Comparison

Tyme | Time Tracking vs Timesheet IO

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

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About

Tyme | Time Tracking

Effortlessly track your work hours and manage projects with this powerful time tracking tool. Gain instant overviews of workload, deadlines, and budgets, with automatic syncing across all your devices. Visualize your data with detailed statistics and customizable reports.

Highlights
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Project and deadline overviews
  • Detailed statistics and data visualization
  • Home screen widgets
  • Expense and holiday tracking
  • Calendar integration
  • Automated reminders
  • Export and import data
Features
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Tyme is the perfect companion and a simple but smart and powerful tool to track working times for your customers – As a lone fighter or as a team. You always get an instant and quick overview of your projects, deadlines and workload. The interface with visual focus is clear and feels good. We are constantly improving Tyme and adding new features bit by bit. 1. Always in sync on all your devices Tyme comes as a package for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. The subscription automatically unlocks Tyme on all your devices. 2. Everything at a Glance The interface is designed to provide an overview of your recorded times, projects, budgets and deadlines at any time. Unbooked times are automatically displayed. Running timers are always visible and can be started or stopped via shortcuts without opening Tyme. So you can work without being disturbed by time tracking. 3. Data Visualized With the detailed statistics you have an overview of your personal workload or that of your team. Booked hours, current revenues, over- and under-times, your working hours or already planned times are displayed and breaks are recorded automatically. 4. Home Screen Widgets Use the widgets to keep track of your working hours for the current day, week or the whole month. They also show running timers or when it's time to call it a day. 5. Task Types Are you traveling for work? Do you have fixed costs in your projects? Or are you on holidays? Then enter travel costs, expenses, fixed costs, flat rates or holidays in addition to times. 6. Sync & Calendar Integration Tyme automatically synchronizes all data with all your devices and with your team. Using the calendar integration, you can also view your recorded times as calendar entries and make changes from there. 7. Tyme Reminds You Did you forget to start the timer? Is there a deadline coming up? Is your daily working time reached? Have you been focusing too long and need a break? Have you forgotten to book times? Use Tyme's reminder features. 8. Export & Import You can export your recorded times as PDF, CSV or JSON. Customize the export view according to your wishes. Tyme offers you a CSV importer if you want to import data from other applications. 9. Automatic Tracking Not in the mood to start a timer manually? Have your times recorded automatically by specifying where your workplace is. 10. Shortcuts & Automation With over 20 different shortcuts, you can automate tasks. Create and manage your projects and tasks, or fetch time tracking data and share it with other apps. 11. Apple Watch App With the Watch App you can stop and start timers and view your hours worked. 12. Pricing Tyme is available as a subscription. You can choose between a monthly or annual subscription. Before you decide, you can test Tyme for 14 days. The subscription activates Tyme for your Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Privacy policy: https://www.tyme-app.com/en/privacy-app/ Terms of use: https://www.tyme-app.com/en/terms-of-use/

About

Timesheet IO

Effortlessly track your work hours, projects, and breaks with this intuitive time tracking application. Generate detailed reports, manage billable hours, and simplify invoicing. Offers smart reminders and export options to enhance productivity and financial organization.

