Comparison

Timebook vs Time Journal

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

Head to head
About

Timebook

Features
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Timebook is a time tracker that records how you spend your day, turns it into habits you can keep, and helps you discover the patterns hidden inside it. No separate check-off: log what you set as a habit, and today's progress fills automatically. Whether you want to build better habits, stay focused on deep work, or fix your sleep schedule, Timebook helps you see what your days really look like — and shape them on purpose. Skip the complicated forms. Start and stop activities with a single tap. The more you log, the better Timebook understands your day - and surfaces insights that lead to better habits. ā–  Habits your records keep for you • Today's habits on the home screen — tap a record-based habit to start logging • Set what counts: simply logging it, or a duration, amount, or count goal • Habits tied to a record are judged automatically, with no separate check-off • Streaks and a footprint board show every day you kept • Rest days and skipped days never count as failures ā–  Challenges, from 7 days to 100 • Put a window around a habit you already keep: 7, 21, 30, 60, or 100 days • A different badge for each length, and a special trophy when three or more habits started together all succeed • Save and share the result as a badge image ā–  One-tap time tracking • Tap a quick-action button to start logging in a second • Watch your current session progress on a circular timer — perfect for Pomodoro-style focus sessions • Edit start and stop times freely • Capture moments with timestamped notes ā–  Two ways to revisit your day • Timeline: replay your day moment by moment • Grid: see your whole day as a colorful mosaic ā–  Heatmaps that reveal your patterns • Activity frequency by day of week and time of day • Category-level breakdown of where your time goes • A clear picture of what you actually do, hour by hour ā–  Routine templates to plan the day ahead • Design your daily plan as a reusable template • Separate templates for weekdays, weekends, and other contexts • Review your routines and see how your days align over time ā–  In-depth sleep analysis • Bedtime and wake-time patterns over time • Sleep duration and consistency by day of week ā–  More • Dark mode • Available in 13 languages Start tracking with Timebook and become someone who spends time on what matters. Terms of Use: https://timebook.kr/terms

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Time Journal

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Where did today actually go? Most of us can't say. Time Journal keeps an honest record of how you spend your hours, so instead of guessing, you know. Start a timer when you begin something and stop it when you're done. Or skip the timer and fill the day in later. Then look at the breakdown and decide for yourself what it means. That's the whole app. No advice, no scores, nobody looking over your shoulder. Two ways to log • Live timer: one tap on an activity starts tracking. Switch to a different activity without stopping first. A running timer appears as a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never lose track of what's counting. • Quick log: add an entry after the fact with a start time, an end time, and an activity. Suggestions from your recent entries make it quick. Missed a few days? Fill them in whenever you like. The app won't mention it. See your time • Day view: every logged hour as a color-coded timeline. One glance shows what the day was actually made of, and where the gaps are. • Breakdown chart: your time by activity, filtered to today, this week, last month, or any range you pick. • Trends: how each activity moves week over week, so you can watch a change take hold instead of guessing at it. Set a budget, if you want one Pick an activity and a weekly hour target. Five hours of exercise. Three hours of reading. A ceiling on social media. Progress updates as you log, and each week starts fresh. Goals are entirely optional. Ignore them and the app works exactly the same. Make it yours Nine activities are ready to go: Work, Projects, Cooking, House Chores, Entertainment, Learning, Social Media, Exercise, and Sleep. Turn off the ones that don't fit, add your own, give each one a color, and reorder them so what you use most sits at the top. Light and dark themes included. Notifications you control Two of them, and you can switch either off: • A nudge when a timer has been running longer than you'd expect, in case you forgot to stop it. • A periodic check-in asking what you're doing right now, only during the hours you choose. That's all. No streak reminders, no "we miss you," no marketing. Your data stays on your phone • Works completely offline. No connection needed for anything. • No account, no sign-up, no email address. • Nothing is uploaded, synced, or sold. Your entries stay on your device. • No ads. Built to be usable Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type handled throughout, and contrast that holds up. Activities are never identified by color alone. What it won't do It won't tell you you're spending too long on anything. It won't break a streak or dock you points for a day you didn't log. It won't turn your life into a leaderboard. It keeps the record. What you do with it is yours to decide.

Screenshots

Timebook4 screens
Time Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Timebook at 15.5 against Time Journal's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Timebook versus Time Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimebookTime Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoungsoo ChoeDaniel Linares Saab

In-app purchases

None

Timebook

No in-app purchases

None

Time Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timebook free?
Timebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Journal free?
Time Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timebook or Time Journal have ads?
Neither Timebook nor Time Journal shows ads.

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