Comparison

aTimeLogger vs EARLY

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

Head to head
About

aTimeLogger

Effortlessly track your daily activities with a single touch. Gain insights into how you spend your time through detailed daily, weekly, and monthly statistics presented in graphs and charts. Optimize your schedule and manage your time effectively.

Highlights
  • Single touch time tracking
  • Daily, weekly, monthly statistics
  • Graphs and charts
  • Pause/resume activities
  • Pomodoro timer
  • Reports in CSV and HTML
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Track your time with single touch in aTimeLogger Pro! Spending only a few minutes a day on this app you will get daily, weekly and monthly statistics in the form of diagrams and graphs. Using this data you'll be able to control and manage your time. aTimeLogger Pro is the right solution for everyone: - business people with an intensive daily routine; - sportsmen who value every minute of their day; - freelancers; - everyone who is interested in what activities they spend their day on and those who want to control and optimize their time. Application features: - easy and intuitive interface - goals - pause/resume activities - groups - pomodoro - simultaneous activities (enable them in Settings) - many statistics available in form of graphs and pie charts - reports in different formats (CSV and HTML) - a huge number of icons for activity types and ability to upload custom icons - Today Extension for quick start/stop - Apple Watch integration - Siri Shortcuts - Widgets for watching statistics and for fast start and stop - the best support :-) STANDARD FEATURES Standard features include: - Unlimited activity types - Total Pie charts - Duration statistics - Reports in CSV - Backup and Restore PREMIUM FEATURES The optional Premium gives access to the following features: - Pomodoro - Daily bar charts - Custom fields - Occurrence goals - Occurrence statistics - Calendar integration - Geo notifications - Countdown timer SUBSCRIPTION Subscription plan provides all features above + sync across multiple devices. You also get access to web application. - aTimeLogger subscriptions purchased in-app renew monthly or yearly depending on your plan. Plan pricing may vary by country - Payment will be charged to App Store account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Support: mail us at support@timetrack.io Privacy policy: http://timetrack.io/privacy.html Terms of use: http://timetrack.io/terms.html

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
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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

aTimeLogger4 screens
EARLY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: aTimeLogger at 86% against EARLY's 34%. aTimeLogger also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). EARLY's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. aTimeLogger sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 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

aTimeLogger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 313 and 148 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of aTimeLogger's written reviews are positive against 34% of EARLY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aTimeLogger ships an update every 3 weeks, EARLY every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
aTimeLogger versus EARLY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraTimeLoggerEARLY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (313 ratings) — better4.5 (148 ratings)
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews — better34.3% of reviews
Number of ratings313 — better148
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBGCITimeular GmbH

Customer experience

aTimeLogger

All ratings312 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.5%

EARLY

All ratings146 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral23.2%
Negative42.4%

User reviews

aTimeLogger

From 313 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
  • 🚀 Efficient time tracking
  • 💡 Customizable activities and goals
  • 🔍 Detailed reporting and analytics
  • ⌚ Seamless Apple Watch integration

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and sync issues
  • 💰 Premium subscription required for some features
  • 🎨 Limited customization options in free version
  • 🕰️ Difficulty remembering to stop/start timers

EARLY

From 148 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

aTimeLogger

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent time tracking across devices
  • Pomodoro timer not functioning as expected
  • Issues with custom activity icons not displaying

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved widget functionality
  • Integration with other productivity apps
  • Ability to run multiple timers concurrently

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
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  • 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
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  • 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

11 purchases

aTimeLogger

Subscriptions3
  • Premium 1 Month Auto-Renewable3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium 6 Months Renewable7 Days trial$24.996 Months
  • Premium 1 Year Auto-Renewable7 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time8
  • (Archived) Standard$5.99
  • (Archive) Standard to Premium$5.99
  • Standard Without Sync$5.99
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  • Standard to Premium No Sync$5.99
  • Premium 2 Years$9.99
  • (Archived) Premium$9.99
  • Premium Without Sync$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$119.00
2 purchases

EARLY

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

Questions

Is aTimeLogger free?
aTimeLogger 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, aTimeLogger or EARLY?
aTimeLogger is rated higher. aTimeLogger averages 4.7 out of 5 from 313 ratings, while EARLY averages 4.5 from 148 ratings.
Do aTimeLogger or EARLY have ads?
EARLY shows ads; aTimeLogger does not.
Which is updated more often, aTimeLogger or EARLY?
aTimeLogger ships an update every 3 weeks, and EARLY every 4 weeks. Most recently, aTimeLogger was updated on October 29, 2026 and EARLY on October 25, 2026.

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