Comparison

Timestamper vs PreFace

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

Head to head
About

Timestamper

Easily log your daily activities with timestamps, notes, and location. Organize your day, build habits, and improve productivity with category-based tracking and customizable settings.

Highlights
  • Timestamp activities
  • Add notes and location
  • Category-wise activity log
  • Customizable date-time format
  • Dark mode support
  • Search log entries
Features
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Simple and easy activity log keeper is here to help you and solve your many problems. Keep Track of your day to day activities in a very easy way. Timestamp your Activities which can even help you in creating good habits. How Timestamper: Keep Activity Log with Time and Note Works? • Install Timestamper: Keep Activity Log with Time and Note Application from Appstore. • Add Your activity by simply clicking on “+” • Change and select a category from the List • Add a new Category of activity • Check all your activities by selecting “All” option • You can check activities category wise also • Edit options available for all fields • Add a Note of your activities • Change DateTime format as required • On/Off toggle available to Set theme, Location, or to show milliseconds • Select/active Dark mode when needed • Record your Location • Search your log Interesting Features: • Having category wise activity Log • Add Date timestamp, Location, and Note for Activities • You can keep a record of the exact time any activity occurred and also can measure No. of times • Available categories: All, Default, Baby, Book, Food, Gym, Home, Pill, Travel , Cap , Car , Flame , Flowers , Gift , Heart , Hospital, Map , Money , Movie, Music, Night , Pet , Phone , Pizza, Shopping Bag, Sport, Stop Watch, Train, Water, Weather Why have Timestamper: Keep Activity Log with Time and Note Application in Your Smartphone • To Improve Efficiency • To Increase Productivity • Supports in enhancing activeness • Give assistance for Routine Management • To keep a track of Activities • Helps in developing good habits Most Efficient Application For Following Groups of People: • All those who want to keep a record of newborn Baby during stages like Pregnancy, Labour and care until a baby turns Toddler. • Keep a timestamp of Book reading, purchasing, sharing by adding a note related to it • Keep a note of your daily food intake as well as diet plan. For example, 2 Bananas at 11 a.m., Daily dinner time track record, etc. • Add Gym, Exercise, Yoga Session updates with the help of time stamper • Listing entries for Pills/medicine timings that are prescribed by Doctor • Keep a record of your Travel - Beginning of trip with DateTime, new places visited - entry with Datetime & Note - what did you find new during that visit, you can keep a note of it. • Record your Location of hunting, trekking, fishing, exploring, etc. • Enrollment of few of your purchases with DateTime & Note • Maintain a list of Money spent/lent/borrowed with DateTime & Note • Keep a record of your Hospital visits • Listing of your favorite music that you listened at a time, you liked, create a note of it • Details regarding your Vehicles - Cars & Bikes servicing, Fuel, Travel duration, etc • Put all details about your Pet Care to track vaccination, feeding, hair cutting, etc. timings • Note when did you aboard Train/Bus/Ship, a total time of journey etc. and create an event log • Put a Mark on water intake, and be well aware with your routine • Keep a record of your Sports Activities • Make a list of your Shopping also along with Note and Date/time of purchase Certainly, you will love to know your every activities, having records along with Datetime, Note. It’s very easy to add things and get used to it to maintain your daily habits and routine. If you are impressed with the ways of utilizing Application, Then try it by yourself and enjoy your Active - Productive day to day Time with Timestamper: Keep Activity Log with Time and Note Application.

About

PreFace

Features
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Stop the scroll. Start your story. Most app blockers just shut you out. "Preface: Screen Time Control" invites you back to your focus. By turning a simple iOS Automation into a powerful mindfulness tool, Preface intercepts your digital distractions and replaces them with a curated moment of wisdom. The "Preface" Experience: Instead of a cold "Blocked" notification, Preface provides a transition. It’s a pause, a moment of reflection that reminds you why you put the phone down, featuring a minimalist design and handpicked quotes from history’s greatest thinkers. How it Works (Simple 1-Minute Setup): Preface utilizes the power of iOS Shortcuts & Automations to give you full control over your focus. Choose Your Distractions: Identify the apps that pull you away from your goals. Set the Automation: Use our simple, step-by-step guide to link your target apps to Preface via the Shortcuts app. The Redirection: Every time you instinctively tap a distracting app, Preface will automatically open first, presenting you with a beautiful quote and a chance to breathe. Key Features: Intentional Friction: We replace a mindless habit (scrolling) with a conscious choice (reflecting). Privacy First: Because you use native iOS Automations, Preface never needs to track your "Screen Time" data or monitor your browsing history. Curated Wisdom: A library of deep, inspiring quotes to help you reset your mindset in seconds. Minimalist Aesthetics: A clean, distraction-free interface that respects your mental space.

Screenshots

Timestamper4 screens
PreFace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Timestamper at 13.0 against PreFace's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Timestamper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and PreFace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Timestamper versus PreFace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimestamperPreFace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (171 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings171 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB44 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSUSAMP INFOTECHRuben Zhou Yang

Bugs and requests

Timestamper

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Crashes a lot when adding something
  • Crashes when changing a category
  • App is slow and doesn't record everything
  • Crashes consistently now
  • Cannot make one entry now
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  • Locks up with too many characters in event
  • Categories change unexpectedly
  • Throws out if date is changed
  • Unusable after iOS update
  • Starts crashing after adding every new entry
  • Saving to the wrong categories
  • Crashes constantly
  • Crash when trying to select default category
  • Crash when entering a note with a & symbol
  • Categories don't save properly
  • Switches to incorrect category
  • Turning on prompt for category on entry crashes app
  • Cannot get rid of default category

Requested features

17 requests
  • Export an entire day of notes to PDF
  • More icons to choose from
  • Easier data export options
  • Batch select option for deleting entries
  • Notification option
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  • Get rid of the last "Ok" before data is recorded
  • Update to iOS 17
  • Printing ability
  • Export to CSV
  • Add a chart
  • Watch app ability
  • Add a start and end time for events
  • Option to delete all notes in a category
  • Delete all notes and stamps at once
  • Pay to remove ads
  • Doc scan/receipt catalog linked to secure cloud
  • Set or edit date, time, category, and note in one place

PreFace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Timestamper

One-time6
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
2 purchases

PreFace

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Timestamper free?
Timestamper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PreFace free?
PreFace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timestamper or PreFace have ads?
Neither Timestamper nor PreFace shows ads.

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