Comparison

Lost Time vs timespent

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

Head to head
About

Lost Time

This app helps you visualize your life's progress by tracking your efforts, habits, and projects on a single timeline. It offers flexible tracking formats and prioritizes user privacy with no ads or data tracking.

Highlights
  • Visual timeline of efforts
  • Flexible tracking formats
  • Habit and project logging
  • Privacy-focused, no ads
  • Pattern and streak identification
  • Customizable activity tracking
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Your entire history, all in one view. From daily habits to lifelong projects, Lost Time helps you see your life’s progress in a single, clear timeline. Build momentum at your own pace—without deadlines or pressure. Instead of chasing goals, Lost Time focuses on the efforts you make every day. Every workout, page read, project step, walk, or personal note becomes part of a visual record that grows over weeks, months, and years. Discover patterns, streaks, milestones, and progress that would otherwise fade from memory. TRACK EFFORTS, NOT GOALS Most tracking apps focus on goals. Lost Time focuses on the Efforts that move you forward. Every entry becomes another step in your personal timeline. SEE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE View all your efforts together in a single activity view. • Daily patterns and routines • Activity streaks and gaps • Long-term progress • Years of history at a glance Whether you’re tracking one habit or hundreds of ongoing activities, everything stays connected in one place. FLEXIBLE TRACKING Track almost anything with formats that match what you’re recording: • Numerical values (distance, weight, pages, hours) • Counts and yes/no activities • Ratings (mood, energy, pain, intensity) • Notes for every entry Customize each effort with your own scales, colors, and shapes to make tracking meaningful and personal. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Log entries quickly and keep your most important efforts visible with Home Screen widgets. PRIVACY FIRST Your data belongs to you. • No accounts • No ads • No tracking • Everything stays on your device Lost Time does not collect, store, or process your personal data. Your journal remains private and under your control. PERFECT FOR • Habits and daily routines • Journaling and personal reflection • Health, symptoms, medication, and medical visits • Fitness and workouts • Reading, learning, and creative projects • Diet, sleep, and mood tracking • Financial records • Personal development • Long-term projects and life goals FREE PLAN Use the Free plan for as long as you like. Track up to 10 Efforts, view the last 30 days in the Activity view, and enjoy nearly all core features. Upgrade to PRO to track up to 250 Efforts, unlock an unlimited Activity view, additional customization, and more. ---- Screenshots may show features or larger data sets available in paid plans. ---- Preview music: “Background Opener” by BFC Music (bfcmusic.me). ---- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

timespent

This app offers a flexible and simple way to track goals, habits, skills, and activities. It allows users to measure progress by various metrics, including time, weight, distance, or simple tallies, and visualize their journey with charts and calendars.

Highlights
  • Focus & activity timer
  • Habit & routine tracking
  • Workout & fitness logging
  • Daily checklist & task tracking
  • Skill & practice journaling
  • Home screen widgets
  • Heatmap calendars
Features
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** AWARDED BEST NEW APPS CATEGORY — APP STORE EDITORS ** hi, i'm Cal. i built timespent to be the simplest, most flexible way to track your goals, habits, skills, and activities. for those who used my old activity timer app, you'll find everything you loved and a whole lot more. timespent takes tracking to a new level, letting you measure activities by weight, distance, or volume—or just keep a simple tally too. here are just a few ways you can use timespent: – focus & activity timer log focused work sessions with the built-in focus timer, perfect for pomodoro-style sprints or deep work. track your hours spent studying, meditating, or mastering a skill on your way to 10,000 hours. – habit & routine tracker build powerful routines and track your progress. minimize screentime, create a reading log, maintain a gratitude journal, or track any habit you want to build or break. see your consistency grow day by day. – workout & fitness log create a complete workout history. log strength training with sets, reps, and weight. track your cardio sessions by distance and time, whether you're running, cycling, or swimming. count your yoga poses or push-ups. every bit of progress, logged. – daily checklist & task tracker stay on top of your recurring tasks. did you water the plants? take your medications or supplements? complete your daily chores? use quick tallies to check things off and free up your mind. – skill & practice journal use the focus timer to record practice sessions that level-up your skills. they say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert—now you can track your journey there. watch your dedication pay off, whether you're practicing an instrument, coding a new project, or learning a new language. plus, timespent is more than just a list of numbers. it helps you visualize your journey with powerful, but simple, tools: – home screen widgets: keep your progress front and center so you never lose sight of your goals. – heatmap calendars: get a beautiful at-a-glance view of your consistency. – personal goals: set daily or weekly targets to stay motivated and celebrate every milestone you reach. – clean charts & stats: understand your trends without overwhelming or cluttered graphs. – reminders: send yourself notifications and words of encouragement. – arcs: track and organize your routines with a gentler approach to streaks & goals. – apple watch & fitness integration: import workouts automatically. start tracking what matters most. a better you is just one tap away. — Cal.

Screenshots

Lost Time4 screens
timespent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: timespent at every 3 days against Lost Time's every 5 weeks. timespent also leads on ratings volume (167 vs 9) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Lost Time sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year and timespent sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lost Time against 4.9 for timespent. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: timespent has 167 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Lost Time's written reviews are positive against 98% of timespent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lost Time ships an update every 5 weeks, timespent every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lost Time versus timespent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost Timetimespent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.9 (167 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better98.1% of reviews
Number of ratings9167 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPSalin CompanyGlasshouse Studio, LLC

Customer experience

Lost Time

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

timespent

All ratings167 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lost Time

Subscriptions3
  • Basic$12.991 Year
  • Plus$19.991 Year
  • Pro$29.991 Year
4 purchases

timespent

Subscriptions3
  • Boundless (Weekly)$0.997 Days
  • Boundless (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Boundless (Yearly)$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Boundless (Forever)$49.99

Questions

Is Lost Time free?
Lost Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is timespent free?
timespent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lost Time or timespent?
Lost Time is rated higher. Lost Time averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while timespent averages 4.9 from 167 ratings.
Do Lost Time or timespent have ads?
Neither Lost Time nor timespent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost Time or timespent?
Lost Time ships an update every 5 weeks, and timespent every 3 days. Most recently, Lost Time was updated on September 19, 2026 and timespent on September 22, 2026.

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