# Hindsight vs Wristly

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wristly at none against Hindsight's 6. Wristly also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Hindsight's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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. Wristly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Hindsight ships an update weekly, Wristly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and May 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Hindsight | Wristly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (395 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hindsight-time-tracker/id920899942/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **395** | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 76 MB | 39 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **15.6** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Rogue Signal Inc. (Apps)](https://appshunter.io/developer/920899941) | [Sven Marc Holenstein](https://appshunter.io/developer/1794762143) |

## 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


### Wristly

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wristly/id6742909054)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hindsight free?

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

### Is Wristly free?

Wristly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Hindsight or Wristly have ads?

Neither Hindsight nor Wristly shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Hindsight or Wristly?

Hindsight ships an update weekly, and Wristly every 2 months. Most recently, Hindsight was updated on September 22, 2026 and Wristly on May 14, 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.*