Actionstep vs Laurel Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Actionstep
Manage your legal practice on the go. Create file notes, tasks, and time entries, or view your calendar and active matters. This app extends your desktop experience with essential firm management tools.
- Create file notes
- Create tasks
- Create time entries
- View calendar
- View active matters
- Manage contacts
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Actionstep's Mobile App gives you a window into the day-to-day operations of your firm. Extend your Windows or Mac experience of Actionstep using this app to: Create - File Notes - Tasks - SMS Alerts - Time Entries - Contacts - Scratchnotes View - Your Calendar - Tasks & Progress - Recent & Active Matters This app is constantly being improved & new features added - if there is a feature in the desktop version of Actionstep that you would love to see in this app, let us know: product@actionstep.com
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.
- AI-powered time management
- One-tap timer start
- Offline work capability
- Automated task and activity codes
- Detailed entry editing
- Release approved time from phone
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Laurel Time at 5.0 against Actionstep's 2.0. Laurel Time also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Actionstep's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Laurel Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively.
Actionstep ships an update every 3 months, Laurel Time every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Actionstep | Laurel Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ActionStep New Zealand Limited | Time By Ping, Inc. |
Customer experience
Actionstep
Laurel Time
In-app purchases
Actionstep
No in-app purchases
Laurel Time
No in-app purchases
