Comparison

Timelogger Plus vs EARLY

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Timelogger Plus

This app helps you actively manage and monitor your time across multiple Apple devices. It offers features like stopwatches, goal setting, and detailed reporting, making it ideal for freelancers, managing daily routines, or personal projects.

Highlights
  • Record time with stopwatches
  • Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals
  • Synchronize across devices via iCloud
  • Generate PDF and CSV reports
  • Manual time input
  • Multiple active stopwatches
  • Home and Lock Screen Widgets
Features
Read full description

Track your time, build routines, and keep client work organized with Timelogger Plus. Use stopwatches, time reports, and daily, weekly, or monthly goals on iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. See how much time you spend on freelance projects, study, household tasks, hobbies, or personal goals. Record a session as you work, add time you forgot to track, and review your progress in one place. TIME TRACKING THAT FITS YOUR DAY • Start and stop a task's stopwatch with a tap. • Run multiple stopwatches when you need to track different activities. • Add or edit time entries, including their start and end times. • Add notes to record what you worked on. • Set reminders for running stopwatches. ORGANIZE TASKS AND SET GOALS • Group tasks into folders for clients, projects, or routines. • Use tags to organize tasks, time entries, and notes. • Choose colors to make tasks and folders easier to recognize. • Set daily, weekly, or monthly time goals for a task, folder, or tag. • Follow goal progress and review past days, weeks, and months. • Archive completed work while keeping its history. UNDERSTAND YOUR TIME AND BILLABLE WORK • Review tracked time, activity, and trends in the dashboard. • Filter your reports by task, folder, or tag. • Set hourly rates for tasks and folders to calculate billable amounts. • Add billable notes for work that does not use a stopwatch. • Generate PDF reports for a chosen date range. • Export entries to CSV for use in spreadsheets and other tools. • Import CSV data and create manual backups. MADE FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES Enjoy a refreshed design with Liquid Glass and layouts that fit the screen you use. On iPhone Duo, move between a compact view and a spacious layout with task lists and details side by side when you unfold the display. On iPad, use the sidebar, resizable windows, and multitasking to keep your work in view. On Mac, start and stop timers from the menu bar without opening the main window. Add desktop widgets for quick access to tasks and running stopwatches. On Apple Watch, start and stop timers for selected tasks from your wrist. Use watch face complications and Smart Stack widgets to check running timers. The Watch app syncs with your paired iPhone. Use Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and automate actions with Shortcuts. On iPhone, follow running timers on the Lock Screen and in Dynamic Island with Live Activities. Sync your iPhone, iPad, and Mac through iCloud, and choose a light or dark appearance. Some features require Premium, available through in-app purchase. Questions or suggestions? Contact timeloggerapp@gmail.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

EARLY

This app offers a streamlined approach to time tracking, helping users understand how they spend their hours. It provides insightful reports and customizable features to boost productivity and improve work-life balance.

Highlights
  • One-tap time tracking
  • Real-time productivity data
  • Customizable reports and charts
  • Easy entry editing
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Calendar view for reviews
  • Integrations with popular tools
Read full description

Discover a better way to track your time with EARLY. EARLY will help you own your time and maximise your productivity at work. Instantly start tracking your activities within the EARLY app and unlock actionable insights to optimise your workflow, improve work-life balance, and achieve your goals. What is EARLY? Effortless Tracking • Track time with one tap — spend 90% less time logging your hours. Boosted Productivity • Get precise, real-time data on how you allocate your time to improve focus and reduce distractions. Reports • Visualise and analyse time distribution with customisable charts and reports that reveal trends, patterns, and opportunities for easy improvement. Easy Editing • Quickly adjust, add, or delete entries so that your logs are always accurate. Cross-Device Sync • Seamlessly track time across your devices for consistent, updated logs wherever you are. Calendar • View time entries in a calendar format for easy daily and weekly reviews, where time tracking becomes key to your routine. Integrations • Sync with JIRA, Toggl, Harvest, Zapier, and many more to streamline time tracking within your existing workflow.

Screenshots

Timelogger Plus4 screens
EARLY4 screens

Verdict

The call

Timelogger Plus and EARLY both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of Timelogger Plus's written reviews are positive against 37% of EARLY's. Timelogger Plus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). EARLY's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Timelogger Plus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and EARLY sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Timelogger Plus against 4.5 for EARLY. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 146 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Timelogger Plus's written reviews are positive against 37% of EARLY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timelogger Plus ships an update every 2 weeks, EARLY every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timelogger Plus versus EARLY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimelogger PlusEARLY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (76 ratings) — better4.5 (146 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews — better36.5% of reviews
Number of ratings76146 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilipe MartinsTimeular GmbH

Customer experience

Timelogger Plus

All ratings76 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative19.6%

EARLY

All ratings146 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral17.5%
Negative46.0%

User reviews

Timelogger Plus

From 76 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Exactly what I needed
  • 🏆 GOAT of time tracking apps
  • 📈 Detailed reporting capabilities
  • 🎯 Great for habit tracking goals
  • 📱 Seamless cross-device sync

