Nutshell vs TIMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nutshell
This mobile CRM platform empowers sales teams to manage leads and close more deals. Access all your contact and lead information, initiate calls and emails, and scan business cards to create new leads on the go. Stay organized with meeting notes and map-based lead visualization.
- View and edit contact/lead info
- One-tap calls and emails
- Business card scanning for leads
- Log meeting and call notes
- Map view for lead lists
- Actionable alerts
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Nutshell is the sneaky powerful CRM and sales automation platform that helps sales teams win more deals. With our native iPhone app, you can stay on top of every lead, whether you’re on a plane, at a client site, or walking into a meeting. Experience the award-winning software that makes it easy for sales reps to focus on their most important opportunities. Download the mobile app now to access the power of Nutshell anywhere! • Instantly view and edit your contact and lead information • Start new calls and emails with just one tap • Create new leads on the go with business card scanning • Quickly log your meeting and call notes • Get mappy! View any lead list or segment on a zoomable, smooth-scrolling map • Receive alerts for anything that needs your attention This app requires a Nutshell account.
TIMS
This business app enhances mobility and productivity for sales teams, plant operators, and warehouse personnel. It offers configurable features and functionality tailored to individual user roles, improving efficiency in various operational settings.
- Configurable user features
- Enhanced mobility
- Increased productivity
- Role-based functionality
- Sales team support
- Warehouse operations
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TIMS is the latest smartphone app from Computers Unlimited designed to deliver more mobility and productivity than ever before! TIMS can be configured to control which features and functionality are available to each user. TIMS is designed for sales teams, fill plant operators, warehouse personnel, and curbside customer service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Nutshell at 85 against TIMS's 6. TIMS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Nutshell against 3.0 for TIMS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nutshell has 85 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nutshell ships an update every 3 weeks, TIMS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nutshell | TIMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (85 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nutshell, Inc. | Computers Unlimited |
Customer experience
Nutshell
TIMS
Bugs and requests
Nutshell
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes when uploading documents
- App crashes when recording activities
- App crashes when adding companies
- Tasks menu closes app on iPhone
- Business card capture focus issues
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- Camera capture full of mistakes
- Blank screens when scrolling through companies
- Keyboard disappears after typing one letter in search
- Unable to complete tasks without crashing
- App freezes during account creation
- Unable to make calls from app
- Unable to open web links from app
- Lists in map mode not functioning
- Google Calendar events not visible on iOS
- Notifications arriving late (6 minutes consistently)
- App crashes when uploading multiple business cards in succession
- Unresponsive and slow performance
- Cannot access Google email login field
- Email upload functionality broken after payment
- Data not loading properly
Requested features
16 requests- Native iPad app with full feature parity
- Landscape mode support for iPad/tablet use
- Full email functionality in mobile app including open tracking
- Two-way email sync capability
- Better mobile app UI and navigation
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- Ability to delete messages from dashboard
- More mapping capabilities in mobile app
- Integration with multiple calling apps (Skype, OpenPhone)
- Custom dashboard metrics with conditional logic
- Activity logging directly from app
- Contact import from device contacts
- Calendar integration and meeting invites
- Document upload functionality
- Improved business card capture with better focus
- Filtering and sorting leads in mobile app
- Access to help documentation in app
TIMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nutshell
No in-app purchases
TIMS
No in-app purchases
