Leave a Review Hours Time Tracking
Disappointed Is An Understatement
I had used this app for a few years to track my productivity and project hours for billing. That is until they suddenly updated and put everything behind a subscription paywall without warning. It was forcing me to create yet another account and select which version, none of which are free, and in fact are a fairly high cost when compared with other comparable apps. What upsets me most is the lack of consideration for the existing user base with the sudden change in business model. It would have been understandable if they put new features behind the paywall and kept a free version, but they completely squashed any free use of the app. If they lack respect for their current users now, what will stop them from sudden changes in costs and package features in the future. This company has completely destroyed any trust I had towards them. I would never recommend them or their products now. The happy ending is that I’ve already found another app that does just as much, if not more, and is free.Show lessVarentari
Developer Response
You can still access your data and use Hours for Free, just select the version that is best for you, select "Try a Taste Before You Buy". Then login or create an account (name, email, password). You will get 3 free additional timers (beyond what you already have) and you can continue to use Hours for Free. If you choose, you then have the option to subscribe to Hours Personal (for the low introductory price for the first year) or Hours Pro. You will get unlimited timers, sync, automatic backup and simplified timer creation. Additionally, Hours Pro subscribers also get Hours web access. If this resolves the issue please consider updating your rating and comment. Thank you.Was the best... before subscription!
I have used this app for about two years, and love the simplicity of the user interface! I also love the timeline which makes it easy to see how the day was spent. Very easy to be switch between tasks.
There are a few things I could wish for, but no need to even mention them, because I will not be upgrading my old version. The reason: because of the exorbitant subscription fees!!! Who would pay such monthly fees!?🤯
I still use the older version of this app and love it, but I know that when I get a new phone, I will need to change to a different app(Because I refuse to pay the crazy subscription fees)! So I am checking out others right now!
This app will be missed. Sorry to see it go the way it is going. It seems the developers are greedy, but I believe they are actually cutting their own throats. 🤑🤑🤑Show lessTim4HIM
Developer Response
You can still access your data and use Hours for Free, just select the version that is best for you, select "Try a Taste Before You Buy". Then login or create an account (name, email, password). You will get 3 free additional timers (beyond what you already have) and you can continue to use Hours for Free. If you choose, you then have the option to subscribe to Hours Personal (for the low introductory price for the first year) or Hours Pro. You will get unlimited timers, sync, automatic backup and simplified timer creation. Additionally, Hours Pro subscribers also get Hours web access. If this resolves the issue please consider updating your rating and comment. Thank you.YES!!!
Update - after using it a day this app is solid and intuitive!! Happy I got the pro - the web reports creates my timesheet exactly as I need to enter it for my job
So intuitive- I’ve yet to wonder how to do something- just poke and go. The iOS syncing with Watch is amazing!! So easy, so effective.
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Super simple and totally effective!! In just 10 minutes I downloaded, reviewed the options, synced to my watch, changed my watch face to include Hours, set up timers and am using it!!
I picked the Pro subscription because I like having the web version available when I’m working on my laptop. But the Watch is so easy to use i suspect I may not even use the web for timing — but I still like the reports as I have to ent my project time for work every week.
Thank you for a great app!!!Show lessBeck58
Nice App - Vendor? Not So Much
This app has many great features and I used it for quite some time - that is until one day the vendor put most of the capabilities behind an overpriced paywall without telling anyone, basically “bricking” much of what I relied upon prior to that. I couldn’t even edit the pre-existing material.
I was torn by this, however I am a firm believer that regardless of product quality, service orientation is paramount, and dare I say this seems to be a diminishing asset in many industries. I complained but it didn’t matter to them. Maybe if I was paying customer my complaints would have held water. But probably not. Company can do what it wants. Well, I can too - and I voted with my feet and now use another fantastic product.
Don’t get me wrong - this is a highly featured product but you will have to pay to get it. The irony: I’d actually pay a flat one-time fee to operate the app locally, or a much, much smaller subscription fee.Show lessVirgil Brigman
No prior notice of moving from a free version to paid
Went in to use the app and couldn’t use it as they have moved to a pay schedule. If I had warning ahead of time i would have considered it, but this has put a bad taste in my mouth.takoda13
Developer Response
You can still access your data and use Hours for Free, just select the version that is best for you, select "Try a Taste Before You Buy". Then login or create an account (name, email, password). You will get 3 free additional timers (beyond what you already have) and you can continue to use Hours for Free. If you choose, you then have the option to subscribe to Hours Personal (for the low introductory price for the first year) or Hours Pro. You will get unlimited timers, sync, automatic backup and simplified timer creation. Additionally, Hours Pro subscribers also get Hours web access. If this resolves the issue please consider updating your rating and comment. Thank you.Now a subscription???
