Comparison

Time Grid vs PickUp

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

Head to head
About

Time Grid

Visualize the passage of time with expressive Home Screen widgets. Track daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly progress, or monitor custom milestones. Offers a variety of unique visual styles to represent your time at a glance.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets for time visualization
  • Track daily, weekly, monthly, yearly progress
  • Custom date range tracking
  • Life progress based on birthday
  • Multiple unique widget styles
  • Personalizable mottos and colors
Features
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See time take shape, one moment at a time. Time Grid: Life in Dots turns the passage of time into clear, expressive Home Screen widgets. Follow the rhythm of your day, see how far you are through the year, or keep a meaningful milestone in view. A glance is all it takes. YOUR TIME, AT A GLANCE • Track progress through today, this week, this month and this year. • Set a custom start and end date for exam preparation, a trip or another important chapter. • Take a longer view with life progress based on your birthday and a lifespan you choose. A STYLE FOR EVERY HOME SCREEN • Explore Hourglass, Burning Candle, Waxing Moon, Sphere, Shadow, Fade and Sculpted Ring, alongside Dots, Grid, Number, Ring and Bar. • Watch sand, candle height and a moon's illuminated surface reflect your progress. The Waxing Moon style represents time progress rather than astronomical moon phases. • Personalize small and medium widgets with their own time ranges and styles. • Preview and save your designs in the app, then add the matching widgets to your Home Screen. A FEW WORDS TO LIVE BY • Add a personal motto to medium widgets. Choose a built-in phrase or write a reminder of your own. • Show or hide progress numbers in the Burning Candle style. • Choose from multiple liquid colors for the Sphere style. START SIMPLE Dot widgets for the day, week, month and year are free to use. A one-time Time Grid Pro purchase unlocks life progress, custom date ranges and all premium styles. No subscription required. A small reminder to make room for what matters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PickUp

Features
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**PickUp makes collecting your packages effortless.** Tired of digging through delivery texts to find your pickup code? PickUp turns scattered messages into a clean, organized list of codes waiting for you. **Key Features** • Smart Scan: Snap a photo of a delivery text or screenshot and it auto-extracts the code, station, and locker number • On-device only: Photos and messages never leave your phone — your privacy is protected • Clear codes at a glance: Large, bold code cards ready to show at the locker, with auto-brightness • Expiry reminders: Get notified before a package expires, so it never gets returned • Family sharing: Share codes with family in one tap for easy pickups • Grouped by station: Cainiao, Hive Box and more, auto-sorted for faster lookup **Supported Scenarios** Cainiao stations, Hive Box lockers, courier cabinets, and pickup points — all common pickup scenarios covered. PickUp is your thoughtful code assistant. Download now and say goodbye to scrolling through messages. We sincerely welcome your valuable comments and feedback, and we will add or optimize relevant functions according to your requirements Email: sunjun20141@qq.com Membership subscription fees are charged monthly or annually according to different schemes. If necessary, we also provide a one-time payment service. -Subscription payments will be charged to the iTunes account when the purchase is confirmed. -The subscription will be automatically renewed unless automatic renewal is turned off 24 hours before the end of the current period. -The account will receive the renewal fee within 24 hours before the end of the current period and determine the renewal fee. -Users can manage subscriptions and turn off automatic renewal in iTunes account settings after purchase. =============== -Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ -Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/p/a1de546661e60c87d3c86aa9abf0dc549f2141f2

Screenshots

Time Grid4 screens
PickUp3 screens

Verdict

The call

Time Grid and PickUp are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Time Grid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PickUp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Grid ships an update every 6 days, PickUp every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Time Grid versus PickUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime GridPickUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer佳宇 刘军 孙

Customer experience

Time Grid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PickUp

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Grid

One-time1
  • Time Grid Pro Lifetime$3.99
3 purchases

PickUp

Subscriptions2
  • VIP Monthly$0.991 Month
  • VIP Year$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • PickUp Pro - Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Time Grid free?
Time Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PickUp free?
PickUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Grid or PickUp have ads?
Neither Time Grid nor PickUp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Grid or PickUp?
Time Grid ships an update every 6 days, and PickUp every 4 days. Most recently, Time Grid was updated on October 3, 2026 and PickUp on October 15, 2026.

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