# Timely Automatic Time Tracking — user reviews > 228 indexed App Store user reviews of Timely Automatic Time Tracking by Memory AS, rated 3.00/5 from 32 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timely-automatic-time-tracking/id619462420/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timely-automatic-time-tracking/id619462420.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 12 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Timely Automatic Time Tracking? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 Intuitive interface - 💡 Helpful memory tracking - 🚀 Seamless sync between devices - 👍 Great for freelancers and consultants - 👍 Accurate time tracking **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes frequently - 🐛 Syncing issues between app and web - 💰 Expensive subscription - 🐛 Unreliable time tracking - 🐛 Limited functionality on iPad **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch - Time entries disappearing or resetting - Inability to edit or delete time entries - Sync issues between mobile and web **Most requested features** - Add invoicing functionality - Allow custom time entry (not just 15/30 min increments) - Improve calendar integration - Add more reporting and analytics options - Provide a free tier for personal use ## Newest reviews (15 of 228) ### 2/5 — Won’t load on my mobile *2026-01-27, version 2023.06* I love this app but it no longer works on my phone. It loads for less than a second before glitching and closing. ### 2/5 — App crashes *2025-07-01* The app keeps crashing when i open it. Screen only comes up for a few seconds ### 2/5 — Love love love the computer version but mobile crashes *2025-05-23* I first stumbled on timely for tracking work done on/through mobile (ie my cell or tablet) and wanting a backup time stamp type tracker of my work captured for billing as a consultant. LOVE the computer/desktop app but so sad the mobile app always crashes and seems to not function ### 3/5 — Nice way to track time *2022-10-14, version 2022.12* I feel the AI could be much better. That being said the app tracking and time is spot on. iOS app needs dark mode, generally use it for putting tasks into there categories which is painful, but I guess it’s better then doing it all manually ### 1/5 — App error *2022-01-24* Hi Timely team, the app is going down every time I trying to work with it, this is since the last version ### 1/5 — Way to expensive!!! *2022-01-14* Greedy. Non transparent. No way I ever pay that ### 2/5 — Limited program especially the ipad version *2022-01-05, version 2021.13* I have been using the service for a few years now. The desktop version I would give a 3 to 4 stars due to The memory portion where it is able to track what hours you’re working and what program although in most programs it cannot track what file you had open so you have to go by memory but it makes it easier at the end of the day to track what you worked on then manually entering everything in. The desktop version is very limited in what you can track for data on projects compared to other time tracking software.The iPhone app is OK although several features that you would think would be standard or not included such as a widget to quickly enter time. The iPad app though is very faulty and limited and not worth downloading. It is stuck on having the week start on Monday and there’s no way to correct that and you can only see it and week view on the iPad. Which means it will show different stats that counteract the stats on the desktop and the iPad. For how expensive the service is you would expect better quality applications and more data ability. For instance and none of the apps can you track a project that has a fixed about what the final hourly rate ended up being. Instead you have to pull out of Calculator. These are standard features that should be in there,But the biggest issue is the calendar view on the iPad and screw you up if you’re not expecting to it. ### 1/5 — Where’s the subscription prices?? *2021-08-01, version 2021.08* Forces you to download the app and sign up to a free trial before showing subscription prices that will automatically renew after the trial ends. Sneaky, but not sneaky enough. Deleted the app once I realised. ### 1/5 — Registrierungszwang und Tschüss *2021-05-13* Installiert, gestartet und Zack gehts los. Entweder Testzeitraum Starten oder Abo abschließen. Danke, Abos für mikrige Softwareschnipsel mache ich generell keine und hab auch keine Lust den Testköder zu schlucken. Würde lieber -5 Sterne geben aber das geht leider nicht. Ich bin dieses fischen nach Abos dermaßen leid das ich schon überlege das Smartphone abzuschaffen ### 1/5 — Really tried. It just doesn’t work *2021-03-05, version 2021.03* I tried to use this app for months, I really wanted it to work....it just doesn’t. It does integrate with the calendar but misses several appointments every day. I gave up ### 2/5 — Huh? *2020-11-09* My, saw the price elsewhere. $6/month. On the edge for a single purpose app but...looks like another app that doesn’t need to rent to do little more than collect what is essentially text data. I want to see developers that can stop trying to be millionaires or billionaires by renting software. Sell software then offer upgrades we can buy if we want or need new features. See Agenda’s cash model. Offer a free level. Sell a