Comparison

FigPace vs SimpleTime

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

Head to head
About

FigPace

This app helps you manage your time effectively with a simple interface for tracking work and personal projects. It offers features like one-tap start/stop, organization by project, and live activity support to keep you focused and productive.

Highlights
  • One-tap start/stop timer
  • Organize sessions by project
  • Live Activity support
  • Smart background nudges
  • Export reports (Pro)
Features
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Set your pace with FigPace — the fast, clean way to stay on top of your time. Whether you’re studying, freelancing, babysitting, or running your side hustle, FigPace helps you start the clock, stay focused, and make every minute count. • One-Tap Start/Stop – Kick off or end your timer from anywhere in the app. • Organize by Project – Group your sessions to keep work and life sorted. • Live Activity Support – See your active pace right from your Lock Screen. • Smart Background Nudges – Get a heads-up if you forget to stop the clock — no server needed. • Export Reports (Pro) – Send clean CSVs by email for school, work, or taxes. FigPace is built for focus with a personal vibe that works for both casual tracking and pro use. Track more. Waste less. Set your pace. Download FigPace now and take control of your time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shadowdog.ai/privacy-policy

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, from iPhone search, 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 AND SIRI • Today, running task, and week on your Home Screen • The running time on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • A switch in Control Center that starts and stops tracking • Siri and Shortcuts: start, stop, or ask what’s running ON EVERY DEVICE • iPhone, iPad, and Mac, kept in sync through iCloud • 41 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, start earlier, keep an eye on your day, week and goals – 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. New subscribers get a free week, and with Family Sharing up to six people can use Pro. 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://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

FigPace4 screens
SimpleTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: SimpleTime at free against FigPace's free with in-app purchases. SimpleTime also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 1). FigPace's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. FigPace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SimpleTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 FigPace against 5.0 for SimpleTime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FigPace ships an update fortnightly, SimpleTime every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FigPace versus SimpleTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFigPaceSimpleTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShadow Dog Software LLCLuca Efinger

Customer experience

FigPace

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SimpleTime

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FigPace

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Single Export and Share$0.99
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 FigPace free?
FigPace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpleTime free?
SimpleTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FigPace or SimpleTime?
FigPace and SimpleTime are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do FigPace or SimpleTime have ads?
Neither FigPace nor SimpleTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FigPace or SimpleTime?
FigPace ships an update fortnightly, and SimpleTime every 5 days. Most recently, FigPace was updated on October 24, 2026 and SimpleTime on October 24, 2026.

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