Comparison

Monolith vs TimeLeft

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

Head to head
About

Monolith

Features
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Every study session you finish raises a block. The tower grows, stays there, and in three months it tells your whole story in a single image. Monolith is a focus timer with no forests, no mascots and no rewards for things you didn't do. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Pick 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes, and the subject. โ€ข While the clock runs, the block's mold hangs above your tower and fills with that subject's light. You watch progress, not a number. โ€ข At zero the block drops, crowns the tower and stays for good. THE RULE Leave the app mid-session and that session doesn't build: it leaves a visible gap, the outline of a block that never happened. No red punishment, no lecture. There's a 20-second grace, because a notification isn't a distraction. YOUR CITY Every month is a tower, and months stack into a skyline you read at a glance: which subject ate your hours, which weeks you missed, how far you've come. SHARING A vertical frame with your city, your hours and your subjects. What you see on screen is exactly the image that gets exported. ACTUALLY FREE Studying and building is never charged. Monolith Pro unlocks five materials for your monolith, sessions of any length you want, unlimited subjects, full history and high-resolution sharing. No accounts, no sign-up: your study data lives on your iPhone. SUBSCRIPTION Monolith Pro is offered as a weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. The price is shown in the app in your currency before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple account on confirmation, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it in iOS Settings โ†’ your account โ†’ Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://monolith-nine-beta.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://monolith-nine-beta.vercel.app/privacy

About

TimeLeft

Features
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You don't lose time on purpose. It just goes. TimeLeft puts a draining gauge at the top of your screen โ€” in the Dynamic Island, on your Lock Screen โ€” so you can see time moving instead of discovering it's gone. HOW IT WORKS Pick a length. Start. The ring drains while you work, in whatever app you're in. Tap Done, add five minutes, or pause, without opening TimeLeft. BUILT FOR TIME BLINDNESS โ€ข A gauge you glance at, not a number you have to calculate โ€ข Keeps running while your phone is locked or you're in another app โ€ข Start from Control Center, the Action Button, or a Shortcuts automation โ€ข Put it on a stand and your phone becomes a desk timer โ€ข Pause when life interrupts. That's normal, not failure. NO SHAME, EVER No mascot. No confetti. No streak that dies because you had a hard Tuesday. Streaks pause; they never reset. Time you didn't use is logged neutrally as drift, not as a failure. YOUR WEEK, HONESTLY Every week TimeLeft builds a record of where your time actually went โ€” one card to keep or share. Real numbers, no flattery. MADE FOR ADULTS TimeLeft is deliberately plain. If you've tried focus apps that talk to you like a child, this one won't. SUBSCRIPTION TimeLeft is a paid subscription with no free tier and no trial. You get the whole app or none of it โ€” we'd rather be clear about that up front than surprise you later. TimeLeft is a time-management tool. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or manage any condition. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Monolith4 screens
TimeLeft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Monolith at 15.0 against TimeLeft's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Monolith sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and TimeLeft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Monolith versus TimeLeft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonolithTimeLeft
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin GonzalezFernan Ochoa Amador

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Monolith

Subscriptions3
  • Monolith Pro (Weekly)$2.997 Days
  • Monolith Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Monolith Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

TimeLeft

Subscriptions2
  • TimeLeft Premium โ€“ Monthly$6.991 Month
  • TimeLeft Premium โ€“ Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Monolith free?
Monolith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeLeft free?
TimeLeft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Monolith or TimeLeft have ads?
Neither Monolith nor TimeLeft shows ads.

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