Comparison

Tracker Light vs SimpleTime

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

Head to head
About

Tracker Light

Features
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Tracker Light is the simplest way to log and manage your work hours. Whether you're a freelancer tracking billable time, a shift worker with varying schedules, or a remote professional staying on top of your hours—this app makes time tracking effortless. SIMPLE DAILY LOGGING • Log your start and end times in just two taps • Automatic break deduction and total hours calculation • Add notes to any work entry • Supports overnight and irregular shifts SMART REMINDERS • Get notified when it's time to start or end work • Customizable notification schedule • Never forget to log your hours again DETAILED STATISTICS • View your work history with flexible date ranges • See total hours, daily averages, and days worked • Track your productivity trends over time DATA YOU CONTROL • All data stored locally on your device—your privacy matters • Export your hours to CSV for invoicing or reports • Import existing data from CSV files • Your data stays yours, always PERSONALIZED SETTINGS • Set default work times for each day of the week • Configure break duration • Choose your working days • Light and Dark mode support STAY MOTIVATED • Daily inspirational quotes to keep you going • Clean, distraction-free interface • Focus on what matters—your work Download Tracker Light today and take control of your time. Simple. Private. Effective.

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, 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 • Today, running entry, week, and quick start • On the Lock Screen and in Control Center • Siri and Shortcuts: “Start work” is enough ON EVERY DEVICE • iPhone, iPad, and Mac, kept in sync through iCloud • 40 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, 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. 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://www.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

Tracker Light3 screens
SimpleTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SimpleTime at none against Tracker Light's shown. Tracker Light's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Tracker Light sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tracker Light versus SimpleTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracker LightSimpleTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbbas NajemLuca Efinger

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tracker Light

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99
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 Tracker Light free?
Tracker Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpleTime free?
SimpleTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tracker Light or SimpleTime have ads?
Tracker Light shows ads; SimpleTime does not.

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