Comparison

TimeTouch vs Ocren

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

Head to head
About

TimeTouch

This application automatically tracks your work start, break, and end times. Easily view overtime and add notes, with options to export your records via email in CSV or memo format. The user-friendly interface ensures simple operation for everyone.

Highlights
  • Automatic work time recording
  • Break time tracking
  • Work end time logging
  • Overtime calculation
  • Record export via email (CSV/memo)
  • Adjustable time entries
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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This app automatically records your daily work start time, break time, and work end time. Records can be sent via email in csv format or memo format. You can view overtime hours and notes in a list, and make minor adjustments at any time. The screen is easy for anyone to use.

About

Ocren

Features
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A reading-notes app that keeps the passages that stayed with you, just by taking a photo. Tap Add and the camera opens right away. Photograph the page and select the part you want. Ocren recognizes Japanese (vertical or horizontal) and English text and saves it to your shelf. No retyping. ā–  Photograph a page, keep a memo • Tap Add for the camera → select the area → the text is transcribed automatically • From the camera screen you can also pick a photo from your library or type instead • A passage that runs onto the next page: photograph the next page too and keep it as one memo • Several memos from one photo: select one area after another • The page number is read from the photo, too • The recognized text is kept as it is; whether to correct it is up to you • Add your thoughts (a note), the page number, and one of 7 colored flags to each memo ā–  Recognition stays on your device • All text recognition runs on your iPhone • Neither your photos nor the recognized text are sent anywhere • Works without a connection, even in airplane mode ā–  Your own bookshelf • Your covers stand on a wooden shelf, and you can see at a glance what you want to read, are reading, and have read • Add books by scanning the ISBN barcode or searching by title or author • Track each book as Want to read, Reading, or Read • Keep memos for each book, and search the memos inside ā–  So you don't forget • Quote of the day brings back one of your memos at random • A daily reminder delivers a passage at the time you choose • Look back on books read, memos saved, and your progress over time in charts ā–  From everyone's bookshelves • Rankings compiled from readers' bookshelves • See the most shelved books, the books with the most memos, the books most finished this month, and the most wanted books • Who added a book is never shown ā–  Make a quote card and share it • Turn a favorite passage into a quote card with the book's title and author • Use paper, wood, or one of your own photos or videos as the background (drag and pinch to frame it) • A video background exports as a video with your card on top (the first 15 seconds). A photo can also become a 10-second video with a slow zoom • Choose the typeface, text color, size and position, and a black or white veil • 4:5, 9:16 (Stories) or 1:1. Share straight to Instagram, X, and more • The photos and videos you choose never leave your device ā–  Safe when you change phones • Sign in with Apple or Google • Your books and memos are saved to your account and carry over to a new phone Available in Japanese and English. Catch the moment a book moves you, right when it happens. • Ads are shown. Purchasing "Remove Ads" (monthly or yearly) hides them • Terms of Use: https://ocren.info/terms/ • Privacy Policy: https://ocren.info/privacy/

Screenshots

TimeTouch3 screens
Ocren3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeTouch at none against Ocren's 2. TimeTouch also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Ocren sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month. TimeTouch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeTouch ships an update fortnightly, Ocren every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
TimeTouch versus Ocren: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeTouchOcren
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSyncly ApplicationsYenSense, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

TimeTouch

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ocren

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Ads (Monthly)$0.791 Month
  • Remove Ads (Yearly)$5.991 Year

Questions

Is TimeTouch free?
TimeTouch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ocren free?
Ocren is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeTouch or Ocren have ads?
Both TimeTouch and Ocren show ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeTouch or Ocren?
TimeTouch ships an update fortnightly, and Ocren every 9 days. Most recently, TimeTouch was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ocren on November 9, 2026.

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