Comparison

SimpleTime vs Expiry

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, 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.

About

Expiry

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An expired passport at the airport. A lapsed insurance policy. A driving licence nobody thought to renew. Expiry makes sure that never happens to you. SMART DUAL ALERTS Set two reminders per document so you always have time to act. Get notified 30 days and again at 7 days before expiration — or choose your own intervals. Expiry works quietly in the background and alerts you only when it matters. 8 ORGANISED CATEGORIES Keep everything tidy with built-in categories: Driving, Finance, Identity, Insurance, Medical, Visa, Property, and Other. Each category has its own icon and colour for instant recognition. PHOTO ATTACHMENTS Snap a photo of each document for quick reference. Need your insurance card number at the pharmacy? Open Expiry and it's right there — no digging through drawers. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE Choose where your documents live: • Cloud sync — backed up and available on every device you sign in to, with full offline support • On this device only — completely private, no data leaves your phone SECURE BY DESIGN Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID. Your documents re-lock automatically when you switch away. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email — and delete your account and all data at any time. BEAUTIFUL & ACCESSIBLE A clean, modern interface in Light, Dark, or System theme. Available in English, Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, and Japanese. FREE TO START Track up to 20 documents completely free. Need more? Upgrade to Expiry Pro for unlimited documents, smart expiry reminders, and priority support. Expiry Pro plans: • Monthly — $1.99/month • Yearly — $9.99/year (best value — save over 50%) • Lifetime — $19.99 one-time purchase Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.littlesaint.app/terms/expiry Privacy Policy: https://www.littlesaint.app/privacy/expiry Questions or feedback? hello@littlesaint.app

Screenshots

SimpleTime4 screens
Expiry3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SimpleTime at every 5 days against Expiry's every 2 months. SimpleTime also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Expiry's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 Expiry sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleTime ships an update every 5 days, Expiry every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SimpleTime versus Expiry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleTimeExpiry
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuca EfingerThiago Ochsendorf De Oliveira

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

Expiry

Subscriptions2
  • Expiry Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Expiry Pro Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Expiry Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is SimpleTime free?
SimpleTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expiry free?
Expiry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimpleTime or Expiry have ads?
Neither SimpleTime nor Expiry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleTime or Expiry?
SimpleTime ships an update every 5 days, and Expiry every 2 months. Most recently, SimpleTime was updated on September 30, 2026 and Expiry on October 13, 2026.

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