Comparison

Fast Time Log vs SimpleTimeLogger

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

Head to head
About

Fast Time Log

Effortlessly monitor your daily activities with a simple, intuitive interface. Quickly start, stop, and edit time logs with single taps or drag-and-drop gestures. Utilize widgets for seamless timer management without opening the application.

Highlights
  • One-tap timer changes
  • Tap and drag to edit logs
  • Widget for quick timer switching
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Efficient time management
Features
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Efficiently track how you spend your time: - One tap to change timers. - Tap and drag to edit your time log, or double tap for more options. - Use the Widget to switch timers with a single tap without opening the app. I wrote this app because I was frustrated by how much effort was required for simple operations in other time tracking apps. Hopefully you find my solution useful too!

About

SimpleTimeLogger

Effortlessly track your work hours with a clean interface. Log time quickly, manage projects and tags, set targets, and monitor your work-life balance. Includes vacation tracking and insightful statistics.

Highlights
  • Quick duration logging
  • Project and tag management
  • Target hour setting
  • Vacation and absence tracking
  • Detailed statistics and insights
  • Home screen quick actions
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
Features
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TimeLogger – Take Control of Your Time. Powerful. Clear. Flexible. TimeLogger is a powerful time tracker with a clean, uncluttered interface – all the complexity stays in the background so you can focus on your work. Smart Time Tracking - Quick Durations: Tap your most-used work durations to log time instantly – no manual clock setting needed - "Finished by" display: See right in the Start/Stop button when you'll reach your target hours - Home Screen Quick Actions: Start or stop tracking and add new entries without even opening the app - Siri Shortcuts: Control TimeLogger with your voice – start tracking, add entries, open statistics, or export as PDF - Midnight time tracking: Flexibly allocate shifts to the start day, end day, or split across both - Add missed entries manually at any time Multiple Jobs - Manage multiple jobs separately – ideal for a second job or a new employer - Each job with its own target hours, vacation allowance, and balance Projects & Tags - Projects: Assign every entry to a project – such as a client or job – and keep track of where your hours go - Tags: Describe the context of your work with any number of tags like working from home or office – independent of the project and always optional - Tag Breakdown: See in statistics the total hours and number of days for each of your tags – for example your working-from-home days for your tax return - Filter: Narrow the calendar and statistics down to a single project Export & Reports - CSV Export: Export your working hours as a CSV file – perfect for further processing in Excel, Numbers & more - PDF Export: Professionally designed Monthly Overview with a totals row showing all your totals at a glance - Individual Export Options: Choose the row layout, separators, units, and additional columns like projects or tags - Project Export: Export a project's hours as a PDF – perfect as proof for an invoice or a report Reminders & Notifications - Reminders to clock in and out, plus alerts when you reach your target hours or an automatic break applies - Configurable separately for each weekday - Naturally stays quiet on vacation, holidays, and sick days Target Time & Work Balance - Set individual target hours for each weekday - Daily and weekly target time tracking with automatic running balance - Running Total Balance: Optionally, the calendar shows your cumulative balance up to each day right alongside it - Missed targets are shown as negative balance in weekly and monthly charts - Support for half workdays (e.g. Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve) - Automatic breaks: Configurable legally or company-required break rules, also loggable manually - Period-based target hours and vacation allowances – ideal when switching between full-time and part-time Vacation & Absence Management - Built-in vacation management: track available, planned, and taken days - Create vacation with a single tap – right from the detail view - Vacation Preview: instantly see how many vacation days a period will use before you confirm - Automatic Public Holidays: Choose your region and official holidays appear automatically in the calendar – works for any region worldwide - Manual entry of other absence types like sick days, special leave, or compensatory time off - Visual statistics with a comprehensive overview of all absences (sickness, vacation, and more) Insights & Statistics - Insights section: Discover patterns in your work behavior - Clear, visual summaries of your time at a glance Widgets & Live Activities - Live Activity & Lock Screen Widgets: daily, weekly, and monthly progress on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island First-Class iPad Support - Sidebar navigation and a thoughtfully designed layout optimized for the big screen Help & FAQ - Answers to common questions right in the app – about Jobs, Projects, Tags, time tracking, balance, and more Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Feel free to email us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!

Screenshots

Fast Time Log4 screens
SimpleTimeLogger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SimpleTimeLogger at weekly against Fast Time Log's every 61 months. Fast Time Log's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fast Time Log against 5.0 for SimpleTimeLogger. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Time Log ships an update every 61 months, SimpleTimeLogger weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fast Time Log versus SimpleTimeLogger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast Time LogSimpleTimeLogger
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 61 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan KummerfeldTobias Heckel

Customer experience

Fast Time Log

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SimpleTimeLogger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fast Time Log

No in-app purchases

None

SimpleTimeLogger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fast Time Log free?
Fast Time Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleTimeLogger free?
SimpleTimeLogger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fast Time Log or SimpleTimeLogger?
Fast Time Log and SimpleTimeLogger are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Fast Time Log or SimpleTimeLogger have ads?
Neither Fast Time Log nor SimpleTimeLogger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fast Time Log or SimpleTimeLogger?
Fast Time Log ships an update every 61 months, and SimpleTimeLogger weekly. Most recently, Fast Time Log was updated on June 10, 2026 and SimpleTimeLogger on September 22, 2026.

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