iHour vs Aura
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iHour
Plan and track your time spent on developing habits and mastering skills. Set daily reminders, use a countdown timer, and plan up to ten years ahead. Unlock achievements to stay motivated on your journey to mastery.
- Daily activity tracking
- Long-term planning (up to 10 years)
- Daily reminders and countdown timer
- Progress statistics and visualization
- Over 80 unlockable achievements
- Cloud synchronization
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"iHour" helps you plan & track your time spending on habits. You can record things like Play Guitar, Read Book, Coding, Running etc. The app supports daily reminder, countdown timer, up to 10 years long-term planning. Special designed Achievements help you achieve your goal. 10000 Hours to Master a Skill. =Special Feature= · Daily Tracker: Record your daily activities by hours & minutes · Cloud Sync · Task Planner & Reminder · Time Statistics: Visualize your efforts · Achievements: 80+ Achievements are waiting for you · Share with your friends —————— About the In-App Subscription: We provide "iHour Pro · Monthly Membership" for $0.49 / month. Your subscription will be billed through your Apple ID account after purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your billing cycle. Renewal cannot be cancelled. Privacy Policy: https://clover.ly/privacy Terms: https://m.icity.ly/tos
Aura
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Aura 是一款遵循 Local-First(本地优先)与极简主义美学的纯文本 Markdown 速记工具。它不是一个臃肿的笔记管理库,而是你思维闪现时的数字沙盒。 通过与 Aura macOS 端的完美对齐,iOS 版本让你可以随时随地捕捉灵感,并在多端之间无缝流转。 核心特性: - 统一数据源 (Single Source of Truth):完全基于苹果 iCloud Documents。没有专有数据库,没有第三方服务器,你的笔记永远是一平铺在 iCloud 目录下的纯文本 .md 文件。 - 毫秒级速记:全新安装或应用冷启动时,直接直达新笔记页面并自动弹出键盘,为你省去所有多余的操作,实现即时输入。 - 双向收藏同步:你在 Mac 上固定的重要笔记,在 iPhone 上同样强行置顶。 - 原生性能与极简源码:移动端摒弃了复杂的富文本重度渲染,采用纯原生模式,即使是数万字大文件也能保证丝滑的输入体验。 - 无感自动保存:内置智能防抖保存机制,当你停止输入或退出页面时,内容会自动异步覆写至 iCloud,绝不丢失任何一行灵感。 - 隐私与安全:数据完全属于你。App 没有任何统计埋点,不收集任何个人隐私,完全在苹果沙盒与你个人的 iCloud 空间内运行。 让书写回归纯粹,这就是 Aura。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aura at none against iHour's 6. iHour's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price and ads 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. iHour sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Aura asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | iHour | Aura |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (810 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 810 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 362 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iDaily Corp. | 超 方 |
Bugs and requests
iHour
Reported bugs
3 issues- Apple Watch version has sync issues
- Countdown timer stops when screen is locked
- Time records not always accurate
Requested features
5 requests- Add more detailed time tracking (e.g. down to the second)
- Improve data visualization and analytics
- Introduce a desktop/iPad version
- Allow more customization of UI and sounds
- Implement a dark mode option
Aura
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iHour
- iHour Pro - Monthly Membership7 Days trial$0.491 Month
- 咖啡$2.99
- iHour Pro$3.99
- 银币$5.99
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- 金币$14.99
- Coffee for Everyone$29.99
Aura
No in-app purchases









