TimeKeeper vs SimpleTimeLogger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
SimpleTimeLogger
Effortlessly track your work hours with a clean interface. Log time quickly, manage projects and tags, set targets, and monitor your work-life balance. Includes vacation tracking and insightful statistics.
- Quick duration logging
- Project and tag management
- Target hour setting
- Vacation and absence tracking
- Detailed statistics and insights
- Home screen quick actions
- Siri Shortcuts integration
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TimeLogger – Take Control of Your Time. Powerful. Clear. Flexible. TimeLogger is a powerful time tracker with a clean, uncluttered interface – all the complexity stays in the background so you can focus on your work. Smart Time Tracking - Quick Durations: Tap your most-used work durations to log time instantly – no manual clock setting needed - "Finished by" display: See right in the Start/Stop button when you'll reach your target hours - Home Screen Quick Actions: Start or stop tracking and add new entries without even opening the app - Siri Shortcuts: Control TimeLogger with your voice – start tracking, add entries, open statistics, or export as PDF - Midnight time tracking: Flexibly allocate shifts to the start day, end day, or split across both - Add missed entries manually at any time Multiple Jobs - Manage multiple jobs separately – ideal for a second job or a new employer - Each job with its own target hours, vacation allowance, and balance Projects & Tags - Projects: Assign every entry to a project – such as a client or job – and keep track of where your hours go - Tags: Describe the context of your work with any number of tags like working from home or office – independent of the project and always optional - Tag Breakdown: See in statistics the total hours and number of days for each of your tags – for example your working-from-home days for your tax return - Filter: Narrow the calendar and statistics down to a single project Export & Reports - CSV Export: Export your working hours as a CSV file – perfect for further processing in Excel, Numbers & more - PDF Export: Professionally designed Monthly Overview with a totals row showing all your totals at a glance - Individual Export Options: Choose the row layout, separators, units, and additional columns like projects or tags - Project Export: Export a project's hours as a PDF – perfect as proof for an invoice or a report Reminders & Notifications - Reminders to clock in and out, plus alerts when you reach your target hours or an automatic break applies - Configurable separately for each weekday - Naturally stays quiet on vacation, holidays, and sick days Target Time & Work Balance - Set individual target hours for each weekday - Daily and weekly target time tracking with automatic running balance - Running Total Balance: Optionally, the calendar shows your cumulative balance up to each day right alongside it - Missed targets are shown as negative balance in weekly and monthly charts - Support for half workdays (e.g. Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve) - Automatic breaks: Configurable legally or company-required break rules, also loggable manually - Period-based target hours and vacation allowances – ideal when switching between full-time and part-time Vacation & Absence Management - Built-in vacation management: track available, planned, and taken days - Create vacation with a single tap – right from the detail view - Vacation Preview: instantly see how many vacation days a period will use before you confirm - Automatic Public Holidays: Choose your region and official holidays appear automatically in the calendar – works for any region worldwide - Manual entry of other absence types like sick days, special leave, or compensatory time off - Visual statistics with a comprehensive overview of all absences (sickness, vacation, and more) Insights & Statistics - Insights section: Discover patterns in your work behavior - Clear, visual summaries of your time at a glance Widgets & Live Activities - Live Activity & Lock Screen Widgets: daily, weekly, and monthly progress on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island First-Class iPad Support - Sidebar navigation and a thoughtfully designed layout optimized for the big screen Help & FAQ - Answers to common questions right in the app – about Jobs, Projects, Tags, time tracking, balance, and more Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Feel free to email us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpleTimeLogger at 5.0 against TimeKeeper's 4.1. SimpleTimeLogger also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). TimeKeeper's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. TimeKeeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SimpleTimeLogger asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleTimeLogger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeKeeper has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TimeKeeper ships an update every 11 days, SimpleTimeLogger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeKeeper | SimpleTimeLogger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Totzek | Tobias Heckel |
Customer experience
TimeKeeper
SimpleTimeLogger
In-app purchases
TimeKeeper
- TimeKeeper Pro$3.99
SimpleTimeLogger
No in-app purchases
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