Comparison

Clocktower Time Tracker vs Routine Timer

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

Head to head
About

Clocktower Time Tracker

Features
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Log your day in a swipe and watch your billable total add up. Clocktower is a visual time tracker for people who bill for their hours: drop your hours as a stack of colored blocks, assign each to a project, and see the total in real time. LOG WITH JUST A SWIPE Swipe up to drop a time block, then tap a project to assign it. No forms, no fiddly start and stop. Add a note if you want one. BUILT TO INVOICE Give each project its own hourly rate and Clocktower turns tracked hours into billable totals automatically. When it is time to bill, filter by project and date range and export a clean timesheet. REMINDERS SO NOTHING SLIPS Turn on daily reminders to log your hours. Your timesheet stops being a guess at the end of the week. KNOW WHERE THE HOURS WENT Reports break your time down by project and by week, with earnings shown in your own currency. START A TIMER IN A TAP Running late on logging? Start a live timer from the app, the home screen widget, or the Lock Screen, and it lands in the right block. ON EVERY DEVICE Clocktower runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and your hours sync privately through iCloud across all of them. There is no account to create and no sign up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Clocktower has no ads and no tracking. Your time data stays in your own iCloud, not on our servers. Clocktower is free to track up to five projects. Clocktower Pro unlocks unlimited projects. Clocktower Pro is available as an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one time lifetime purchase. Subscription prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://clocktowerapp.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://clocktowerapp.com/privacy/

About

Routine Timer

Features
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Big friendly timers. One step at a time. No pressure. Routine Timer is a visual timer for kids and grown-ups who get stuck between steps. Morning, homework, cleanup, bedtime: any routine becomes a sequence of visual steps, each with its own full-screen timer. A big color ring shrinks as the minutes pass, and a gentle tap says it is time to move on. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Build a routine from steps: an icon and a duration, nothing else to set up • One giant timer per step, readable from across the room • A haptic nudge on every transition, and a notification with sound when the screen is off • Pause, skip, go back or restart any step. No streaks, no guilt, no failure stats • Notifications keep the routine going while the phone is locked PERFECT FOR • Morning routine before school, bedtime routine after the bath • Homework blocks and focus sprints • Toddlers and preschoolers learning to get ready on their own • Kids with ADHD or autism who do better with a schedule they can see • Cleanup bursts, chores and screen-time limits WHY IT WORKS A child cannot feel ten minutes, but can see a color ring getting smaller. Steps take the arguing out of transitions: the timer says it is time, not the parent. Grown-ups use it the same way for their own mornings and work sprints. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no analytics, no ads. Works offline. SIMPLE PRICING Your first routine is free, full featured, forever: every step, sounds and notifications. One purchase unlocks unlimited routines. No subscription, nothing recurring. If you already unlocked the app, nothing changes for you.

Screenshots

Clocktower Time Tracker4 screens
Routine Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clocktower Time Tracker at every 2 days against Routine Timer's every 9 days. Clocktower Time Tracker also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Clocktower Time Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Routine Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clocktower Time Tracker ships an update every 2 days, Routine Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Clocktower Time Tracker versus Routine Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClocktower Time TrackerRoutine Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLauri Kieksiihor Romanenko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Clocktower Time Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Clocktower Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Clocktower Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Clocktower Pro (Lifetime)$49.99
1 purchases

Routine Timer

One-time1
  • Unlock Forever$12.99

Questions

Is Clocktower Time Tracker free?
Clocktower Time Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Routine Timer free?
Routine Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clocktower Time Tracker or Routine Timer have ads?
Neither Clocktower Time Tracker nor Routine Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clocktower Time Tracker or Routine Timer?
Clocktower Time Tracker ships an update every 2 days, and Routine Timer every 9 days. Most recently, Clocktower Time Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Routine Timer on November 6, 2026.

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