Comparison

Time Golden vs JotDay

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

Head to head
About

Time Golden

This time management tool uses a unique timestamp tracing mode to help you track every second of your life. It functions as both a to-do list and a hierarchical planner, offering powerful search and statistics to analyze your time usage. Visualize your life's activities with a "Life Tree" feature and protect your data with password protection.

Highlights
  • Timestamp tracing mode
  • Hierarchical planning
  • Simple to-do list functionality
  • Time tracking and statistics
  • Life Tree visualization
  • Password protection
  • Regular/Tomato timer
Features
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To-do is silver but Time is Golden. TimeGolden is a new generation of time management tool which adopts TimeStamp tracing mode, and has virtues of to-do list and mind mapping etc. TimeGolden is for tracking every second of your life. You can use it as a simple to-do list, and you will get crucial data about how your precious time elapses away. You can use it as a careful planning schedule, layering formidable project into hierarchical tasks, by which you can defeat any difficulty if you put them into practice. Features: - Hierarchical Plan but simple To-do list - Seamless and easy time tracking - Due or recurring project/task - Powerful search and statistics - "Life Tree" describe your life - Password Protection - Regular or Tomato timer

About

JotDay

Effortlessly track your time with automatic exercise and sleep data retrieval from Apple HealthKit. Monitor app usage, view your day in a clear timeline, and analyze time distribution with daily, weekly, and monthly views. Includes a minimalist focus timer with Live Activity support.

Highlights
  • Automatic sleep and workout tracking
  • App usage tracking via Shortcuts
  • Minimalist focus timer with Live Activity
  • Concise timeline view
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly time views
  • Data analysis for time distribution
Features
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JotDay is a time tracking app designed to simplify your recording experience and enhance efficiency. It can automatically retrieve your exercise and sleep time, track app usage through Shortcuts, eliminating the need for manual input. The concise timeline, time blocks, weekly view, and monthly view allow you to have a clearer understanding of your time allocation. Key Features: 1. Sleep and Workout Tracking: Automatically fetches sleep and exercise data from the Apple HealthKit health app for convenient daily life statistics. 2. App Tracking: Configure Shortcuts to track app usage. 3. Minimalist Focus Timer: Supports Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and flip timing, allowing you to start timing quickly at any time and check the timing progress. 4. Timeline: Presents your day in an intuitive timeline, allowing you to easily view activity records and add notes. 5. Time Views: Clean day, week, and month views for easy comparison of time 6. Data Analysis: Easily understand the distribution of different types of focused time. Monthly and Annual Membership Subscription Terms: 1. Upon confirmation of purchase and payment, your subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account.。 2. Your Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period upon successful payment. 3. To cancel the renewal, please manually disable the auto-renewal feature in the iTunes/AppleID settings management at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. 4. During the trial period, if the iTunes account does not cancel the subscription, the subscription will be automatically activated and billed at the end of the trial period. Any unused trial time will be forfeited upon purchase of the subscription. 5. This service is optional for you to cancel. If you choose not to cancel, the renewal service for the next billing cycle will be activated for you. Privacy Policy: https://jotday.super.site/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Time Golden4 screens
JotDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

Time Golden and JotDay both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Time Golden's written reviews are positive against 86% of JotDay's. Time Golden also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Time Golden sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and JotDay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Golden holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Time Golden's written reviews are positive against 86% of JotDay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Golden ships an update every 2 months, JotDay monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time Golden versus JotDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime GoldenJotDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better4.7 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings921 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer闪 黄Remix Design Studio

Customer experience

Time Golden

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

JotDay

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative5.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Golden

One-time2
  • A cup of coffee$0.99
  • Remove limits!$4.99
4 purchases

JotDay

Subscriptions2
  • JotDay Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • JotDay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • JotDay Pro Annual to Lifetime$5.99
  • JotDay Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Time Golden free?
Time Golden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JotDay free?
JotDay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Golden or JotDay?
Time Golden is rated higher. Time Golden averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while JotDay averages 4.7 from 21 ratings.
Do Time Golden or JotDay have ads?
Neither Time Golden nor JotDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Golden or JotDay?
Time Golden ships an update every 2 months, and JotDay monthly. Most recently, Time Golden was updated on October 22, 2026 and JotDay on October 20, 2026.

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