Comparison

Expert Assistant Professional vs Laurel Time

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

Head to head
About

Expert Assistant Professional

This mobile app provides Aderant Expert users with on-the-go access to essential professional tasks. Manage time, expenses, and client information efficiently from any location. It's designed to streamline workflows for agile professionals.

Highlights
  • Time capture
  • Expense capture
  • Bill editing
  • Client inquiries
  • Matter inquiries
  • Mobile access
Features
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Welcome to Expert Assistant Professional (EA Pro), the mobile solution that enhances the professional’s Aderant Expert experience. Regardless of location, EA Pro provides the agile professional with access to the tasks and information needed to get their job done effectively and efficiently. Capture time and expenses, edit bills, and inquire on clients and matters, all within the EA Pro experience. This application is supported for Aderant Expert version 8.2 or later.

About

Laurel Time

This mobile app automates time tracking for professional services, allowing users to capture, review, and release billable hours from anywhere. It offers offline functionality, one-tap timer starts, and detailed editing capabilities for accurate timesheet management.

Highlights
  • AI-powered time management
  • One-tap timer start
  • Offline work capability
  • Automated task and activity codes
  • Detailed entry editing
  • Release approved time from phone
Features
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AI-Powered Time Management Laurel Time is built for every moment of your day, not just end-of-day reconstruction. Capture, review, and release time from anywhere — even with no connection — with a mobile-first app designed for professional services. Key Features: - Start a timer in one tap, with or without a matter — pause, duplicate, and assign later - Work fully offline: timers stay accurate and entries queue securely, then sync automatically when you reconnect - Create complete entries on device, with task and activity codes auto-populated from matter configuration - Review captured activity from your desktop and combine multiple activities into a single entry - Edit narratives, hours, and billing codes with full detail access - Release approved time directly from your phone

Screenshots

Expert Assistant Professional3 screens
Laurel Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Laurel Time at 5.0 against Expert Assistant Professional's 3.0. Laurel Time also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Expert Assistant Professional's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Laurel Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expert Assistant Professional ships an update every 3 months, Laurel Time every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Expert Assistant Professional versus Laurel Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpert Assistant ProfessionalLaurel Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAderant Holdings Inc.Time By Ping, Inc.

Customer experience

Expert Assistant Professional

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Laurel Time

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Expert Assistant Professional

No in-app purchases

None

Laurel Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expert Assistant Professional free?
Expert Assistant Professional is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Laurel Time free?
Laurel Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Expert Assistant Professional or Laurel Time?
Laurel Time is rated higher. Expert Assistant Professional averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Laurel Time averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Expert Assistant Professional or Laurel Time have ads?
Neither Expert Assistant Professional nor Laurel Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expert Assistant Professional or Laurel Time?
Expert Assistant Professional ships an update every 3 months, and Laurel Time every 3 weeks. Most recently, Expert Assistant Professional was updated on October 17, 2026 and Laurel Time on October 13, 2026.

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