premium. Period. For a reasonable price. You charge mire than ClickUp, which does far more. Worse, it is hard to know looking on their website what the differences are between Solo & Essential. Is the free trial only good fir essential, so they get you hooked and frustrated? ### 2/5 — Worse than desktop web by a lot *2020-07-22* 2/5 1. Seems that I can’t add new entries from multiple memories timeline 2. Cant create new memory with project other than default ### 1/5 — Must hand over data to use *2020-01-26, version 2020.1* I am sick of apps that purport to offer a service that inherently requires no data-sharing yet, requires that you hand over your personal data and the information that has no cause to have been transferred in order to provide the service. The GDPR statement looks as if it would fool most but, failing to provide any meaningful usage, times or purpose details in the statement or more appropriately (and legally) at the point of request means it fails at the first hurdle. A time limited app that then requires you pay for the privilege of relocating information that need not be off your device is simply a means to milk subscriptions. It the cost of the subscription was closer to the cost of provision plus a healthy profit, it would be somewhat less gouging (still money for nothing though). However, the asking price here is so disproportionate to the provision of service (even if it was warranted) it is a shameful cash grab. For all of the pretty visuals, the chosen business model is likely to sink this app rather than create a healthy and profitable app. ### 1/5 — Corrupt cancellation process, beware *2020-01-14* Great app idea, terrible customer service and they have sneaky extra steps to putting your subscription payment on hold / canceling. Cost me many months of not using the service. Buyer beware. **Developer response:** Hey Agr3.14, really sorry to see that you are having issues, do you mind letting us know your account email so we can look you up in our system? We can then reach out to you through our support platform and get you sorted ASAP! Thanks for the patience support@timelyapp.com ### 1/5 — Outrageously Priced *2020-01-02* Nifty app and service. However, the subscription price is down right offensive. To put into perspective, premium productivity software subscription services (e.g., office 365, ms exchange, adobe creative cloud, etc.) cost a fraction of this, and those are need-to-have tools to get the job done (unlike Timely). ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App crashes on open every time! *2026-04-09* This app is worthless. ### 1/5 — Crashes on IOS *2026-03-17* Current version crashes as soon as you open on IOS. Used to be a helpful app. ### 1/5 — Crashes immediately *2025-12-03, version 2023.06* Tried fully reinstalling multiple times but the app crashes instantly ### 1/5 — Keeps closing *2025-10-31* The app in theory is great but force quits the second it’s used. ### 1/5 — Broken app *2025-08-18* I am a paying customer of this service, I use it to track my time for my consulting business. Works well on my Mac and my windows machines. But this app is junk. I launch it and it immediately crashes. ### 1/5 — Completely Broken *2025-08-02* This app is completely broken ### 1/5 — App Crashes on iPad *2025-07-23* I would love to use this app, have a fully updated iPad Pro and every time I open it it just crashes. ### 1/5 — Crashes on open *2025-06-30, version 2023.06* This app worked for a brief period but after 18.2 just crashes. App hasn’t been updated for 2 years so probably not compatible ### 1/5 — App crashes on open *2025-06-30, version 2023.06* Re-installed several times, app keeps crashing immediately upon opening. ### 1/5 — Does not automate *2022-02-28, version 2022.02* In order to automate tracking Memory Ai application is required. But they haven’t created an iOS app. Very misleading. Mediocre ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It’s a well deserved 5 star product. *2023-07-30* Been using Timely on and off for about eight years now, trying out other apps in between. But lately, I fully recommitted to using Timely. Timely transcends as more than an app—it's a testament to my productivity. Its keeping me on track with work and side gigs like no other tool. I feel balanced in my work. AI on Mac OS does all the data gathering and I just focus on getting things done. Seeing my progress boosts my motivation and by day's end, I know exactly how productive I was and gives me accurate work time easily. So, I'm pretty hooked on Timely, and that’s my shout-out. ### 5/5 — Perfect for freelancers & remote workers *2023-04-03, version 2023.05* I have used Timely for 4 years and love it. Easy to use and great for logging my time when working for 2 or more businesses at a time. I got Timely specifically to track my work on my MacBook, it monitors what apps/website I am on so if I forget to set my timer I can still get an accurate account of how much time I spent working on each business. It’s brilliant. And the data stays locally on my laptop so I know it’s secure. I use this with the app as I can easily set the timer on my phone and start working. Only update I would love to see is memory tracking on my phone so I can add chats and message times in on my work hours. ### 5/5 — Best in class *2022-06-08, version 2022.06* I don’t ever