NCTI vs Tempo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCTI
This app provides a mobile learning experience for students and training coordinators. Students can find, enroll in, and take courses, while coordinators can receive notifications on student progress and milestones. It offers a convenient way to manage educational training on the go.
- Mobile learning experience
- Course discovery and enrollment
- On-the-go course access
- Notifications for enrollments
- Notifications for course expirations
- Notifications for certifications
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The free NCTI app delivers a superior learning experience on your mobile device or tablet. Students can find, enroll in (as designated), and take courses anywhere, any time with the NCTI app. Opt in to receive notifications on enrollments, upcoming course expirations (if applicable), and certifications and degrees earned. Training coordinators can opt in to receive notifications on student enrollments, upcoming course expirations and other key milestones, without having to check your email or log in on your computer. If you’re a current NCTI student, you’ll use your existing NCTI Amp login credentials to sign into the app. Not all app features are available to all users. Your employer may limit access to certain app features and functions.
Tempo
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Tempo is a calm, local-only time tracker for focused individuals — freelancers, students, and professionals who want to understand their time without accounts, sync, or cloud lock-in. Start a timer with one tap, tag it to a project, and get clean daily and weekly insights. Everything stays on your device. ONE-TAP TIMERS Start and stop tracking instantly with a live elapsed display. No setup, no login, no friction. PROJECTS Organize your time with color-tagged projects. Add an optional client label or archive projects you no longer need. MANUAL ENTRY Log past work with manual time entries and per-session notes, so your record is always complete. DAILY AND WEEKLY INSIGHTS A clean bar chart and per-project breakdown show you exactly where your time goes — each day and across the week. IDLE DETECTION If you walk away and forget to stop your timer, Tempo will ask whether to keep, discard, or adjust the idle time. DAILY REMINDERS Set a reminder time so Tempo gently nudges you to start tracking if you haven't by that hour. 100% ON-DEVICE No accounts. No network. No tracking. Your time data never leaves your device. Designed with restraint. Built for focus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NCTI at 16.1 against Tempo's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | NCTI | Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NCTI | Carrie mckeegan |
In-app purchases
NCTI
No in-app purchases
Tempo
No in-app purchases









