Comparison

Appoint vs TimeRecorder Task

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

Head to head
About

Appoint

This calendar app learns your scheduling habits to suggest event details like titles, times, and locations. It offers multiple views, customization options, and privacy-focused local processing. Enjoy smart input, drag-and-drop rescheduling, and astronomical data.

Highlights
  • Smart event input with suggestions
  • Multiple customizable calendar views
  • Drag-and-drop event rescheduling
  • Privacy-focused local data processing
  • Sun, moon, and daylight data
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Create events faster than you ever thought possible. Appoint learns how you schedule — suggesting titles, times, locations, and details before you finish typing. It's a calendar built for people who value their time. SMART INPUT Type "3pm" or "9-12am" and Appoint sets the time. Type "1.5h" and it sets the duration. Start typing a title and it suggests the rest — prefilling time, calendar, notes, and recurrence from your history. Contact names are detected automatically. All of this works in any language. EVERY VIEW YOU NEED Day, week, month, and list views — each designed for a different purpose. Pinch to zoom in day and week views. See relative dates in the list view ("today", "in 3 weeks"). Color-coded dots in month view show how busy each day is at a glance. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from over a dozen built-in color themes — or create your own from scratch. Light, dark, colorful, minimal — Appoint looks the way you want it to. Event colors adapt automatically to your chosen theme so everything stays readable and beautiful. Customize work hours, week start day, default duration, and preferred map app. DRAG & DROP Long-press to move events between times and days. Quickly reschedule without opening a single form. STATISTICS See exactly where your time goes. Break your schedule down by calendar and time period, spot your busiest days and recurring commitments, and watch the numbers update as you pick any date range. Export any range to CSV or ICS when you need the raw data. PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud services, no tracking. Appoint works with iCloud, Google, Exchange, or any calendar service supported by iOS — but all the intelligence happens locally on your phone. SUN & MOON See sunrise and sunset times as subtle markers on your day and week timelines — calculated for your location, updating with the seasons. Moon phases appear on the month grid so you always know when the next full or new moon is. Astronomically accurate, no internet needed. Appoint only uses your approximate location — no precise tracking. WIDGETS Event countdown, upcoming schedule, sunrise & sunset forecast, and a full-year daylight chart — right on your home screen. Seven widgets in three sizes, each with theme support. ALSO INCLUDED - Powerful search across all fields and views - Scheduling conflict detection - Recurrence rules for repeating events - Multiple alarms and reminders - Invitations management - Integrated maps with turn-by-turn directions - Timezone support - Full iPad support Syncs with the built-in Calendar app — your events are always up to date. A one-time Appoint Pro purchase unlocks even more — no subscription, yours forever. Already bought Appoint? You already have Pro, with our thanks. feedback@appointcal.com

About

TimeRecorder Task

Easily track time spent on multiple projects and tasks with a single click. Export your booking data to CSV for analysis or archiving in programs like Excel. The app offers unlimited projects and tasks, with optional reminders for open bookings.

Highlights
  • Unlimited projects and tasks
  • One-click start/end booking
  • Efficient task management
  • CSV export for analysis
  • Optional booking reminders
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With TimeRecorder it is easy to track the times you spend in one or more projects. Create tasks as many as you want. You will find them, clearly represented, on the start screen. Starting and ending of one booking could be made with just one click on the task. This will minimize the operation time and gives you more time for the essential - your work. Do you want to record your travel times, do you have to distinguish between active and passive travel activity? No problem: Create so many tasks as you want. There are no restrictions to the number of tasks. Exporting The export works imaginable easy. Your data will be transferred to your PC or Macintosh via email directly from the app. You don't have to leave the app to do so. Export your bookings to evaluate or archive them with programs like SAP, Excel or iCalc. Features No restriction to the number of projects Efficiently handling Easy adding and editing of bookings Export to your HR-system, Excel or similar as CSV-file Optional reminder for open bookings

Screenshots

Appoint4 screens
TimeRecorder Task4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Appoint at Free against TimeRecorder Task's $1.99. Appoint also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). TimeRecorder Task's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model and device support 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

Appoint is free to download; TimeRecorder Task costs $1.99 up front. Appoint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TimeRecorder Task asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Appoint holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Appoint's written reviews are positive against 67% of TimeRecorder Task's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Appoint ships an update every 2 weeks, TimeRecorder Task every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Appoint versus TimeRecorder Task: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppointTimeRecorder Task
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUrs GortRicky Kleinhempel

Customer experience

Appoint

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.1%

TimeRecorder Task

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Appoint

One-time1
  • Appoint Pro$7.99
None

TimeRecorder Task

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Appoint free?
Appoint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeRecorder Task free?
TimeRecorder Task costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Appoint or TimeRecorder Task?
Appoint is rated higher. Appoint averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TimeRecorder Task averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Appoint or TimeRecorder Task have ads?
Neither Appoint nor TimeRecorder Task shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Appoint or TimeRecorder Task?
Appoint ships an update every 2 weeks, and TimeRecorder Task every 8 months. Most recently, Appoint was updated on September 2, 2026 and TimeRecorder Task on June 1, 2026.

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