My TimeBook vs cDs Talent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Digital portfolio presentation
- Image and video display
- Remote content management by agent
- Automatic synchronization
- Offline content availability
- Support for multiple agencies
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | My TimeBook | cDs Talent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (324 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 324 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laptop Industries, LLC | cDsGlobal |
Customer experience
My TimeBook
cDs Talent
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
My TimeBook
- 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
cDs Talent
No in-app purchases
Questions
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