Comparison

TimeCost Tracker vs DailyLoop Journal

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

Head to head
About

TimeCost Tracker

Features
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TimeCost β€” profit tracking and hourly work efficiency tool. The app is built for developers, video editors, designers, freelancers, and all professionals whose income depends directly on the time spent. It automates your financial analysis so you can manage your earnings based on precise data. While working, you simply press the "Start" and "Stop" buttons. Based on the tracked time, the app automatically calculates the entire economy of your projects. With TimeCost, you will accurately know and control all your work processes: β€’ You will see the real value of your hourly rate, even when a client pays a fixed price for the entire project. β€’ You will understand how much a new project should cost based on your hourly rate and the history of similar past tasks. β€’ You will clearly identify your most profitable and least cost-effective clients thanks to a visual audit of your entire customer base. β€’ You will know your exact earnings for each day, for the current month, and for your entire career. β€’ You will see the complete history of your projects and can check at any moment how many tasks you have closed for a specific client. β€’ You will easily reconstruct your daily timeline and see exactly what you did and at what specific time. β€’ You will track your actual work schedule, control the number of working hours per day, and monitor your days off. You no longer need to maintain complex Excel spreadsheets or deal with manual bookkeeping. You get simple and clear data that will help you optimize your working hours and confidently increase the price of your services. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DailyLoop Journal

Features
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DailyLoop Journal is a calm, premium-feeling journaling app built around a 60-second daily loop. Check in with your mood, energy, and stress, answer one short guided prompt (optional), complete exactly 3 micro-habits, and save instantly β€” fully offline. Your daily check-in (60 seconds) Mood (1–5) with emoji + label Energy (1–5) Stress (1–5) Prompt of the day (optional note) 3 micro-habits (toggle on/off) Save instantly (offline) Built for consistency (without guilt) Current streak + longest streak Calm success feedback after saving (subtle animation + haptics) Friendly progress β€” never shaming or pushy History you’ll actually use Scrollable day list with quick status + mood icon Tap any day to view details (prompt snapshot, note, habits) Edit or delete entries anytime (delete includes confirmation) Insights (100% offline) Choose 7 / 30 / 90 days Average mood / energy / stress + check-in counts Lightweight charts: mood trend + habit completion Simple, rules-based insights based on your data (no AI) Privacy & control No login. No backend required. Stored locally on your device Optional Face ID / Touch ID app lock Export full backup (JSON) or data (CSV), and import backups (merge or overwrite) Reminders Daily reminder time Optional second nudge if you haven’t checked in by evening (permissions handled gracefully) Beautiful iOS-style β€œLiquid Glass” design with soft gradients, blur cards, gentle motion, haptics, and automatic light/dark mode.

Screenshots

TimeCost Tracker4 screens
DailyLoop Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DailyLoop Journal at none against TimeCost Tracker's 1. DailyLoop Journal also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TimeCost Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. DailyLoop Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
TimeCost Tracker versus DailyLoop Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeCost TrackerDailyLoop Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.415.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor ShibutPankaj Israni

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeCost Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • TimeCost Pro$1.991 Month
None

DailyLoop Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeCost Tracker free?
TimeCost Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DailyLoop Journal free?
DailyLoop Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TimeCost Tracker or DailyLoop Journal have ads?
Neither TimeCost Tracker nor DailyLoop Journal shows ads.

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