Comparison

My TimeBook vs cDs Talent

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

Head to head
About

My TimeBook

This app helps longshoremen track their work hours, shifts, and earnings with automatic calculations. It offers detailed logging for jobs, locations, and travel, with customizable settings for different locals and shifts. Data can be backed up and emailed for safekeeping.

Highlights
  • Track daily job events (Shift, Ship, Location, Job, Hours)
  • Automatic calculation of hours worked and earnings
  • View hours and earnings by quarter, year, month, and week
  • Monthly job event view with holiday tracking
  • Customizable settings for shifts and locals
  • Built-in backup and email functionality
Features
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My Timebook App has been designed to be used by Longshoreman who work on the waterfront. Go mobile! Have your time book with you at all times. Keep track of where you've worked and most importantly, keep track of your hours worked. NOTE: All the data is stored on the phone and will get deleted if you delete the app. If you need to delete, don't forget to use the built-in backup feature. The backup will save all your data to a file and email a copy to yourself. Features: - Enter daily job events with the following information: Shift, Ship, Location, Job, Hours, Flop Hours, Average Hours, Travel Hours, and Notes. - Ability to update job events. - Automatic Calculations of Check-In Hours, Actual Worked Hours, and Earnings. - Hours worked calculated for each quarter, year to date, selected month, selected week, and career hours. - Earnings calculated for each quarter, year to date, selected month, and selected week. - Monthly view of all job events including all Holidays. - Configuration panel to update primary shift (day/night) and Local (Casual, 13, 63, 94, ...). - Automatic filtering of jobs based on Local selection. - For users which have less than 5000 hrs, enter Career Hours in Configuration Panel and have this App keep track of your hours worked. - Make phone calls within the Timebook App: for Checking In and Job Counts. This time book app has been developed by someone who works in the industry. Any suggestions for enhancements are welcomed, if reasonable will be considered. This is just a start. New features are in the works. Terms: New installs will have use of the Time Book for 15 days. The time book will be renewable on a yearly basis for $4.99 and subject to change. For more information or for comments, go to: www.laptopindustries.com

About

cDs Talent

Present your professional portfolios digitally on your mobile device. Your agent can manage your image and video content remotely, with automatic updates and offline access. Ideal for talents with international representation.

Highlights
  • Digital portfolio presentation
  • Image and video display
  • Remote content management by agent
  • Automatic synchronization
  • Offline content availability
  • Support for multiple agencies
Features
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cDs App for Models, Talents & Artists enables you to present your portfolios in a digital format on your iPad or iphone quickly and effortlessly. Your agent will be able to directly manage the content of your images and video portfolios via their cDsOnline account. Your books are automatically updated when your device is connected to the internet and the content remains available once downloaded- even if you are off line. No need to rush to your agency to get the right book for a meeting, all can be done remotely via a simple internet synchronization. Various representation internationally? No problem, the CDS App makes it simple to have content for multiple agencies all in one convenient location. Features: - display multiple portfolios - display digital images - display multiple videos - displays agency logo - all content is managed by your agent and automatically synced on the device of your choice. Your agency must be on CDS Imaging for the app to work. Once you have installed the application, your agency will supply with your password and username in order for you to enjoy all the benefits of the CDS app.

Screenshots

My TimeBook4 screens
cDs Talent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My TimeBook at Free against cDs Talent's $9.99. My TimeBook also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (324 vs 2). cDs Talent's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads 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

My TimeBook is free to download; cDs Talent costs $9.99 up front. My TimeBook sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. cDs Talent asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My TimeBook holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My TimeBook has 324 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My TimeBook ships an update monthly, cDs Talent every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My TimeBook versus cDs Talent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy TimeBookcDs Talent
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (324 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings324 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB24 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLaptop Industries, LLCcDsGlobal

Customer experience

My TimeBook

All ratings324 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative25.3%

cDs Talent

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

My TimeBook

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on startup for some users
  • CSV export/email functionality not working
  • App requests repurchase despite active subscription
  • Wage calculations incorrect for casual workers and specific locals
  • Email backup not sending or receiving
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  • Data not saving since specific dates
  • Incompatibility with newer iPhone models
  • Calendar format issues for Canadian users
  • Missing job categories in job selection dropdown
  • Pay scale not updating when switching between casual and local status
  • Graveyard wage calculations inaccurate for Vancouver Local 500
  • Preset to TOP PAY with no option to change for non-top-pay workers

Requested features

21 requests
  • Cloud synchronization across multiple devices
  • Dark mode option
  • Ad-free premium version
  • Photo attachment for job tickets
  • FLOP hours calculator
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  • Rolled-over hours tracking
  • Multiple day input for recurring entries
  • 70% completion assistance for IDs
  • Steady calendar integration
  • Maps integration with GPS coordinates to terminals
  • Additional notes fields (UTR, Trans, truck numbers, gang names, radio channels)
  • Business Agent job category
  • Skill and Combo lift for RoRo operations
  • Terminal address directory
  • Ability to edit entries after submission
  • Preferred job shortlist at top of list
  • Alphabetized job list
  • Multi-currency support
  • Hourly rates for future raise increases
  • Week-based hour totals for earning equalization systems
  • Export/import functionality between Android and iOS

cDs Talent

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

My TimeBook

One-time10
  • MyTimeBook2017$1.99
  • MyTimeBook2018$1.99
  • MyTimeBook2019$1.99
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  • MyTimeBook2020$2.99
  • MyTimeBook2021$2.99
  • MyTimeBook2022$2.99
  • MyTimeBook2023$4.99
  • MyTimeBook2024$4.99
  • MyTimeBook2026$4.99
  • MyTimeBook2025$4.99
None

cDs Talent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My TimeBook free?
My TimeBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is cDs Talent free?
cDs Talent costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My TimeBook or cDs Talent?
My TimeBook is rated higher. My TimeBook averages 4.5 out of 5 from 324 ratings, while cDs Talent averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do My TimeBook or cDs Talent have ads?
Neither My TimeBook nor cDs Talent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My TimeBook or cDs Talent?
My TimeBook ships an update monthly, and cDs Talent every 2 months. Most recently, My TimeBook was updated on November 6, 2026 and cDs Talent on November 2, 2026.

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