Comparison

itimestamps vs InstantLog

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

Head to head
About

itimestamps

Features
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时间戳记录,新晋奶爸,记录宝宝的喝奶、睡觉、拉粑粑时间

About

InstantLog

Effortlessly capture important moments with a single tap. Log time for work, study, or routines, add notes, and organize entries with custom tags. Offers smart auto-fill and history viewing for easy management.

Highlights
  • One-tap time logging
  • Custom time entry
  • Quick tags for categorization
  • Smart auto-fill notes
  • History view with search and filters
  • CSV export (Premium)
  • Backup and restore (Premium)
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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InstantLog helps you capture a moment before it slips away. Save the time with one tap, hold to record an idea, or mark where you parked. No InstantLog account is required. THREE QUICK ACTIONS • Stamp: save the current time, with an optional note and smart auto-fill. • Recording: press and hold to create a stamp and record audio. Release to save, or slide up to cancel only the audio. • Parking: save a parking spot, then find your car with a map, distance, parking details, and Apple Maps walking directions. ON YOUR WRIST Record directly on Apple Watch. Stamps and recordings are saved locally when the phone is unavailable and sync to your paired iPhone later. Check pending/synced status and listen to your Watch recordings. MAKE IT YOURS Set iPhone and Apple Watch button positions independently from iPhone Settings. Add text or more recordings to existing stamps. Use quick tags, smart suggestions, time-based rules, history search and filters, flexible time entry, and Home Screen widgets. FREE CORE FEATURES Recording, playback, Watch audio sync, button customization, and basic parking save/retrieval are free. Your stamps, notes, and recordings are stored on device; Watch recordings transfer to the paired iPhone. Transcription and translation are not included. PREMIUM — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Add GPS to regular iPhone stamps, unlock the advanced find-car direction arrow on iPhone and Apple Watch, export CSV, back up and restore your data including recordings saved on iPhone, and remove banner ads. Backups do not include recordings still waiting on Watch. No subscription.

Screenshots

itimestamps3 screens
InstantLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: itimestamps at none against InstantLog's 1. itimestamps also leads on ads (none vs shown). InstantLog's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. InstantLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. itimestamps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

itimestamps ships an update every 17 months, InstantLog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
itimestamps versus InstantLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteritimestampsInstantLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer昌阳 王WEI-LUN HUANG

In-app purchases

None

itimestamps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

InstantLog

One-time1
  • InstantLog - Quick Timestamp$1.99

Questions

Is itimestamps free?
itimestamps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is InstantLog free?
InstantLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do itimestamps or InstantLog have ads?
InstantLog shows ads; itimestamps does not.
Which is updated more often, itimestamps or InstantLog?
itimestamps ships an update every 17 months, and InstantLog every 2 months. Most recently, itimestamps was updated on October 4, 2026 and InstantLog on October 13, 2026.

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