Time Clock Hub vs Star Tri
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Clock Hub
Manage employee schedules and time tracking with a simple, intuitive dashboard. Features include on-the-clock GPS tracking, payroll reporting, and push notifications for seamless business operations.
- Employee schedule management
- Clock in/out functionality
- On-the-clock GPS tracking
- Payroll report generation
- Push notifications
- Receipt image uploads
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The ultimate app for your business to manage employee schedules. WHY US • Simple and easy to use dashboard. • Employees can clock in and out, add time sheet changes, and view their work schedule on-the-go. • On-the-clock GPS tracking • Intuitive user experience with lightning app speed. • Automatic syncing; All data stored on the mobile app will sync seamlessly with your web-based account. ALSO INCLUDED • Generate payroll reports directly from your mobile device. • Send push notifications to individual employees, or your entire team • Upload receipt images for company reimbursement tracking • Add, delete and switch employee work schedules • Robust employee task management system
Star Tri
Easily program Star Signal Tri-Color lights using your iOS device. This app uses your phone's flash to send data to the light's sensor, allowing quick setup and customization of patterns, colors, phase, and functionality.
- Program patterns for 3 enable wires
- Select colors per enable wire
- Adjust phase settings
- Set functionality (steady burn, cruise, auto-dim)
- Preview patterns before programming
- Uses phone flash for data transmission
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The Star DLITMC, DLXTMC, DLTTMC, and DLKTMC have a large number of features built into them. You can now program these features using your iOS device with the Star Signal Tri-Color Programmer! The system works using the flash on your phone to send data to a sensor on the device. Simply set up your light as described in the manual, select your options, hold your phone flash near the sensor, and program your light in seconds! You can program: 1. Patterns for each of the 3 enable wires. 2. Which colors are enabled by each enable wire. 3. Phase 4. Functionality such as steady burn, cruise, and auto-dim. And then preview your pattern in the app before sending!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Star Tri at 5.0 against Time Clock Hub's 3.1. Time Clock Hub's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Star Tri holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Clock Hub has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Time Clock Hub ships an update every 2 months, Star Tri every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Clock Hub | Star Tri |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Time Clock Hub, Inc. | Grote Industries, Inc. |
Customer experience
Time Clock Hub
Star Tri
In-app purchases
Time Clock Hub
No in-app purchases
Star Tri
No in-app purchases
