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Add to SafariWhen comparing Ballpark vs Timely, the Slant community recommends Timely for most people. In the question“What are the best time tracking apps for freelancers?” Timely is ranked 8th while Ballpark is ranked 37th. The most important reason people chose Timely is:
A basic version of Timely is free, but you can opt to buy the Premium version for $2.99 that has more themes, sounds and challenges. The premium version also introduces cloud synchronization and disables ads.
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Pros
Pro Works with small and large teams
Ballpark has been created to work well no matter the team size one has. Could be a single user or a team of hundreds, Ballpark scales appropriately.
Pro Well designed invoices
While maybe not the most crucial part of a bill, Ballpark does provide very well designed invoices.
Pro Free version
A basic version of Timely is free, but you can opt to buy the Premium version for $2.99 that has more themes, sounds and challenges. The premium version also introduces cloud synchronization and disables ads.
Pro Provides own alarm tones
Over 25 wake up tones come with the app ranging from simple alarm sounds to synthesized music.
Pro Gorgeous display
Timely combines vibrant colors, smooth transition effects, and peaceful animations that make the user experience all the more enjoyable. From the neat scrolling effects to the futuristic looking timer, the artistic touch to this app is outstanding.
Pro Simple user interface
This app makes setting up alarms intuitive. A list of all alarms are displayed in one place that provides detail on when the time of the alarm, if it's enabled, and even what tone will play when the alarm sounds. There is no difficulty in figuring out how to use all of its features. Timely displays icons that make it easy for users to set new alarms, switch to nightstand or timer mode, or even find out what the "Smart Rise" feature is.
Pro Can be fixed to work with Android 10/11
Pro Alarms synchronization
Set the alarm time on any devices and all synced devices (you can chose) will ring simultaneously. Turning off the alarm on one device stops all of them.
Pro Timer and stopwatch included
Everything is so simple! Please make it work with Android 10.
Pro Custom themes
Timely comes with many different themes to use, and even comes with a feature to design your own colored themes.
Pro Comes with lock-screen widgets
Pro Wake up tasks
4 possible wake up tasks are allowed to be enabled. In order to shut off the alarm, the user must complete the set task(s).
Cons
Con Dashboard is too static and not that useful for a small team or single users
There is no way to customize the dashboard, on top of this the info provided is all but useless on small teams or with single users. Basically it should allow the user to customize to their experience, but sadly does not do so.
Con Not compatible with Android 10
The alarm app does not pop-up when it rings. Without the app GUI, you can't dismiss the alarm. So you have to launch manually the app when it rings to dismiss.
Con Development stopped
Company has been bought by Google and development has been stopped since then.
Con Alarm does not work at all in Marshmallow
If you have Android 6.0 Marshmallow, this app is useless as an alarm.
Con Cannot use custom alarm sounds
It's not possible to have Timely play your favorite .mp3 to wake you up, or any other custom sound file for that matter.
