Comparison

SimpleTime vs TimeKeeper Plus

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

Head to head
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.

About

TimeKeeper Plus

Features
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TimeKeeper Plus is the simplest way to track your work hours, manage your pay periods, and export professional timesheets; built for shift workers, contractors, and anyone who needs to stay on top of their hours. TRACK EVERY WORKING DAY Log each day with a single tap. Choose from Normal, Overnight, Public Holiday Worked, Sick Leave, Annual Leave, Bereavement Leave, Leave Without Pay, Domestic Violence Leave, and more. TimeKeeper Plus automatically calculates your total hours, break time, and overnight shifts for the entire pay period. EXPORT IN SECONDS Generate a clean, professional timesheet PDF or CSV file instantly. Both formats include your name, pay period, daily breakdown, total hours, and any overtime; ready to send straight to your employer or payroll team. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Log your day from your wrist. The TimeKeeper Plus Watch app lets you select your day type and log your hours without ever picking up your iPhone. OVERTIME TRACKING Set daily or weekly overtime thresholds and TimeKeeper Plus will automatically flag and calculate your overtime hours so you always know exactly what you're owed. LEAVE MANAGEMENT Track your sick leave and annual leave balances. TimeKeeper Plus automatically deducts leave when you log a leave day, so you always know what you have remaining. PAY ESTIMATOR Set your hourly rate and let TimeKeeper Plus give you a pay estimate for the period; including overtime and leave breakdowns. DAILY REMINDERS Never forget to log a day. Set a daily reminder at a time that works for you and TimeKeeper Plus will send you a nudge when it's time to log. SECURE & PRIVATE All your data stays on your device, nothing is sent to external servers. Enable Face ID or a passcode to lock the app, and back up your timesheets to iCloud whenever you need. MULTIPLE TIMESHEETS Running more than one job or pay period? Create and manage multiple timesheets, each with their own dates and default hours. TimeKeeper Plus is free to use, with a Premium subscription that unlocks PDF and CSV export, the Pay Estimator and iCloud Backup. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SimpleTime4 screens
TimeKeeper Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TimeKeeper Plus at 17.0 against SimpleTime's 26.0. On price, ads, 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. SimpleTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TimeKeeper Plus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SimpleTime versus TimeKeeper Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTimeTimeKeeper Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuca EfingerLum Rakovica

In-app purchases

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
3 purchases

TimeKeeper Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is SimpleTime free?
SimpleTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeKeeper Plus free?
TimeKeeper Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimpleTime or TimeKeeper Plus have ads?
Neither SimpleTime nor TimeKeeper Plus shows ads.

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