Comparison

The Log vs TLE® Access

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

Head to head
About

The Log

This app helps parents track potty training and elimination communication for babies and toddlers. It digitally logs potty times, offers reminders based on your child's patterns, and provides reports to understand their natural intervals. Stop guessing and become a potty pro with digital insights.

Highlights
  • Digital potty observation logging
  • Track baby signals and observations
  • Generate PDF reports of potty intervals
  • Set custom potty time alarms
  • Support for multiple babies
  • Free online classes
Features
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Stop over-offering and second-guessing yourself…and become a potty pro (or at least better than you were last week!) with this app. Whether you are potty training your toddler or doing elimination communication (EC or infant potty training) with your 0-18 month baby, you need this app! Observation time is key for knowing your little one’s natural timing intervals (how often s/he goes potty) and keeping track of any baby signals (or “peepee dances”) you see. But forget that printable log you got from my website! You can now digitally track how often your baby pees or poops during observation time, or potty training, with ease. If you’ve wondered: “How often does my baby pee or poop?” “When should I offer the potty to my little one?” “If I want to set a potty time reminder on my phone, how long should I set it for?” …The Log is your answer. No more paper printouts and chicken-scratch logging, no more guessing “how often does my little actually pee or poop?”…now you can simply open the app and, starting at either waking or feeding, track how often your baby or toddler goes. Then download a PDF of your results. *You can also take a note of your little one’s signals or other observations by long-pressing the activity button, as you go. After starting potty training, or if you’re doing EC…after a few hours of observation time (or a few days if you’re really inquisitive)…visit the Reports screen to easily see your baby’s intervals in graph or written format. Set a potty time alarm based on your baby’s actual timing intervals, so your smart phone can remind you throughout the day when to offer a “pottytunity” - or chance to go potty. If you have a toddler you’re potty training or wrapping up EC with, you can use this app to set an alarm based on your observations - welcome to your new potty training alarm app! Track one or more babies, keep the logs separate, and easily re-set the data to start a new observation sesh any time (I recommend you re-log your child’s rhythms every few months or so to keep it fresh!). Stop over-offering and second-guessing yourself…and become a potty pro (or at least better than you were last week!) with this app. Developed by me, Andrea Olson, author of Go Diaper Free and The Tiny Potty Training Book, whose 5 children were all out of diapers by walking, none requiring potty trained…a mom who has hardly had to change a poopy diaper and has saved over $10,000 in diapers across their babyhoods…you’re in good hands when it comes to observing your baby for elimination communication. Learn more at godiaperfree.com or via the app, itself. PS - if you’re stinking at potty training, learn more with the free classes inside the app. If you don’t know what EC is, it’s the natural alternative to diaper dependence and potty training, and it starts as early as birth to 18 months. It’s what people have done for all of human history, long before diapers were invented. We also have a free class and books on that.

About

TLE® Access

This app provides secure and convenient mobile access to TLE Centers. It stores your access ID and communicates it to the access control system for quick authentication.

Highlights
  • Secure access ID storage
  • Safe communication with access control system
  • Convenient door access
  • Efficient authentication process
Features
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TLE Access is a sleek and simple mobile application designed to enable door access to TLE Centers. It securely stores your access ID and communicates it safely to the access control system for authentication, making the door access process more convenient and efficient.

Screenshots

The Log4 screens
TLE® Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Log at 4.4 against TLE® Access's 3.8. The Log also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 5). TLE® Access's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 61%). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Log holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of The Log's written reviews are positive against 100% of TLE® Access's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Log ships an update every 2 months, TLE® Access every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Log versus TLE® Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe LogTLE® Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (20 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea Olson Productions LLCThe Learning Experience

Customer experience

The Log

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral27.8%
Negative11.1%

TLE® Access

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Log

No in-app purchases

None

TLE® Access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Log free?
The Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TLE® Access free?
TLE® Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Log or TLE® Access?
The Log is rated higher. The Log averages 4.4 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while TLE® Access averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do The Log or TLE® Access have ads?
Neither The Log nor TLE® Access shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Log or TLE® Access?
The Log ships an update every 2 months, and TLE® Access every 4 months. Most recently, The Log was updated on June 1, 2026 and TLE® Access on September 15, 2026.

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