Comparison

Work vs Hours Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Work

This app automatically tracks your work hours by logging your arrival and departure times at your designated work location. It provides visual data through charts and graphs, allows for manual clock-ins, and can export your logs to CSV. The app also offers optional step count monitoring via HealthKit.

Highlights
  • Automatic arrival/departure logging
  • Work location tracking
  • Hours visualization (charts/graphs)
  • CSV log export
  • Manual clock-in option
  • HealthKit step count monitoring
Features
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Welcome to Work-Aid, an app designed to help you record your hours spent at work each day, private and on device only. With Work-Aid you can set your work location, your minimum daily hours, and Work-Aid will do the rest. Features: - Automatically log times when you arrive and leave your work location. - View all your hours in easily accessible charts and graphs. - Export all your logs to a CSV file and email/ send them to yourself. - Get notified when your arrival/departure has been logged. - Log hours worked from home. Recording the hours you work has been vital for people who need to send invoices to companies, or are simply interested in knowing how much they actually work. There are plenty of way of doing this, such as writing down the times you arrive/ leave, or using an app to manually "clock in" and "clock out". But what if you've had a huge and stressful day (let's face it, it happens more often than not), and you forget to do this? That's where Work-Aid comes in. By setting your workplace(s) on a map, every time you arrive/leave, Work-Aid will make a note of the amount of time you spend there, plus there's always the option to clock yourself in manually too as an extra measure. Everything is stored on device and private to you, no backend servers or data collection outside of your own device.

About

Hours Tracker

Easily log your work hours by entering start and end times. Calculate daily and weekly totals, including pay based on your hourly salary. Export your time sheets for record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Log start and end times
  • Deduct break times
  • Calculate daily and weekly work hours
  • Calculate total pay
  • Export time sheets (Excel/CSV)
  • Set log reminders
  • Use local currency
Features
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Track your work hours with Hours Tracker! Enter your start and end time each day, and calculate your total work hours and pay. At any time, you can export your time sheet as an Excel or CSV file. Weekly time tracking has never been this easy! • Pick any time to start and end the daily entry • Deduct time for breaks • Get an overview of daily work time • Calculate total weekly work time • Enter your hourly salary and calculate total pay • See work and pay history of previous weeks • Export time sheets as Excel or CSV files • Set log reminders for start and end times • Use your local currency And it is all for free!

Screenshots

Work3 screens
Hours Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hours Tracker at 4.7 against Work's 1.0. Hours Tracker also leads on ratings volume (81K vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Work's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Hours Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Work asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hours Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours Tracker has 81K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Work's written reviews are positive against 65% of Hours Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Work ships an update monthly, Hours Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Work versus Hours Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkHours Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (81K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better65.5% of reviews
Number of ratings181K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#161 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.616 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew EdwardsAppostrophe AB

Customer experience

Work

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Hours Tracker

All ratings80,581 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews666 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral12.0%
Negative22.5%

Bugs and requests

Work

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hours Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hours from previous weeks being overwritten
  • Inability to access future weeks
  • Time input issues (e.g., can't set AM/PM times)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to input break times
  • Implement overtime pay calculation
  • Allow customizable work week start day
  • Add notes/comments for each day's entries
  • Provide ability to set default pay rate

In-app purchases

None

Work

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hours Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Work free?
Work is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Work or Hours Tracker?
Hours Tracker is rated higher. Work averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hours Tracker averages 4.7 from 81K ratings.
Do Work or Hours Tracker have ads?
Neither Work nor Hours Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Work or Hours Tracker?
Work ships an update monthly, and Hours Tracker weekly. Most recently, Work was updated on July 21, 2026 and Hours Tracker on September 25, 2026.

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