Comparison

RescueTime vs TA

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

Head to head
About

RescueTime

Understand and manage your time automatically. This app helps you block distractions, track activities on your mobile and desktop, and set productivity goals. Gain insights into your workday and improve focus.

Highlights
  • Automatic time tracking
  • Distraction blocking (Focus Sessions)
  • Activity categorization
  • Task timers
  • Offline activity logging
  • Home screen widgets
  • Productivity goals and alerts
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RescueTime helps you track time, block distractions, manage goals, and understand your full workday across phone and desktop. Together this gives you a clear view of your habits and the tools to improve them. Understand where your time goes, stay focused when it matters, and build better workdays without extra effort. One subscription works across all your devices, syncing your data to give you a complete picture of your time on mobile and desktop. **Created For iOS** RescueTime for iOS brings powerful, simple focus tools to your phone: • Automatic app tracking: see app activity with productivity ratings and daily and weekly summaries (optional Screen Time permission). • Focus Sessions with optional app blocking: stay on task with time-boxing, optionally grant permission to block distractions in real time. • Project tracking: log time to specific projects and track progress across sessions and timers. • Offline time: add meetings, calls, and other offline activities to complete your day. • Reporting: View and manage your time across all your devices in the app. • Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and Russian. **Focus Sessions** Start a Focus Session when you need uninterrupted time to work. RescueTime blocks distractions, tracks your progress, and delivers a summary when you're done. Use timers for time boxing or to track open-ended tasks. Sessions and timers can be linked to projects, so your focused time always counts toward something meaningful. **Full Workday Perspective** Install RescueTime on your desktop to see the full picture. Your activity, focus sessions, and progress sync seamlessly across devices. Please note that RescueTime for desktop is only available in English. **Goals And Insights** Set daily goals for focused work, screen-free time, or better online habits. RescueTime tracks your progress automatically and shows how your behavior aligns with your goals. Weekly summaries highlight trends over time, so you can see what's working and what's not. **Permissions** Several optional features require elevated permissions. Reporting: tracking phone app activity requires Screen Time permission, and you can choose to use this feature or not. Focus Sessions: using the optional app blocking part of sessions requires Screen Time permission in order to offer real-time intervention. **Plans** Solo Focus includes automatic tracking with full history, Focus Sessions with real-time app blocking, offline activity logging, goals with daily targets, alerts and automations, advanced filtering, and integrations. Solo+ includes everything in Solo Focus, plus automated project and task tracking with RescueTime Timesheets. Link activities and timers to projects to automatically generate timesheets or track progress across work and personal goals. Free includes automatic basic tracking, daily and weekly reports, the Productivity Pulse, and two weeks of activity history. Offline time logging, project tracking, and distraction blocking require a subscription. **For Teams** RescueTime also offers team plans with shared projects, team dashboards, manager insights, and centralized settings. Team plans are only available at rescuetime.com. **Privacy** RescueTime does not record keystrokes, capture screenshots, or read message and website content. You control what is tracked, can pause tracking at any time, and can export or delete your data whenever you choose.

About

TA

Features
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TimeAssistant — a universal time tracker for iPhone and Mac. One-tap timers, manual back-entry, and photo transcription bring your time on every device into view, with blood pressure and weight managed along the way. Every minute, clearly seen. [One-Tap Timers] Start common activities with one tap: work, off-work, study, meetings, exercise, meals, sleep — always ready, just tap to start Custom activities: combine names, descriptions, and tags however you like Siri Shortcuts supported: start or stop a timer with a single phrase [Record Your Way] Back-entry: fill in start and end times manually — the past can be recorded too Mac auto-tracking: apps you use on your Mac are recorded automatically, hands-free By device: see how your time splits across iPhone, Mac, and other sources to understand your device habits [Health, Together] Blood pressure: systolic / diastolic / pulse, with left / right arm labeling Weight: quick point-in-time records Photo transcription (Premium): take a photo of your own blood pressure monitor's screen to quickly transcribe the readings already shown; values are saved only after you confirm them. Manual entry is always available PDF export: export blood pressure records in one tap — handy for follow-up visits [Statistics at a Glance] Four views: day / week / month / year Duration activities and point-in-time records (blood pressure, weight) are counted separately, never mixed Color-coded tags; tag details show total time, average, and trends Trend charts + pie charts — keep recording and see the change [More] iCloud sync (Premium): activities and tags stay consistent across all your devices Dark mode; English and Simplified Chinese interfaces Data stays on your device by default — whether to enable cloud sync is entirely up to you Premium unlocks iCloud sync and photo transcription of blood pressure monitor readings, with a free trial before you decide. Already a member? Restore your purchase to keep using it on all your devices. Start recording. See your time. [Medical Disclaimer] TimeFlow is a record-keeping tool that may include personal health data. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical diagnosis or medical advice. This app does not include, sell, or connect to any medical hardware; blood pressure and other values are measured by the user with their own devices (each device is separately cleared by its manufacturer for the regions where it is sold) and then manually entered or confirmed in the app. This app is not a substitute for professional medical opinion — please consult a physician before making any health decisions.

Screenshots

RescueTime4 screens
TA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TA at every 10 days against RescueTime's monthly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. RescueTime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month and TA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RescueTime ships an update monthly, TA every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RescueTime versus TA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRescueTimeTA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.417.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB25 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRescueTime东华 石

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RescueTime

Subscriptions4
  • Solo Monthly14 Days trial$9.001 Month
  • Solo+ Monthly14 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Solo Yearly14 Days trial$84.001 Year
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  • Solo+ Yearly14 Days trial$143.991 Year
1 purchases

TA

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99

Questions

Is RescueTime free?
RescueTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TA free?
TA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RescueTime or TA have ads?
Neither RescueTime nor TA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RescueTime or TA?
RescueTime ships an update monthly, and TA every 10 days. Most recently, RescueTime was updated on October 10, 2026 and TA on October 15, 2026.

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