Comparison

Calamari vs TimeTrakGO

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

Head to head
About

Calamari

This app helps businesses manage employee time off, track work hours, and centralize team information. It allows for easy leave requests, real-time work hour tracking with geofencing options, and access to employee data and key HR information.

Highlights
  • Manage absences and remote work
  • Request and approve leave
  • Track work hours in real-time
  • Geofencing for time logging
  • Store and access employee documents
  • Monitor team events and work styles
Features
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Join 130,000+ employees who streamline their work with Calamari! Our app is a comprehensive solution for managing absences, tracking work hours, and keeping employee data in one place. To use the app, you need a Calamari account. Sign up at calamari.io and try it for free! Time Off – manage absences and remote work • Request and approve leave and remote work in seconds, with a comment or attachment. • Check your leave history and balance in real time. • Check the team calendar before you plan a meeting. • As a manager, approve multiple requests at once. Time & Attendance – precise time tracking • Track hours with the start/stop/break clock – now also from Apple Watch. • Manually add and edit hours if your company allows flexible tracking. • As a manager, set up work-time logging zones (geofencing) in the app. • Track time by project and task. • Clock in automatically with iBeacon, or scan a QR code or NFC card at a KIOSK. • Get notified about late clock-ins or an unfinished workday. • Use home-screen widgets for quick access. • Check and end your shift right from the lock screen and Dynamic Island. Core HR – everything about your team • Scan and store documents – no more paper forms. • Stay on top of birthdays, work anniversaries, and other key dates. • Check colleagues' contact details and other info. • Discover your team's work style and interests with the Work with me feature. Built for everyday convenience and security • Sign in with one account via SSO (Microsoft 365 / Google). • Set push notifications for dozens of events – requests, timesheet changes, documents, or performance review updates. • Your dashboard shows what matters: requests, absences, birthdays, and your work time. • Available in 17 languages, with dark and light mode. • Data is encrypted, and Calamari is GDPR-compliant. The mobile app covers your everyday needs – leave, time tracking, and employee data. Full policy configuration, reporting, and the Performance Reviews module are available in the Calamari web app, under the same account. Scheduling is coming soon, too. Manage your team smarter and save time with Calamari!

About

TimeTrakGO

This app simplifies employee time and attendance tracking with features like geofencing, employee self-service for time-off requests, and graphical time cards. It helps prevent time theft and streamlines payroll processing.

Highlights
  • Geofencing for clock-in/out location verification
  • Employee self-service for time-off requests
  • Graphical employee time cards
  • Time card editing
  • Vacation and PTO tracking
  • Export data to Excel or PDF
  • GPS location tagging
Features
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Are you tired of manually tracking employee time and attendance? Our Employee Time Clock app simplifies attendance tracking, saving you time and effort. With our app, your employees can clock in and out easily, view their hours worked, and request time off, all from their smartphones. Our app is equipped with a geofence feature, which ensures that employees can only clock in and out when they are within the designated work area. This helps prevent time theft and ensures that employees are actually working when they clock in. In addition to geofencing, our app also offers employee self-service. This allows employees to view their time cards, request time off, and check their hours worked, all from their smartphones. This eliminates the need for employees to constantly ask their managers for punch details or PTO balances, and allows managers to focus on other tasks. Our app also features vacation request capabilities. Employees can easily request time off, and managers can quickly approve or deny requests, all within the app. This ensures that managers are aware of employee availability and can schedule accordingly. With our Employee Time Clock app, you'll never have to worry about attendance tracking again. Try it out today and see how it can simplify your workload. TimeTrakGO Key Features: • Graphical employee time cards • Easy time card editing in single-user or group edit mode • Time off requests and approvals • Scheduling • Projected hours • Automatic Overtime calculation • GPS location tagging and map report to know where employees are clocking from • Device authorization • Clocked or automatic break deduction • Track holiday, vacation/pto, and sick hours • Export report data via Excel or PDF • Supports weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or semi-monthly pay periods We’re positive, energetic people who are serious about creating a user experience for our customers that’s unlike any time tracking software you’ve ever used. Simplicity is the key to our happiness, and we want it to be yours. Support and setup assistance is available.

Screenshots

Calamari4 screens
TimeTrakGO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeTrakGO at 100% against Calamari's 20%. TimeTrakGO also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Calamari's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calamari holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calamari has 174 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Calamari's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeTrakGO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calamari ships an update every 8 days, TimeTrakGO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calamari versus TimeTrakGO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalamariTimeTrakGO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (174 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings174 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHubert LisekTimeTrak Systems Inc.

Customer experience

Calamari

All ratings174 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

TimeTrakGO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calamari

No in-app purchases

None

TimeTrakGO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calamari free?
Calamari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeTrakGO free?
TimeTrakGO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calamari or TimeTrakGO?
Calamari is rated higher. Calamari averages 4.5 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while TimeTrakGO averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Calamari or TimeTrakGO have ads?
Neither Calamari nor TimeTrakGO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calamari or TimeTrakGO?
Calamari ships an update every 8 days, and TimeTrakGO every 2 months. Most recently, Calamari was updated on October 15, 2026 and TimeTrakGO on October 5, 2026.

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