SmartTimesheet vs Work Balance Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartTimesheet
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The Smart Timesheet mobile app is for entering timesheet data into Datacom’s Smart Timesheet system. Using Smart Timesheets you can capture your employees’ work records and then use this data for: - Payroll - Project costing - Invoicing Datacom’s Smart Timesheet system connects to the DataPay payroll system. It can easily be connected to your other systems via our APIs, or we can produce CSV files for importing into another system. Datacom develops payroll software for Australian and New Zealand organisations. Datacom’s payroll software is cloud based and is continually being improved. Every time an organisation logs in to Datacom’s system, they access the latest version.
Work Balance Assistant
Manage your hybrid work schedule with ease. Plan your in-office days, remote work, and time off. Track upcoming vacations, holidays, and paydays with visual countdowns.
- Plan in-office, remote, and PTO days
- Track minimum in-office requirements
- Countdown to vacations, holidays, and paydays
- Find optimal vacation windows
- Manage all time off in one list
- Customize RDO cycles and paydays
- Shareable weekly work plans
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Hybrid work is here to stay — but juggling in-office days, time off, and everything in between shouldn't feel like a second job. Work Balance Assistant is your personal work schedule companion. Plan your week, protect your time off, and stay ahead of the dates that matter — all in one place. PLAN YOUR WORK WEEK See your full week at a glance and tap to assign each day — in office, remote, or PTO. The app tracks your minimum in-office requirement and lets you know when you're on track. Save your plan and share it as a card or text with your team. COUNT DOWN TO WHAT MATTERS Never lose track of how far away your next vacation, holiday, payday, or day off really is. Countdown cards show calendar days and working days side by side, so you always know exactly where you stand. FIND THE PERFECT VACATION WINDOW The Vacation Planner is unlike anything in a standard calendar. Tell it how many days you want to take, and it finds the windows in your schedule where your PTO goes furthest — automatically accounting for weekends, holidays, and scheduled days off. TRACK ALL YOUR TIME OFF See every holiday, vacation, and scheduled day off for the year in one clean list. Filter by type, jump between years, and add vacations right from the view. BUILT AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE Configure your Regular Day Off (RDO) cycle for — weekly or biweekly, Monday or Friday. Set your payday schedule. Customize the holiday calendar. The app adapts to how you actually work, not the other way around. SHARE YOUR WEEK Generate a shareable week plan card — perfect for sending to your manager or saving for your records. Share as an image or plain text. Work Balance Assistant is free to use. If you find it helpful, a tip from the Support section is always appreciated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartTimesheet at none against Work Balance Assistant's 3. SmartTimesheet also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Work Balance Assistant sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SmartTimesheet asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SmartTimesheet | Work Balance Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Datacom Employer Services Limited | Brian Cosgrove |
In-app purchases
SmartTimesheet
No in-app purchases
Work Balance Assistant
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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