Comparison

Then 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

Then

This app helps you understand and improve your daily habits by tracking your activities and mood. Gain insights into how you spend your time, identify patterns, and monitor your mental state to boost focus and well-being. Features include personalized activity tracking, focus timers, and data export.

Highlights
  • Activity and mood tracking
  • Focus timer with widgets
  • Mental health monitoring
  • Detailed statistics and trends
  • Data export (CSV)
  • Password protection
Features
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"Lost time is never found again" - Benjamin Franklin. To improve your productivity, you need to first understand your current behaviors and where you have room for improvement. This is where Then comes in - a time tracking app that helps you record your activities, understand how well you spend your time, and improve your focus, productivity, and overall well-being. With Then, it takes just seconds to start tracking your activities, and within a few days, you'll start to uncover patterns and gain insights into your daily life. You'll be able to see how much time you're spending on each activity and how it influences your mood, so you can make changes that lead to improved focus and productivity. But it's not just about tracking your time - Then also helps you avoid burnout by monitoring your mental state. You can see what makes you happy, stressed, or tired, and adjust your habits to improve your overall well-being. And, with the option to export your data, you can even analyze it yourself to gain even deeper insights. And, with its minimalistic and distraction-free design, Then makes time tracking a breeze. So, say goodbye to scattered thoughts, procrastination, and burnout, and hello to improved focus, productivity, and well-being. Download Then today and start building better time habits! With Then, you'll be able to: TRACK HOW YOU SPEND YOUR TIME - Quickly track your activities and emotions to get a better understanding of how you're spending your time. - Capture anything from focused work to leisure, exercise, and downtime. - Choose from over 120 icons to personalize your activities. - Easily make edits to past entries, so your data stays up-to-date. STAY FOCUSED & PRODUCTIVE - Keep a journal of all your daily activities and reflect on your timeline. - Stay focused on the task at hand with a Lock Screen widget and Live Activity focus timer. - Get reminders to keep up with your tracking, so you don't fall behind. - At-a-glance view of your current activity with a home screen widget. MONITOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH - Record your mood alongside your activities to see the impact they have on your emotions. - Identify the positive and negative influences in your life. - Monitor your work hours to avoid overworking and receive notifications when your planned activity is finished. DISCOVER STATS, INSIGHTS & TRENDS - Analyze how much time you spend on each activity daily, weekly, or in total. - Get a visual breakdown of your day or week with a pie chart. - Compare trends across days, weeks, and months to understand your habits. - Get a clear picture of your productivity with detailed statistics. KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE & PRIVATE - Export your data as a CSV file for further analysis. - Rest easy knowing your data is stored securely on your device and in your iCloud. - Set a password to keep your entries private. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Then is free to download and use. Paid subscription gives you access to detailed insights, iCloud sync, passcode protection, data export, and priority support. Should you choose to upgrade to a paid subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. Auto-renewal may be turned off in your Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. You can also manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. GET IN TOUCH Privacy Policy: https://timestwelve.xyz/policies#privacy Terms of Use: https://timestwelve.xyz/policies#terms Contact us: hi@timestwelve.xyz

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

Then4 screens
Bear Tracks Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Then at every 2 weeks against Bear Tracks Time's every 2 months. Then also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 4). Bear Tracks Time's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Then sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Bear Tracks Time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bear Tracks Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Then has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Then's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bear Tracks Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Then ships an update every 2 weeks, Bear Tracks Time every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Then versus Bear Tracks Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThenBear Tracks Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertimes twelve OUMursus, LLC

Customer experience

Then

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bear Tracks Time

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Then

Subscriptions2
  • Then Pro: Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Then Pro: Annual3 Days trial$22.991 Year
3 purchases

Bear Tracks Time

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$4.001 Year
One-time2
  • Tip$2.99
  • Purchase$16.00

Questions

Is Then free?
Then is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bear Tracks Time free?
Bear Tracks Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Then or Bear Tracks Time?
Bear Tracks Time is rated higher. Then averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Bear Tracks Time averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Then or Bear Tracks Time have ads?
Neither Then nor Bear Tracks Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Then or Bear Tracks Time?
Then ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bear Tracks Time every 2 months. Most recently, Then was updated on October 15, 2026 and Bear Tracks Time on September 20, 2026.

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