Comparison

SimpleTimeLogger vs Ristra

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

Ristra

This app helps households manage shopping lists collaboratively. Items are automatically sorted by store aisle, and users can customize department order for efficient shopping. It works offline and allows snapping photos to add items.

Highlights
  • Shared household lists
  • Aisle-by-aisle sorting
  • Customizable department order
  • Offline functionality
  • Photo-to-text item entry
  • One-handed operation
Features
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Ristra is the shared shopping list your whole household can trust — one list, always current, sorted the way you walk your store. A ristra is a string of chili peppers hung in order. That's the idea: everything you need, strung in the order you'll pass it. EVERYONE ADDS, ONE LIST • Anyone in your household can add an item in seconds — from the couch, the office, or the checkout line • Changes appear on everyone's phone instantly • See what's already been picked up before you buy it twice SORTED THE WAY YOU WALK THE STORE • Items file themselves into departments — produce, dairy, frozen, and the rest • Arrange departments to match your store's actual walking order, aisle by aisle • Multiple stores? Each keeps its own order BUILT FOR THE STORE, NOT JUST THE COUCH • Works offline — check things off in a dead-zone aisle and it syncs when you're back • Fast to open, fast to check off, one-handed friendly SNAP A PHOTO, SKIP THE TYPING • Take a picture of a product and Ristra fills in the name, brand, and size SIMPLE FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD • Share your list with a link — joining takes seconds • Sign in with Apple or email • Get a nudge when someone adds something while you're at the store USE IT ANYWHERE • Native iPhone app, plus a full web app for everyone else in the house Free to use. No ads. No tracking. Your list is yours.

Screenshots

SimpleTimeLogger4 screens
Ristra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ristra at 15.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SimpleTimeLogger against 5.0 for Ristra. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SimpleTimeLogger versus Ristra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTimeLoggerRistra
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HeckelNathan Longbrook

Customer experience

SimpleTimeLogger

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

Ristra

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SimpleTimeLogger

No in-app purchases

None

Ristra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleTimeLogger free?
SimpleTimeLogger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ristra free?
Ristra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleTimeLogger or Ristra?
SimpleTimeLogger and Ristra are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SimpleTimeLogger or Ristra have ads?
Neither SimpleTimeLogger nor Ristra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleTimeLogger or Ristra?
SimpleTimeLogger ships an update weekly, and Ristra weekly. Most recently, SimpleTimeLogger was updated on September 22, 2026 and Ristra on October 11, 2026.

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