Brightspace Pulse vs Time2Track
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brightspace Pulse
Stay connected with your courses on the go. Visualize upcoming deadlines, manage your time effectively, and receive real-time updates on course activities. Access course content offline and participate in discussions.
- Visualize upcoming dates and deadlines
- Receive push notifications for course updates
- Offline access to course content
- Participate in Activity Feed discussions
- Seamless browser login to D2L Brightspace
- Apple Continuity support
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Stay connected to learning anytime, anywhere with Brightspace Pulse. Brightspace Pulse gives learners and their authorized parents and guardians a convenient way to follow coursework, deadlines, progress, and important updates. Learners can: - Access their course content - View important dates and deadlines across their courses - Manage upcoming and overdue coursework - Receive notifications for Announcements, Grades, Quizzes, Assignments, Activity Feed posts, and more - Access supported course content offline, including video and audio - Participate in Activity Feed discussions - Open Brightspace in a browser to complete additional activities Parents and guardians can: - View upcoming and overdue work, grades, shared Portfolio items, and classroom updates - Receive notifications about quizzes and assignments with upcoming due dates - Follow multiple learners from one account, when supported by their school or organization Features vary by role and by your institution or organization’s Brightspace configuration. An account provided by your school, district, or organization is required. Parent and guardian access must be enabled by the learner’s school or organization. NOTE: iPhone, iPad, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.
Time2Track
This app helps users meticulously track activity details and requirements for internships, clinical placements, and licensure. It offers a secure, user-friendly platform to manage hours and progress, reducing the need for spreadsheets and allowing focus on learning.
- Activity detail capture
- Requirement tracking
- Secure platform
- User-friendly interface
- Progress overview
- Hours logging
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The Time2Track companion app makes staying organized easier than ever for users. Capture all necessary activity details and requirements in one place — wherever you go — and say goodbye to spreadsheet headaches. Our fully secure and user-friendly platform facilitates hours tracking for internships, clinical placements, licensure, and other experiences. Time2Track keeps you on track with the long view of your progress and enables you to focus on learning, not logistics. Terms of Usage: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://time2track.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brightspace Pulse at 4.8 against Time2Track's 3.5. Brightspace Pulse also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (263K vs 23). Time2Track's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Time2Track sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Brightspace Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brightspace Pulse holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brightspace Pulse has 263K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Brightspace Pulse's written reviews are positive against 22% of Time2Track's.
Brightspace Pulse ships an update every 2 weeks, Time2Track every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brightspace Pulse | Time2Track |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (263K ratings) — better | 3.5 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.1% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 263K — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #55 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | D2L Corporation | Liaison International |
Customer experience
Brightspace Pulse
Time2Track
Bugs and requests
Brightspace Pulse
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent log-out problems
- Inability to load course content
- Notifications not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Allow file downloads and exports
- Improve notification reliability
- Optimize for tablet/iPad use
- Add more customization options
Time2Track
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brightspace Pulse
No in-app purchases
Time2Track
- 1 Year (Recurring)$29.991 Year
- 1 Year (Recurring)$71.991 Year
Questions
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