Comparison

SimpleTimeLogger vs NoShift

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

NoShift

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No cloud. No accounts. No paper timesheets. Your data stays on your device. Punch clock with live break One big start/stop button, project assignment, and a break you start and end right there — break time is deducted automatically. Overtime balance Target hours per weekday, a running balance across months. Positive shows green, negative red — never resets monthly. Vacation, sick days & holidays Log absences as a date range. Vacation, sick days and holidays count as fully paid; holidays can be imported via iCal. Stats & trends Bars per day and month, a line chart of the overtime balance, and a yearly overview with monthly totals. Reports & export Weekly and monthly overview, export as PDF or CSV to share — flagged whenever a time entry was edited after the fact. Local & private All data stays on the device (SQLite) — no account, no cloud. Back up to a file and restore it anytime.

Screenshots

SimpleTimeLogger4 screens
NoShift2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NoShift at 16.2 against SimpleTimeLogger's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SimpleTimeLogger versus NoShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTimeLoggerNoShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HeckelTimmy Savvalas

In-app purchases

None

SimpleTimeLogger

No in-app purchases

None

NoShift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleTimeLogger free?
SimpleTimeLogger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoShift free?
NoShift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimpleTimeLogger or NoShift have ads?
Neither SimpleTimeLogger nor NoShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleTimeLogger or NoShift?
SimpleTimeLogger ships an update weekly, and NoShift weekly. Most recently, SimpleTimeLogger was updated on September 22, 2026 and NoShift on October 3, 2026.

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