Comparison

TimeTag vs Bear Tracks Time

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

Head to head
About

TimeTag

Features
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Timetag Time & Attendance enables businesses to accurately measure & manage the performance of their staff members.

About

Bear Tracks Time

Easily manage your productive time with a simple interface for starting and stopping timers. Organize your work with customizable categories and visualize your daily progress. Import and export your data for comprehensive record-keeping and backups.

Highlights
  • One-tap timer start/stop
  • Organize by color, category, emoji
  • Visualize daily work
  • Edit, merge, delete records
  • Weekly, monthly, yearly review
  • Data import and export
  • Time block intervals
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Bear Tracks Time is a simple solution for managing productive time. Start and stop timers with a single tap or shortcut. Organize timers by color, category, and emoji. Visualize the day's work at a glance. Edit, merge, and delete existing records. Review past work by week | month | year. Full data import and export. Bring in old records or save complete backups to csv. Improve focus with time blocks, dividing productive time into work / break intervals. Subscription Details: - Bear Tracks Time is offered as a $4.00 yearly subscription (or $16.00 one time purchase) which unlocks all app functionality. - Without purchasing you are still able to create, view, modify, and export all of your records. You just cannot create more than three (3) timers, or import data. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of the purchase or after the free trial period if offered. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. - Privacy Policy: https://www.beartrackstime.com/privacy - Terms of Service: https://www.beartrackstime.com/tos

Screenshots

TimeTag4 screens
Bear Tracks Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeTag at none against Bear Tracks Time's 3. TimeTag also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Bear Tracks Time's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Bear Tracks Time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per year. TimeTag asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeTag ships an update every 6 months, Bear Tracks Time every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TimeTag versus Bear Tracks Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeTagBear Tracks Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEasy SystemsMursus, LLC

In-app purchases

None

TimeTag

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bear Tracks Time

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$4.001 Year
One-time2
  • Tip$2.99
  • Purchase$16.00

Questions

Is TimeTag free?
TimeTag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bear Tracks Time free?
Bear Tracks Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeTag or Bear Tracks Time have ads?
Neither TimeTag nor Bear Tracks Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeTag or Bear Tracks Time?
TimeTag ships an update every 6 months, and Bear Tracks Time every 2 months. Most recently, TimeTag was updated on September 20, 2026 and Bear Tracks Time on June 1, 2026.

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