Comparison

TwelveOath vs PaperTime

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

Head to head
About

TwelveOath

Features
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After a cancellation notice, the empty time keeps getting closer while you are still wondering who to contact. You do not want to send a mass message. You do not want to lower your price. But if you do nothing, today’s income disappears. That is not a problem with your judgment. You did not want to treat clients carelessly, lower the value of your work, or give up today’s open slot. You were trying to protect all of them at once. TwelveOath is an app that helps you prepare, before the next cancellation happens: the next person to contact, the reason to contact them, and the deadline for waiting for a reply. When a cancellation happens, contact one person. Wait for their reply. If it does not work, move to the next person. If needed, switch to a public notice. Do not let your only choices be a mass message, a discount, or doing nothing. TwelveOath helps you avoid repeating the same 30 minutes again.

About

PaperTime

Features
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PaperTime is a beautifully simple time tracker for freelancers, consultants, and anyone who bills by the hour. No clutter. No complicated setup. Just tap a project, start the timer, and get back to work. PaperTime handles the rest. ▶ TRACK TIME, EFFORTLESSLY Start a single tap and watch your hours add up in real time. Running late on a call? Your timer stays visible right on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you always know what's ticking. Prefer to log things after the fact? Enter time manually with a start and end time, or just a duration and a note. ▶ ORGANIZE CLIENTS & PROJECTS Set up your clients and projects once, each with its own color, icon, and hourly rate. Assign a different rate per project, per client, or per currency — PaperTime does the math so you don't have to. See your total time and total earnings for every project at a glance. ▶ REPORTS THAT LOOK AS GOOD AS YOUR WORK Switch between weekly and monthly views, filter by client or project, and see your hours broken down in a clean daily chart. When it's time to send an invoice or share your progress, export a print-ready PDF report — sized for A4 or US Letter — with your name or business front and center. ▶ SYNCS QUIETLY IN THE BACKGROUND Your clients, projects, and time entries sync automatically across all your devices with iCloud. Start a timer on your iPhone, check your reports on your iPad — it's all just there. ▶ DESIGNED TO FEEL LIKE PAPER Warm, cream-colored screens, a soft optional grain texture, and thoughtful typography give PaperTime the feel of a well-loved notebook — without sacrificing a clean, modern layout. It's an app you'll actually enjoy opening. ▶ WHY PAPERTIME • One-tap timer with Live Activity & Dynamic Island support • Unlimited clients and projects, each with custom colors and rates • Multi-currency hourly rates • Manual time entry for work you tracked elsewhere • Weekly & monthly reports with charts and filters • Print-ready PDF exports for invoicing and client updates • Automatic iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad • A warm, distraction-free design that stays out of your way PaperTime is built for people who'd rather spend their billable hours doing great work than fighting with a spreadsheet.

Screenshots

TwelveOath4 screens
PaperTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PaperTime at Free against TwelveOath's $0.79. On update cadence, 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

PaperTime is free to download; TwelveOath costs $0.79 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TwelveOath ships an update weekly, PaperTime every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
TwelveOath versus PaperTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwelveOathPaperTime
Price$0.79Free — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakoto FukuokaFrostech Labs

In-app purchases

None

TwelveOath

No in-app purchases

None

PaperTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TwelveOath free?
TwelveOath costs $0.79, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaperTime free?
PaperTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TwelveOath or PaperTime have ads?
Neither TwelveOath nor PaperTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TwelveOath or PaperTime?
TwelveOath ships an update weekly, and PaperTime every 6 days. Most recently, TwelveOath was updated on November 7, 2026 and PaperTime on October 31, 2026.

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