Comparison

SimpleTime vs Own Time

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 time with a single tap. Organize tasks with subtasks, add entries retroactively, and gain insights through detailed reports and charts. Syncs across devices via iCloud and offers robust privacy controls.

Highlights
  • One-tap time tracking
  • Nested subtasks
  • Add/edit time retroactively
  • Customizable tasks (color, symbol, order)
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly insights
  • PDF and CSV export
  • iCloud sync across devices
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, if you want. 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 • Backup plans: automatically to iCloud Drive, a folder in the Files app such as Dropbox or Google Drive, your own server, or the device – 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 • You choose where your data lives: only on this device or in your iCloud • Privacy on one page: every permission and all your data at a glance • No account, no ads, no selling of your data – all we receive are anonymous crash reports and usage statistics, and you can turn them off • 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 • Calendar: every entry as an event in your calendar – plus tasks from calendars like “Work” or “Family” • 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

Own Time

Features
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This is your own time. Your own projects. Your own pace. Your own vision. Own Time is the space where you build what you want to build, grow what you want to grow, and chase what only you can see. Every minute is yours. Every hour is proof. Stack your hours. Steer your ship. This is your time, and you're owning it. Now completely free. Every feature, unlocked for everyone. TRACK YOUR TIME One tap to start. One tap to stop. A timer built for focus, not friction. Every second you invest in your own projects is logged, stacked, and celebrated. No setup, no clutter. Just press play on the work that matters. BUILD THE HABIT Showing up daily is the whole game. Own Time turns your effort into a routine you can see and feel. Watch your streak grow day after day and let momentum do the heavy lifting. Consistency is the real productivity hack, and this is the planner that proves it. MEET SPARKY AND EMBER Two characters. One formula. Sparky brings the fire and gets you started. Ember brings the patience and keeps you going. Action plus patience. Fire plus foundation. That's how anything real gets built, and they're with you every step, with motivation right when you need it most. GOALS AND MILESTONES Set daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly goals. Hit them and get celebrated. Miss them and get fired up to go again. Every milestone unlocks a new achievement and a new badge to earn. Big vision, broken into wins you can actually reach. YOUR TIME BANK Watch your hours compound over time. Today. This week. This month. All time. Ever. Your own scoreboard. Your own proof. The hours you pour into your craft never disappear. They stack into something undeniable. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Clean stats and simple graphs show exactly where your time goes. Spot your patterns, protect your focus, and double down on what's working. Your data, your dashboard, your story. STAY ON TRACK Gentle push notifications keep your routine alive without nagging. A morning nudge to start strong. An evening reminder to log your work. A heads up when your streak is on the line. You set the pace, and Own Time keeps you honest. WHAT WILL YOU BUILD Your novel. Your startup. Your app. Your album. Your fitness. Your side business. Your craft. Whatever you're building on your own time, Own Time tracks it, stacks it, and celebrates it with you. BUILT FOR BUILDERS Whether you're a solopreneur, a side project hustler, a maker, a creator, or anyone chasing something on their own time, Own Time is built for you. This isn't about the 9 to 5. It's about the hours you choose. The projects nobody assigned you. The vision only you can see. Stack your hours. Steer your ship. Build your streak. Own your time. Own Your Time. On Your Own Time.

Screenshots

SimpleTime4 screens
Own Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Own Time at none against SimpleTime's 3. Own Time also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). SimpleTime's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Own Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SimpleTime versus Own Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTimeOwn Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuca EfingerAnne Clifford

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
None

Own Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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