Comparison

aTimeLogger vs Tie Tracker

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

Tie Tracker

This application helps you monitor your work hours and billable time across various projects. It offers simple tracking, client and project assignment, and the ability to mark entries as billed. Generate weekly summaries and daily activity lists, with options to export timesheets to XLSX and PDF formats.

Highlights
  • Simple work hours tracking
  • Assign time to clients and projects
  • Mark entries as billed
  • Weekly work summary
  • Daily list of activities
  • Export timesheets to XLSX and PDF
Features
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Tie Tracker is a free and open source, local-first time tracking app. It's simple and lets you track working hours across projects and clients. » Features * Work hours tracking * Assign time to clients and projects * Define budget per projects * Mark entries as billed * Backup and restore all your data through Zip files » Reporting * Weekly work summary * Daily list of tasks * Export open invoices to XLSX timesheets

Screenshots

aTimeLogger4 screens
Tie Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tie Tracker at none against aTimeLogger's 11. Tie Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). aTimeLogger's advantage is ratings volume (303 vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. aTimeLogger sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Tie Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tie Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: aTimeLogger has 303 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of aTimeLogger's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tie Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aTimeLogger ships an update fortnightly, Tie Tracker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
aTimeLogger versus Tie Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraTimeLoggerTie Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (303 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings303 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBGCIDavid Dal Busco

Customer experience

aTimeLogger

All ratings303 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews268 reviews
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.7%

Tie Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Tie Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Tie Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is aTimeLogger free?
aTimeLogger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tie Tracker free?
Tie Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, aTimeLogger or Tie Tracker?
Tie Tracker is rated higher. aTimeLogger averages 4.7 out of 5 from 303 ratings, while Tie Tracker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do aTimeLogger or Tie Tracker have ads?
Neither aTimeLogger nor Tie Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aTimeLogger or Tie Tracker?
aTimeLogger ships an update fortnightly, and Tie Tracker every 6 weeks. Most recently, aTimeLogger was updated on October 18, 2026 and Tie Tracker on October 2, 2026.

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