Comparison

aTimeLogger vs This One Thing

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

This One Thing

Features
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The productivity problem you've never heard of: Every todo app shows you everything. Your brain sees the list and freezes. Psychologists call it "choice paralysis." We call it Tuesday. This One Thing: Single Task; ADHD Focus Todo Productivity solves the opposite problem: not how to organize your tasks, but how to hide them. Here's how it works: Add unlimited tasks (your brain needs to capture everything) See exactly ONE task at a time (your eyes need to focus on THIS ONE THING) Complete it to reveal the next (no peeking, no planning, no paralysis) Skip if you must (but it goes to the back of the line) What you won't find here: Priority levels (everything's a priority, which means nothing is) Due dates (artificial urgency is still anxiety) Categories (organizing is procrastinating with extra steps) Collaboration (focus is a solo sport) Gamification (you're not a rat in a maze) What you will find: One task. One screen. One decision. A timer that shows focus time (what you measure, you value) Statistics that matter (streak days, completion count) Design that looks expensive (because restraint is luxury) The behavioral economics: Rory Sutherland, vice chairman of Ogilvy, says the best solutions solve the problem backwards. Instead of "how do I get more done?" ask "what stops me from starting?" The answer: seeing everything stops you from doing anything. THIS ONE THING makes the limitation into the feature. You can't see task #2 until task #1 is done. Not because we're mean, but because your brain works better that way. Who this is for: People with 50+ tasks who complete zero Anyone who reorganizes their todo list instead of doing it Humans who overthink, overplan, and underexecute Those who know that "just start" works but can't make themselves start Who this isn't for: People who need to see the big picture (this app deliberately hides it) Teams (there's no sharing, no sync, no collaboration) Planners (there's no calendar, no projects, no someday/maybe) This app makes your life harder in exactly one way: you can't avoid the next task by looking at other tasks. No escaping into "planning." No comfort of "I'll do that other thing first." Just you and THIS. Every time. Most apps try to make work easier. This one makes avoidance harder. That's worth $4.99. Privacy: Your tasks live on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. We don't know what you're doing, and we don't want to. RESOURCES: • Privacy Policy: https://pragmathema.com/#this • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

aTimeLogger4 screens
This One Thing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: aTimeLogger at Free against This One Thing's $4.99. aTimeLogger also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). This One Thing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11). On update cadence, 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

aTimeLogger is free to download; This One Thing costs $4.99 up front. aTimeLogger sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. This One Thing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aTimeLogger ships an update every 3 weeks, This One Thing every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
aTimeLogger versus This One Thing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraTimeLoggerThis One Thing
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (313 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings313 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBGCINikola Knezevic

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

This One Thing

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

This One Thing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is aTimeLogger free?
aTimeLogger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is This One Thing free?
This One Thing costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do aTimeLogger or This One Thing have ads?
Neither aTimeLogger nor This One Thing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aTimeLogger or This One Thing?
aTimeLogger ships an update every 3 weeks, and This One Thing every 6 weeks. Most recently, aTimeLogger was updated on November 1, 2026 and This One Thing on October 28, 2026.

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