Room to improve

  • 💸 Overpriced monthly service (perceived)
  • 📉 Busy and crowded circular chart
  • 📱 Single Timer not working on iPad
  • 🐛 Old task continuing after new task
  • 🐛 Mac app font size hard to see

EARLY

From 146 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Great concept and idea
  • 👍 Easy to use and clean interface
  • 🔄 Seamless syncing between devices
  • 📊 Good for insights and data
  • ✨ Nice design and visualizations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant bugs and glitches
  • 🔌 Connectivity issues
  • 🔒 Frequent logouts
  • 💸 Expensive subscription/device
  • 👎 Poor user experience (UX)

Bugs and requests

Timelogger Plus

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Single Timer does not work on iPad
  • Old task will continue after clicking a new task
  • iCloud sync broken
  • Apple Watch doesn’t work
  • Syncing between Mac, iPhone and iPad is iffy
Show 13 more
  • List of apps does not sync in their proper order on the Home page
  • Home Screen flickers in and out
  • Confusing Interface (Plus version)
  • Widgets not available as advertised
  • Single Timer feature gone
  • iCloud sync is buggy
  • Apple Watch app keeps running after session ends
  • iCloud integrity check crashes app and deletes tasks
  • Timer still running in widget after stopped in-app
  • Task on iPad keeps running after stopping on phone
  • Refusing to stop a task for whatever reason
  • Mac app font size hard to see
  • Task name overlaps time info on the right side

Requested features

25 requests
  • Bar chart instead of circular chart in Time Distribution
  • Toggle switch for time and percent in task total time chart
  • Larger start timer button
  • Add Limits for tasks to goals
  • Manual sort of tasks
Show 20 more
  • Sort tasks by spend time in reports (not alphabet)
  • Show each activity with time and percent in reports
  • Ability to set recurring reminders when a timer is running
  • Notifications to start timers
  • Add an email address for feature requests
  • Automatically discard tasks running for very short time
  • Ability to link a 'goal' to a combo of tasks from different folders
  • Widget for the main screen
  • Planning (to-do lists) implemented
  • White theme option
  • Task name overlap issue fixed
  • Other sync options like NextCloud
  • Menu in Finder top navigation
  • Stop all timers Siri shortcut
  • One at a time timer option
  • Lock the app function
  • Aggregate color-based charts by groups or use text labels
  • See timeline and daily distribution of entries by group
  • Share text from reminder/meeting to automatically create an entry with text in notes
  • Ability to lock minutes to 15 min increments, or 6 or 10 for manual entries

EARLY

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Login flow bugs (user does not exist/already exists)
  • App logs out frequently
  • App disconnects from internet
  • Inputting entries via iOS app is difficult
  • Stuck during setup
Show 25 more
  • Tracker pairing issues
  • App gets stuck during setup
  • Cannot create an account (bouncy scroll)
  • App logs out and gives constant errors trying to log back in
  • UI doesn't load properly
  • Hardware die doesn't activate consistently
  • App crashes when expanding/editing entries
  • iPad app is a scaled iPhone app, not optimized
  • Cannot submit more than 1000 characters in iOS app entries
  • Tracker not pairing with phone app
  • Mac app buggy, Bluetooth buggy, iOS app buggy
  • Cannot edit activities properly, glitches out
  • Cannot delete activities
  • Cannot 'forget' device
  • App has to remain open to register task changes
  • App complains about connectivity
  • Undo button placement issue on iPhone
  • Unclear which device handles Bluetooth
  • Tracker won't connect to the app
  • Cannot pause and restart timers
  • App refuses to keep changes to hours/events
  • App is cloud-based, no offline access
  • App would not save activities
  • UI constantly gives errors on iPhone 6S
  • Editing tasks locks in incorrect time

Requested features

15 requests
  • Home screen widgets
  • Dark mode
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable colors
  • Set and manage goals
Show 10 more
  • Direct tracker connection to services
  • More integrations with other apps
  • iPadOS app support
  • Siri integration/voice commands
  • Ability to restart timers
  • Offline functionality
  • Badge indication on app icon for running timer
  • Ability to edit time blocks
  • More advanced analytics
  • Lifetime subscription option

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Timelogger Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
2 purchases

EARLY

Subscriptions2
  • Personal Pro$14.001 Month
  • Personal Pro$139.001 Year

Questions

Is Timelogger Plus free?
Timelogger Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EARLY free?
EARLY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timelogger Plus or EARLY?
Timelogger Plus is rated higher. Timelogger Plus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while EARLY averages 4.5 from 146 ratings.
Do Timelogger Plus or EARLY have ads?
EARLY shows ads; Timelogger Plus does not.
Which is updated more often, Timelogger Plus or EARLY?
Timelogger Plus ships an update every 2 weeks, and EARLY every 4 weeks. Most recently, Timelogger Plus was updated on October 16, 2026 and EARLY on October 14, 2026.

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