Comparison

Time Detective vs Progress Grove

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

Head to head
About

Time Detective

Features
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Time Detective: Kids Routine helps children build a feel for time through everyday routines. Learn how time works. Guess how long a task will take. Do it. Compare the guess with what happened. Then use My Time to plan routines, adjust expectations, and grow more independent. Children practice timing with a clear, encouraging loop. Parents get a calmer way to support routines with less reminding and better timing. No ads. No tracking. No third-party analytics. No account or cloud account. Child activity is stored locally on the device. Family Unlock is an optional one-time purchase for the full family experience.

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Progress Grove

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Progress Grove helps K–5 counselors, teachers and behavior specialists record behavior episodes as they happen and turn them into clear, dated observations for intervention reviews and MTSS meetings. MADE FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE MOMENT β€’ Tap Start event when a student is dysregulated, then Escalating, Calming and Regulated as things change. The clock keeps time on its own. β€’ Handing off to the counselor, the office or another teacher? Record who took over in one tap. β€’ A safety event is one more tap, and it doesn't end the session. β€’ Switch to another student and the open session keeps running. β€’ Undo the last tap, or correct a time later. A timer left running is flagged so it can't skew the averages. ADD CONTEXT AFTERWARD β€’ Tap what happened before, what the student did and what helped. β€’ Add a short note by typing or dictating. Dictation is transcribed on the device, and the audio isn't saved. β€’ Sessions waiting for details collect in one list, so nothing is forgotten. SEE WHAT'S WORKING β€’ Each student's history shows how long episodes last, how much of that time was escalating, and which supports were used. β€’ Filter to favorites or to students with sessions that still need notes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No accounts, no server, no analytics and no ads. β€’ Students are a number and a color badge, never a name. The app warns you if a note looks like it contains a name. β€’ Records stay in the app's private storage on your device until you choose to export them. β€’ Everything works offline. YOUR SCHOOL KEEPS THE RECORDS β€’ Export a CSV report or a full backup and choose where it goes, such as your school's Google Drive. β€’ Schools can install the free Progress Grove Google Sheet in their own Google Workspace to build MTSS overviews and meeting reports from those exports. β€’ Optional Face ID or passcode lock, and a backup reminder so a lost phone doesn't mean lost records. Progress Grove is made by QuickerNotes, LLC. Questions: support@progressgrove.com

Screenshots

Time Detective4 screens
Progress Grove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progress Grove at none against Time Detective's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Detective sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Progress Grove asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Detective ships an update every 3 days, Progress Grove every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Time Detective versus Progress Grove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime DetectiveProgress Grove
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer曦 δ½™Everfresh Auto Detailing

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time Detective

One-time1
  • Family Unlock$14.99
None

Progress Grove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Detective free?
Time Detective is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progress Grove free?
Progress Grove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Detective or Progress Grove have ads?
Neither Time Detective nor Progress Grove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Detective or Progress Grove?
Time Detective ships an update every 3 days, and Progress Grove every 2 days. Most recently, Time Detective was updated on October 2, 2026 and Progress Grove on October 5, 2026.

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