Comparison

Punch time clock vs Hours and Pay Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Punch time clock

Effortlessly track your work hours, breaks, and earnings in real-time. This app helps manage multiple jobs, calculate overtime, and offers smart features like location-based clock-ins and reminders. Export detailed timesheets for easy record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Effortless time tracking
  • Real-time earnings calculation
  • Automatic overtime calculation
  • Multiple job organization
  • Flexible time rounding
  • Location-based automation
  • Timesheet export
Features
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Whether you are a shift worker, freelancer, or juggling gigs, Flexishift is the ultimate personal time tracker. Clock in seamlessly, manage schedules, and let smart automation handle the rest. ▸ TRACK TIME EFFORTLESSLY Start the timer with a tap or log shifts manually. Track breaks yourself or set them to run automatically. ▸ SEE EARNINGS IN REAL TIME Set your hourly rate and watch your income calculate as you work. Easily add tips, bonuses, and manual adjustments. ▸ AUTOMATIC OVERTIME Enter your schedule and let Flexishift automatically calculate your overtime pay at a glance. ▸ ORGANIZE MULTIPLE ROLES & GIGS Track hours, pay, and schedules for different employers, freelance clients, or gig platforms entirely separate from one another. ▸ FLEXIBLE ROUNDING Match your employer's rules. Round work and break times—or durations—up, down, or to the nearest interval. ▸ MANAGE TIME OFF Log vacation, sick leave, and holidays to keep your records perfectly accurate. ▸ LOCATION AUTOMATION Set a geofence for your workplace and let Flexishift clock you in and out automatically as you arrive and leave. ▸ SMART REMINDERS Get helpful nudges to clock in and out based on your upcoming schedule. ▸ APPLE WATCH & LIVE ACTIVITIES View and control your timer directly from your wrist, Lock Screen, or Dynamic Island. ▸ WIDGETS, SIRI & SHORTCUTS Check hours right from your Home Screen. Use Siri or Apple Shortcuts to automate your daily tracking routines. ▸ EXPORT TIMESHEETS* Generate polished work logs to share or print as PDF, CSV, or HTML. Try Flexishift for Free Get started by managing up to 3 jobs and logging up to 5 shift entries at a time. Flexishift Pro Upgrade to Pro to unlock unlimited shift entries and full timesheet exports. Available as a secure in-app purchase (charged to your Apple ID upon confirmation). Privacy Policy: https://flexishiftapp.com/privacy-policy/en Terms of Use: https://flexishiftapp.com/terms-of-use/en *Feature requires Flexishift Pro.

About

Hours and Pay Tracker

Easily track your work hours and earnings with this intuitive time logging app. Record daily hours, set custom rates, and manage overtime for multiple jobs. Export reports and secure your data with password protection.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out with breaks
  • Manual time entry
  • Customizable overtime rates
  • Export to CSV/PDF
  • Password protection
  • Reports by time period and job
Features
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Hours and Pay Tracker lets you easily track your time and earnings. It is a perfect app for hourly employees, freelancers, or anyone interested in organizing their work in a better way. The app allows you to record your daily working hours for each client. You can specify hourly rate for a job, daily and weekly overtime rates, taxes, deductions, pay periods and more. You can clock into multiple jobs simultaneously. Your earnings and hours are calculated automatically. The job dashboard lets you easily clock in, clock out and start or end breaks. You can also add manual work entries in case you forgot to start the clock. The app displays all your work entries in a well designed, easy to use, intuitive interface. You can filter your time log by days, weeks, months or jobs. Export your work entries to CSV or PDF format and send them to your clients. The app lets you customize time format, currency, clock in and clock out reminders, comments for entry and many other options. You can also lock the app and keep your data safe by enabling password protection. Features: - Simple and easy to use interface - Clock in, clock out, breaks - Manual time entry - Daily and weekly overtimes - Custom pay periods - Export time log to CSV or PDF - Reminders - iCloud backup and restore - Reports by days, weeks, months and jobs - Entry comments - Password protection - Custom time formats, currency, rounding time, taxes and deductions If you have any problems or suggestions, then please contact us at support@svgapps.com. Information about the auto-renewable subscription - You can purchase either a monthly subscription ($0.99/month) or an annual subscription ($9.99/year). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - For more information on how to cancel your subscription, please review - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy policy: http://www.svgapps.com/privacy-policy - Terms of use: http://www.svgapps.com/terms

Screenshots

Punch time clock4 screens
Hours and Pay Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Punch time clock at none against Hours and Pay Tracker's shown. Punch time clock also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (79% vs 62%). Hours and Pay Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Punch time clock sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Hours and Pay Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 — 4.7 for Punch time clock against 4.6 for Hours and Pay Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Punch time clock has 3K ratings behind it against 178, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Punch time clock's written reviews are positive against 62% of Hours and Pay Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Punch time clock ships an update every 3 weeks, Hours and Pay Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Punch time clock versus Hours and Pay Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPunch time clockHours and Pay Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3K ratings) — better4.6 (178 ratings)
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3K — better178
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDawid DrechnySVG Apps

Customer experience

Punch time clock

All ratings2,994 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.2%

Hours and Pay Tracker

All ratings177 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

Punch time clock

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Location-based clock in/out not always reliable
  • Timesheet export feature not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Watch app support
  • Allow customizing work week start day
  • Improve overtime tracking and reporting
  • Add ability to record paid/unpaid breaks
  • Provide more flexibility for editing entries

Hours and Pay Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Punch time clock

Subscriptions11
  • Flexishift Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Flexishift Pro Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Flexishift Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
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  • Flexishift Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial2 variants$1.991 Month
  • Flexishift Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Flexishift Pro (Annual)$9.991 Year
  • Flexishift Pro Annual7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Flexishift Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Flexishift Pro (annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Flexishift Pro$14.99
  • Flexishift Pro$29.99
  • Flexishift Pro Upgrade$49.99
2 purchases

Hours and Pay Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Punch time clock free?
Punch time clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hours and Pay Tracker free?
Hours and Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Punch time clock or Hours and Pay Tracker?
Punch time clock is rated higher. Punch time clock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Hours and Pay Tracker averages 4.6 from 178 ratings.
Do Punch time clock or Hours and Pay Tracker have ads?
Hours and Pay Tracker shows ads; Punch time clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Punch time clock or Hours and Pay Tracker?
Punch time clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hours and Pay Tracker every 2 months. Most recently, Punch time clock was updated on October 26, 2026 and Hours and Pay Tracker on October 22, 2026.

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