Comparison

Next Balloon vs Tjime

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

Head to head
About

Next Balloon

Easily track important annual events like birthdays and anniversaries. This app organizes upcoming dates, showing you what's happening in the next 90 days. Receive notifications and mark events as completed for the following year.

Highlights
  • Track birthdays and anniversaries
  • View upcoming events (next 90 days)
  • Receive event notifications
  • Badge app icon for pending events
  • Mark events as completed
  • Automatic yearly updates
Features
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Easily keep track of birthdays, anniversaries or other annual events that are important to you. Next Balloon shows you which events are coming soon. Enter the details of the annual event, and Next Balloon will organize them so you know which ones are coming up next. It shows you items which are coming up in the next 90 days, or you can view all the events in your list. If you enable notifications, you'll receive a notification when the event is coming soon as well as badge the app icon until the item is marked off. As you mark off the items you have completed, Next Balloon will automatically update the item so you are ready for it next year. You can even enter a note when you mark the item as completed.

About

Tjime

This app helps you organize your day by dividing activities into time blocks. It functions as a daily planner, schedule maker, and task manager to boost productivity and structure your routine. Easily create to-do lists, set alarms, and receive notifications to stay focused on your tasks and leisure time.

Highlights
  • Time blocking daily planner
  • Schedule maker
  • Routine task manager
  • To-do lists
  • Personalized task tracker
  • Weekly overview
  • Notifications and alarms
Features
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Tjime is the daily planner that helps you beat burnout before it beats you. It merges your calendar and your to-do list into one calm, beautiful view — then intelligently splits your day into time blocks so every task has a home and nothing lives rent-free in your head. WHY TJIME IS DIFFERENT Most planners just show you how busy you are. Tjime reads your workload and stress levels and warns you when you're heading for burnout — so you can rebalance before you crash. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Time-block your day with a simple swipe and tap • See your calendar and to-do list together in one place • Get AI-powered "Plan My Day" schedule suggestions • Track your wellbeing and spot burnout early • Sync seamlessly with Google Calendar • End each day with a quick reflection to stay balanced • Attach alarms to your tasks and events (iOS) • Work beautifully in clean dark mode on iPhone & iPad BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Whether you're a student, a busy professional, a founder, or a parent juggling it all, Tjime turns an overwhelming day into a clear, finishable plan. Less chaos. More focus. Better balance. TJIME PRO Unlock the full experience with Pro: advanced planning, deeper burnout insights, and premium features designed to help you thrive — not just keep up. Your day, reimagined. Download Tjime and take back control of your time. Privacy: Your "Plan My Day" data is processed in real time and is never stored or used to train AI models. Terms of Use: https://tjime.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://tjime.com/privacy

Screenshots

Next Balloon4 screens
Tjime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tjime at Free against Next Balloon's $5.99. Tjime also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 1). Next Balloon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Tjime is free to download; Next Balloon costs $5.99 up front. Tjime sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Next Balloon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Next Balloon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tjime has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Next Balloon's written reviews are positive against 85% of Tjime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Balloon ships an update every 39 months, Tjime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Next Balloon versus Tjime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext BalloonTjime
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.2% of reviews
Number of ratings152 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSurprise SoftwareUNICORNS NOW IVS

Customer experience

Next Balloon

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

Tjime

All ratings52 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative6.2%

Bugs and requests

Next Balloon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tjime

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when connecting to calendar
  • App won't open or launch
  • Can't click app icon
  • Crashes after adding 5+ blocks
  • Infinite freeze when adding multiple blocks
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  • Data loss of tasks and mood progress after updates
  • Premium trial features not accessible
  • Crashes on iOS 17.2.1
  • Time block intervals shift when adding new blocks
  • Difficult to edit or delete blocks

Requested features

14 requests
  • Multiple calendar connections
  • Apple Reminders integration
  • 12-hour time format option
  • Hide bottom navigation bar
  • Widget interactions
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  • Chinese language support
  • Google/Yandex calendar integration
  • Weekly planning view
  • Tasks longer than 1 hour
  • Calendar import from existing calendars
  • Monthly planning view
  • Task descriptions/notes within blocks
  • Smaller time block increments (less than 2 hours 10 minutes)
  • Subtask visibility and counting

In-app purchases

None

Next Balloon

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Tjime

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Tjime Annual (50%)1 Year trial$9.991 Year
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  • Pro Annually7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Pro Annually$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$49.99

Questions

Is Next Balloon free?
Next Balloon costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tjime free?
Tjime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Next Balloon or Tjime?
Next Balloon is rated higher. Next Balloon averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tjime averages 4.7 from 52 ratings.
Do Next Balloon or Tjime have ads?
Tjime shows ads; Next Balloon does not.
Which is updated more often, Next Balloon or Tjime?
Next Balloon ships an update every 39 months, and Tjime every 3 weeks. Most recently, Next Balloon was updated on October 5, 2026 and Tjime on October 17, 2026.

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