Comparison

TimeKeeper vs McTime Time Tracking

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

Head to head
About

TimeKeeper

This app automatically records your time spent at designated locations using GPS. It calculates attendance duration and provides detailed summaries of your daily, weekly, and monthly time logs. Export your data in various formats for easy analysis.

Highlights
  • Automatic time tracking
  • Location-based check-in/out
  • Daily, weekly, monthly summaries
  • Data export (TXT, CSV, PDF)
  • Calendar export
  • Break time definition
  • Attendance reminders
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TimeKeeper helps you to track your times at specific locations. Just easily create a location and let TimeKeeper do its work fully automated. GPS is used to check when a location is entered (Check In) and leaved (Check Out). The time between Check In and Check Out results in your attendance time. Over time, other relevant data such as week, month, or total attendance is calculated. Features: • Automatic time tracking for max. 20 locations (one included, more via In-App purchase) • Detailed history with every check in and check out • Daily, weekly and monthly summaries • History export as TXT, CSV or PDF to other applications (via In-App purchase) • Calendar export for check ins • Define daily break times • Attendance reminder • Today widget • Map view with all defined locations • Temporary pause tracking • Full control over your data Notes: Mobile data and Wi-Fi should always remain switched on for reliable attendance tracking. No active data connection is required. Continued use of GPS in the background may decrease battery life.

About

McTime Time Tracking

Features
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McTime is time tracking for your team: clock in with one tap, record absences and always know where you stand. CLOCK IN WITH ONE TAP Start, pause, stop. Pick the project or customer, add a comment, done. WORKS OFFLINE No signal on site? Clock in anyway. McTime sends your times with the real clock times as soon as the app is open and you are back online. AUTOMATIC GPS TIME TRACKING If you like, time tracking starts and stops automatically when you arrive at or leave a saved location. You switch it on per location. ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCES Working time, vacation, sick leave, time off and more. For one day or a date range, with breaks, comments and attachments. CLEAR CALENDAR Your month at a glance: color-coded by type, with weekly totals and public holidays. SMART FILTERS Show or hide working times, vacations, sick leave, absences or target times. Target vs. actual shows at once on which days you are ahead or behind. BALANCES Time off and vacation always with you: your current vacation balance and what you are entitled to until the end of the vacation year. NOTHING GETS LOST If a report could not be sent, it stays safe in the app. You see the reason and send it again. DARK MODE Easy on the eyes, even on the night shift. FOR COMPANIES USING MCTIME Your employer gives you access. Reports and approvals are handled on the web at mctime.com.

Screenshots

TimeKeeper4 screens
McTime Time Tracking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: McTime Time Tracking at none against TimeKeeper's 1. TimeKeeper's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. TimeKeeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. McTime Time Tracking asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeKeeper ships an update every 11 days, McTime Time Tracking monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TimeKeeper versus McTime Time Tracking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeKeeperMcTime Time Tracking
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias TotzekInfocom GmbH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeKeeper

One-time1
  • TimeKeeper Pro$3.99
None

McTime Time Tracking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeKeeper free?
TimeKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is McTime Time Tracking free?
McTime Time Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeKeeper or McTime Time Tracking have ads?
Neither TimeKeeper nor McTime Time Tracking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeKeeper or McTime Time Tracking?
TimeKeeper ships an update every 11 days, and McTime Time Tracking monthly. Most recently, TimeKeeper was updated on October 14, 2026 and McTime Time Tracking on October 4, 2026.

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