Current vs Gizmo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Sensory time tracking
- Color and motion indicators
- No countdown clock
- Customizable time intervals
- Haptic feedback
- Designed for distractible minds
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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.
Gizmo
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
Current ships an update every 10 days, Gizmo weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Current | Gizmo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.00 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #111 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chad Latta | Myworkingmemory LLC |
In-app purchases
Current
No in-app purchases
Gizmo
- Monthly Unlimited Timers$2.991 Month
- Yearly Unlimited Timers$25.001 Year









