Comparison

TimeCamp Time Tracker vs RescueTime

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

Head to head
About

TimeCamp Time Tracker

Track your work hours, location, and expenses effortlessly on the go. This app allows for simple one-tap time logging, manual timesheet entries, and detailed reporting to monitor productivity and project performance. It also supports billable time and expense tracking for comprehensive project management.

Highlights
  • One-tap time tracking
  • Manual timesheet entries
  • Billable time tracking
  • Location tracking
  • Expense tracking
  • Project and task management
  • Smart reporting
Features
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TimeCamp mobile app time tracker. Get the official TimeCamp mobile app and enjoy logging time, location, and expenses on the go. And for free! Trusted by thousands of teams worldwide, TimeCamp offers free top-notch data collection on existing projects, wherever you are: commuting, working at a job site, or dealing with clients outside the office, ensuring your timesheets are filled to the second before your next meeting. Use the handy time tracking features to log data straight from the app and spend less time on admin processes later: Simple time tracking: Start timer to log hours with just one tap. Need to track time offline? Sure, the app synchronizes the time entries once you're back online. Handy timesheets: Create new time entries to fill a timesheet manually. Edit time entries or leave important notes at any time you need. Smart reporting: Browse reports to access ongoing and historical data and stay updated with the team's productivity and project performance. Billable time tracking: Mark time entries as billable or non-billable to maximize the benefits of your ongoing ventures. Location tracking: Assign employees to the chosen location, so that the mobile app will recognize where they are and how many hours they've spent there. Expense tracking: Log new expenses related to projects or tasks, including notes to keep track of your OOF spending. Project management: Add time to existing projects or create new tasks straight from the mobile app to allow consistency wherever you are. Download the updated TimeCamp mobile app and enjoy seamless time tracking anyplace, anywhere, anytime! Questions? Visit https://help.timecamp.com/help or timecamp.com/contact.

About

RescueTime

Understand and manage your time automatically. This app helps you block distractions, track activities on your mobile and desktop, and set productivity goals. Gain insights into your workday and improve focus.

Highlights
  • Automatic time tracking
  • Distraction blocking (Focus Sessions)
  • Activity categorization
  • Task timers
  • Offline activity logging
  • Home screen widgets
  • Productivity goals and alerts
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RescueTime helps you track time, block distractions, manage goals, and understand your full workday across phone and desktop. Together this gives you a clear view of your habits and the tools to improve them. Understand where your time goes, stay focused when it matters, and build better workdays without extra effort. One subscription works across all your devices, syncing your data to give you a complete picture of your time on mobile and desktop. **Created For iOS** RescueTime for iOS brings powerful, simple focus tools to your phone: • Automatic app tracking: see app activity with productivity ratings and daily and weekly summaries (optional Screen Time permission). • Focus Sessions with optional app blocking: stay on task with time-boxing, optionally grant permission to block distractions in real time. • Project tracking: log time to specific projects and track progress across sessions and timers. • Offline time: add meetings, calls, and other offline activities to complete your day. • Reporting: View and manage your time across all your devices in the app. • Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and Russian. **Focus Sessions** Start a Focus Session when you need uninterrupted time to work. RescueTime blocks distractions, tracks your progress, and delivers a summary when you're done. Use timers for time boxing or to track open-ended tasks. Sessions and timers can be linked to projects, so your focused time always counts toward something meaningful. **Full Workday Perspective** Install RescueTime on your desktop to see the full picture. Your activity, focus sessions, and progress sync seamlessly across devices. Please note that RescueTime for desktop is only available in English. **Goals And Insights** Set daily goals for focused work, screen-free time, or better online habits. RescueTime tracks your progress automatically and shows how your behavior aligns with your goals. Weekly summaries highlight trends over time, so you can see what's working and what's not. **Permissions** Several optional features require elevated permissions. Reporting: tracking phone app activity requires Screen Time permission, and you can choose to use this feature or not. Focus Sessions: using the optional app blocking part of sessions requires Screen Time permission in order to offer real-time intervention. **Plans** Solo Focus includes automatic tracking with full history, Focus Sessions with real-time app blocking, offline activity logging, goals with daily targets, alerts and automations, advanced filtering, and integrations. Solo+ includes everything in Solo Focus, plus automated project and task tracking with RescueTime Timesheets. Link activities and timers to projects to automatically generate timesheets or track progress across work and personal goals. Free includes automatic basic tracking, daily and weekly reports, the Productivity Pulse, and two weeks of activity history. Offline time logging, project tracking, and distraction blocking require a subscription. **For Teams** RescueTime also offers team plans with shared projects, team dashboards, manager insights, and centralized settings. Team plans are only available at rescuetime.com. **Privacy** RescueTime does not record keystrokes, capture screenshots, or read message and website content. You control what is tracked, can pause tracking at any time, and can export or delete your data whenever you choose.

Screenshots

TimeCamp Time Tracker4 screens
RescueTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RescueTime at 4.3 against TimeCamp Time Tracker's 3.1. TimeCamp Time Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (51% vs 21%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. RescueTime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. TimeCamp Time Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RescueTime holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeCamp Time Tracker has 71 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of TimeCamp Time Tracker's written reviews are positive against 21% of RescueTime's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeCamp Time Tracker ships an update every 4 weeks, RescueTime monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimeCamp Time Tracker versus RescueTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeCamp Time TrackerRescueTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (71 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews — better21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings71 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimeCamp S.A.RescueTime

Customer experience

TimeCamp Time Tracker

All ratings71 ratings
Positive49.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative42.3%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative40.0%

RescueTime

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

TimeCamp Time Tracker

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

RescueTime

Subscriptions4
  • Solo Monthly14 Days trial$9.001 Month
  • Solo+ Monthly14 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Solo Yearly14 Days trial$84.001 Year
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  • Solo+ Yearly14 Days trial$143.991 Year

Questions

Is TimeCamp Time Tracker free?
TimeCamp Time Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RescueTime free?
RescueTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeCamp Time Tracker or RescueTime?
RescueTime is rated higher. TimeCamp Time Tracker averages 3.1 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while RescueTime averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do TimeCamp Time Tracker or RescueTime have ads?
Neither TimeCamp Time Tracker nor RescueTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeCamp Time Tracker or RescueTime?
TimeCamp Time Tracker ships an update every 4 weeks, and RescueTime monthly. Most recently, TimeCamp Time Tracker was updated on October 9, 2026 and RescueTime on October 10, 2026.

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