Comparison

Bullet vs Time Tabulator

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

Head to head
About

Bullet

Capture tasks, notes, events, and habits in one unified timeline. This app streamlines your thoughts and plans with a minimalist design, making it ideal for quick capture and organization without the clutter of multiple tools.

Highlights
  • Unified timeline for all entries
  • Rapid logging for quick capture
  • Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly logs
  • Collections and tagging for organization
  • ADHD-friendly minimalist design
  • Offline functionality
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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The journaling method you know from paper, built for your phone. Tasks, notes, events, and habits - captured in one place so nothing falls through the cracks. Stop juggling five different apps. Start with Bullet. "I've tried close to 20 productivity apps. This is the one I've been looking for." - rcghaseler HOW IT WORKS Open Bullet, tap +, and capture whatever's on your mind. A task for later, a note to remember, an event coming up, a habit to build. Everything lives on one timeline - organized by day, week, month, or year. Schedule entries, set reminders, add sub-tasks, group things into collections, and tag across projects. It's as simple or structured as you need it to be. DAILY LOG, FUTURE LOG, MIGRATION Rapid logging. A Daily Log for today, Weekly and Monthly Logs for planning ahead, and a Future Log for someday. Migration. Collections. If you keep this system in a paper notebook, you'll feel at home in minutes. If you don't, you'll pick it up just as fast - it's simply a quick way to capture and organize your thoughts. Everything the paper system does, without the limitations. Search your entries. Sync across devices. Set reminders. Work offline. "This may be the 1st app to replace my daily notebook planning!" - DiogoSnows REPLACES YOUR APP STACK To-do list, notes app, calendar, habit tracker - Bullet handles all of it. No more switching between tools or wondering where you put something. "It replaces four separate apps that I use." - Pajica ADHD-FRIENDLY BY DESIGN Minimal interface, zero visual clutter, and fast capture. Built for brains that need to get the thought out before it disappears. Multiple users with ADHD have told us this is the first productivity app that actually works for them. "I finally feel like I can declutter my head and have actionable plans." - IMP MD WHAT'S FREE Creating tasks, notes, and events. 3 habits. Calendar sync. Home screen widgets. Collections. Search. Data export. Prompts. Drag and drop. No ads, no tracking. WHAT'S PREMIUM Unlimited habits, recurring entries, sub-tasks, tags, filters, templates, image attachments, and biometric lock. Start with a free trial. BUILT BY ONE PERSON Bullet is indie-developed. No investors, no growth team, no corporate roadmap. Just one developer building the app he wanted to use. Every feature request gets read. "You can tell a lot of thought and care has been put into this." - Samuel Conley Works offline. Syncs across all your devices.

About

Time Tabulator

Features
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Time Tabulator – Smarter Work Time Tracking for Busy Professionals A clean, private, and frustration-free way to track your workday. Time Tabulator helps freelancers, contractors, and remote workers log hours, track activities, and understand where their time goes—with zero ads, zero accounts, and 100% offline privacy. Modern iOS Experience • Liquid-Glass design • Light/Dark mode • Widgets for daily/weekly/event views Track Time Effortlessly • One-tap Start/End Day • Automatic calculations • Track meetings, breaks, calls, and other activities • Notes, Tags + search for fast history lookup (New!) • Smart validation prevents incorrect entries • Jump between weeks with intuitive date pickers DESIGNED FOR REAL-WORLD WORK Perfect for anyone who needs to: • Track billable hours for clients • Analyze productivity patterns • Maintain detailed work logs • Generate clean reports for managers or invoicing • Keep time tracking simple, accurate, and low-maintenance NO ACCOUNTS, NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTIONS • 100% offline • Your data stays on your device • Zero tracking or analytics • No hidden upgrades—everything is included RELIABLE & FAST • Smooth, native iOS performance • Background refresh for active timers Simple. Fast. Private. Download Time Tabulator and track your time the smart, distraction-free way.

Screenshots

Bullet4 screens
Time Tabulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bullet at Free against Time Tabulator's $5.99. Bullet also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

Bullet is free to download; Time Tabulator costs $5.99 up front. Bullet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Time Tabulator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bullet ships an update weekly, Time Tabulator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bullet versus Time Tabulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBulletTime Tabulator
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.7 (320 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings320 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMui Studio LtdSoGoCode

Bugs and requests

Bullet

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widget not always showing the correct day's tasks
  • Inconsistent behavior when marking tasks as complete

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync with native calendar app
  • Option to start the week on Sunday
  • Ability to export data (e.g., CSV, PDF)
  • Support for handwriting/sketching
  • Multiple journal/notebook support

Time Tabulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Bullet

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Yearly2 variants$14.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly$35.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
One-time2
  • Habits Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime$79.99
2 purchases

Time Tabulator

One-time2
  • Premium Subscription$0.99
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Bullet free?
Bullet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Tabulator free?
Time Tabulator costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Bullet or Time Tabulator have ads?
Neither Bullet nor Time Tabulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bullet or Time Tabulator?
Bullet ships an update weekly, and Time Tabulator every 5 days. Most recently, Bullet was updated on November 7, 2026 and Time Tabulator on October 30, 2026.

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