Comparison

TimeAide™ Mobile vs Work Log

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

Head to head
About

TimeAide™ Mobile

This app allows employees to log their work hours and jobs remotely using GPS tracking. It also provides features for receiving company messages, viewing timesheets, schedules, and accrual information.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled time logging
  • Remote job punching
  • Company message alerts
  • View timesheets
  • View schedules
  • View accrual licenses
Features
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TimeAide™ Mobile is part of the Identech, Inc. TimeAide™ Applications Product Suite. TimeAide™ Mobile enables companies with workers outside their main offices to log their hours and jobs while on the road or restrict punches to their assigned work areas. By using the employee’s own or provided iPhone, employees are enabled to: 1) Register and monitor their assistance with GPS capability 2) Receive company messages and alerts 3) Optionally view their Time Sheets 4) Optionally view their assigned schedules 5) Optionally view their accrual licenses 6) Optionally view their time exceptions such as tardiness and absences Note: TimeAide™ Mobile requires that the employer have TimeAide™ Time and Attendance with the optional Mobile Webservice configured. Contact your HR department for more details.

About

Work Log

Easily log your work shifts, track hours, and calculate earnings. This app offers detailed features for overtime, tips, expenses, and more, with customizable settings and flexible reporting. Upgrade to remove ads and unlock unlimited jobs.

Highlights
  • Track hours, expenses, tips, and mileage
  • Automatic break deduction
  • Overtime and premium hour tracking
  • Customizable pay periods
  • Manual or automatic time entry
  • Detailed notes section
Features
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Work Log is a shift and hours tracker for hourly workers, salaried staff and contractors. Log every shift, and see your hours, overtime, time off and estimated pay for each pay period, or turn them into a PDF timesheet for your employer or an invoice for your client. Punch in and out, or add shifts by hand. Work Log adds up your hours and works out your pay for every shift, week, month and pay period. KNOW YOUR PAY • Pay periods that match your paycheck: weekly, every two weeks, twice a month, monthly or your own schedule • Overtime by shift, week or pay period, up to three tiers, as a fixed rate or a multiplier like 1.5× • Premium and shift-differential rates for nights, weekends and holidays • A clear paycheck breakdown: regular hours, overtime, premium pay and the estimated total • Tips, sales, expenses, mileage, per diem, bonuses, deductions, raises and holiday pay TRACK YOUR TIME • Punch in and out with one tap, or enter shifts manually • Home Screen widget: punch in without opening the app • Reminders to punch out, end a break or take one • Quick Shifts, automatic breaks and rounding • Notes on any shift • Time zones per job, so your records stay right when you travel TIME OFF AND INVOICES • Time off: log vacation, sick and personal days, and see your balances with accrual, carry-over and yearly resets • PDF invoices: bill clients straight from your shifts, with invoice numbers, payment terms and tax (Pro) • Timesheets and spreadsheets: export any period as PDF or XLSX (Pro) • Your shifts online: view, edit and export them from any computer at worklogdashboard.com (Pro) SEE IT YOUR WAY • View your shifts by day, week, month, pay period or year • A Home Screen panel you can customize: today, this week, your pay period, year to date and time off • Light and dark themes, and your own date, time and currency formats • Available in 23 languages KEEP IT SAFE • Free cloud backup and sync across your devices (sign-in required) • Local backups you can restore at any time WORK LOG PRO Upgrade to remove ads and get: • Multiple jobs, each with its own rates and settings • Spreadsheet and PDF exports, including timesheets and invoices • Your shifts online at worklogdashboard.com Does your employer use Work Log? Link to your employer in the app and Pro is included. FOR EMPLOYERS Work Log - Dashboard shows your team's hours in one place: a team overview, a page for each employee, scheduled email reports for your bookkeeper, and shared access for an office manager.

Screenshots

TimeAide™ Mobile4 screens
Work Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Work Log at 82% against TimeAide™ Mobile's 0%. Work Log also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 18). TimeAide™ Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Work Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TimeAide™ Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Work Log holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Work Log has 4.4K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TimeAide™ Mobile's written reviews are positive against 82% of Work Log's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TimeAide™ Mobile versus Work Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeAide™ MobileWork Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (18 ratings)4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews82.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings184.4K — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIdentech, Inc.AR Productions Inc

Customer experience

TimeAide™ Mobile

All ratings18 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative61.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Work Log

All ratings4,423 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative14.4%

Bugs and requests

TimeAide™ Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Work Log

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Input times changing automatically
  • White screen on app launch
  • Shifts disappearing from history
  • 24-hour clock mode not disabling
  • Subscription not transferring to new device

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to duplicate/repeat shifts
  • Include job/client name tagging
  • Implement overtime pay calculations
  • Provide currency options beyond USD
  • Enable syncing across multiple devices

In-app purchases

None

TimeAide™ Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Work Log

Subscriptions2
  • Work Log Pro - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Work Log Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is TimeAide™ Mobile free?
TimeAide™ Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Work Log free?
Work Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeAide™ Mobile or Work Log?
Work Log is rated higher. TimeAide™ Mobile averages 2.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Work Log averages 4.8 from 4.4K ratings.
Do TimeAide™ Mobile or Work Log have ads?
Work Log shows ads; TimeAide™ Mobile does not.

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