Comparison

SimpleTimeLogger vs PatchTime

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

Head to head
About

SimpleTimeLogger

Effortlessly track your work hours with a clean interface. Log time quickly, manage projects and tags, set targets, and monitor your work-life balance. Includes vacation tracking and insightful statistics.

Highlights
  • Quick duration logging
  • Project and tag management
  • Target hour setting
  • Vacation and absence tracking
  • Detailed statistics and insights
  • Home screen quick actions
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
Features
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TimeLogger – Take Control of Your Time. Powerful. Clear. Flexible. TimeLogger is a powerful time tracker with a clean, uncluttered interface – all the complexity stays in the background so you can focus on your work. Smart Time Tracking - Quick Durations: Tap your most-used work durations to log time instantly – no manual clock setting needed - "Finished by" display: See right in the Start/Stop button when you'll reach your target hours - Home Screen Quick Actions: Start or stop tracking and add new entries without even opening the app - Siri Shortcuts: Control TimeLogger with your voice – start tracking, add entries, open statistics, or export as PDF - Midnight time tracking: Flexibly allocate shifts to the start day, end day, or split across both - Add missed entries manually at any time Multiple Jobs - Manage multiple jobs separately – ideal for a second job or a new employer - Each job with its own target hours, vacation allowance, and balance Projects & Tags - Projects: Assign every entry to a project – such as a client or job – and keep track of where your hours go - Tags: Describe the context of your work with any number of tags like working from home or office – independent of the project and always optional - Tag Breakdown: See in statistics the total hours and number of days for each of your tags – for example your working-from-home days for your tax return - Filter: Narrow the calendar and statistics down to a single project Export & Reports - CSV Export: Export your working hours as a CSV file – perfect for further processing in Excel, Numbers & more - PDF Export: Professionally designed Monthly Overview with a totals row showing all your totals at a glance - Individual Export Options: Choose the row layout, separators, units, and additional columns like projects or tags - Project Export: Export a project's hours as a PDF – perfect as proof for an invoice or a report Reminders & Notifications - Reminders to clock in and out, plus alerts when you reach your target hours or an automatic break applies - Configurable separately for each weekday - Naturally stays quiet on vacation, holidays, and sick days Target Time & Work Balance - Set individual target hours for each weekday - Daily and weekly target time tracking with automatic running balance - Running Total Balance: Optionally, the calendar shows your cumulative balance up to each day right alongside it - Missed targets are shown as negative balance in weekly and monthly charts - Support for half workdays (e.g. Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve) - Automatic breaks: Configurable legally or company-required break rules, also loggable manually - Period-based target hours and vacation allowances – ideal when switching between full-time and part-time Vacation & Absence Management - Built-in vacation management: track available, planned, and taken days - Create vacation with a single tap – right from the detail view - Vacation Preview: instantly see how many vacation days a period will use before you confirm - Automatic Public Holidays: Choose your region and official holidays appear automatically in the calendar – works for any region worldwide - Manual entry of other absence types like sick days, special leave, or compensatory time off - Visual statistics with a comprehensive overview of all absences (sickness, vacation, and more) Insights & Statistics - Insights section: Discover patterns in your work behavior - Clear, visual summaries of your time at a glance Widgets & Live Activities - Live Activity & Lock Screen Widgets: daily, weekly, and monthly progress on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island First-Class iPad Support - Sidebar navigation and a thoughtfully designed layout optimized for the big screen Help & FAQ - Answers to common questions right in the app – about Jobs, Projects, Tags, time tracking, balance, and more Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Feel free to email us at TimeLogger@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!

About

PatchTime

Features
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Suivi Heure & Repas est l'application idéale pour gérer efficacement vos heures supplémentaires et repas professionnels. FONCTIONNALITÉS PRINCIPALES : • Suivi des heures supplémentaires - Enregistrement simple : date, début, fin, lieu - Calcul automatique des montants - Profils de taux personnalisables - Export des données • Gestion des repas professionnels - Suivi par date et type de repas - Statistiques mensuelles - Historique complet • Outils pratiques - Calendrier intégré - Graphiques de suivi - Notifications personnalisables - Mode sombre/clair • Sécurité et confidentialité - Données stockées localement - Aucune collecte de données personnelles - Sauvegarde automatique Parfait pour les employés qui souhaitent : - Garder une trace précise de leurs heures - Suivre leurs repas professionnels - Calculer automatiquement leurs droits - Exporter leurs données Téléchargez Suivi Heure & Repas et simplifiez la gestion de vos heures supplémentaires et repas professionnels ! Note : L'application propose un achat in-app pour supprimer les publicités et soutenir son développement.

Screenshots

SimpleTimeLogger4 screens
PatchTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

SimpleTimeLogger and PatchTime are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleTimeLogger ships an update every 2 weeks, PatchTime fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SimpleTimeLogger versus PatchTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTimeLoggerPatchTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HeckelAnthony Sirot

In-app purchases

None

SimpleTimeLogger

No in-app purchases

None

PatchTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleTimeLogger free?
SimpleTimeLogger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PatchTime free?
PatchTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimpleTimeLogger or PatchTime have ads?
Neither SimpleTimeLogger nor PatchTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleTimeLogger or PatchTime?
SimpleTimeLogger ships an update every 2 weeks, and PatchTime fortnightly. Most recently, SimpleTimeLogger was updated on October 24, 2026 and PatchTime on October 28, 2026.

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