Activities vs Reading Time Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- One-tap time tracking
- Habit goal setting
- Progress visualization
- Social sharing and challenges
- Offline functionality
- Cross-device sync
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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.
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.
- Reading Timer
- Progress Tracking
- Streak Counter
- Reading Stats
- Book List Management
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Activities | Reading Time Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bittyworks | Tomohito Kii |
Customer experience
Activities
Reading Time Log
In-app purchases
Activities
No in-app purchases
Reading Time Log
- Monthly - Reading Time Log7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual - Reading Time Log7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Purchase$49.99
Questions
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