Comparison

SimpleTimeLogger vs Workplit

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

Workplit

Features
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Workplit — Make every hour count. Workplit is a time-tracking app built for freelancers. Track your hours, manage clients and projects, set custom rates and generate clean PDF or Excel reports — all from your iPhone or iPad. EVERYTHING IN ONE APP • Smart timer — start, pause and stop with a single tap. Runs in the background, survives app restarts. Never lose a second. • Desktop access — connect your computer's browser to your iPhone or iPad over local Wi-Fi and work with Workplit on a big screen, with keyboard and mouse. Your data stays on your device; nothing goes to the cloud. • Clients, projects & rates — organise your work by client and project. Each client can have a full rate history with date ranges, so reports always pick the right one automatically. • Tasks per project — urgency, due dates, status (pending / in progress / done), who requested it and how. Track hours per task. • Reports, PDF & Excel — view hours by day, week, month or year. Group by client or project. Export clean PDF or Excel reports — always free. • Period lock — close a month with a single tap so past entries can't be touched by accident. Your invoicing stays consistent. • Backup & restore — manual or automatic backups, with configurable frequency (daily, or specific weekdays) and retention (latest only, 1 week, 2 weeks or 1 month). Restore from a list showing each backup's date and size, or from an external .zip. • Home Screen widget — see today's hours and your running timer straight from the home screen. • Six languages — fully translated to English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and German. 100% PRIVATE All your data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no servers, no tracking. We don't have your data because we don't want it. GDPR-compliant export included on every plan. FREE & PRO Free includes every feature — 2 clients, 2 projects, 10 tasks and 100 time entries per month. Perfect for trying the app with a real client. Pro removes the limits: unlimited clients, projects, tasks and entries, plus custom branding on PDFs (your logo and tax details). • €4.99 / month • €39.99 / year (save 33%) Going Pro just removes the limits. Same app, same features. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your account settings. MADE FOR FREELANCERS Built by a freelancer, for freelancers. No fluff, no nags, no SDKs chasing you. Just clean, fast time tracking that respects your time and your data. — Privacy policy: https://workplit.app/privacy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Legal notice: https://workplit.app/legal.html Contact: hello@workplit.app

Screenshots

SimpleTimeLogger4 screens
Workplit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleTimeLogger at none against Workplit's 2. Workplit's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Workplit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SimpleTimeLogger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleTimeLogger ships an update weekly, Workplit every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SimpleTimeLogger versus Workplit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTimeLoggerWorkplit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HeckelJOSE MANUEL RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ

In-app purchases

None

SimpleTimeLogger

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Workplit

Subscriptions2
  • Workplit Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Workplit Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is SimpleTimeLogger free?
SimpleTimeLogger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workplit free?
Workplit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimpleTimeLogger or Workplit have ads?
Neither SimpleTimeLogger nor Workplit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleTimeLogger or Workplit?
SimpleTimeLogger ships an update weekly, and Workplit every 6 days. Most recently, SimpleTimeLogger was updated on September 22, 2026 and Workplit on October 10, 2026.

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