Caesium vs ManicTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caesium
This app offers simple and effortless time-tracking for professionals and freelancers. It provides real-time or retrospective tracking, detailed statistics, and reminders. Data can be synchronized via iCloud and exported to CSV files.
- Real-time or retrospective time-tracking
- Statistics and history
- Task reminders
- iCloud synchronization
- CSV import/export
- FaceID/TouchID authentication
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Caesium is simple and effortless time-tracking for workers, clerks and freelancers. Features: • Real-time or retrospective time-tracking • Statistics and history • Reminders to finish active tasks • iCloud synchronization • Import from and export to CSV files • Optional authentication with FaceID / TouchID • Full features without in-app purchases or subscriptions
ManicTime
This mobile app complements a desktop time-tracking service, allowing users to monitor their work hours remotely. It enables viewing recorded time, manual entry, and access to phone location history, functioning seamlessly with the cloud or server versions of the main application.
- View work time
- Manual time entry
- View phone location history
- Syncs with ManicTime Cloud/Server
- On-the-go work tracking
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This is a companion application to ManicTime. If you are already using ManicTime, it is a great way to keep track of your work while you are on the go. With ManicTime you can: • View your work time • Enter work time manually • View phone location history Application will only work with ManicTime Cloud and ManicTime Server (v3.3 or newer)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ManicTime at Free against Caesium's $2.99. ManicTime also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
ManicTime is free to download; Caesium costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ManicTime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and June 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caesium | ManicTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Staudt | Finkit d.o.o. |
Customer experience
Caesium
ManicTime
In-app purchases
Caesium
No in-app purchases
ManicTime
No in-app purchases
