Comparison

TimeTrack vs Readme Later

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

Head to head
About

TimeTrack

Features
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Where did today actually go? TimeTrack answers that in three taps. Name what you're doing, start the stopwatch, stop when you're done. That's the whole app. No account. No cloud. No setup screen between you and the timer. SIMPLE ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY USE Most time trackers ask you to build a project hierarchy before you can log a single minute. This one opens on a big start button. Everything else — labels, notes, reports — you can add later, or never. THE TIMER KEEPS RUNNING Switch apps, lock the phone, take a call. The timer carries on and picks up exactly where it should. Forgot to start it? Add the session by hand afterwards. Left it running overnight? Auto-stop catches that before it ruins your week's data. LABELS THAT MAKE SENSE OF IT Colour-coded labels with icons for the things you actually do — Work, Study, Client A, Deep Work, Gym. Sub-labels when a project needs breaking down. Favourites for the ones you track every day. REPORTS THAT TELL YOU SOMETHING Daily, weekly and monthly breakdowns. Stacked daily bar charts, coloured by label. A 13-week activity heatmap, so a good month and a bad month look different at a glance. Streaks, daily average, longest session and your most productive day. PRIVATE BY DESIGN, NOT BY POLICY TimeTrack has no servers. There is nothing to opt out of, because nothing about how you spend your time is collected in the first place. It works on a plane, in a basement, and on a phone with no data left. Export everything to JSON whenever you like. Schedule automatic backups daily or weekly. Your data is yours to take. WHO IT'S FOR Freelancers billing by the hour. Students who want to know how much they really studied. Remote workers protecting deep work. Anyone who suspects their time goes somewhere other than where they think. Free to use, with an optional one-time unlock that removes ads and the label limit. One payment, yours forever — never a subscription. Available in 18 languages.

About

Readme Later

Features
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Readme Later is a read-later and reading-list app for iPhone. Save article links or import PDFs, then open them in a clean, distraction-free reader—with AI summaries, translations, and offline reading when you need them. WHAT IS README LATER? A personal library for everything you mean to finish. Paste a URL or drop in a PDF. We fetch and clean the content so you can read without ads, clutter, or endless browser tabs. WHO IT’S FOR • Readers who save more articles than they finish • Students and professionals collecting essays, papers, and short PDFs • Anyone who wants a calm place to catch up—on the train, offline, or later tonight WHAT YOU CAN DO • Save web articles from any link in seconds • Import PDFs from your device into the same reading list • Read in a clean, immersive reader (light & dark mode) • Generate AI summaries when you don’t have time for the full piece • Translate articles into the language that works for you • Edit, share, or export when you need to pass something on • Search your library by title to find what you saved • Read offline and sync across devices with Premium HOW IT WORKS 1. Paste an article URL or upload a PDF 2. Readme Later prepares a clean reading version 3. Open it anytime from your reading list 4. Summarize, translate, share, or keep reading offline FREE VS PREMIUM Free: create an account and start a starter reading list. Premium: unlimited saves, full access to what you save, AI summaries & clean reading tools, translations, offline reading, and sync across your devices. Choose weekly, monthly, or yearly—no free trial required to subscribe. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH TO A READ-LATER APP Browser bookmarks and open tabs are easy to ignore. Readme Later turns “I’ll read this later” into a focused list with a real reader—so catching up feels doable, not guilty. TRUST & PRIVACY Sign in with email. Your library is yours. We built Readme Later for people who want fewer distractions and clearer reading—not another noisy feed. FAQ What can I save? Article links from the web and PDFs from your device (within supported size/page limits). Does it work offline? Yes—Premium includes offline reading for saved articles so you can open them without a connection. Is there an AI summary? Yes—ask for an AI summary when you want the gist before (or instead of) reading the full article. Can I translate articles? Yes—translate saved content into languages you prefer. Is it free? Yes to start. Free includes a starter reading list. Upgrade anytime for unlimited saves, offline reading, AI tools, and sync. Download Readme Later and give every “read later” a real home. TERMS & PRIVACY (required for subscriptions) Privacy Policy: https://impartial-barracuda-992.convex.site/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TimeTrack4 screens
Readme Later4 screens

Verdict

The call

TimeTrack and Readme Later are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. TimeTrack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Readme Later sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TimeTrack versus Readme Later: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeTrackReadme Later
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB66 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGunawan SantosoSikarin Punsawat

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeTrack

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$7.99
3 purchases

Readme Later

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is TimeTrack free?
TimeTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readme Later free?
Readme Later is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeTrack or Readme Later have ads?
Neither TimeTrack nor Readme Later shows ads.

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