Comparison

Rewind vs Tyme | Time Tracking

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

Head to head
About

Rewind

This app automatically tracks your time based on your location, requiring minimal user input after initial setup. It offers insights into how you spend your time at various locations and can sync data to your calendar. A Pro version unlocks advanced reporting and more location tracking.

Highlights
  • Automatic background time tracking
  • Location-based tracking
  • Calendar view
  • Insightful statistics
  • Calendar sync
  • Pro version reporting and backup
Features
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The best time tracking solution is the one you don’t even have to think about. Rewind automatically tracks your time based on your location. You just have to set up your important places and you’re done. Use it to track your work time, time you spend with clients, in the gym, at home, in your favourite coffee shop or restaurant. The possibilities are endless. You can even have it push all your time intervals to your calendar (for example iCloud calendar). • Works fully automatically in the background, so you don’t even have to open it • But you’ll want to open it: to check the beautiful and useful calendar view • Insightful statistics • Excel/Number reports (Pro version) • Backup (Pro version) • Free version lets you try it with one location, Pro version let’s you track up to 20 places

About

Tyme | Time Tracking

Effortlessly track your work hours and manage projects with this powerful time tracking tool. Gain instant overviews of workload, deadlines, and budgets, with automatic syncing across all your devices. Visualize your data with detailed statistics and customizable reports.

Highlights
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Project and deadline overviews
  • Detailed statistics and data visualization
  • Home screen widgets
  • Expense and holiday tracking
  • Calendar integration
  • Automated reminders
  • Export and import data
Features
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Tyme is the perfect companion and a simple but smart and powerful tool to track working times for your customers – As a lone fighter or as a team. You always get an instant and quick overview of your projects, deadlines and workload. The interface with visual focus is clear and feels good. We are constantly improving Tyme and adding new features bit by bit. 1. Always in sync on all your devices Tyme comes as a package for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. The subscription automatically unlocks Tyme on all your devices. 2. Everything at a Glance The interface is designed to provide an overview of your recorded times, projects, budgets and deadlines at any time. Unbooked times are automatically displayed. Running timers are always visible and can be started or stopped via shortcuts without opening Tyme. So you can work without being disturbed by time tracking. 3. Data Visualized With the detailed statistics you have an overview of your personal workload or that of your team. Booked hours, current revenues, over- and under-times, your working hours or already planned times are displayed and breaks are recorded automatically. 4. Home Screen Widgets Use the widgets to keep track of your working hours for the current day, week or the whole month. They also show running timers or when it's time to call it a day. 5. Task Types Are you traveling for work? Do you have fixed costs in your projects? Or are you on holidays? Then enter travel costs, expenses, fixed costs, flat rates or holidays in addition to times. 6. Sync & Calendar Integration Tyme automatically synchronizes all data with all your devices and with your team. Using the calendar integration, you can also view your recorded times as calendar entries and make changes from there. 7. Tyme Reminds You Did you forget to start the timer? Is there a deadline coming up? Is your daily working time reached? Have you been focusing too long and need a break? Have you forgotten to book times? Use Tyme's reminder features. 8. Export & Import You can export your recorded times as PDF, CSV or JSON. Customize the export view according to your wishes. Tyme offers you a CSV importer if you want to import data from other applications. 9. Automatic Tracking Not in the mood to start a timer manually? Have your times recorded automatically by specifying where your workplace is. 10. Shortcuts & Automation With over 20 different shortcuts, you can automate tasks. Create and manage your projects and tasks, or fetch time tracking data and share it with other apps. 11. Apple Watch App With the Watch App you can stop and start timers and view your hours worked. 12. Pricing Tyme is available as a subscription. You can choose between a monthly or annual subscription. Before you decide, you can test Tyme for 14 days. The subscription activates Tyme for your Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Privacy policy: https://www.tyme-app.com/en/privacy-app/ Terms of use: https://www.tyme-app.com/en/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Rewind4 screens
Tyme | Time Tracking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Rewind at free with in-app purchases against Tyme | Time Tracking's subscription. Rewind also leads on ratings volume (246 vs 53). Tyme | Time Tracking's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Rewind sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tyme | Time Tracking sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Rewind against 4.5 for Tyme | Time Tracking. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 246 and 53 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Rewind's written reviews are positive against 48% of Tyme | Time Tracking's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rewind ships an update every 5 months, Tyme | Time Tracking every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rewind versus Tyme | Time Tracking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRewindTyme | Time Tracking
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (246 ratings) — better4.5 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews49.0% of reviews — better47.5% of reviews
Number of ratings246 — better53
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB38 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSandro PennisiUnit Numberfive oHG

Customer experience

Rewind

All ratings239 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral10.3%
Negative40.6%

Tyme | Time Tracking

All ratings53 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral16.4%
Negative36.1%

Bugs and requests

Rewind

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • iOS 16.4+ background update compatibility broken
  • iOS 15 compatibility issues - not ending timeframes properly
  • iOS 10 calendar sync functionality broken
  • Calendar export toggle doesn't persist
  • Feedback menu crashes app
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  • Location tracking fails after iOS updates
  • Inconsistent data between daily and weekly views
  • App stops tracking after force close
  • Fails to detect location exits
  • Duplicate location tracking simultaneously
  • Missing saved locations after iOS update
  • Calendar access permission not available in settings
  • Inaccurate time calculations
  • App crashes on first launch

Requested features

14 requests
  • iPad version
  • Ability to track unknown/new locations automatically
  • Grouping/categorizing locations (e.g., all Starbucks locations)
  • Manual marker placement on map
  • Ability to set minimum time threshold before recording location
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  • Smaller geofence radius options
  • Export notes along with time and location data
  • Configurable first day of week (Monday option)
  • Category grouping for combined reporting
  • Untracked time visualization in pie charts
  • Tip/donation option for developers
  • Trial period with multiple locations
  • Notification when app is force-closed
  • Persistent export settings

Tyme | Time Tracking

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rewind

One-time2
  • Rewind Pro Free TrialFree
  • Rewind Pro$3.79
8 purchases

Tyme | Time Tracking

Subscriptions8
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (1 User)3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (1 User)14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (3 User)$12.991 Month
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  • Tyme Monthly Plan (2 User)$13.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (4 User)$24.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (6 User)$39.991 Month
  • Tyme Annual Plan (1 User)3 variants$59.991 Year
  • Tyme Annual Plan (1 User)14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Rewind free?
Rewind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tyme | Time Tracking free?
Tyme | Time Tracking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rewind or Tyme | Time Tracking?
Rewind is rated higher. Rewind averages 4.6 out of 5 from 246 ratings, while Tyme | Time Tracking averages 4.5 from 53 ratings.
Do Rewind or Tyme | Time Tracking have ads?
Neither Rewind nor Tyme | Time Tracking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rewind or Tyme | Time Tracking?
Rewind ships an update every 5 months, and Tyme | Time Tracking every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rewind was updated on September 19, 2026 and Tyme | Time Tracking on September 23, 2026.

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