10000 Hours Free vs Session
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
10000 Hours Free
Track time spent on important activities and set goals with progress charts. Data is reliably stored and synced via iCloud or iTunes for easy recovery on new devices.
- Track time on important activities
- Set time goals with end dates
- View progress charts
- Reliable data storage
- iCloud/iTunes data sync
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10000 Hours lets you keep track of how much time you put into activities that are important to you. You can set a goal of how many hours to reach before an end date and track your progress. My Activities shows which ones need your attention at a glance, and just tap an activity to see how you're doing on a progress chart. This app is really easy to use and your data is stored in a database for reliability. The app data is synced to your phone's account using iCloud or iTunes sync. In that way, if something happens to your phone, or you switch to another iPhone, your progress data is kept.
Session
Track your progress towards mastering skills by logging dedicated practice time. Manually log sessions or use the automatic timer to record your efforts. Start making measurable progress on your goals today.
- Create custom activities
- Manual session logging
- Automatic timer
- Track progress towards goals
- Skill mastery tracking
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ty for 5+ years of Session! but it's time to start a new arc. search timespent on the app store to see what's next. —cal --- "The secret to getting ahead is getting started." ―Mark Twain They say it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to master a skill, but who's counting? Now, you can with Session. Create an activity, and log sessions manually or with the automatic timer. Whether it's for 10 hours, 100, 10,000 or more – start making progress towards your goals today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Session at 937 against 10000 Hours Free's 17. 10000 Hours Free's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
10000 Hours Free holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Session has 937 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of 10000 Hours Free's written reviews are positive against 77% of Session's.
10000 Hours Free ships an update every 3 months, Session every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 10000 Hours Free | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better | 4.7 (937 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 76.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 937 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AVIA | Glasshouse Studio, LLC |
Customer experience
10000 Hours Free
Session
Bugs and requests
10000 Hours Free
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Session
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer inconsistencies when exiting the app
- Inability to add time manually (only minutes, not hours)
- App crashes when trying to add a session manually
Requested features
6 requests- Add delete and rename session functions
- Implement activity editing (color, icon, name, description)
- Provide activity reordering capability
- Include activity time tracking by day/week/month/year
- Add Pomodoro timer functionality
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- Integrate music playback or nature sounds
In-app purchases
10000 Hours Free
No in-app purchases
Session
No in-app purchases
