Hours Tracker vs PopList
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hours Tracker
Log and analyze time spent on tasks and projects with custom categories and planning features. Organize entries, view statistics between dates, and sync data via iCloud. Supports Touch ID and CSV export.
- Custom task/project categories
- Plan and record time spent
- Statistical time analysis
- Organize and edit entries
- iCloud syncing and backup
- CSV export via email
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HoursTracker is a simple, intuitive time logging tool designed to keep track of the time you spend on tasks and projects. You can plan ahead and then record how much time you spend and analyze the total time statistically. Features: - Custom task/project categories - Customize the icon of the project category - Add tasks and plan/count how much time you spend - Easily record time - Organize the project in every second - Organize all your entries, whether it's to complete them, edit the time or change the project at any time - Select and view statistics between two dates - Display total time (seconds), display total time (hours) - The timeline shows the record details for each month - iCloud syncing and backup - Touch ID - Export CSV via email - Adapts to dark themes
PopList
Organize your thoughts and tasks with flexible notes that can be freely arranged, resized, and expanded. Ideal for brainstorming, managing to-do lists, and structuring ideas visually.
- Freeform text and picture layout
- Draggable, resizable notes
- Organize ideas
- Brainstorming tool
- Repeatable to-do lists
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- You can layout text & picture freely. - Each note can be drag, contract or expand. - This app is suitable for organizing ideas, brain storming, repeatable ToDo(ex. shopping list), and so on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PopList at 100% against Hours Tracker's 0%. PopList also leads on price (Free vs $2.99). Hours Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
PopList is free to download; Hours Tracker costs $2.99 up front. PopList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hours Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hours Tracker ships an update monthly, PopList every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hours Tracker | PopList |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 永文 胡 | Shigenori Kumagai |
Customer experience
Hours Tracker
PopList
In-app purchases
Hours Tracker
No in-app purchases
PopList
- Upgrade$3.99
