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24 alternatives to Life Tile – Passive time tracker that shows your day as a Mondrian grid

Hi, I developed Life Tile for iPhone. It tracks your time passively and visualizes it as a Mondrian-style grid. It's a one-time purchase app with a 7-day trial. I was a user of a similar app named Life Cycle. Since the app hasn't been updated in a while, I tried to make a better app with my ideas and experiences. I used a big square timeline instead of a donut chart. And I added more useful views: tree-map, map, and list. You can use categorized activities with custom colors. The data never leaves a device. No account, No Server. It only supports data backup using iCloud. It was for privacy…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Hey HN, after the app I actually used to track my period wanted me to log in and save my data in the cloud, I decided to write my own. Most apps in this area are based on a subscription model and display far too much information anyway. For me, a simple calendar is enough where I can add a few notes if necessary. So that is the result of my work - a simple design and the data is only saved on the smartphone.

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Track your life in weeks and meaningful moments

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Google Analytics for your life.

    2016 · instantapp.today · its alternatives →

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    A visual timeline of where you've been

    Mar 2026 · replayapp.dev · its alternatives →

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    Your life in weeks

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Manage your time like you manage your money.

    Feb 2026 · sobo-link.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Turnip▲210

    Time tracking for freelancers

    2024 · turniptimer.com · its alternatives →

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    Time tracking made easy

    2021 · timestic.web.app · its alternatives →

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    Horae▲105

    Measure your life, log your hours and document your life

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Minimalist mood tracker, quick journal and habit tracker

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    An app that tracks your life

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    I initially released this as just an IOS app. Since then it has been growing steadily but a lot of people have emailed asking for a web / android version. It took me nearly 2 months to build a version for the web. The nice thing about using Convex as my backend is that all the data is always synced between the app and web. I do not have to setup any syncing logic. The moment you change something in the app, it will reflect on the web version in realtime. I know there are loads of these kind of tools online but it's starting to feel like mine is actually starting to differentiate itself…

    2025 · three-cells.com · its alternatives →

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    A free time lapse app for your life

    2017 · lifelapse.app.link · its alternatives →

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    One Dot▲151

    Visualize your life in dots with a daily-updating wallpaper

    Jan 2026 · onedot.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    CLY Pixel▲163

    Year overview life habit tracker

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Web site created using create-react-app

    2020 · life-calendar-in-weeks.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Hi everyone - I've been working on this automatic journal for a long time. It takes your photos, makes them look nice, and also journals the places you go just by having your phone in your pocket. Would love your feedback!

    2013 · hey.co · its alternatives →

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    Lotus▲92

    A calendar to help women’s track their menstrual cycle

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    I kept trying to explain how important outdoor light is and how most people aren’t getting enough. Eventually I figured that showing is more effective than telling. So we built a free app that uses your Apple Watch or iPhone to automatically track your light exposure throughout the day. It tells you if you’re getting enough, shows you how consistent you are, and rewards habits that support hormone balance. It's in beta on TestFlight, let me know what you think!

    2025 · lumehealth.io · its alternatives →

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    Acti▲76

    Hi HN, I made Acti, an iOS app that automatically records the places you visit and builds a timeline of your life. It’s totally private, no accounts, no cloud, everything stays local on your device. The motivation: I wanted something like Google Maps Timeline, but without data collection or ads. Acti just runs in the background, asks you to name new places once, and then remembers them forever. You can also add photos, comments, and ratings. What I’m struggling with: because there are no registrations, I don’t really know how to connect with users, gather feedback, or even measure if people…

    2023 · getacti.app · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I've been building Chronoid, a native macOS time tracker. It runs in the menu bar and automatically logs apps, windows, and file activity using macOS accessibility APIs. Everything is stored locally, no sync or cloud service. At first I tried using DuckDB as the storage engine. It looked promising for analytics, but after ~2 weeks I realized it was overkill for my needs—extra dependencies, trickier integration, and not much real benefit at the scale of a single-user app. I switched to SQLite, and it turned out to be the simpler, more reliable choice. The codebase got smaller and the…

    Nov 2025 · chronoid.app · its alternatives →

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    Time progress tracking app

    2025 · lifewidget.app · its alternatives →

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    Easiest way to implement Apple's new Live Activities feature

    2022 · onesignal.com · its alternatives →

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    Easy and social way to do intermittent fasting

    2018 · its alternatives →

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