Comparison

Time Tracker vs How Long

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

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About

Time Tracker

Automatically track time spent at important locations without manual input. Define regions on a map to log visits, perfect for work, commutes, or gym sessions. Offers detailed statistics, flexible configuration, and privacy-focused data storage.

Highlights
  • Automatic time tracking via geofencing
  • Detailed time statistics by day, week, month
  • Flexible time adjustments and rounding
  • Notifications for entry/exit and time reminders
  • Timeline view of presence across regions
  • Home screen widget with live timer
  • CSV data export
Features
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Geofy tracks the time you spend at your important places — automatically when you arrive and leave, or manually with a timer. Define regions on a map and Geofy records every visit the moment you arrive and leave. Or just create a project, give it a name, and start the timer by hand — no region required. Perfect for work hours, commute time, gym visits, projects, or any location that matters to you. Automatic Time Tracking Set up geofence regions or iBeacons, and Geofy logs your sessions automatically in the background. Manual Time Tracking No fixed location? No problem. Create a project without a region and start the timer with a tap — perfect for tasks that aren't tied to a place. Manually started sessions keep running until you stop them yourself. Pause, resume, or stop any session anytime — running timers follow you through the app in a floating bar. Detailed Statistics See your time broken down by day, week, month, or year. View average arrival times, session durations, longest and shortest visits, and spot trends with the built-in sparkline chart. Flexible Configuration Adjust tracked time with per-session bonuses or daily pause deductions. Round entry and exit times to 15, 30, or 60 minutes. Set minimum session thresholds to filter out short stops. Notifications & Webhooks Get notified on entry and exit. Set up time reminders — daily, weekly, or monthly. Connect Geofy to your own services via HTTP webhooks with token or basic authentication. Timeline View See your presence across all regions on a scrollable timeline. Colored bars show exactly when and how long you were at each place — perfect for spotting patterns at a glance. Calendar View Get a monthly overview of how many hours you spent in each region, day by day. Set a daily target per weekday for each region and see a progress ring on every day — so you can tell at a glance where you hit your goal and where you fell short. Swipe through the months, filter which regions appear, and tap any day for a full breakdown. Home Screen Widget Add a widget to your home screen to see today's tracked time at a glance. View active sessions with a live timer, paused sessions, and your most recent regions — without opening the app. Export & Overview Export your data as CSV in any aggregation level. See all your regions at a glance on the map view. Privacy First All data stays on your device. No account required, no cloud, no tracking. Geofy Pro (optional subscription) Basic time tracking with up to 3 regions is free. The following features require a Geofy Pro subscription: • Timeline View • Calendar View • Advanced Statistics • CSV Export • Webhooks • Time Adjustments • Up to 20 Regions Subscriptions are billed monthly or yearly and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.getgeofy.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.getgeofy.com/privacy

About

How Long

Automatically track time spent at important locations like the gym or office using geofencing and Wi-Fi. Set weekly goals, view detailed statistics, and receive smart suggestions for new places. Enjoy battery-friendly background tracking.

Highlights
  • Automatic location time tracking
  • Geofencing and Wi-Fi detection
  • Weekly goal setting and progress tracking
  • Detailed visit statistics
  • Smart place suggestions
  • Battery-friendly background operation
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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How Long answers one question: how much time do you actually spend at the places that matter? Save your gym, office, coffee shop, or a friend's house, and How Long quietly notices when you arrive and leave. No check-ins, no timers. FOR FAMILIES, WITHOUT THE TRACKING Know when your kid gets to school, when Grandma is home again, when your partner has left the office. Share just the places that matter with the people who matter, and they'll see arrivals and departures there and nothing else. No live map, no history of everywhere someone went. One Pro purchase covers your whole family through Family Sharing. BUILT TO BE TRUSTED • Detects arrivals and departures with geofencing, Wi-Fi, and Apple's visit monitoring, then double-checks before recording anything • Always watches the places closest to you and keeps that up to date as you move • Battery friendly: no constant GPS polling SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES • Total hours, visit counts, average session, and streaks for every place • Charts by day, week, month, or year, switchable between places and categories • A heatmap of which hours and days you tend to be there • Year in Review and Trip Recap cards you can share GOALS AND REMINDERS • Weekly goals: specific days or a number of visits per week, with streaks • Reminders when you've been somewhere longer than you meant to • Nudges when it's been too long since your last visit ORGANIZE • Categories for anything: Home Town, Paris 2024, Clients • Notes, ratings, and photos on every place • Smart suggestions for places you visit often but haven't saved • Share places or whole categories with a link FRIENDS (optional) • Share a place with a friend and see when they arrive and leave • A widget showing where a friend is right now • Everything goes through your own iCloud account; we never see it WIDGETS • Streak and weekly progress widgets for any place • Friend status widget HOW LONG PRO (one-time purchase, Family Sharing included) • Unlimited places (3 are free) • Travel Mode: automatically saves restaurants, trails, and sights you spend time at on a trip, with a photo you took there • Hiking detection for places you wander through without stopping • Place photos, and browse your photo library by place • Smart cadence reminders • iCloud backup and CSV export • Automations: send arrivals and departures to Zapier, IFTTT, or Home Assistant PRIVACY Your places and visits are stored on your device. Backup and friend sharing are optional and use your own iCloud account. We do not collect personal information, run analytics, or sell data. How Long needs "Always" location access to detect visits while it is in the background.

Screenshots

Time Tracker4 screens
How Long4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: How Long at 5.0 against Time Tracker's 4.3. How Long also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Time Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and How Long sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

How Long holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Tracker has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Tracker ships an update monthly, How Long fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Tracker versus How Long: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime TrackerHow Long
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael BanholzerGDW Entertainment, LLC

Customer experience

Time Tracker

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

How Long

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Time Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$22.99
4 purchases

How Long

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • How Long Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Time Tracker free?
Time Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is How Long free?
How Long is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Tracker or How Long?
How Long is rated higher. Time Tracker averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while How Long averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Time Tracker or How Long have ads?
Neither Time Tracker nor How Long shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Tracker or How Long?
Time Tracker ships an update monthly, and How Long fortnightly. Most recently, Time Tracker was updated on October 3, 2026 and How Long on October 7, 2026.

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