# SimpleTimeLogger — Time Tracking made easy

> Powerful yet simple time tracking for work, projects, and balance. (iPhone/iPad app by Tobias Heckel.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simpletimelogger/id6630386981 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tobias Heckel](https://appshunter.io/developer/1762448030)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish and 9 more
- Released: 2024-08-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-15
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simpletimelogger/id6630386981/reviews.md

## What is SimpleTimeLogger?

TimeLogger – Take Control of Your Time. Powerful. Clear. Flexible.

TimeLogger is a powerful time tracker with a clean, uncluttered interface – all the complexity stays in the background so you can focus on your work.

Smart Time Tracking
- Quick Durations: Tap your most-used work durations to log time instantly – no manual clock setting needed
- "Finished by" display: See right in the Start/Stop button when you'll reach your target hours
- Home Screen Quick Actions: Start or stop tracking and add new entries without even opening the app
- Siri Shortcuts: Control TimeLogger with your voice – start tracking, add entries, open statistics, or export as PDF
- Midnight time tracking: Flexibly allocate shifts to the start day, end day, or split across both
- Add missed entries manually at any time

Projects & Tags
- Projects: Assign every entry to a project – such as a client or job – and keep track of where your hours go
- Tags: Describe the context of your work with any number of tags like working from home or office – independent of the project and always optional
- Tag Breakdown: See in statistics the total hours and number of days for each of your tags – for example your working-from-home days for your tax return
- Filter: Narrow the calendar and statistics down to a single project

Export & Reports
- CSV Export: Export your working hours as a CSV file – perfect for further processing in Excel, Numbers & more
- PDF Export: Professionally designed Monthly Overview with a totals row showing all your totals at a glance
- Individual Export Options: Choose the row layout, separators, units, and additional columns like projects or tags
- Project Export: Export a project's hours as a PDF – perfect as proof for an invoice or a report

Reminders & Notifications
- Reminders to clock in and out, plus alerts when you reach your target hours or an automatic break applies
- Configurable separately for each weekday
- Naturally stays quiet on vacation, holidays, and sick days

Target Time & Work Balance
- Set individual target hours for each weekday
- Daily and weekly target time tracking with automatic running balance
- Running Total Balance: Optionally, the calendar shows your cumulative balance up to each day right alongside it
- Missed targets are shown as negative balance in weekly and monthly charts
- Support for half workdays (e.g. Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve)
- Automatic breaks: Configurable legally or company-required break rules
- Track and manage work breaks manually

Vacation & Absence Management
- Built-in vacation management: track available, planned, and taken days
- Create vacation with a single tap – right from the detail view
- Vacation Preview: instantly see how many vacation days a period will use before you confirm
- Automatic Public Holidays: Choose your region and official holidays appear automatically in the calendar – works for any region worldwide
- Manual entry of other absence types like sick days, special leave, or compensatory time off
- Visual statistics with a comprehensive overview of all absences (sickness, vacation, and more)

Insights & Statistics
- Insights section: Discover patterns in your work behavior
- Clear, visual summaries of your time at a glance

Widgets & Live Activities
- Live Activity & Lock Screen Widgets: daily, weekly, and monthly progress on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island

First-Class iPad Support
- Sidebar navigation and a thoughtfully designed layout optimized for the big screen

Questions, feedback, or suggestions?
Feel free to email us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!

## Key features

- Quick duration logging
- Project and tag management
- Target hour setting
- Vacation and absence tracking
- Detailed statistics and insights
- Home screen quick actions
- Siri Shortcuts integration


## Frequently asked questions about SimpleTimeLogger

### What is SimpleTimeLogger?

SimpleTimeLogger is a free time tracking application designed to help users manage their work hours, projects, and overall work-life balance with a clean and intuitive interface.

### Does SimpleTimeLogger have ads?

No, SimpleTimeLogger is completely ad-free, allowing for an uninterrupted time tracking experience.

### What devices does SimpleTimeLogger support?

SimpleTimeLogger is available for both iPhone and iPad, offering a seamless experience across Apple devices.

