Comparison

Perspective vs Ritlum

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

Head to head
About

Perspective

Track past and future events with this app. It helps you visualize time passed or remaining for anything from vacations and habit changes to expiring items and upcoming milestones. Stay on top of your life's timeline.

Highlights
  • Track past events
  • Track future events
  • Visualize time passed
  • Visualize time remaining
  • Habit tracking
  • Expiration date tracking
Features
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Put your life in Perspective: It's all too easy to lose track of the big picture while rushing from one thing to the next. You can use Perspective to track any event in the past or future. Get creative! Some ideas: * When is your next vacation? * How much time has passed since you kicked that bad habit? * When does that yogurt expire? * How much longer can you procrastinate before that milestone hits? Made for iOS 9.

About

Ritlum

Features
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Ritlum makes daily habit tracking feel calm and beautifully simple. Check off a goal, count your progress, or use a timer to see your routine take shape. With Ritlum, you can: • Set daily, weekly, or monthly habits • Track one-time, count, and timed goals • See every habit at a glance over a week, two weeks or a month • Keep today in view with Home Screen widgets • Follow your trend and see which habits are moving it • Set reminders that fit your schedule • Track habits offline with no account required Start in seconds Describe your routine in a sentence, typed or spoken, and Ritlum turns it into habits with goals, schedules and reminders. It runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, so what you type or say never leaves your iPhone. Your habits, beyond the screen Link an NFC tag to a habit and log it with a tap where it happens. With the Ritlum desk tracker, your progress lights up on your desk as you go. By default, your habit data stays on your iPhone. Optional cloud sync backs up your habits and keeps your progress in sync across devices. Creating habits with AI requires an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence turned on. The free version includes three habits and one NFC tag. Ritlum Pro unlocks unlimited habits, full stats and trends, and unlimited NFC tags. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ritlum.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Perspective3 screens
Ritlum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ritlum at every 6 days against Perspective's every 3 weeks. Perspective's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Perspective sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ritlum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perspective ships an update every 3 weeks, Ritlum every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Perspective versus Ritlum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerspectiveRitlum
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChaotic Good, LLPMahad Aamir

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Perspective

One-time1
  • Unlimited Perspectives$0.99
3 purchases

Ritlum

Subscriptions2
  • Ritlum Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Ritlum Pro Yearly7 Days trial$13.491 Year
One-time1
  • Ritlum Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Perspective free?
Perspective is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ritlum free?
Ritlum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Perspective or Ritlum have ads?
Neither Perspective nor Ritlum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perspective or Ritlum?
Perspective ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ritlum every 6 days. Most recently, Perspective was updated on November 7, 2026 and Ritlum on November 8, 2026.

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