SimpleHours vs SMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleHours
Effortlessly track your time spent on tasks with a simple tap interface. Switch between tasks instantly and view past data with easy navigation. Organize your work by project and export your time logs for analysis.
- Quick time tracking with tap interface
- Task switching
- Daily data navigation
- Project categorization
- CSV data export
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Nobody wants to spend time tracking what they spend time on. SimpleHours makes tracking your time as quick and painless as possible, so you can spend time on more important things. Just tap on a line to start the timer for one task. Tap on another line to switch the timer to another task. Swipe left or right to view information from other dates. Tasks can be categorized by project, if that's relevant for your workflow. Data can be exported and emailed in CSV format, for import into a desktop spreadsheet.
SMS
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Imagine a world where you can do hands-off gardening with just a touch of a button on your Apple Watch with uniform countdowns from ten to sixty seconds in five second increments. Well, that world is here. With the Water Track I from Sapana Micro Software, you can achieve total control of your plant watering without counting out aloud. Using the settings panel, pick from the appropriate seconds to count down from and enjoy the rooster sound when the countdown ends. Have fun with this gardening helper so you can multitask and garden at the same time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SimpleHours at Free against SMS's $0.99. SMS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
SimpleHours is free to download; SMS costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleHours ships an update every 9 months, SMS every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleHours | SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ethan Shayne | Sapana Micro Software |
In-app purchases
SimpleHours
No in-app purchases
SMS
No in-app purchases