write reviews but Timely needs this one. I don’t believe the negative comments are honest, because this app does something I haven’t found elsewhere. I’m a QuickBooks ProAdvisor, so I need a timekeeping app that’s better than Time by Quickbooks (formerly known as Tsheets). I’m a pro with that app and also paid to sell it. But Time lacks one very important feature that my clients need, so I auditioned 14 different timekeeping apps in the last 2 months, and found that none were able do exactly what I need except THIS one. Let me try to describe how powerful this integration is. It’s great to have an app to keep time and then send entries to QBO for invoicing. Lots of apps do that. It’s also wonderful to have a time app that integrates with your Apple or Google calendar to create billable time. Again, not that special. But, seriously, try to find a single timekeeping app that does both sides of that flow. To draw from my calendar, give me an entry to assign to a client/project/task, allow approval, then instantly sync to QBO as a ready-to-send invoice. Oh wait, the two way sync back that tells Timely not to double-bill my client? I dare you to find an app that smart. I’ve literally used this one for less than 24 hours and I can promise: it’s much smarter than most. Time by Quickbooks is free to me as a reseller, but I can give that up and gladly pay for this functionality. Case study: I can get an email from a client and send it to my Google calendar as an event that I’ll schedule time to address (I use Airmail [email client] and Informant [calendar client] because they have these functions). I can turn this event into billable time (via Timely) to create an invoice in QBO, add whatever detail i need for my financial reporting requirements, and then bill my client. Icing on top: QBO sends the message back to Timely that the time has been invoiced. It’s the smoothest flow I’ve ever seen. Communicate, schedule and creare invoices. <— the more time you spend on that flow, the less you have for billable work. ### 5/5 — Way cheaper than a human personal assistant! *2022-02-27* Timely reminds me precisely how I spent my time allowing me too accurately bill clients as well as keep track of how much time personal projects are getting my attention, even family time. It makes working as a freelance digital nomad much, MUCH easier to keep track of. It integrates with Harvest. If you were working as a US citizen then however much it costs is deductible from your business operational costs. Nothing is free, really. Get over it. This is a great app! ### 5/5 — Amazing for freelancers *2020-05-24, version 2020.09* Been using Timely with memory tracking for the last 12 months and can say hand on heart, it’s the best tool I’ve found for tracking all billable hours with great features as; > Auto tracking (never miss an hour) > Supports many applications > Reports are amazing ### 5/5 — Great for students *2019-01-22, version 4.9.17* I am a student. I love this app for tracking my hours spent in class and on my homework. Thanks to the app helping me log my hours with near perfect accuracy, I can see exactly where my time is going with tags for lecture/study/etc. If you’re an overly organized student that uses Google Calendar to plan out every day, then you’ll love this app too. It helps me follow through on my plans for myself. In the future I plan to continue using timely in the workplace whether freelancing or otherwise. ### 5/5 — New and improved timely app is perfect *2018-07-19, version 4.9.2* This app syncs timers correctly across all devices - including web browsers on Windows. Unlike other timer apps on the App Store, you can plan and track time simultaneously. It is so intuitive. It is also very flexible. If you have two different organizations that you are part of, it is very easy to switch between them and track your time. The app supports all of iOS multitasking features, such a slide-over and split view. I use this app every day. ### 5/5 — Great app, saves me money! *2018-05-05, version 4.8.8* This is a great application that saves me money each month. As a freelancer, I rely on billing. So if forget to start the time or the app loses my data (happened with a competitor’s product), I lose money. This app is rock stable. If I forget to start a timer, the memory function helps me work out what I was doing. Thank you for a great app! ### 5/5 — Easiest, best user interface for 2017 *2017-09-15, version 4.4.9* Timely has become a daily addiction for me - one of the first apps I launch on startup, and keep open throughout the day. It's hard to explain the motivation I get by seeing my income climb each hour, and how much I'm planning to earn the rest of the day/week. Timely nails it. It keeps me moving. And it helps me find areas where I forgot to bill people, using the "Memory" feature which auto-logs what I'm doing in case I forget. I've tried the rest, and THIS is a stand out in a category dominated by bloated, cumbersome and boring software. A+++ ### 5/5 — Useful tool for logging study periods *2017-08-14, version 4.4.9* Been trailing this app to monitor my time on various study projects I am engaged in and will be expanding the use to other projects. Very easy to use and flexible. So far one of the best apps I have seen. Considering upgrading! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-18.*