Comparison

BibTracker vs SimpleTime

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

Head to head
About

BibTracker

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With BibTracker, you can easily organize and track your study time. Whether you want to focus on a specific subject or keep an eye on your total study time over the last month or year – BibTracker helps you stay on top of it all. Features: - Simple time tracking: Start and stop your study sessions with a single tap. - Subject-based analysis: Track how much time you spend on each subject. - Detailed statistics: See how long you've studied over specific time periods. - User-friendly interface: Clear and intuitive for a seamless experience. Optimize your study habits and boost your productivity with BibTracker!

About

SimpleTime

Effortlessly track your daily activities, from work and studies to personal projects. Organize tasks, view your day at a glance, and gain insights with automatic statistics. Securely back up your data and export it for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Instant time tracking
  • Structured tasks and subtasks
  • Daily view and timeline
  • Automatic statistics and charts
  • iCloud backup
  • CSV export
  • Private and secure data
Features
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SimpleTime tracks where your time goes. One tap starts it, one tap stops it. No account, no sign-up, no ads. Your hours stay on your device and in your iCloud. TRACKING • One tap starts and stops – in the app, from the Home Screen, from Control Center, or with Siri • Tasks with subtasks, nested as deeply as your work is • Forgot to start? Add time afterwards and edit it whenever you like • Colour, symbol, favourites, and an order you set yourself YOUR DAY • A list or a timeline from 0 to 24, with a marker for the current time • Notes on any entry • How today compares to yesterday, right at the top INSIGHTS • Pie charts by task and by productivity • Day, week, month, year • Statistics: comparison with the previous period, trend, spread across the day, longest and shortest entry • Every task with its own numbers – first entry, longest, this week, this year • Share any chart as an image REPORTS AND EXPORT • A PDF report whose sections you choose and arrange yourself • CSV for Excel and Numbers • Backups in iCloud Drive, automatic and password-encrypted if you want WIDGETS • Today, running entry, week, and quick start • On the Lock Screen and in Control Center • Siri and Shortcuts: “Start work” is enough ON EVERY DEVICE • iPhone, iPad, and Mac, kept in sync through iCloud • 40 languages, independent of your device language • VoiceOver and Dynamic Type throughout YOUR DATA • App lock with Face ID, Touch ID, or a code of your own • Privacy on one page: every permission and all your data at a glance • No accounts, no servers of ours, no ads, no tracking • Erase everything at once – on the device, in iCloud, and in the backups SIMPLETIME PRO Everything above stays free. Pro adds: • Apple Watch: start and stop from your wrist, with the running time on your watch face • Reviews: your week, month and year as cards – to page through and share • Places: tasks start on their own when you arrive – after a waiting time, if you like • Year at a glance: every day of the year as one picture, with your streaks • Goals per task – for the day, the week, or the month • Focus filter: your work focus turns on, the list shows only work, the clock is already running • A quick-start widget you fill yourself • Seven accent colours or one of your own, plus sixteen app icons • Extra sections in the PDF report: trend, daily spread, comparison, goals Pro comes monthly, yearly, or once and for good. Prices are shown in the app. Monthly and yearly renew automatically until you cancel, which you can do at any time in your App Store settings. Whatever comes later is included. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.simple-time.app/privacy/ Made for anyone who wants to know where their time actually goes – at work, at university, in training, or for themselves.

Screenshots

BibTracker4 screens
SimpleTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BibTracker at none against SimpleTime's 3. BibTracker also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). SimpleTime's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 20 months) and device support. On price 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. SimpleTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BibTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BibTracker ships an update every 20 months, SimpleTime every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BibTracker versus SimpleTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBibTrackerSimpleTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 5 days — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias KramsLuca Efinger

In-app purchases

None

BibTracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SimpleTime

Subscriptions2
  • SimpleTime Pro – Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • SimpleTime Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • SimpleTime Pro – Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is BibTracker free?
BibTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleTime free?
SimpleTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which is updated more often, BibTracker or SimpleTime?
BibTracker ships an update every 20 months, and SimpleTime every 5 days. Most recently, BibTracker was updated on September 30, 2026 and SimpleTime on September 30, 2026.

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