Comparison

notal vs TimeTrackingTool

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

Head to head
About

notal

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notal helps you organize what's notable. It's not just another notes app — it's a calm project workspace where your tasks and notes live together, under the projects they belong to. Folders hold projects, projects hold documents, and every document keeps your to-dos and your notes side by side. PLAN YOUR TIME • Tasks with due dates, times, reminders, and repeats • A Today view for what needs you right now • Day and Week calendars to see the bigger picture • Overdue and completed tasks, neatly grouped WRITE, RICHLY • Rich text sections: bold, italic, underline, fonts, sizes, and colors • Bulleted lists and left / center / right alignment • Checklists for the things that aren't tasks — shopping, packing, steps • Add photos inline, sized and aligned • Link text to a web page — or to any section in any document, and jump straight to it FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS • Flag a task, event, or section as a priority and it rises to the top • Pin the things you want to keep an eye on to your Pinned board • A Scratchpad that's always one tap away MADE TO FEEL RIGHT • iCloud keeps everything in sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Colorful, customizable blocks with automatic contrast so text stays readable • Full light and dark mode • Dates, times, and numbers always follow your device's regional settings • A clean, modern design that stays out of your way notal keeps your projects moving — what's notable, noted. — notal is free to try for one month. After that, keep it with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nae-dev.com/notal/privacy-policy.html

About

TimeTrackingTool

Features
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Track your time without creating an account or sending your work data to a cloud service. TimeTrackingTool is a focused, local-first time tracker for projects, teaching, freelance work, administration and everyday tasks. Start a timer in seconds, organise entries using projects and tags, or add and edit time manually. Features: • Start and stop timers quickly • Follow active timers with Live Activities • Organise work using projects and tags • Create and edit time entries manually • Import events from HTTPS or webcal calendar feeds • Export your data as CSV • Keep your tracking data stored locally on your device No account. No advertising. No analytics. Your time-tracking data remains under your control and can be exported whenever you need it.

Screenshots

notal4 screens
TimeTrackingTool3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeTrackingTool at none against notal's 3. TimeTrackingTool also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). notal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. notal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TimeTrackingTool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

notal ships an update every 2 weeks, TimeTrackingTool daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
notal versus TimeTrackingTool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternotalTimeTrackingTool
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNejat ErdalCyril Blum

In-app purchases

3 purchases

notal

Subscriptions2
  • notal Monthly$0.991 Month
  • notal Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • notal Lifetime$19.99
None

TimeTrackingTool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is notal free?
notal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeTrackingTool free?
TimeTrackingTool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do notal or TimeTrackingTool have ads?
Neither notal nor TimeTrackingTool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, notal or TimeTrackingTool?
notal ships an update every 2 weeks, and TimeTrackingTool daily. Most recently, notal was updated on October 18, 2026 and TimeTrackingTool on October 16, 2026.

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