SimpleTimeLogger vs Kindu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Kindu
This app helps new parents in Germany manage birth-related paperwork and deadlines stress-free. It provides a personalized checklist, deadline tracking, and secure local document storage to ensure no important task is missed.
- Personalized checklist for pre- and post-birth tasks
- Deadline tracking with timely reminders
- Local, secure document storage (photos & PDFs)
- Country-specific information for all German states
- Individual reminders for administrative tasks
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Kindu hilft frischgebackenen Eltern in Deutschland, den Papierkram rund um die Geburt stressfrei zu organisieren. Nach der Geburt warten viele Behördengänge, Fristen und Anträge, Geburtsurkunde, Elterngeld, Kindergeld, Krankenkasse und vieles mehr. Mit Kindu behältst du den Überblick und verpasst keine wichtige Frist. WAS KINDU BIETET: -Persönliche Checkliste Alle wichtigen Aufgaben vor und nach der Geburt, sortiert nach Dringlichkeit und angepasst an dein Bundesland und deinen Familienstand. -Fristen im Blick Kindu berechnet automatisch deine Deadlines und warnt dich rechtzeitig vor ablaufenden Fristen. -Erinnerungen Richte individuelle Erinnerungen für jeden Behördengang ein, direkt auf deinem Gerät, ohne Cloud-Übertragung. -Dokumente sicher aufbewahren Fotos und PDFs werden ausschließlich lokal auf deinem Gerät gespeichert, niemals auf externe Server übertragen. -Alle Bundesländer Kindu kennt die länderspezifischen Leistungen und zeigt dir nur was für dich relevant ist, von Bayern bis Hamburg. Mehrsprachig Verfügbar auf Deutsch, Englisch, Arabisch, Türkisch und Ukrainisch. DATENSCHUTZ & SICHERHEIT: -Deine persönlichen Daten werden verschlüsselt auf EU-Servern gespeichert. -Dokumente und Fotos verlassen dein Gerät niemals. DSGVO-konform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Kindu at 15.1 against SimpleTimeLogger's 18.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SimpleTimeLogger against 5.0 for Kindu. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
SimpleTimeLogger ships an update weekly, Kindu every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleTimeLogger | Kindu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Heckel | Baraa Wael Faris |
Customer experience
SimpleTimeLogger
Kindu
In-app purchases
SimpleTimeLogger
No in-app purchases
Kindu
No in-app purchases
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