Comparison

Activities vs Reading Time Log

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

Head to head
About

Activities

Effortlessly track your time and build habits with one-tap start and stop functionality. Visualize your progress with detailed charts and set daily or weekly goals to stay motivated. Share your journey with friends for added accountability and support.

Highlights
  • One-tap time tracking
  • Habit goal setting
  • Progress visualization
  • Social sharing and challenges
  • Offline functionality
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Tap START when you begin. Tap STOP when you're done. Activities shows you where your time really goes, helps you build the habits you care about, and lets you share them with the people who keep you going. TRACK ANYTHING WITH ONE TAP • Reading, workouts, practice, cooking, study, screen-free time: if you do it, you can track it • A live timer on every activity, and more than one can run at once • Plan how long something should take, and let it stop on its own • Forgot to start? Pick when it began. Fix or add sessions any time • Add a note to any session, and tags (fish, park, Sam) to sort them • Pin your favorites and archive what you're done with • Starter packs get you going in seconds SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES • Totals for today, this week, this month, this year and all time • Every category at a glance, with a breakdown of each activity • Charts by day, week and month, plus your average and longest sessions • Your time by tag, and filters for one tag or several • Your year: your total, top activities, best month and longest streak SET GOALS. KEEP THE STREAK. • Daily or weekly goals, by time ("30 minutes a day") or count ("4 times a week") • Streaks to keep and best streaks to beat • A friendly nudge when a streak is about to slip YOUR WEEK, WRAPPED • A weekly recap of your total time, best day, top activities and goals hit • Share it with one tap BETTER TOGETHER • Add friends by email or with an invite link, and choose exactly which activities they see • Friends see it live when you start, and you see theirs in your Feed • Friend challenges: one goal for a few friends, like 20 hours of reading this month • Cheer a friend's session • Every session has its own group chat: see who's in it, and search what was said • Report and block are always one tap away SMART HELPERS • Check-ins while something runs, and a heads-up before your planned time is up • Routine suggestions based on when you usually do things • Notifications when friends start, cheer, invite you to a challenge or message you (all optional) ON IPHONE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a STOP button • Control Center controls, and Siri and Shortcuts: "Start Reading in Activities" ON IPAD AND MAC • Designed for big screens, with side navigation and two-column layouts • Sign in with your email to use Activities on all your devices PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, no tracking, and your data is never sold • Start as a guest, no account needed; add your email later to sync • Works offline and catches up when you're back online • Optional, anonymous usage statistics you can turn off in Settings • Delete your account and all your data from Settings, any time Coming from version 1? Everything you tracked comes with you. Questions or ideas? Write to info@bittyworks.com. We read every message.

About

Reading Time Log

Easily build a daily reading habit by tracking your sessions and watching your reading streak grow. This app helps you finish the books you start by providing a dedicated reading timer and progress tracking, all in one place.

Highlights
  • Reading Timer
  • Progress Tracking
  • Streak Counter
  • Reading Stats
  • Book List Management
Features
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"I keep buying books — but never find time to read them." You're not alone. Nearly 70% of people feel they don't read enough. But the problem isn't willpower. It's visibility. When you can't see your reading time, building a habit is almost impossible. Reading Time Log tracks your reading with a single tap. When the numbers start adding up, reading stops feeling like effort — and starts becoming routine. 【What Changes When You Use It】 • See your reading time by day, week, and month • Read 3 days in a row? If you haven't read yet today, an 8 PM reminder helps you keep going • Scan a book's barcode to add it — the cover fills in automatically • Track in the background — lock your phone while you read 【Simple Enough to Actually Stick】 Tap start. Read. Tap stop. No reviews, no notes, no setup. Zero friction. Book-tracking apps don't have a timer. Generic habit apps aren't built for reading. Reading Time Log fills that gap. 【Common Questions】 "Won't tracking become the point?" — Tap the timer, then just read. No reviews, no notes. The point is building the reading habit — not the tracking itself. "I already use a habit timer for reading. What's different?" — A general timer tracks hours. Reading Time Log tracks which book you spent those hours on, so you can see how much time went into each book. "I always quit reading apps after a week." — Tap start, tap stop — nothing else to maintain. And once you've read 3 days in a row, an 8 PM reminder nudges you on days you haven't read yet. "Is it free?" — The timer, reading logs for up to 3 books, and daily, weekly and monthly charts are free. Premium adds unlimited books and detailed stats: reading streak, average session, most-read book, and month-over-month comparison. Price shown before you commit. "Will my data disappear?" — Your reading data is stored on your device. From Settings you can also back it up to the cloud or export it to a file. Privacy Policy: https://readingtimer-prod.web.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://readingtimer-prod.web.app/terms.html Start today. One tap — and your unread shelf starts shrinking. 【From the Growth & Learning Series — Related Apps】 - Quest Goal: Set reading goals and track them like a game - Archly: Save articles and links you find while reading Search each app name on the App Store. You might also like - Archly – Read & Save Articles: Read Later. AI Does the Rest. - Day Ritual – Daily Habits: One Goal. AI Builds Your Day. - QuestGoal – RPG Goal Tracker: Conquer Goals, Earn XP Daily Search for these apps by name on the App Store.

Screenshots

Activities4 screens
Reading Time Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Activities at 5.0 against Reading Time Log's 1.0. Activities also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Reading Time Log's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Reading Time Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Activities asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Activities holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Activities ships an update every 18 months, Reading Time Log every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Activities versus Reading Time Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActivitiesReading Time Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB119 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBittyworksTomohito Kii

Customer experience

Activities

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Reading Time Log

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Activities

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Reading Time Log

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly - Reading Time Log7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual - Reading Time Log7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$49.99

Questions

Is Activities free?
Activities is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reading Time Log free?
Reading Time Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Activities or Reading Time Log?
Activities is rated higher. Activities averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Reading Time Log averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Activities or Reading Time Log have ads?
Both Activities and Reading Time Log show ads.
Which is updated more often, Activities or Reading Time Log?
Activities ships an update every 18 months, and Reading Time Log every 3 weeks. Most recently, Activities was updated on November 3, 2026 and Reading Time Log on November 5, 2026.

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