Timestamp vs InstantLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timestamp
Log infrequent activities and track when you last performed them. Perfect for remembering chores, maintenance, or kitchen item usage. Easily record events with a single tap and view your history.
- Log infrequent activities
- Track days since last event
- One-tap timestamp logging
- Add optional notes to entries
- Browse full event history
- Edit or delete entries
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Timestamp – the log for things you do once in a while. Can't remember when you last changed your toothbrush? Ran a backup? Defrosted the fridge? Opened that tube of tomato paste? Now you can. Create an activity for anything you do occasionally. Every time you do it, tap once to log a timestamp. The app shows you when you last did it – and how many days it's been. Not a habit tracker with streaks and daily goals. A record of the things you only do every few weeks, months, or years – and always forget. WHAT PEOPLE TRACK - Chores – cleaning, laundry, watering plants, changing the sheets - Home & maintenance – filters, backups, car service, oil change - Kitchen – when you opened that jar, sauce, or bottle - Health & routine – medication, haircuts, dentist, workouts - Pets – vet visits, flea treatment, grooming - Anything else you keep forgetting HOW IT WORKS - Create an activity in seconds – no setup, no account - One tap to log: Add timestamp - Instantly see the last time and the days since - Add an optional note to any timestamp - Browse the full history of every activity, grouped by month - Edit or delete any entry
InstantLog
Effortlessly capture important moments with a single tap. Log time for work, study, or routines, add notes, and organize entries with custom tags. Offers smart auto-fill and history viewing for easy management.
- One-tap time logging
- Custom time entry
- Quick tags for categorization
- Smart auto-fill notes
- History view with search and filters
- CSV export (Premium)
- Backup and restore (Premium)
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch support
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InstantLog helps you capture a moment before it slips away. Save the time with one tap, hold to record an idea, or mark where you parked. No InstantLog account is required. THREE QUICK ACTIONS • Stamp: save the current time, with an optional note and smart auto-fill. • Recording: press and hold to create a stamp and record audio. Release to save, or slide up to cancel only the audio. • Parking: save a parking spot, then find your car with a map, distance, parking details, and Apple Maps walking directions. ON YOUR WRIST Record directly on Apple Watch. Stamps and recordings are saved locally when the phone is unavailable and sync to your paired iPhone later. Check pending/synced status and listen to your Watch recordings. MAKE IT YOURS Set iPhone and Apple Watch button positions independently from iPhone Settings. Add text or more recordings to existing stamps. Use quick tags, smart suggestions, time-based rules, history search and filters, flexible time entry, and Home Screen widgets. FREE CORE FEATURES Recording, playback, Watch audio sync, button customization, and basic parking save/retrieval are free. Your stamps, notes, and recordings are stored on device; Watch recordings transfer to the paired iPhone. Transcription and translation are not included. PREMIUM — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Add GPS to regular iPhone stamps, unlock the advanced find-car direction arrow on iPhone and Apple Watch, export CSV, back up and restore your data including recordings saved on iPhone, and remove banner ads. Backups do not include recordings still waiting on Watch. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timestamp at none against InstantLog's 1. Timestamp also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. InstantLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Timestamp asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Timestamp against 5.0 for InstantLog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Timestamp ships an update every 6 weeks, InstantLog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timestamp | InstantLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THORBEN GRODON | WEI-LUN HUANG |
Customer experience
Timestamp
InstantLog
In-app purchases
Timestamp
No in-app purchases
InstantLog
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