Highlights
  • One-tap time tracking
  • Timesheets for projects and tasks
  • Track billable hours and breaks
  • Expense tracking
  • Detailed reports and statistics
  • Export to Excel and CSV
  • Smart break reminders
Features
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Timesheet — the time tracker for freelancers, contractors, and self-employed professionals. Log billable hours in seconds. Start a timer with one tap, photograph a receipt to log an expense, and turn tracked work into invoice-ready timesheets. No clutter, no admin overhead — just precise time tracking on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Built for people who get paid by the hour Whether you bill clients, log overtime for HR, or track personal projects, Timesheet keeps every minute accounted for. Add notes, tags, rates, and mileage to each entry. Tag work as billable, paid, or invoiced. Export to Excel or CSV when it's time to bill. Smart automation that respects your battery • Location-based timer — start tracking automatically when you arrive at a client site • NFC tag automation — tap an NFC sticker to start or stop the timer • Wi-Fi triggers — start the timer when you connect to your office network • Smart Break Reminders with three modes: – Time-based: simple interval reminders – Health-aware: uses Apple Health (heart rate, steps) to suggest breaks – Adaptive: learns from your personal work patterns • Forgotten timer detection — get notified when a timer has been running unusually long • Tracking reminders — learns when you usually work and nudges you if you forget to start Powerful on every Apple device • Apple Watch app — start, stop, and check elapsed time from your wrist • CarPlay — start, pause, and stop the timer from the car screen, with automatic mileage on the drive • Control Center toggle and Action Button support (iOS 18) • Home Screen widgets — at-a-glance daily, weekly, and monthly totals • Siri Shortcuts and Universal Links — automate your workflow • Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, full accessibility support Built-in reports and exports • Daily, weekly, monthly statistics with project breakdowns • Export to Excel (.xlsx) and CSV with custom sorting • Work Patterns — evenings, nights and weekends worked, computed on device • Local backup and restore • Offline-first — works without an internet connection Privacy-first by design • Your data stays on your device unless you opt into Cloud Sync • No ads, no third-party trackers • Local SQLite database Timesheet Plus — Continue your work on every device • Cloud sync between iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch • Automatic, GDPR-compliant cloud backups • Smart tag suggestions based on project and time of day Timesheet Pro — Everything Plus, plus the tools serious freelancers and small teams need • Calendar Sync — your tracked hours appear in iOS Calendar automatically • Invoices from your phone — PDF with your branding, ready to send • AI Insights — work rhythm, projects, finances and breaks • Web app access at my.timesheet.io — manage everything from any browser • Advanced analytics and reports with custom export fields • Scheduled email reports to clients • Team collaboration with shared projects and role-based permissions • QuickBooks and Zapier integrations • API access for developers • Priority support Timesheet Plus and Pro are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage and cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Questions or feedback? Contact us anytime: office@timesheet.io Download Timesheet today and take control of your time. Privacy Policy: https://timesheet.io/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tyme | Time Tracking4 screens
Timesheet IO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Timesheet IO at freemium against Tyme | Time Tracking's subscription. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Tyme | Time Tracking sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Timesheet IO sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Tyme | Time Tracking against 4.5 for Timesheet IO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 96 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Tyme | Time Tracking's written reviews are positive against 54% of Timesheet IO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tyme | Time Tracking ships an update every 3 weeks, Timesheet IO every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tyme | Time Tracking versus Timesheet IO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyme | Time TrackingTimesheet IO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (53 ratings)4.5 (96 ratings)
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews54.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5396 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB105 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperUnit Numberfive oHGTimesheet - Mobile Time Tracking OG

Customer experience

Tyme | Time Tracking

All ratings53 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral16.4%
Negative36.1%

Timesheet IO

All ratings96 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral18.0%
Negative27.9%

Bugs and requests

Tyme | Time Tracking

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Timesheet IO

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App disappears from phone, data loss
  • Settings do not save (24hr time, km, rounding)
  • Location-based automation inconsistent
  • Cannot set task status after update
  • App becomes completely unusable after updates
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  • Stuck on loading screen
  • Widget not reliable
  • Dark mode text unreadable
  • App loses context when switching
  • Cannot add break time
  • Tasks not shown properly in reports
  • Cannot adjust timestamps using keyboard
  • Tasks defaulting to not billable
  • Ability to save folder color for projects lost
  • Bug suite à mise à jour (no access to tasks/export)
  • Fehler direkt beim Start (pulsating logo only)

Requested features

7 requests
  • Guest mode for testing
  • Ability to value amount field independently of hourly rate (for fixed fees)
  • Yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly statistics view
  • Dark mode implementation
  • Ability to add bonus pay or salary for non-hourly projects
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  • Option to not send telemetry to timesheet.io
  • Use own storage providers for backups and restores

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Tyme | Time Tracking

Subscriptions8
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (1 User)3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (1 User)14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (3 User)$12.991 Month
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  • Tyme Monthly Plan (2 User)$13.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (4 User)$24.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (6 User)$39.991 Month
  • Tyme Annual Plan (1 User)3 variants$59.991 Year
  • Tyme Annual Plan (1 User)14 Days trial$59.991 Year
5 purchases

Timesheet IO

Subscriptions4
  • Timesheet Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Timesheet Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Timesheet Plus Yearly$49.991 Year
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  • Timesheet Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Donate a coffee$3.99

Questions

Is Tyme | Time Tracking free?
Tyme | Time Tracking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timesheet IO free?
Timesheet IO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tyme | Time Tracking or Timesheet IO?
Tyme | Time Tracking and Timesheet IO are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 53 and 96 ratings respectively.
Do Tyme | Time Tracking or Timesheet IO have ads?
Neither Tyme | Time Tracking nor Timesheet IO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tyme | Time Tracking or Timesheet IO?
Tyme | Time Tracking ships an update every 3 weeks, and Timesheet IO every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tyme | Time Tracking was updated on September 23, 2026 and Timesheet IO on September 18, 2026.

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