I bought this app years ago because it was featured in the App Store. It was a disappointment then but after learning the non-intuitive interface it worked well enough I didn’t want to switch as I only use it twice a year to track freelance projects.
Tonight I fired it up to - you guessed it - track some work and instead I got an on boarding screen for new users and no way to get in without creating an account. I’d at least like my old data, so I wasted time creating a login and signing up for a trial to get to it. What a horrible user experience for an app that ostensibly exists to aid productivity! As I said, the app was never more than OK, so I guess this was the excuse I needed to find something better. ☹️
Save your money, and more importantly your time.Show lessM Swindler
Not free
I really like the app. I get that this is a business. But it is misleading to say that this is free, now. Because when I go to edit a timer (I misspelled the name - I added it before I was done), it tells me I can’t edit it without a subscription! Again, I get that it takes time and money to create and maintain this app. I appreciate that and am willing to pay for that - an appropriate amount. A small, flat fee for basic options would be appropriate if making the basic options free is not an option. Or only three timers are free. But don’t prohibit users from editing the name and say that this is free. I am going to have to find another option, I’m afraid. I wish you the best of luck.Show lessGTOrange
No Stars - Difficult to Navigate
I installed the app to track my time through out the day.
When I first opened the app, I wanted to add that I woke up at 9:07AM. So, I set a time slot for wake up time at 9:07AM. (It was currently 10:40AM). So, the app automatically setup a 1 hour and 40min window for waking up. When I tried to adjust the wake up time; I had to use a 2nd time slot for what I was doing from 9:07AM until 10:40AM. That was difficult to do. During the process of trying to figure out how to add another time slot; I realized that you only get THREE FREE TIME SLOTS and you have to PURCHASE additional time slots! How can you test the app with only three free time slots? The app also signed me up as part of a TEAM when I had selected tracking time for individual productivity. Then, somewhere in-between uninstalling and reinstalling-the app; ( I had uninstalled then reinstalled in order to rate the app), it said that my password was incorrect and I needed to create a new password....it was a big mess from there and I have now WASTED more than 2HOURS trying to add a productivity app that did not work!!!🤨🤯Show lessItsallaboutme1
Do not update the App if you currently find Hours useful
This was a great App that I would have given 4-5 stars and I would have been happy paying for once, however the recent update moves to a subscription model and you lose the ability to use the app or access your existing input information without a subscription. I understand the need to change the way you generate revenue but to lock your existing users out of their existing data without warning them is one step short of extortion not to mention the ethics behind removing the functionality of an App with an upgrade without purchasing a subscription.Show lessE. Barger
Developer Response
You can still access your data and use Hours for Free, just select the version that is best for you, select "Try a Taste Before You Buy". Then login or create an account (name, email, password). You will get 3 free additional timers (beyond what you already have) and you can continue to use Hours for Free. If you choose, you then have the option to subscribe to Hours Personal (for the low introductory price for the first year) or Hours Pro. You will get unlimited timers, sync, automatic backup and simplified timer creation. Additionally, Hours Pro subscribers also get Hours web access. If this resolves the issue please consider updating your rating and comment. Thank you.Do NOT do the update
There WAS a free trial version... they removed it without notice. I lost everything.
The price for the personal account subscription is way too high for my needs.qwerty9753
Developer Response
You can still access your data and use Hours for Free, just select the version that is best for you, select "Try a Taste Before You Buy". Then login or create an account (name, email, password). You will get 3 free additional timers (beyond what you already have) and you can continue to use Hours for Free. If you choose, you then have the option to subscribe to Hours Personal (for the low introductory price for the first year) or Hours Pro. You will get unlimited timers, sync, automatic backup and simplified timer creation. Additionally, Hours Pro subscribers also get Hours web access. If this resolves the issue please consider updating your rating and comment. Thank you.
