Comparison

Current vs Gizmo

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

Head to head
About

Current

This app transforms time into a sensory experience, using color and motion to indicate progress without a distracting countdown clock. Designed for focus, it helps users stay engaged with their work by providing a non-intrusive way to track time.

Highlights
  • Sensory time tracking
  • Color and motion indicators
  • No countdown clock
  • Customizable time intervals
  • Haptic feedback
  • Designed for distractible minds
Features
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The last thing a distracted mind needs is a distracting timer. Countdown clocks make you watch the clock. Pomodoro systems give you another system to manage. Most focus tools pull your attention away from the work you're trying to do. Current turns time into something you feel rather than watch. Pick 5, 15, 30 minutes, or set your own. The screen shifts slowly from green to red — color, motion, and haptics telling you where you are without pulling your attention from what you're doing. No countdown clock. No system to follow. No dashboard to optimize. Built for distractible minds, and anyone who doesn't want the tool to get in the way of the work. One-time purchase. No subscription.

About

Gizmo

Features
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Gizmo: Track Your Time You got stuff to do. Gizmo keeps the tracking time part simple. Use it for client calls and billable hours, drafting and writing, studying and tutoring, office and shift work, workouts and interval training, music practice and rehearsals, reading, lab sessions, chores, or any block of work you want to measure. Each timer is independent. Start one timer for a client call, another for writing, another for study, and pause or resume each one separately. Features: • Track time worked with simple timer rows • Start, pause, and resume each timer • Run multiple timers at the same time • Add a title and optional note • Reset timers when you are done • Duplicate timers for repeated work • Edit titles and notes anytime • Delete safely with confirmation • Store timer data locally on your device • Use without creating an account Simple on purpose. • No countdown clutter. • No Pomodoro system. • No charts or dashboard noise. • No account required. Just a calm way to see where your work time is going. Terms: https://www.myworkingmemory.ai/timetracker-terms.html Privacy: https://www.myworkingmemory.ai/timetracker-privacy.html

Screenshots

Current4 screens
Gizmo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Current at none against Gizmo's 2. Current also leads on chart position (#111 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Current costs $2.99 and Gizmo $2.00 up front. Gizmo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Current asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Current ships an update every 10 days, Gizmo weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Current versus Gizmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurrentGizmo
Price$2.99$2.00 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChad LattaMyworkingmemory LLC

In-app purchases

None

Current

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Gizmo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Unlimited Timers$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Unlimited Timers$25.001 Year

Questions

Is Current free?
Current costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gizmo free?
Gizmo costs $2.00, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Current or Gizmo have ads?
Neither Current nor Gizmo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Current or Gizmo?
Current ships an update every 10 days, and Gizmo weekly. Most recently, Current was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gizmo on October 31, 2026.

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