# Record My Hours vs MacroMate

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Record My Hours at 14.0 against MacroMate's 16.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Record My Hours ships an update every 3 weeks, MacroMate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Record My Hours | MacroMate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 17.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 34 MB | 48 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Fair Work Ombudsman](https://appshunter.io/developer/1153466641) | [LYMAH DATA PTY LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1590726125) |

## What reviewers say

### Record My Hours

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/record-my-hours/id1166423759)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Used to be user-friendly
- 👍 Free app
- 👍 Good idea for tracking hours
- 👍 Works well on iPad
- 👍 Automatic time tracking (historically)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Data loss after updates
- 🐛 Unreliable and buggy
- 🐛 Forced location services
- 🐛 Difficult to use after updates
- 🐛 Poor support response times

**Reported bugs**

- All recorded hours disappeared
- Work from home data deleted
- Randomly deletes all data
- Permanently wiped all previous data
- Insists location services on for WFH

**Requested features**

- 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


### MacroMate

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/macromate/id6462861852)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Record My Hours free?

Record My Hours is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is MacroMate free?

MacroMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Record My Hours or MacroMate have ads?

Neither Record My Hours nor MacroMate shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Record My Hours or MacroMate?

Record My Hours ships an update every 3 weeks, and MacroMate every 2 weeks. Most recently, Record My Hours was updated on September 22, 2026 and MacroMate on September 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*