Comparison

Chrono Plus vs Happy Tasks

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

Head to head
About

Chrono Plus

This app helps freelancers and hourly professionals manage tasks, track work hours, and calculate costs. It offers features for task creation, time and cost tracking, and invoice generation, with cross-device synchronization. Visualize project progress with graphs and charts.

Highlights
  • Task and subtask creation
  • Time and cost tracking
  • Multiple hourly rates
  • Built-in invoice generator
  • Project visualization
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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Chrono Plus is a convenient task manager and time tracking tool with a host of handy features. A must-have for any freelancer or professional paid by the hour, it features a sleek, intuitive interface for management of tasks, cost calculation and invoicing. Also available for Mac, Chrono Plus keeps all data in sync across computers and mobile devices. Key Features: • Easy and fast creation of tasks and subtasks • Color marking and search for better navigation • Tracks completion of tasks and projects • Time and cost tracking • Multiple hourly rates • Built-in invoice generator (formatted in MS Excel) • Ability to e-mail invoices to clients or save them to external applications • Project visualization using graphs and charts • Full synchronization between iPhone, iPad and Mac • Mac version is also available * Sync with Mac requires Chrono Plus Pro for macOS, sold separately.

About

Happy Tasks

Features
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Capture emotions& Happy Tasks - Day by day: Your personal daily record of the little assistant Welcome to Happy Tasks, the perfect companion for recording your daily tasks and capturing your mood. Whether you want to stay organized or just reflect on your day, Happy Tasks can help. Simply and easily record your daily tasks. Reminders and deadlines to complete your duties. Categorize tasks by priority to maximize efficiency. Capture your emotions: Record your mood with just a few taps. Use our mood tracker to identify patterns and trends over time. Add comments to reflect what makes you feel a certain way. You can check your history to see how your mood changes from day to day. Discover how your tasks relate to your emotions. Adjust your tasks and mood in time so that you can complete the task in a happy mood Simple and user-friendly interface. An application of integrated task management and emotion tracking, a better way to manage your tasks and understand your emotions. Download now to take the first step toward a more organized, emotionally aware life.

Screenshots

Chrono Plus4 screens
Happy Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Happy Tasks at none against Chrono Plus's 1. Happy Tasks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Chrono Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Happy Tasks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chrono Plus ships an update every 14 months, Happy Tasks weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chrono Plus versus Happy Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChrono PlusHappy Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (75 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDenys IevenkoShaanxi Jinxi Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Bugs and requests

Chrono Plus

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Won't sync
  • Can't log in
  • Ads showing in paid app
  • App stopped syncing between devices
  • Lost hours of work
Show 20 more
  • Invoice feature broken
  • Invoice lacks client information
  • Invoice is left blank
  • Developer has never responded
  • Does not allow entering future dates and hours
  • Invoice has no option to put dates
  • Dragging projects around needs to be improved
  • Clunky to add time retroactively
  • Cannot edit details about task in mobile version
  • All data disappeared
  • Crashing on iPhone
  • Developer suggestions unhelpful
  • Wiped local data when creating sync account
  • App opens only to disappear
  • Will not upload, print or transfer a report
  • Invoice must be customized outside of the app
  • Cannot manually edit hours recorded incorrectly
  • Sync account on iOS deleted data from OS X version
  • Cannot manually change or add time to tasks
  • App won't even launch

Requested features

28 requests
  • Dark mode
  • Ability to move projects into folders
  • Allow system font usage and bold fonts
  • Produce invoice for entire project/folder
  • Produce invoices for specific periods
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  • Apple Watch app
  • More refined data output for desktop
  • Ability to enter future dates and hours
  • Website with directions/documentation
  • Option to put dates on invoices
  • Direct iCloud sync
  • Better reporting
  • Ability to move projects around more easily
  • More in-depth invoicing functionality
  • Record time on multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Write notes/comments on each task/time section
  • Ability to comment on each time section
  • Segment reports by day, week, month on iPhone
  • Start a fresh new timeframe by day, week, and month
  • Capture time entries after the fact
  • Ability to change font size
  • Full Excel export
  • Add comment/notes to time entries
  • Export times on selected jobs rather than rounded up
  • More specific reports
  • Ability to reposition tasks and folders
  • Due date element with calendar sync
  • WBS structure numbers for tasks

Happy Tasks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chrono Plus

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Features$4.99
None

Happy Tasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chrono Plus free?
Chrono Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Happy Tasks free?
Happy Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chrono Plus or Happy Tasks have ads?
Chrono Plus shows ads; Happy Tasks does not.
Which is updated more often, Chrono Plus or Happy Tasks?
Chrono Plus ships an update every 14 months, and Happy Tasks weekly. Most recently, Chrono Plus was updated on October 23, 2026 and Happy Tasks on October 25, 2026.

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