Comparison

OwnTime. vs Calume

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

Head to head
About

OwnTime.

Features
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Track the time you mean to spend. Most time trackers answer "where did my hours go?" OwnTime answers a better question: which of the things you care about are you neglecting right now? You define a small set of priorities โ€” the parts of your life that actually matter โ€” and give each one a daily budget. Then you start and stop sessions as the day unfolds. At a glance you see what still has time left and what you've been ignoring. IPHONE AND APPLE WATCH OwnTime works on its own on iPhone โ€” start, stop, and log sessions, get budget alarms, and follow the live session on the Lock Screen and Home Screen. Add an Apple Watch and it becomes a first-class second surface, built for the next two seconds of intent: start, stop, glance. Your priorities and sessions sync directly between your own devices, and neither one needs the other nearby. BUDGETS, NOT TIMESHEETS Each priority has a daily budget, so neglect is visible at a glance โ€” no spreadsheets, no billing, no projects. Optional alarms warn you before a budget runs out. YOUR DATA, IN A FILE YOU OWN One tap exports your complete history as a standard SQLite database โ€” the same file the app itself uses. Open it with any tool you like, or keep it as a backup. No export format to decode, no account to request it from. PRIVATE BY DESIGN OwnTime has no server and no account. Your priorities and sessions live on your iPhone and Apple Watch and sync directly between your own paired devices over Apple's WatchConnectivity โ€” never through us, never to the cloud. No analytics, ever. ALSO INCLUDED โ€ข Home Screen widgets (small and medium) with your remaining budget at a glance โ€ข Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island โ€ข Start, stop, and log past sessions with Siri and Shortcuts โ€ข Quick edits on iPhone or Apple Watch โ€” name, daily budget, colour โ€ข Light and dark appearance OwnTime is for personal attention, not invoicing. If you want to see whether you're actually living by your priorities โ€” not just logging hours โ€” this is the tracker for you.

About

Calume

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Calume โ€” a time tracking app for people who treat time as a resource. Track every hour with a single tap. See your full day on one timeline. Get honest reports. Built for focus, designed with care. Calume requires a Calume Pro subscription for access. Start with a 7-day free trial; you can cancel anytime. Start a timer with one tap โ€” stopwatch or countdown, your call. Every session lands on your day timeline the moment you stop, building a complete picture of how you spend your time. Plan your day with tasks, attach timers, and watch your schedule unfold in real time. Calume keeps your intentions and your reality side by side so you can see where time actually goes. Track any activity โ€” work, focus, sleep, rest, reading, exercise, creative time, or anything else that matters to you. Assign colors to categories and your timeline becomes instantly readable at a glance. Weekly and monthly reports show hours per activity with clear, honest numbers. Set goals and see your progress day by day. No gamification, no streaks โ€” just the data you need to make better decisions about your time. Calume syncs with Apple Health and your calendar to fill in context automatically. Privacy Policy: https://calume.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://calume.app/terms

Screenshots

OwnTime.3 screens
Calume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calume at Free against OwnTime.'s $1.99. Calume also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). OwnTime.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Calume is free to download; OwnTime. costs $1.99 up front. Calume sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. OwnTime. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OwnTime. ships an update every 4 days, Calume fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
OwnTime. versus Calume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOwnTime.Calume
Price$1.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.117.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSta Labs FlexCoDANIEL HAVLAS

In-app purchases

None

OwnTime.

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Calume

Subscriptions3
  • Chronicle Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Chronicle Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Chronicle Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is OwnTime. free?
OwnTime. costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calume free?
Calume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OwnTime. or Calume have ads?
Neither OwnTime. nor Calume shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OwnTime. or Calume?
OwnTime. ships an update every 4 days, and Calume fortnightly. Most recently, OwnTime. was updated on October 21, 2026 and Calume on October 9, 2026.

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