# Time Choice — Do it yourself or outsource?

> Do it yourself or outsource? (iPhone/iPad app by 雄杰 杨.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-choice/id6819260349 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [雄杰 杨](https://appshunter.io/developer/1775233913)
- Category: Utilities, Finance
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-10-16
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is Time Choice?

Should you do it yourself or pay someone? Time Choice puts both on one ledger: what your hour is really worth, what outsourcing costs, and how much time it actually frees.

[Find your real hourly rate]
Not after-tax income ÷ working hours. Time Choice adds overtime and commute to the denominator and subtracts work-related expenses from the numerator:
Actual hourly rate = (after-tax monthly income − work expenses) ÷ (regular + overtime + commute hours).
The example input gives ¥95.00 per hour.

[Price a task]
Enter the task, your hours, materials, the quote, coordination time and this decision's budget. You get:
· Expected cash Co: what outsourcing really costs, shown on its own, never replaced by an increment
· Incremental cash ΔC: the cash difference versus doing it yourself
· Released time ΔT: personal time outsourcing frees (or takes), shown negative when so
· Combined cost comparison: own Sd and outsourced So on one scale
· Critical time price V*: the rate at which the conclusion flips

[A leaning, not a decision for you]
The rules are public and ordered: responsibility that cannot be handed over first, then this decision's budget, then whether you want to keep the experience, and only then the economics. When the gap is small, or the conclusion flips under ±20%, it says "confirm the estimate" instead of forcing an answer. Eight sensitivity combinations are shown.

[Price in Time]
Turn a price into hours and 8-hour standard days. Milk tea, coffee, a pack of cigarettes, a takeout meal: one tap gives the answer, and you choose which items show and what they cost. The arithmetic hides behind a question mark.

[Your data stays on this phone]
No network, no uploads, no account, no ads, no analytics. The ledger and records live in a local database.

[History is never rewritten]
Every save is an immutable snapshot with a formula version. Change your rate later and no past record changes. Re-estimate with "Edit this estimate" to create a new draft and record.

[Dark mode]
Follows the system and stays legible at night; both palettes passed contrast checks.

[Now on iPad]
The layout centers a readable column on larger screens, with full iPad orientation support.

For anyone who wants to see their time clearly: long hours, long commutes, deciding whether to ask for help, freelancers and quotes.

## Is Time Choice safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Time Choice.

## Is Time Choice legit?

Time Choice appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Time Choice is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-10-30

1. Better iPad support.
2. Refined UI details.

### 1.2 — 2026-10-22

1. 做决策改成左右两栏对账，自己做还是外包一眼可比
2. 上班日程支持午休等休息时间，休息期间进度暂停
3. 今日页默认解压小木鱼，金额逐分滚动更细腻

### 1.1 — 2026-10-21

1. 金额数字跳动的小交互
2. 首页交互页面新增解压小木鱼
3. 繁琐的UI细节的简化
4. 新增桌面小组件（付费功能）

### 1.0 — 2026-10-16

No release notes.

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All apps by 雄杰 杨: https://appshunter.io/developer/1775233913

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