Comparison

TP vs TimeSpot

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

Head to head
About

TP

Configure and manage your network devices remotely. Offers standalone mode for simple home networks and controller mode for centralized management of multiple devices via local or cloud access.

Highlights
  • Configure Omada devices
  • Monitor network status
  • Manage network clients
  • Standalone mode for single devices
  • Controller mode for centralized management
  • Local and cloud access
Features
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Omada app is used for configuring and managing your Omada devices. You can change settings, monitor the network status and manage clients, all from the convenience of a smart phone or tablet. STANDALONE MODE Standalone mode is designed for managing EAPs or wireless routers right away without having to spend time configuring a controller. Each device is managed separately. This mode is recommended for networks which only have a few EAPs (or wireless routers) and require only basic functions, such as home network. CONTROLLER MODE Controller mode works together with a software Omada Controller or a hardware Cloud Controller, and is suitable for managing multiple devices (including gateways, switches and EAPs) centrally. Controller mode allows you to configure and automatically synchronize unified settings to the devices in the network. Compared to Standalone Mode, more configuration options are available and supports to manage more devices in Controller mode. You can manage devices in Controller mode in two ways: via Local Access or Cloud Access. In Local Access mode, the Omada app can manage devices when the Controller and your mobile device are in the same subnet; in Cloud Access mode, the Omada app can access the Controller across the internet so you can manage your devices wherever you are. Compatibility List: The controller mode currently supports hardware cloud controllers (OC200 V1, OC300 V1), software Omada Controller v3.0.2 and above. (To experience more features support and more stable services, we recommend that you upgrade your controller to a new version). Standalone Mode currently supports the following models (with latest firmware): EAP245 (EU)/(US) V1 EAP225 (EU)/(US) V3/V2/V1 EAP115 (EU)/(US) V4/V2/V1 EAP110 (EU)/(US) V4/V2/V1 EAP225-Outdoor (EU)/(US) V1 EAP110-Outdoor (EU)/(US) V3/V1 EAP115-Wall (EU) V1 EAP225-Wall (EU) V2 ER706W (EU)/(US) V1/V1.6 ER706W-4G (EU)/(US) V1/V1.6 *The latest firmware is required and can be downloaded from https://www.tp-link.com/omada_compatibility_list. More devices supported by the app are coming!

About

TimeSpot

Features
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TimeSpot: your timer starts itself Most time tracking apps ask you to remember. TimeSpot does the remembering for you. Arrive at a work location and the timer starts. Leave and it stops. At the end of the week there is nothing to reconstruct, because it was written down while you worked. TWO WAYS TO TRACK WITHOUT TOUCHING YOUR PHONE For places you know in advance, save a work location and give it a radius between 10 and 500 metres. Your office, a regular client, your studio. Cross that line and the timer handles itself. For everything you could not plan, turn on visit tracking. There is nothing to set up. Your phone notices where you stop and for how long, and that happens on the device itself. A new client, a site you visit once, a job that came in this morning: it all gets recorded anyway. YOUR DAY, IN ONE SCREEN Open the day review and you see your stops laid out with the real arrival and departure times, the address of each one, and the driving time in between. Tap a stop, pick a project, done. Tell TimeSpot to always bill that address to the same project and the next visit files itself. Nothing becomes billable time until you say so. TimeSpot never invents an entry. TRACKING ON YOUR TERMS Set your work hours and your work days. Outside them nothing is recorded and the app stays quiet, so your evenings and weekends stay yours. Stops you never assign are deleted on their own. You can switch tracking off and wipe everything from Settings whenever you want. Rather do it by hand? The manual timer and manual entries work fine with location access turned off. PROJECTS, CLIENTS AND RATES Give every project its own day rate, its own workday length and its own client. Pick your currency. Link a work location to a project so visits land in the right place without you thinking about it. Lunch breaks come off automatically. Set a duration between 5 and 180 minutes, and override it per project when one client counts lunch differently. WHAT YOU EARNED TimeSpot turns hours into money as you go. Today, this week, this month, this year, per project or across everything. Round entries to the exact minute, or to 15 minutes, 30 minutes or the full hour, so the numbers match the way you invoice. REPORTS AND EXPORT Switch between week, month and year to see where the time actually went. Export any period to CSV or PDF when the invoice needs to go out. ON YOUR OTHER SCREENS Home Screen widgets on iPhone and Mac show today's hours and whether the timer is running. Your own iOS Shortcuts automations can start and stop it too. Sign in with Apple or Google and your projects, locations and entries follow you across your devices, so you can review a day on the Mac that your phone recorded. You can delete your account from inside the app at any time, and everything goes with it. WHO IT IS FOR Freelancers and contractors Consultants and service providers Tradespeople and field service professionals Anyone who works at more than one address Anyone who bills by the hour or by the day FREE AND PREMIUM TimeSpot is free with one project and one work location. Premium removes those limits and adds CSV and PDF export, advanced statistics and priority support. Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://timespot.ap-studios.be/terms Privacy Policy: https://timespot.ap-studios.be/privacy License Agreement: https://timespot.ap-studios.be/eula Support: https://timespot.ap-studios.be/support

Screenshots

TP4 screens
TimeSpot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TP at none against TimeSpot's 2. TP also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TimeSpot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TP asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TP ships an update every 10 days, TimeSpot every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TP versus TimeSpot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTPTimeSpot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (680 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings680 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTP-Link Systems Inc.Philippe Asselbergh

Bugs and requests

TP

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes when accessing local controller
  • Cannot reboot devices from the app
  • Firmware update breaks cloud access
  • Incompatible organization error
  • Wireless client information not displayed
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  • Wireless device signal strength not shown

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add landscape mode support
  • Improve 2FA integration
  • Increase network speed reporting limit
  • More advanced configuration options
  • Persistent user settings and preferences
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  • Provide a 'clear all logs' function

TimeSpot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TP

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TimeSpot

Subscriptions2
  • TimeSpot Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • TimeSpot Premium$24.991 Year

Questions

Is TP free?
TP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeSpot free?
TimeSpot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TP or TimeSpot have ads?
Neither TP nor TimeSpot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TP or TimeSpot?
TP ships an update every 10 days, and TimeSpot every 4 weeks. Most recently, TP was updated on November 11, 2026 and TimeSpot on October 30, 2026.

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