Comparison

Whenly vs Climb Time

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

Head to head
About

Whenly

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Whenly keeps your personal timelines in view: how long you've gone without something, how long until an important date, when you last did something, and when a subscription renews. WITHOUT See how long you've gone without something. Record an episode while keeping your main period going, or start a new period. Set a goal and keep your progress visible beyond 100%. UNTIL Count down to birthdays, trips, deadlines, and repeating dates. Set reminders, mark events passed, or reschedule expired one-time countdowns from Archive. SINCE Remember your last haircut, workout, filter change, or call home. Keep completion history and set reminders when something needs attention again. SUBSCRIPTIONS Add services manually and track prices, currencies, billing periods, trials, and renewal dates. Record payments you've made and view planned monthly and yearly costs separately by currency. Manage or cancel the actual service with Apple or the provider. MADE FOR EVERYDAY USE • Editable presets for all four counter types • Groups, manual ordering, goals, history, and focused charts • Home Screen widgets and local reminders • Optional iCloud sync, Face ID app lock, and private counters • Full JSON export and conflict-safe import • Archive and Trash with history-preserving restore and confirmed permanent deletion • Native iPhone and iPad experience on iOS and iPadOS 18 or later APPLE CALENDAR Add the next Until occurrence through Apple's event editor. You choose whether to save. The saved event is a separate copy; later changes do not sync with Whenly. PRIVATE AND FREE Whenly works without a Whenly account and keeps your counters available offline. You choose whether to sync with iCloud, export or share data, or add an event to Calendar. Whenly is free, with no ads, tracking, or paid features. For iCloud sync, update Whenly to 1.2 or later on all your devices.

About

Climb Time

Features
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Climb stairs. Earn screen time. Pick the apps you want to stop opening. When you try to open one, it stops. Climb one flight of stairs and you earn 15 minutes. Your iPhone's barometer counts the climb, so elevators and escalators do not count. **Free to use, from today. No account. No survey.** Your floors and your minutes stay on your iPhone. Nothing is sent anywhere. What you get for free • Pick the apps to block (up to 5) • 15 minutes for every flight you climb • Up to 60 minutes a day (resets at midnight) • See "45 minutes left" and "6 floors today" on the home screen Pro — and yes, there is a one-time purchase • Choose 10, 15 or 30 minutes per flight • No daily cap • Block as many apps as you like $1.99 / month Ā· $11.99 / year Ā· **$29.99 once, forever** Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Before you install • Climb Time needs Screen Time access. If that access is turned off, the blocks disappear with it. We tell you on the home screen and put the blocks back with one tap. • **We do not claim you can never unlock it.** You can always turn it off in Settings. What this app can do is notice when it is off, and say so. • Devices without a barometer cannot count floors. Terms and privacy Terms of Use: https://rainbowtree.work/app/terms Privacy Policy: https://rainbowtree.work/app/privacy

Screenshots

Whenly4 screens
Climb Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Whenly at none against Climb Time's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Climb Time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whenly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whenly ships an update every 2 months, Climb Time every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Whenly versus Climb Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhenlyClimb Time
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor BogdanovRAINBOW TREE LLC

In-app purchases

None

Whenly

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Climb Time

Subscriptions2
  • Noboru Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Noboru Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Noboru Pro (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is Whenly free?
Whenly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Climb Time free?
Climb Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Whenly or Climb Time have ads?
Neither Whenly nor Climb Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whenly or Climb Time?
Whenly ships an update every 2 months, and Climb Time every 6 weeks. Most recently, Whenly was updated on November 10, 2026 and Climb Time on October 31, 2026.

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