Comparison

MBT vs SimpleTimeLogger

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

Head to head
About

MBT

Effortlessly track your work hours with automatic time clock features and geo-fencing. Monitor overtime, remaining work time, and export detailed time sheets in PDF and CSV formats. Manage projects, tasks, and time off with ease.

Highlights
  • Geo-fencing for automatic time tracking
  • Automated pauses
  • Live overtime calculation
  • Time sheet PDF and CSV exports
  • Project, task, and activity management
  • Vacation, holiday, and sick day management
Features
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Time tracking with minimal effort and the most important always at a glance: The fully automatic time clock for tracking your working time with minimal effort using geo-fencing. With remaining working time and overtime always at a glance and exporting time sheets as PDF and CSV, too. CONVENIENT AND FAST • Geo-fencing for automatic time tracking • Automated pauses • Switch and create projects etc fast as lightning - without detours • Adaptive: proposes you recently used projects etc first. AT A GLANCE • Live overtime calculation • Live working hours for current day, week, month, year and overall • Live remaining working time for current day, week, month, year TIME SHEET, ANALYZER, PROJECTS AND MORE • Time sheet PDF and CSV exports • Analyze: when did you work for what how long? • List and chart views • Vacation, public holidays and sick days management • Export as PDF, CSV and HTML • Supports different projects, tasks and activities • Switch fast as lightning between different projects and tasks • Quickly add new projects, tasks and activities - without detours PRIVACY • We take care about privacy. Therefore your data is stored locally on your device and not on any server.

About

SimpleTimeLogger

Effortlessly track your work hours with a clean interface. Log time quickly, manage projects and tags, set targets, and monitor your work-life balance. Includes vacation tracking and insightful statistics.

Highlights
  • Quick duration logging
  • Project and tag management
  • Target hour setting
  • Vacation and absence tracking
  • Detailed statistics and insights
  • Home screen quick actions
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
Features
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TimeLogger – Take Control of Your Time. Powerful. Clear. Flexible. TimeLogger is a powerful time tracker with a clean, uncluttered interface – all the complexity stays in the background so you can focus on your work. Smart Time Tracking - Quick Durations: Tap your most-used work durations to log time instantly – no manual clock setting needed - "Finished by" display: See right in the Start/Stop button when you'll reach your target hours - Home Screen Quick Actions: Start or stop tracking and add new entries without even opening the app - Siri Shortcuts: Control TimeLogger with your voice – start tracking, add entries, open statistics, or export as PDF - Midnight time tracking: Flexibly allocate shifts to the start day, end day, or split across both - Add missed entries manually at any time Multiple Jobs - Manage multiple jobs separately – ideal for a second job or a new employer - Each job with its own target hours, vacation allowance, and balance Projects & Tags - Projects: Assign every entry to a project – such as a client or job – and keep track of where your hours go - Tags: Describe the context of your work with any number of tags like working from home or office – independent of the project and always optional - Tag Breakdown: See in statistics the total hours and number of days for each of your tags – for example your working-from-home days for your tax return - Filter: Narrow the calendar and statistics down to a single project Export & Reports - CSV Export: Export your working hours as a CSV file – perfect for further processing in Excel, Numbers & more - PDF Export: Professionally designed Monthly Overview with a totals row showing all your totals at a glance - Individual Export Options: Choose the row layout, separators, units, and additional columns like projects or tags - Project Export: Export a project's hours as a PDF – perfect as proof for an invoice or a report Reminders & Notifications - Reminders to clock in and out, plus alerts when you reach your target hours or an automatic break applies - Configurable separately for each weekday - Naturally stays quiet on vacation, holidays, and sick days Target Time & Work Balance - Set individual target hours for each weekday - Daily and weekly target time tracking with automatic running balance - Running Total Balance: Optionally, the calendar shows your cumulative balance up to each day right alongside it - Missed targets are shown as negative balance in weekly and monthly charts - Support for half workdays (e.g. Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve) - Automatic breaks: Configurable legally or company-required break rules, also loggable manually - Period-based target hours and vacation allowances – ideal when switching between full-time and part-time Vacation & Absence Management - Built-in vacation management: track available, planned, and taken days - Create vacation with a single tap – right from the detail view - Vacation Preview: instantly see how many vacation days a period will use before you confirm - Automatic Public Holidays: Choose your region and official holidays appear automatically in the calendar – works for any region worldwide - Manual entry of other absence types like sick days, special leave, or compensatory time off - Visual statistics with a comprehensive overview of all absences (sickness, vacation, and more) Insights & Statistics - Insights section: Discover patterns in your work behavior - Clear, visual summaries of your time at a glance Widgets & Live Activities - Live Activity & Lock Screen Widgets: daily, weekly, and monthly progress on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island First-Class iPad Support - Sidebar navigation and a thoughtfully designed layout optimized for the big screen Help & FAQ - Answers to common questions right in the app – about Jobs, Projects, Tags, time tracking, balance, and more Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Feel free to email us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!

Screenshots

MBT4 screens
SimpleTimeLogger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleTimeLogger at none against MBT's 1. MBT's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. MBT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimpleTimeLogger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MBT ships an update every 3 weeks, SimpleTimeLogger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MBT versus SimpleTimeLogger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMBTSimpleTimeLogger
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEffizienzy Technologies GmbHTobias Heckel

Customer experience

MBT

Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral17.4%
Negative26.1%

SimpleTimeLogger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MBT

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
None

SimpleTimeLogger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MBT free?
MBT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpleTimeLogger free?
SimpleTimeLogger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MBT or SimpleTimeLogger have ads?
Neither MBT nor SimpleTimeLogger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MBT or SimpleTimeLogger?
MBT ships an update every 3 weeks, and SimpleTimeLogger every 2 weeks. Most recently, MBT was updated on October 17, 2026 and SimpleTimeLogger on October 24, 2026.

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