Roto vs Time Cop
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Roto
Roto is an offline, privacy-first way to keep any rotating schedule on-device. Load a JSON rota, pin the widget, and check today or tomorrow at a glance—no accounts or trackers. - Works fully offline; optional one-time download from a user-provided HTTPS link - Handles repeating week cycles (Week 1/Week 2/Week 3...) anchored to real calendar Mondays - Supports per-date overrides without editing the base cycle - Flexible slots with labels, tags, and notes for menus, shifts, or duties - Homescreen widget for today/tomorrow - Ships with sample rotas and an AI-friendly prompt to generate your own JSON quickly All data stays local; dependencies are open source and F-Droid friendly.
Time Cop
- Offline-only, mobile-first - For Android, iOS, and Linux - Fully private—there is no tracking / spying / advertising / etc - Keep track of tasks with multiple parallel timers that can be started with the tap of a button - Associate timers with projects to group your work (or don't) - Start, stop, edit, and delete timers whenever with no fuss - Export data as a .csv file, filtered by time-spans and projects - Export the app's database for full access to all of its data - Automatic light mode / dark mode based on your device settings - Localized in several languages (thanks to Google Translate): English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional), as well as Italian, Czech, Norwegian, and Indonesian (via contributors) - Open source (licensed under Apache-2.0)—fork away (https://github.com/hamaluik/timecop)
| Feature | Roto | Time Cop |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Calendar | Calendar |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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