Comparison

Talk Topics 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

Talk Topics

This app helps you remember conversation topics for different people. It offers random ideas when you're stuck and allows you to archive past discussions. You can also pin important contacts for quick access.

Highlights
  • Track topics by person
  • Track topics about yourself
  • Random conversation starters
  • Archive old topics
  • Pin important contacts
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Remember favourite topics to discuss with family, friends and coworkers. Features: • Track topics related to specific person • Track topics about you • Random ideas to talk when you run out of fresh topics • Archive old topics • Ability to pin people to top of list.

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

Talk Topics4 screens
Bear Tracks Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bear Tracks Time at 100% against Talk Topics's 0%. Bear Tracks Time also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). Talk Topics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Talk Topics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bear Tracks Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Talk Topics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bear Tracks Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talk Topics ships an update every 19 months, Bear Tracks Time every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Talk Topics versus Bear Tracks Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalk TopicsBear Tracks Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOndrej MacoszekMursus, LLC

Customer experience

Talk Topics

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Bear Tracks Time

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Talk Topics

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 Talk Topics free?
Talk Topics 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.
Which has better reviews, Talk Topics or Bear Tracks Time?
Bear Tracks Time is rated higher. Talk Topics averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Bear Tracks Time averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Talk Topics or Bear Tracks Time have ads?
Neither Talk Topics nor Bear Tracks Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talk Topics or Bear Tracks Time?
Talk Topics ships an update every 19 months, and Bear Tracks Time every 2 months. Most recently, Talk Topics was updated on October 6, 2026 and Bear Tracks Time on September 20, 2026.

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