Comparison

Time Tracker by LoD vs LightHouse Notes

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

Head to head
About

Time Tracker by LoD

Features
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Time Tracker is a straightforward way for freelancers and consultants to record the hours they work, keep clients and projects organized, and turn the result into timesheets a client can be billed from. It works offline. Everything is saved on your phone first and syncs across your devices when you have a connection, so a missing signal never costs you an entry. TRACK TIME YOUR WAY โ€ข Start and stop a timer with one tap, or add entries by hand โ€ข Organize work into clients, projects and tasks โ€ข See your day at a glance โ€ข Set weekly target hours and see where your time goes โ€ข Work schedules and public holidays, so time off is accounted for REPORTS AND EXPORT โ€ข Timesheet reports per client, exported to PDF or CSV and shared straight from the app โ€ข Your company details on every exported timesheet โ€ข Hourly or daily rates at client, project or task level, inherited down the hierarchy โ€ข Tax rate and currency per client TIME TRACKER PRO โ€ข Unlimited clients, projects and tasks โ€” the free version includes 3 clients, 3 projects per client and 3 tasks per project โ€ข Google Calendar integration: your time entries appear in Google Calendar, in a calendar for each client โ€ข AI summaries of your work for every client, project and task โ€” with no API key needed, or with your own Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini or OpenRouter key Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, Serbian and Japanese.

About

LightHouse Notes

Features
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LightHouse is a calm, private place for notes, documents and ideas on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Write with rich text, checklists, tables, images and attachments. Organize work into Harbors, tags, pinned notes and visual cards. Connect related notes, create calendar events, scan documents, review earlier versions and export or back up your work. Anchor keeps everyday note-taking free with unlimited notes, up to three Harbors and optional synchronization through your personal iCloud account. Beacon and Harbor Lifetime unlock unlimited Harbors, LightHouse live sync, cross-device editing protection, sharing, locked notes, scanning, revision history, templates, custom themes and advanced tools. Beacon is an annually renewing subscription; Harbor Lifetime is a one-time purchase for the current LightHouse app and product generation, including LightHouse 2.0. Privacy is built in: no ads and no third-party behavioral analytics. Document recognition runs on device. Paid live sync uses Appwrite Cloud in Frankfurt after Sign in with Apple; Anchor does not use the LightHouse Appwrite service. Account and synchronized-data deletion controls are available in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Time Tracker by LoD4 screens
LightHouse Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Time Tracker by LoD at daily against LightHouse Notes's every 3 weeks. Time Tracker by LoD also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Tracker by LoD sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and LightHouse Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Tracker by LoD ships an update daily, LightHouse Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Time Tracker by LoD versus LightHouse Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Tracker by LoDLightHouse Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLight of DataGiorgio Bellini

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Tracker by LoD

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$49.991 Year
2 purchases

LightHouse Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Beacon$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Harbor Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Time Tracker by LoD free?
Time Tracker by LoD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LightHouse Notes free?
LightHouse Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Tracker by LoD or LightHouse Notes have ads?
Neither Time Tracker by LoD nor LightHouse Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Tracker by LoD or LightHouse Notes?
Time Tracker by LoD ships an update daily, and LightHouse Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Time Tracker by LoD was updated on October 14, 2026 and LightHouse Notes on October 8, 2026.

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