### How often is SimpleTimeLogger updated?

The latest version, 1.22.0, was released on June 25, 2026, indicating active development and regular updates for the application.

### Can I export my time data from SimpleTimeLogger?

Yes, SimpleTimeLogger allows you to export project hours as a PDF, which is useful for invoicing or reporting purposes.

### Does SimpleTimeLogger offer integrations?

SimpleTimeLogger supports Siri Shortcuts, enabling voice control for starting/stopping tracking, adding entries, and accessing statistics.

### What is the user sentiment for SimpleTimeLogger?

Based on the available data, SimpleTimeLogger has a perfect rating of 5.0 stars from 1 review, suggesting a highly positive user experience.

### Is SimpleTimeLogger suitable for managing vacation time?

Yes, SimpleTimeLogger includes built-in vacation management features to track available, planned, and taken days, along with other absence types.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.24.0 — 2026-08-13

What's New in TimeLogger 1.24.0

Public Holidays
• No more tedious manual entry of public holidays! Simply choose your region under Settings → Public Holidays – official holidays now appear automatically in your calendar. Works for any region worldwide.

Appearance
• Choose whether TimeLogger follows your system theme or always displays in light or dark mode – under Settings → Appearance.

Improvements
• Projects and Tags are now also accessible from the iPad sidebar.
• The Live Activity now correctly shows your finish time even when your work time exactly reaches a break threshold.
• Some texts in Settings, Statistics, and when deleting projects weren't translated correctly – this has been fixed.

Questions, suggestions, or feedback?
Feel free to write to us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!

### 1.23.0 — 2026-07-07

What's new in this update:

• CSV export is here! You can now export your working hours as a CSV file – perfect for further processing in Excel, Numbers & more.
• Export options tailored to you: choose the row layout, separators, units, and additional columns like projects or tags
• PDF export: the Monthly Overview now includes a totals row showing all your totals at a glance

Questions, suggestions, or feedback?
Feel free to write to us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!

### 1.22.0 — 2026-06-25

Two new features help you organize your tracked time – on two independent levels: by project and by tag.

Projects
Every entry belongs to exactly one project – for example a client or a job. This way you can see where your hours are going.
• Filter the calendar and statistics by a single project.
• Export a project's hours as a PDF – for example as proof for an invoice or a report.

Tags
Tags describe the context of your work – such as working from home or in the office. An entry can have any number of tags, completely independent of the project, and tags are always optional.
• You assign tags when creating or editing an entry – even while tracking is in progress. Tagged entries are marked with an icon in the calendar.
• In the statistics you can see, for each of your tags, the total hours and the number of days you used it – for example to document your home office days for your tax return.

Also new
• Running balance in the calendar – If you like, each day can additionally show your cumulative balance up to that day. Enable it under Settings → Calendar view.

Questions, requests, or feedback?
Feel free to write to us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we look forward to hearing from you!

### 1.21.1 — 2026-06-04

Bug Fixes
• Reminders are now scheduled reliably, even when you start time tracking from outside the app – for example via Siri, Shortcuts, the Live Activity, a widget, or the Home Screen quick action.
• When you stop tracking from outside the app, reminders you no longer need are now cancelled right away – so you won't get an alert after you've already clocked out.

Questions, requests, or feedback?
Feel free to write to us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we look forward to hearing from you!

### 1.21.0 — 2026-05-29

New Features
• Notifications & reminders – TimeLogger now reminds you to clock in and out and lets you know when you've reached your target hours or when an automatic break applies. Everything can be set separately for each weekday – and on vacation, holidays, and sick days it naturally stays quiet.
• "Finished by" display – Right in the Start/Stop button you now see when you'll reach your daily target.
• Add vacation faster – Create new vacation entries with a single tap straight from the detail view.

Bug Fixes
• Automatic breaks are now only deducted once your working time exceeds the break threshold – not the moment it's reached. This keeps the break calculation compliant with legal requirements (e.g. German working-time law).

Questions, requests, or feedback?
Feel free to write to us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we look forward to hearing from you!

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## More apps by Tobias Heckel

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All apps by Tobias Heckel: https://appshunter.io/developer/1762448030

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