Comparison

Time Tracker vs Time Meter

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

Head to head
About

Time Tracker

This app helps you understand where your time goes by combining time tracking with goal setting. Monitor activities, set targets, and gain insights through reports and statistics to build better habits and align your time with what's important.

Highlights
  • Track work, study, exercise, and more
  • Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals
  • Utilize stopwatch, countdown, or Pomodoro timers
  • View time patterns with charts and reports
  • Organize activities into categories and tasks
  • Home screen widgets and Live Activity support
Features
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Track your time. Set goals. Build better habits. Timelog combines time tracking and goal tracking in one app — so you can see exactly where your time goes and make sure it aligns with what matters to you. TRACK ANYTHING Whether it's work, study, exercise, reading, music, or side projects — start a timer, log your hours, and see your patterns over time. Use a stopwatch, countdown, or Pomodoro timer depending on how you work best. SET MEANINGFUL GOALS Set daily, weekly, or monthly targets and limits for any activity. Track your streaks. Get predictions on whether you'll hit your goals based on your current pace. Stay motivated with reminders. GET CLEAR INSIGHTS See where your time actually goes with charts, statistics, trends, and weekly/monthly reports. Activity patterns, mood tracking, and task breakdowns help you understand not just how much time you spend — but how you spend it. STAY ORGANIZED Group activities into categories. Break them into tasks. Add notes and track your mood. Use it your way — Timelog adapts to how you work, study, or live. DESIGNED FOR YOU - Light, dark, and true black (OLED) modes - Home screen widgets - Live Activity with Dynamic Island - Available in multiple languages WHY TIMELOG? Most habit trackers just count checkmarks. Timelog tracks the time behind the habit — because spending 5 hours a week reading matters more than checking a box. You have more time than you think. Timelog helps you find it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Time Meter

Effortlessly log your time with one-tap tracking and insightful visualizations. Understand where your day goes with custom activities, widgets, and Siri Shortcuts. Export your data or sync across devices with premium features.

Highlights
  • One-tap time tracking
  • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Customizable activities
  • Daily history and statistics
  • CSV export
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Track time without breaking flow. See where your day actually goes. Time Meter is a fast, focused time tracker for iPhone — with iCloud sync, Home Screen widgets, and Siri Shortcuts that fit into the way you already use your phone. Built for freelancers tracking billable hours and anyone trying to spend their days more deliberately. ONE-TAP TRACKING • Tap any activity to start. Tap again to stop. That's the whole loop. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show today's totals or the activity you're currently running. • Siri Shortcuts let you start and stop hands-free: "Hey Siri, start Work." • Custom activities with names, colors, icons, and tags. UNDERSTAND YOUR TIME • Daily history grouped by day with running totals. • Statistics with pie charts and stacked bar charts that make your patterns obvious at a glance. • Flexible date ranges for last week, last month, or any window you choose. • CSV export — your data, ready for a spreadsheet whenever you want it. PREMIUM UNLOCKS • iCloud Sync keeps activities, types, and tags in step across every device on your Apple ID. • Unlimited activities (free plan tracks up to 5). • Full history — every log kept, forever. • Backup and restore the full database to a file you control. • CSV import to bring in historical data from other trackers or spreadsheets. One purchase. Lifetime access. No subscription. No account required.

Screenshots

Time Tracker4 screens
Time Meter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time Meter at 100% against Time Tracker's 88%. Time Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Time Meter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Time Meter every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time Tracker versus Time Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime TrackerTime Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (89 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperC.G CodeGamma Software Technologies LTDProductive Tools OU

Customer experience

Time Tracker

All ratings89 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative0.0%

Time Meter

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Time Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Timelog Plus monthly$1.991 Month
  • Timelog Plus yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • Timelog Plus yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Timelog Plus$17.99
  • Timelog Plus (Lifetime)$35.99
1 purchases

Time Meter

One-time1
  • Unlock features$4.99

Questions

Is Time Tracker free?
Time Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Meter free?
Time Meter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Tracker or Time Meter have ads?
Neither Time Tracker nor Time Meter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Tracker or Time Meter?
Time Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and Time Meter every 10 days. Most recently, Time Tracker was updated on October 5, 2026 and Time Meter on September 29, 2026.

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