen widget: start a specific sequence with one tap · Usage stats: a diary of every run, with a 7-day rhythm chart, a calendar and streaks · Folders: keep your sequences organized · Share: import via QR code, or export CSV as a backup · Design with AI: paste the prompt from our support page into your favorite AI, then import the CSV it creates · Fully offline: no account, no ads, no data collection ■ Free vs Premium The free version includes every feature above, with up to 5 sequences and the last 30 days of stats. Premium unlocks unlimited sequences and your full stats history (records are always kept — upgrading brings them all back). ■ Premium subscription · Monthly or yearly plan (price shown on the purchase screen) · First month free for new subscribers; billing starts automatically when the trial ends · Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends · Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase · Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions · Terms of Use (EULA): https://jacobhung.com/stepwisetimer/privacy/ · Privacy Policy: https://jacobhung.com/stepwisetimer/privacy/

About

Questly

Features
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Your to-do list, played like a tabletop RPG. Finish a task, roll the dice, and the total becomes credits you spend on rewards you wrote yourself. Suddenly "reply to emails" is worth a proper coffee. HOW THE DICE WORK • Give each quest a complexity: d4 for trivial, d20 for legendary • Finish it and Questly rolls that die — the total is your credits • Log focus sessions on a quest first and you roll extra dice, up to six • Land the same face on every die and a jackpot multiplies the payout A SHOP YOU STOCK YOURSELF Rewards are yours to invent. "A lazy Sunday morning", "that game on my wishlist", "a proper coffee" — set a price in credits and cash it in once you've earned it. Pin one reward as your goal and see how many credits remain as you make progress. Credits are only ever earned by finishing quests and checking in on habits: they cannot be bought, and nothing in Questly costs real money except the subscription described below. HABITS AND STREAKS Any repeating event can become a habit. Check in on the days you planned to roll for credits, and every consecutive check-in nudges your chance of a bonus die a little higher. Miss a day and the streak resets — unless you are holding a rest token, which is spent automatically to cover the gap. A FOCUS TIMER THAT PAYS OFF Focus blocks queue the next one up for you, with a long break every fourth round, so you just tap start. Every session logged against a quest grows the die you will roll when you finish it. On Apple Watch the timer is one full-screen dial: tap it to start or pause, hold it to stop, and turn the Digital Crown to switch quests. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN One widget in five sizes for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen: your credit balance, today's progress, and your best streak. A Live Activity keeps the focus countdown on the Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhone models. ALSO INSIDE • Calendar and planner with reminders • Adventure log, 12 achievements, and a focus heatmap • Seven dice skins, six of them unlocked with credits • iCloud sync across your iPhones • English, 简体中文, 日本語, Deutsch, Français, Español PRIVACY No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your quests live on your device and in your own iCloud. FREE FOR YOUR FIRST MONTH Try everything free for 30 days from the day you open Questly. After that, Questly Monthly keeps the app unlocked. • Length: 1 month, renewing automatically • Price: US$0.99 per month in the United States. Prices vary by country or region, and your local price is shown in the app and on this App Store page before you confirm. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before that point • Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings Privacy Policy: https://realmyang.com/Questly/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stepwise Timer4 screens
Questly4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stepwise Timer and Questly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Stepwise Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Questly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stepwise Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Questly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stepwise Timer versus Questly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepwise TimerQuestly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWei Chen Hung明昊 阳

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stepwise Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Stepwise Timer Premium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Stepwise Timer Premium Yearly1 Month trial$6.991 Year
1 purchases

Questly

Subscriptions1
  • Questly Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Stepwise Timer free?
Stepwise Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Questly free?
Questly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stepwise Timer or Questly have ads?
Neither Stepwise Timer nor Questly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stepwise Timer or Questly?
Stepwise Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, and Questly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stepwise Timer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Questly on October 10, 2026.

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