Comparison

Tempo Work vs Knowly AI

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

Head to head
About

Tempo Work

Features
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Make your workday easier to understand. Tempo keeps recorded work, your daily target and remaining time in one place. Set up a workplace for location-assisted tracking, or stay fully manual. Monday to Friday is the starting routine; your working days are always editable. YOUR TIME, YOUR CONTROL Start and stop sessions manually, or correct completed records in History. Manage and export all your records without Pro. Widgets, Live Activities, Siri and Control Center provide convenient access to your workday. Every workplace, including home, starts and stops automatically. Tempo waits a couple of minutes so GPS jitter cannot open or close a session, then records the real arrival and departure times. A return within 15 minutes continues the same session; coming back to work later the same day starts a new one, while coming home later the same day does not. Manual start, stop and History edits remain available whenever you need them. FOCUS TIMER The Focus tab is a timer for short, protected sprints: 25-minute focus sessions by default, with a length you can change. It keeps counting when your phone locks, and a notification tells you when a phase ends. Focus never touches your work records. With Tempo Pro: automatic focus cycles with short and long breaks, focus stats and a choice of focus sounds. A MORE PERSONAL WORKDAY WITH TEMPO PRO - Dayline: see recorded work and your target on a clear daily timeline. - Cards: bring useful daily and weekly insights into focus. - Focus cycles, stats and sounds: automatic short breaks, and a long break after each set, your focus blocks and minutes, and your own end-of-phase sound, silence included. - Insights and recaps: explore recorded patterns and revisit eligible months and years as animated stories, with pause, replay and speed controls. - Shareable recap cards: choose a layout, preview what you reveal, then share, copy or save an image. Workplace names and precise coordinates are not included. - Flexible routines: configure multiple workplaces, per-day targets, intensive schedules, a custom home start time and optional finish-at-target behavior. - Useful alerts: personalize reminders and overtime notifications. Recaps use your recorded history. Available chapters and comparisons depend on having sufficient eligible records; Tempo does not invent missing work or measure productivity from hours alone. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN No Tempo account, advertising or developer-operated location backend. Work records are stored locally. Apple services support maps, location and purchases; sharing sends the image only to the destination you choose. Automatic background tracking depends on iOS permissions, device settings, signal conditions and whether the app has been force-quit. Exact background start or stop delivery is not guaranteed. Review records before using them for payroll or compliance. Pro is available through in-app purchase. Prices, billing periods and any eligible offers are displayed before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your Apple account. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://seizeapps.com/privacy.html

About

Knowly AI

This AI-powered assistant facilitates clear cross-language communication for international work, business, and travel. It offers real-time translation for conversations, meetings, and calls, along with photo translation and organized meeting notes.

Highlights
  • Face-to-face translation
  • Live interpretation and meeting captions
  • AI-powered bilingual calls
  • Photo translation for text in images
  • Automatic meeting notes and summaries
  • Customizable glossaries and scenario preferences
Features
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Knowly is an AI-powered communication assistant designed for people who work, do business, live, or travel abroad. Knowly understands what you need. It does more than translate a sentence. It helps organize meetings, calls, documents, and in-person conversations into clear records you can review and follow up on. Whether you are attending a supplier meeting, managing a factory, handling logistics and customs clearance, negotiating a business deal, visiting a doctor, or simply traveling, Knowly makes cross-language communication clearer and more reliable. Key Features Face-to-Face Translation Designed for one-on-one conversations. Knowly translates each sentence into both languages so everyone can quickly understand the key points. Live Interpretation and Meeting Captions Ideal for meetings, trade shows, and group conversations. View the original speech and translation continuously to keep up with the conversation in real time. AI-Powered Bilingual Calls Start or join a voice or video call using a call ID. View real-time captions and access your call history afterward. Photo Translation Translate menus, signs, documents, drawings, receipts, and more. Take a photo or import an image from your photo library to recognize and translate the text. Meeting Notes After a translation session, Knowly automatically organizes summaries, key terminology, and original transcripts, making it easy to review, copy, and follow up. Glossaries and Scenario Preferences Save commonly used expressions for industries and scenarios such as mining, manufacturing, engineering, trade, customs clearance, logistics, and food service. Keep important terminology accurate and consistent across conversations. Who Knowly Is For - People working, doing business, or living abroad - Teams communicating with international customers, suppliers, or employees - Professionals handling customs clearance, logistics, contracts, invoices, and packing lists - Anyone who needs meeting interpretation, call captions, and communication records - Travelers, trade show attendees, and short-term business travelers Knowly turns language into more than a translation. It becomes your communication assistant for working and living abroad. Monthly Auto-Renewing VIP Subscription Subscription Period: 1 month Subscription Price: US$12 per month Additional Terms Payment Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Renewal Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your Apple Account will be charged within 24 hours before the renewal date. After payment is successfully processed, the subscription will renew for another month. Canceling Your Subscription To cancel automatic renewal, open Settings on your iPhone, tap your name, select Subscriptions, choose the Knowly subscription, and tap Cancel Subscription. Please cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Auto-Renewable Subscription Service Agreement: https://api.knowlyai.cn/dongyi/userRenewalAgreement.html Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://api.knowlyai.cn/dongyi/user-agreement.html

Screenshots

Tempo Work4 screens
Knowly AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Knowly AI at every 2 days against Tempo Work's every 5 days. Knowly AI also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Tempo Work sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Knowly AI sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.89 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempo Work ships an update every 5 days, Knowly AI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Tempo Work versus Knowly AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempo WorkKnowly AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIzotz Cristobal MotaBeijing Hi Hello Education Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tempo Work

Subscriptions2
  • Tempo Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Tempo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tempo Pro Lifetime$39.99
12 purchases

Knowly AI

Subscriptions7
  • Knowly Lite Monthly Plan 2$3.891 Month
  • Knowly Lite Monthly Plan 1$4.091 Month
  • Knowly Lite Monthly Plan$4.291 Month
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  • Knowly Pro Monthly Plan 2$8.991 Month
  • Knowly Pro Monthly Plan 1$9.491 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$12.001 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$15.001 Month
One-time5
  • Knowly Translation Add-On Package 2$1.29
  • Knowly Translation Add-On Package 1$1.39
  • Knowly Translation Top-Up$1.49
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  • Personal Business Travel Plan 2$11.49
  • Personal Business Travel Plan 1$12.49

Questions

Is Tempo Work free?
Tempo Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knowly AI free?
Knowly AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tempo Work or Knowly AI have ads?
Neither Tempo Work nor Knowly AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempo Work or Knowly AI?
Tempo Work ships an update every 5 days, and Knowly AI every 2 days. Most recently, Tempo Work was updated on October 14, 2026 and Knowly AI on October 24, 2026.

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