Comparison

DeskTime vs timentra

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

Head to head
About

DeskTime

This app automatically tracks how employees spend their time online and offline, boosting productivity. It allows for project-based time tracking, cost calculation, custom reporting, and managing employee time off. The mobile version includes a timer and remote team performance viewing.

Highlights
  • Automatic time tracking
  • Project-based time tracking
  • Cost calculation
  • Customizable reports
  • Vacation and time-off planning
  • Mobile timer
Features
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DeskTime is fully automatic time tracking software that has proven to boost employee productivity by 30% within the first weeks of using it. See how you and your employees spend their time online and offline, track time by projects, and automatically calculate their costs based on workers' hourly rates. Additionally, generate custom reports for in-house use or your customers, plan employee vacations and time offs, calculate overtime pay, and store your team member's contact information in one place. The iOS app with mobile timer feature allows you to manually start and stop a timer on the app, fill in your idle time gaps, get a remote view of the office and see how teams are performing, what projects/programs they're working on, who's been late and more. Key Features: - mobile timer - see who's working, slacking, late, or absent in real-time - assign idle time gaps - view your profile - view and change your settings Let us know what you think, send feedback and questions to support@desktime.com

About

timentra

Features
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Timentra is a calm, personal time tracker for honest clarity — without surveillance, noisy gamification, or productivity pressure. Capture work your way: Realtime timers, Pomodoro focus cycles, or manual sessions when life moves too fast. Organise with short project labels, full task titles, tags, and optional notes. Use Focus tools and a daily priority list to stay oriented. Optionally connect Google Calendar for context — we never create, edit, or delete your events. Review Today and longer-range patterns calmly: session modes, work–life mix, and insights built for reflection, not scoreboards. Sign in with Google or Apple, or explore as a guest. Export your data when you need it. Your sessions are yours. Timentra is part of YourFam — the sense organ for time. See your days clearly. Decide what matters next.

Screenshots

DeskTime4 screens
timentra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: timentra at every 6 weeks against DeskTime's every 6 months. DeskTime's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeskTime ships an update every 6 months, timentra every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DeskTime versus timentra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeskTimetimentra
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeskTimeYourfam Technologies Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

DeskTime

No in-app purchases

None

timentra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeskTime free?
DeskTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is timentra free?
timentra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DeskTime or timentra have ads?
Neither DeskTime nor timentra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeskTime or timentra?
DeskTime ships an update every 6 months, and timentra every 6 weeks. Most recently, DeskTime was updated on November 1, 2026 and timentra on October 31, 2026.

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