Auer Notes vs TIME REC.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auer Notes
This is a straightforward note-taking application focused on speed, ease of use, and privacy. It prioritizes a minimalist interface and local data storage, ensuring offline access and preventing other apps from accessing your notes.
- Fast and easy to use
- Minimalist user interface
- Local data storage
- Offline access
- Plain text notes
- Private and secure
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Auer Notes is a note-taking application designed to be fast, easy to use, and stay out of the way until you need it. Simple and clear, Auer Notes is intentional, focusing on less, instead of more. It does one thing, the simplest possible way. Local Data: Your data is stored locally and it's always available, even when you are offline. The app doesn't use iCloud. There is no cloud or vendor preventing you from accessing your data. Also, no other apps have access to your notes. Minimal: Auer Notes has a modern and minimalist user interface designed to be simple. It is aggressively mute on purpose. The application was built to be lightweight, and to utilize less device resources. Auer Notes: A plain text and private notes app.
TIME REC.
Easily log any activity with timestamps for better personal record-keeping. Track everything from meals and exercise to study sessions and shopping trips. This app helps you manage your time effectively by providing a simple way to record your daily events.
- Log any activity with timestamps
- Versatile for various record-keeping needs
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Track meals, exercise, study, and more
- Effective time management tool
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- What would you like to log the time for? - You can log anything related to time! EXAMPLES AS A TIME LOGGER: • Breakfast log • Jogging log • Lunch log • Study log • Shopping log • Yoga log • Dinner log • And more...! Perfect for all your record-keeping needs! TERMS OF USE: https://note.com/timerec/n/n4c30f980829c PRIVACY POLICY: https://note.com/timerec/n/n3a282937e3b7
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TIME REC. at 75% against Auer Notes's 0%. TIME REC. also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). Auer Notes's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. TIME REC. sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Auer Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Auer Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Auer Notes's written reviews are positive against 75% of TIME REC.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auer Notes | TIME REC. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uri Fridman | Yoshinori Tsuchiya |
Customer experience
Auer Notes
TIME REC.
In-app purchases
Auer Notes
No in-app purchases
TIME REC.
- 1 Week Plan$0.997 Days
- 1 Month Plan$1.991 Month
- 2 Months Plan$2.992 Months
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- 3 Months Plan$3.993 Months
- 6 Months Plan$6.996 Months
- Annual Plan$12.991 Year
- Lifetime Plan$17.99
