TimeTrack vs Zen Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeTrack
Easily track your time spent on various activities with a simple stopwatch. Name your tasks, start and stop the timer, and add details later. View reports and export your data.
- One-tap start/stop timer
- Add labels with icons and colors
- Break down projects with sub-labels
- Daily, weekly, monthly reports
- Activity heatmap
- Export data to JSON
- Automatic backups
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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.
Zen Timer
Enhance your focus with a calm Pomodoro and study timer. Track your progress, unlock new looks for your companion, and enjoy a ritualistic approach to productivity with customizable scenes and sounds. Integrates with Apple devices and services for a seamless experience.
- Pomodoro and Flow focus timer modes
- Customizable scenes and soundscapes
- Orbilla companion that grows with focus time
- Daily planner and Apple Reminders sync
- Focus Circles for shared focus sessions
- Cross-device support (iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac)
- Apple Health integration
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Focus. Grow. Evolve. Zen Timer is a calm Pomodoro and focus timer for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Every session you finish helps Orbilla, your focus companion, grow, rank up and unlock new looks. Pick what you want to focus on: Study, Reading, Journal, Meditation, Deep Focus or a HIIT Workout. Set an intention and press start. Zen Timer moves you into rest on its own, waits until you're ready for the next round, and keeps honest track of the time you actually spent. ORBILLA GROWS WITH YOU - Focus time earns leaves for Orbilla's wardrobe and your Zen Garden - Eight ranks to climb, from Cadet to Marshal - Nothing is ever lost, and nothing is sold for money A TIMER THAT FEELS LIKE A RITUAL - Painted scenes for every mode, in a light Dawn and a deep Dusk theme - Living atmospheres that move gently while you work: Mountain Mist, Aurora, Ember Glow, Ocean Tide, Starfield and more - Classic Pomodoro rounds, or Flow mode: count up while you're in the zone, then take a longer break - Start the next round automatically, or keep the screen on during a session - Spoken cues, singing-bowl chimes or quiet haptics SOUNDS FOR DEEP FOCUS - Original soundscapes: tanpura drone, soft rain, ocean, forest, singing bowls and warm hum - Your own sound mix, or Apple Music songs and playlists sized to your session PLAN A CALMER DAY - Plan my day: type or say your list and get a calm schedule, made on your device - A visual day planner that checks your Calendar for conflicts - Tasks with two-way Apple Reminders sync FOCUS TOGETHER - Focus Circles: see when friends are focusing, with no calls - SharePlay a session on FaceTime and start, pause and rest in sync CELEBRATE EVERY RETURN - A completion moment with petals and a quick "how deep was your focus?" check-in - A Zen Garden that grows a new plant for every routine you finish - Insights, streaks that never punish you, and a weekly rhythm report EVERYWHERE YOU ARE - Mac: a native app with a menu bar timer and keyboard shortcuts - Apple Watch: start a session on your wrist, with haptics at every phase - iPad: a two-column layout with keyboard shortcuts - Live Activity and Dynamic Island, widgets, StandBy, Control Center, Siri and Shortcuts - Alarms that ring on silent and in StandBy when a break or session ends - Apple Health: log meditation as Mindful Minutes and HIIT as workouts (optional) - Accessible: Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency PAY ONCE. FOCUS EVERYWHERE. One Zen Plus plan covers iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Your routines and history sync through your own iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud. ZEN PLUS Study mode, Flow mode, alerts, widgets, Shortcuts and Orbilla's ranks are free. Zen Plus unlocks all six modes, every scene and soundscape, the planner and Plan my day, tasks and Reminders sync, Focus protection, detailed insights, the weekly report, iCloud sync and your routines on Apple Watch. - Zen Plus Monthly: 1-month auto-renewable subscription - Zen Plus Yearly: 1-year auto-renewable subscription - Zen Plus Lifetime: one-time purchase, not a subscription New subscribers can start with a 1-week free trial; if you don't cancel at least 24 hours before it ends, the subscription begins. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. If Plus ends, your routines, tasks and history are kept. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://orbilla.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Zen Timer at every 3 days against TimeTrack's monthly. TimeTrack's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. TimeTrack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Zen Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TimeTrack ships an update monthly, Zen Timer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeTrack | Zen Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gunawan Santoso | TAPAN Shatapathy |
Customer experience
TimeTrack
Zen Timer
In-app purchases
TimeTrack
- Premium Upgrade$7.99
Zen Timer
- Zen Plus Monthly: Focus & Study7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Zen Plus Yearly: Focus & Study7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Zen Plus Lifetime$49.99








