Comparison

Record My Hours vs Keep Close

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

Head to head
About

Record My Hours

Easily track your work hours with automatic or manual time recording. Store and export your timesheets and job information securely. Manage multiple jobs and add photos of important employment documents.

Highlights
  • Automatic time recording
  • Manual shift input
  • Export timesheets
  • Store shift history
  • Cloud backup and restore
  • Manage multiple jobs
  • Add photos of employment info
Features
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The Fair Work Ombudsman's Record My Hours app makes it easy for workers to record their hours of work and pass on information about their job. The app allows users to: • automatically record their time at work • manually input shifts or fine-tune shift details if they need to, for example, if they don’t leave their workplace during their lunch break • export timesheets (and employment information) to store safely or share with a preferred representative if they have a workplace issue The app also includes a range of helpful features: • view, store and export shift history • back up information to personal cloud storage and easily restore it on a new device or after a factory reset • keep a record of work hours for multiple jobs and workplaces, all in one place • take and add photos of employment information that belongs to an employee, like their own payslips Privacy and Security Only you have access to your information recorded by the app. No one can access your information unless you choose to share it. Privacy and confidentiality rules apply in the workplace. Don't take photos of other people or business information. Important information for users: * Users with an app version installed prior to May 2024 must export all their app data if they wish to keep it before upgrading to the latest version, as their data will not migrate across to the new version of the app. * Before the update, make sure to save your work record outside the app so you’ve got a backup you can refer to later. * Wi-Fi must be turned on in device settings for automatic shift recording to work * Automatic shift recording won't work for all job types, such as people working in areas with no mobile or Wi-Fi coverage or people who frequently travel for work. It also won’t t work reliably in some circumstances, including when certain device settings are not enabled by the user. Manual recording has been incorporated to cater for this. Terms and Conditions By installing the app on your device, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions governing its use. You can view these terms and conditions at fairwork.gov.au/apptermsandconditions Support and Feedback If you have any questions or feedback on the app, please email us at app@fwo.gov.au

About

Keep Close

Explore a curated selection of urns designed to honor individuality and preserve cherished memories. Visualize urns in 3D using augmented reality or against your own photos. Browse the full catalog and save favorites to your personal collection.

Highlights
  • View urns in 3D with ARKit
  • Visualize urns on personal photos
  • Browse comprehensive urn catalog
  • Add favorite urns to collection
  • Detailed urn dimensions and information
Features
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The items in this app have been carefully selected with you in mind, to enable you to select with ease a final resting place for your loved one that closely reflects their individuality; to help you keep your memories close. We hope you can find something special in this app that you can turn to when you need to - something that you can look to or hold onto - and remember. The urns shown are available in a variety of sizes. Please consult the information on each collection, found under the name for more details. The dimensions of each of these can be found here also.

Screenshots

Record My Hours4 screens
Keep Close4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Record My Hours at every 3 weeks against Keep Close's every 3 months. Record My Hours also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Record My Hours ships an update every 3 weeks, Keep Close every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Record My Hours versus Keep Close: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecord My HoursKeep Close
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFair Work OmbudsmanThrowr Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Record My Hours

Written reviews58 reviews
Positive17.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative74.1%

Keep Close

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Record My Hours

Reported bugs

50 issues
  • All recorded hours disappeared
  • Work from home data deleted
  • Randomly deletes all data
  • Permanently wiped all previous data
  • Insists location services on for WFH
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  • Lost all data after automatic update
  • Updated app harder to use
  • Clock face not intuitive
  • Required both data and Wi-Fi
  • No longer automatically tracks time
  • Doesn't take unpaid lunch break off
  • Nothing works after update
  • Constant geo-fencing alerts
  • New version horrible and not easy to use
  • App deleted all records despite iCloud backup
  • No forewarning of data loss
  • No data kept in backup cloud
  • Years of data wiped clean
  • Lost years of data upon update
  • Annoying nags about turning on background
  • Wiped all data
  • Cannot select work record time frame
  • Data vanished after latest update
  • Lost all recorded hours
  • Two years of work records disappeared
  • Cannot find records in iCloud
  • Clunky to use
  • Does not include location in exported timesheet
  • App no longer tracks time at all
  • Cannot automatically record hours
  • Doesn't support iOS 15
  • Losing shifts
  • Keeps crashing when editing or putting in shift end time
  • Won't open, crashes immediately
  • Keeps crashing after iOS 14 update
  • Unable to open app since iOS 14.2
  • Keeps crashing
  • Random times logged
  • Shifts over 24 hours
  • Incorrectly captured time at work
  • App says left office when still there
  • App not updated for iOS 13+
  • Keeps crashing
  • Useless after phone update
  • Won't work after iOS 11 update
  • Freezes when trying to save a new job
  • Random start/finish times after iOS 11 update
  • Cannot edit job location without crashing
  • App crashes when adding an address
  • Stalls on 'loading' when adding a job

Requested features

12 requests
  • Allow choice for location services
  • Add ability to import exported data
  • Include hourly pay rate and calculate earnings
  • Export single shift as image or PDF
  • Auto backup to cloud or Dropbox
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  • Improve app graphics and design
  • Add detailed break information
  • Support iPhone X display
  • Include 18 languages (as advertised)
  • Calculate overtime
  • Allow manual entry of hours for WFH
  • Revert to previous version

Keep Close

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Record My Hours

No in-app purchases

None

Keep Close

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Record My Hours free?
Record My Hours is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keep Close free?
Keep Close is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Record My Hours or Keep Close have ads?
Neither Record My Hours nor Keep Close shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Record My Hours or Keep Close?
Record My Hours ships an update every 3 weeks, and Keep Close every 3 months. Most recently, Record My Hours was updated on September 22, 2026 and Keep Close on July 18, 2026.

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