Comparison

Control for GitLab vs Timefold

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

Head to head
About

Control for GitLab

Manage your GitLab projects on your iPhone or iPad from anywhere. Track projects, issues, merge requests, and code, all from your mobile device. Stay connected to your team and code even when you're on the go.

Highlights
  • Manage Projects, Issues, and Merge Requests
  • Browse Source Code and Commits
  • Full Team Management
  • View and Edit Branches and Tags
  • Markdown and Emoji Support
  • Secure with Passcode
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Control for GitLab is the best way to manage your GitLab projects on any iPhone and iPad device, anywhere at any time! Control for GitLab helps you to easily keep track of your GitLab projects while you are sitting on the train on your way back home, or when you are trapped inside a meeting with no chances of getting out! Features: - View and add Projects - View, add, edit and share Issues - Issue, Milestone and Merge Requests Transition Workflow - Search Issues by ID, title or labels - View and add Comments - Style any comment or description with markdown, HTML and emoji smileys - Calendar and Address Book Integration - Browse your Source Code - Full Team Management (add and remove team members) - View your Commits - View your Commit Diffs - View, protect and unprotect your Branches - View your Tags - View and add Labels - View, add, edit and share Milestones - View, add, edit and share Merge Requests - View, add, edit and share Code Snippets - View and use Favourite Filters - View and add Groups - View, add, edit, share SSH Keys - View, add, edit, share Hooks - Explore, fork and favourite public projects - Full Core Spotlight support - Full access the projects' Wiki - Protect your data with a personal Passcode - Connect to HTTP or HTTPS server GitLab is a growing community and as their API expands so will this app! We work extensively with the GitLab team to refine and expand the API in order to provide you the best GitLab mobile user experience ever. You will have everything under control! Follow the project on twitter: @gitlabcontrol For info on new releases, to suggest new features and to report bugs send an email to support@gitlabcontrol.com. Restrictions: Control for GitLab currently supports GitLab server version 9.x and higher. Disclaimer: Control for GitLab is not affiliated, endorsed, sponsored, or approved with or by GitLab Inc.

About

Timefold

This personal journal app helps you record daily activities and their duration. It offers AI-powered weekly summaries, smart categorization, and data export options. Visualize your progress with a unique star map view.

Highlights
  • Quick daily entry capture
  • AI-powered weekly insights
  • Smart activity categorization
  • Data export to Excel, CSV, JSON
  • Star Map visualization
Features
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Timefold is a lightweight daily log for what you're doing right now — no timers, no streaks to keep, just a few seconds per entry. • Capture the moment — one line per thing, jotted down as it happens • Attachments — add photos, videos, voice notes or files to any entry • Memory Roam — your past entries become a sphere you can spin and drag, bumping into moments you'd forgotten • AI weekly note — one honest sentence a week about where your time actually went • Category insight — 11 categories, auto-tagged by AI, shown as a distribution ring • Keyword map — frequent words surface on their own; tap one to see every related entry • Calendar & compare — flip through days, or line several up side by side • Your data, yours — export to Excel / CSV / JSON anytime Timefold doesn't score you and won't nag you about breaking a streak. It quietly keeps your traces, so the days are still there when you feel like looking back. Start logging, and let every day leave a mark. ————— Timefold Pro (optional subscription) Unlocks AI chat, all summary periods, all themes, multi-column compare, more roam tags, trash and scheduled backup. Auto-renewing; cancel anytime in system settings. Privacy Policy: https://0986790xyxx.github.io/timemap-legal-pages/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://0986790xyxx.github.io/timemap-legal-pages/terms.html

Screenshots

Control for GitLab4 screens
Timefold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timefold at 5.0 against Control for GitLab's 3.9. Timefold also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Control for GitLab's advantage is ratings volume (256 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Control for GitLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timefold sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timefold holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control for GitLab has 256 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control for GitLab ships an update every 6 weeks, Timefold fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Control for GitLab versus Timefold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl for GitLabTimefold
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (256 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings256 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.7.1116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValerio MazzeoWeiyanda (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Control for GitLab

All ratings256 ratings
Positive73.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral10.5%
Negative60.0%

Timefold

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Control for GitLab

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues with two-factor authentication
  • Inconsistent project and issue listing
  • Crashes and connection errors
  • Incorrect charging and purchase issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Support for multiple GitLab instances
  • Ability to approve merge requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better code viewing and editing capabilities
  • Support for GitLab CI/CD features
Show 2 more
  • Improved markdown rendering
  • Milestone management

Timefold

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Control for GitLab

One-time1
  • GitLab Control Pro$7.99
4 purchases

Timefold

Subscriptions3
  • TimeMap Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TimeMap Pro Quarterly$9.993 Months
  • TimeMap Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • TimeMap Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Control for GitLab free?
Control for GitLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timefold free?
Timefold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control for GitLab or Timefold?
Timefold is rated higher. Control for GitLab averages 3.9 out of 5 from 256 ratings, while Timefold averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Control for GitLab or Timefold have ads?
Control for GitLab shows ads; Timefold does not.
Which is updated more often, Control for GitLab or Timefold?
Control for GitLab ships an update every 6 weeks, and Timefold fortnightly. Most recently, Control for GitLab was updated on October 17, 2026 and Timefold on October 13, 2026.

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