Cycle Timers vs paperbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cycle Timers
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Know when you last cleaned it, and when it’s due again. Free to start. Cycle Pro is an optional one-time in-app purchase, no subscription. Cycle is a cleaning and chores tracker built around two dates: last done and next due. The bathroom drain, the washing machine drum, the range hood filter, the cat litter, the bed sheets, the smoke alarm battery. Give each one a rhythm and Cycle shows how long ago you did it and when it’s due again. Every task is a ring that slowly drains from green to yellow to orange, and turns red when it’s overdue. One glance tells you what’s fine, what’s coming, and what needs doing today. One tap marks it done, right from your Home Screen widget, without opening the app. START IN A MINUTE • Pick a pack: Cleaning, Household chores, Home maintenance, Pets, Plants, Food & expiry or Personal • Tell Cycle roughly when you last did each thing, or say you’re not sure and it’s due now • Or add your own: name, icon, place, how often EVERY KIND OF SCHEDULE • Count from the day you finish: every 2 weeks, every 3 months • Or keep fixed days: every Monday, the 1st of the month, the first Saturday, once a year KNOW WHEN YOU LAST DID IT • Every task keeps its history, with optional notes • A calendar shows what you completed, day by day • Backdate a task when you did it yesterday, and undo an accidental tap ROOM BY ROOM • Give tasks a place: kitchen, bathroom, toilet, living room, bedroom, entryway, balcony, car, or your own • Sort by what’s due soonest or group by place. Overdue tasks always stay on top WHEN LIFE HAPPENS • Skip this time, snooze for 1, 3 or 7 days, or pause a task while you’re away. Nothing is lost WIDGET-FIRST • Interactive Home Screen widgets show your most urgent tasks. Tap a ring to mark it done • Choose exactly which tasks each widget shows • Lock Screen widgets keep what’s due one glance away (Cycle Pro) • The Small widget is free; Medium and Large widgets, plus Extra Large on iPad, come with Cycle Pro REASSURING, NOT NAGGING • Calm green for most of a cycle; warm colors only when it matters • One local notification when something comes due, with a Mark Done button right on it • Optional app badge showing the overdue count • Siri and Shortcuts: say “Mark cat litter done in Cycle” PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no tracking • Your tasks stay on your device and are never sent to us • Cycle uses RevenueCat only to count purchases (an anonymous ID and your App Store purchases), and never to track you FREE TO START • Free: up to 4 tasks and one Small Home Screen widget • Cycle Pro is an optional one-time in-app purchase: unlimited tasks, Medium and Large widgets (plus Extra Large on iPad), and Lock Screen widgets • Cycle Pro also unlocks Cycle Wrapped, your year in Cycle: a year-end recap you can share • Cycle Pro also lets you message the developer straight from Settings • No subscription, no recurring charges
paperbox
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每天一只纸盒子,装下值得留下的生活。 一张随手拍的照片、一段忙碌的日程、一件终于完成的小事,都可以成为某一天的纪念。PaperBox 把照片、日程、待办和健康数据变成带有纸张质感的照片、小票与便签,让你亲手收进每天的盒子里。 轻轻一放,收藏今天 长按照片,拖进盒子,或向上一甩,看它轻轻落下。还可以挪动盒里的物品,把一天的片段摆成自己喜欢的样子。 让照片多一点趣味 把照片变成拍立得、齿孔邮票,或抠出主体做成贴纸。搭配不同相纸与自由裁剪,让旅途风景、日常随拍和喜欢的小物,各有自己的模样。 把日常印成纪念 将日程和用时打印成小票,把待办变成黄色便签,也能挑选步数、睡眠、运动等健康数据,留下一份当天的记录。看着纸张一格格送出,再落进盒子,让收藏多一点仪式感。 滑过日期,重新打开那一天 每一天都有独立的盒子。左右滑动切换日期,打开盒子,让收藏的片段铺展开来;也可以切换轮播,一张张慢慢回看。 把今天放在桌面 添加「今天的纸盒子」小组件,让当天收进的照片和小票出现在主屏幕。支持小、中、大三种尺寸,轻点即可回到今天的盒子。 隐私政策:https://paperbox.hilog.app/privacy-policy 服务协议:https://paperbox.hilog.app/terms-of-service 欢迎反馈你的任何建议和需求
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: paperbox at none against Cycle Timers's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Cycle Timers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. paperbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cycle Timers | paperbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Izotz Cristobal Mota | Tianjin Ruikai Technology Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Cycle Timers
- Cycle Pro Lifetime$5.99
paperbox
No in-app purchases









