Timetastic vs edays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timetastic
This staff leave planner simplifies booking time off work, eliminating the need for spreadsheets or paperwork. It instantly tracks requests, approvals, and annual leave, keeping calendars updated and providing downloadable reports.
- Online time off requests and approvals
- Instant calendar updates
- Automated annual leave tracking
- Downloadable reports
- Paperwork-free leave management
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Timetastic is the #1 staff leave planner that makes working life just that little bit simpler. It’s the easiest way to book time off work. No need to mess about with spreadsheets or paperwork to organise time off work. Timetastic keeps track of everything, instantly. Your staff and managers will love it as much as you. * Time off requested and approved online - no paperwork, just notifications. * Calendars constantly updated * Annual Leave tracked and reconciled instantly * Downloadable reports You'll need a Timetastic account to use the mobile app. If you don't have an account, visit our website to start your free trial.
edays
This software streamlines absence management for businesses, ensuring local compliance while operating globally. It provides a comprehensive solution for tracking and managing employee time off, recognizing the importance of absence data.
- Global absence management
- Local compliance
- Employee time off tracking
- Absence data management
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edays absence management software is purpose-built to deal with absence, to comply locally but think and act globally, wherever you are in the world. Because absence matters.
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Verdict
Timetastic and edays both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of edays's written reviews are positive against 54% of Timetastic's. edays also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Timetastic against 4.9 for edays. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 41 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Timetastic's written reviews are positive against 100% of edays's.
Timetastic ships an update every 6 weeks, edays every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timetastic | edays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (66 ratings) | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timetastic Ltd | E-days Absence Management Ltd |
Customer experience
Timetastic
edays
Bugs and requests
Timetastic
Reported bugs
24 issues- Cannot book long vacations early in the year due to insufficient days worked
- Calendar interface is confusing and shows a different page for selection
- Days already booked as bank holidays or weekends are faintly marked
- Date selection is problematic, setting 'from' and 'to' to the same date
- iPad app is forced into portrait mode
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- No Apple Calendar integration
- No notifications appear on the app icon
- Cannot approve notifications in a row, requires closing confirmation screens
- App performance is poor on iPhone/iPad
- App does not keep users logged in
- No fingerprint login support
- Magic link opens browser version instead of app
- App does not allow login for some users
- Login results in a 404 error page
- Does not handle SSO
- Display of 'Days Left' of annual holiday allowance does not update
- App is buggy and not fit for purpose
- Error message 'you must book time off on at least one working day' when booking time off
- Calendar view gets stuck when scrolling to the bottom
- Recent updates have removed useful features like seeing who is off on a specific day
- App doesn't load when opened
- Cannot log in on the app, only browser
- Works in browser but not app
- App doesn't handle SSO
Requested features
21 requests- Add Apple Calendar integration
- Improve iPad/desktop functionality
- Add employee database feature
- Allow landscape mode on iPad
- Re-add feature to click date and see who is off
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- Add functionality for teams within departments
- Add role profiles
- Allow multiple departmental accounts
- Add notifications on app icon
- Improve notification list navigation
- Allow bulk approval of notifications
- Add fingerprint login support
- Improve mobile-friendly web version
- Add log out function
- Fix app not keeping users logged in
- Fix app not allowing login
- Fix SSO login issues
- Fix 'Days Left' display update
- Fix booking error messages
- Fix calendar view scrolling issue
- Improve performance on iPhone/iPad
edays
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Timetastic
No in-app purchases
edays
No in-app purchases
