# Hindsight vs Year Progress Bar

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Year Progress Bar at none against Hindsight's 6. Year Progress Bar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Hindsight's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (396 vs 4). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Hindsight sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Year Progress Bar asks for nothing beyond the download.

Year Progress Bar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hindsight has 396 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Hindsight's written reviews are positive against 100% of Year Progress Bar's.

Hindsight ships an update weekly, Year Progress Bar every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Hindsight | Year Progress Bar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (396 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hindsight-time-tracker/id920899942/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/year-progress-bar/id1510242973/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **396** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 11 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 77 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **13.4** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Rogue Signal Inc. (Apps)](https://appshunter.io/developer/920899941) | [Ganotis Holdings, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/939480375) |

## What reviewers say

### Hindsight

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hindsight-time-tracker/id920899942)

Track the time elapsed since significant life events, from daily habits to major milestones. Gain insights into your routines, set reminders, and visualize your progress. Your data is private and synced across devices.

**Highlights:** Privacy-focused, no account needed, Swipe to track events, Customizable time-based alerts, Habit statistics and histogram, Add notes for context, iCloud sync across devices, Data export/import, Apple Watch companion app

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Support | $0.99 | per month |
| Yearly Support | $9.99 | per year |
| Candy Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Coffee Tip | $2.99 | one-time |
| Pizza Tip | $5.99 | one-time |
| Ramen Tip | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🌹 Excellent app
- 👍 Perfectly executed idea
- 🌹 Indispensable
- 👍 Unique functionality
- 👍 Flawless

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Notifications/badges unreliable
- 🐛 Notifications/badges unreliable
- 🐛 Abandoned app? Notifications/badges unreliable
- 🐛 Glitches getting progressively worse it seems
- 🐛 Lock Screen time frozen

**Reported bugs**

- Overdue events no longer show a red bell icon
- Send feedback does not work
- The new UI is dark and boring
- It's a pain to switch between categories
- The new UI is more difficult and less pleasing to use

**Requested features**

- Could you allow user to pick category colors?
- Want to add events that haven't happened yet
- It would be nice if you could add a photo to an instance


### Year Progress Bar

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/year-progress-bar/id1510242973)

This app provides a complication for your Apple Watch to visualize the progress of the year, day, or hour as a percentage. It serves as a subtle reminder to reflect on long-term goals and stay on track. Users can customize which time period is displayed.

**Highlights:** Year progress complication, Day progress complication, Hour progress complication, Apple Watch integration, Goal reflection reminder, Customizable settings

**Features:** Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hindsight free?

Hindsight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Year Progress Bar free?

Year Progress Bar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Hindsight or Year Progress Bar?

Year Progress Bar is rated higher. Hindsight averages 4.6 out of 5 from 396 ratings, while Year Progress Bar averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Hindsight or Year Progress Bar have ads?

Neither Hindsight nor Year Progress Bar shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Hindsight or Year Progress Bar?

Hindsight ships an update weekly, and Year Progress Bar every 11 months. Most recently, Hindsight was updated on October 26, 2026 and Year Progress Bar on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*