Time Jars vs HourSift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Time Jars
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Time Jars is a satisfying visual time tracker built around a simple idea โ every 30 minutes of focused work earns you a marble. Drop marbles into your jars to watch your time and effort build up over days, weeks and months. Create jars for each area of your life โ work projects, fitness, learning, hobbies โ and watch them fill up as you invest time into the things that matter. MARBLE JARS Create as many jars as you like, name them, pick a colour, and start dropping marbles. Each marble represents 30 minutes of focused time. Watch your jars fill up with satisfying physics and animations. TIMER Use the built in timer to track your work sessions. When the timer ends you'll be prompted to log your time and drop your marbles automatically. TASKS & TODOS Create a task list and assign each task to a jar. Tick off tasks as you complete them and log your time directly from the task screen. PLANNER Plan your day, week and month by scheduling your tasks into time slots. See exactly what you should be working on and when. TARGETS Set daily, weekly and monthly marble targets for each jar. Track your progress and celebrate when you hit your goals. STATS View detailed charts showing how you've spent your time across days, weeks, months and years. See which goals are getting your attention and which need more focus. - Works fully offline โ your data stays on your device - Dark and light mode - Satisfying marble physics and animations - Visual progress tracking - No subscription required
HourSift
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Turn work already recorded in Apple Calendar into a clean, client-ready timesheet. HourSift helps consultants, freelancers, coaches, tutors, photographers, and other service professionals review calendar events before billing. CALENDAR TO TIMESHEET Choose the calendars and billing period you want to review. Map events to a client and project, then calculate billable duration and amount from your rate and rounding rule. REVIEW BEFORE YOU BILL See original and billable time for every entry. Resolve missing mappings, overlaps, changed events, and duplicate-export warnings. Edit the timesheet description or exclude an entry without changing the Apple Calendar event. EXPORT PDF OR CSV Preview one reviewed draft, then generate a client-ready PDF or spreadsheet-friendly CSV with matching totals. Files are shared only through the system Share Sheet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN HourSift has no account, backend, analytics, or tracking. Optional ads use only SDK-required technical data; Calendar contents and calculations stay on this device. HourSift never creates, edits, or deletes Calendar events. FREE DOWNLOAD Download HourSift for free. A one-time US$1.99 purchase removes ads permanently. Explore the complete workflow with isolated sample events before granting Calendar access. Requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Time Jars at none against HourSift's shown. Time Jars also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Time Jars | HourSift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Henry Puttock | Shanghai Aijingte Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Time Jars
No in-app purchases
HourSift
No in-app purchases









