# timespent vs Shasks

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shasks at none against timespent's 4. timespent's advantage is ratings volume (176 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. timespent sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Shasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for timespent against 5.0 for Shasks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: timespent has 176 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

timespent ships an update every 4 days, Shasks weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | timespent | Shasks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (176 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timespent-timer-and-tracker/id6742226600/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shasks-task-manager/id6797565464/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **176** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 98.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Weekly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 36 MB | 105 MB |
| Requires iOS | **18.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Glasshouse Studio, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1493474156) | [Joe Lindmeier](https://appshunter.io/developer/6797565466) |

## What reviewers say

### timespent

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timespent-timer-and-tracker/id6742226600)

Track your goals, habits, skills, and activities with a flexible timer and progress tracker. Visualize your journey with widgets, charts, and calendars to stay motivated and achieve milestones.

**Highlights:** Focus and activity timer, Habit and routine tracker, Workout and fitness log, Daily checklist and task tracker, Skill and practice journal, Home screen widgets, Heatmap calendars

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Boundless (Weekly) | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Boundless (Monthly) | $2.99 | per month |
| Boundless (Yearly) | $17.99 | per year |
| Boundless (Forever) | $49.99 | one-time |


### Shasks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shasks-task-manager/id6797565464)

Organize tasks and projects with a daily planner and natural language input. Capture thoughts, set recurring projects, and manage deadlines. Integrates with iOS Share sheet for easy capture of links, text, photos, and files.

**Highlights:** Natural language task input, Recurring project templates, iOS Share sheet integration, Focus views (Today, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday), Task and project organization with tags and areas, Apple Watch support

**Features:** Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is timespent free?

timespent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Shasks free?

Shasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, timespent or Shasks?

Shasks is rated higher. timespent averages 4.9 out of 5 from 176 ratings, while Shasks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do timespent or Shasks have ads?

Neither timespent nor Shasks shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, timespent or Shasks?

timespent ships an update every 4 days, and Shasks weekly. Most recently, timespent was updated on November 8, 2026 and Shasks on November 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*