# Hours vs iboChron

The clearest difference is monetization model: iboChron at free against Hours's freemium. iboChron also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 73%) and device support (4 vs 2). Hours's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 41) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Hours sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and iboChron sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hours against 4.7 for iboChron. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours has 16K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Hours's written reviews are positive against 86% of iboChron's.

Hours ships an update monthly, iboChron every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Hours | iboChron |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (16K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hours-tracker-and-time-clock/id1236495154/reviews) | **[4.7 (41 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibochron-work-time-tracker/id1444189007/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **16K** | 41 |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | **85.8% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 32 MB | 71 MB |
| Requires iOS | **10.0** | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [One Wave AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/472341468) | [Tobias Hauss](https://appshunter.io/developer/1399987469) |

## What reviewers say

### Hours

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hours-tracker-and-time-clock/id1236495154)

Easily track your work hours with a live clock-in/out feature or manual log entries. Monitor weekly hours worked and salary earned, with options for multiple jobs, tax deductions, and exportable reports.

**Highlights:** Clock-in/out timer, Manual hour entry, Weekly work logs, Earnings and tax calculation, Multiple job tracking, Work history export, Clock reminders, Passcode protection

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

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Personal (Monthly) | $2.99 | per month |
| Personal (Yearly) | $19.99 | per year |
| Personal (Yearly) | $19.99 | per year |
| Personal (Yearly) | $29.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 💰 Helps track hours and pay
- 🗓️ Useful for multiple jobs
- 🔢 Calculates hours and pay automatically

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Limits free features to force purchase
- 🔢 Limited to 5 jobs in free version
- 🐛 Issues with break time tracking
- 🔢 Lack of daily/monthly hour totals

**Reported bugs**

- Clock not logging hours accurately
- Issues with syncing between web and mobile app
- Paid version features not working as expected

**Requested features**

- Allow editing of job details
- Add option to track breaks separately
- Provide daily and monthly hour totals
- Expand job limit in free version
- Add support for multiple currencies


### iboChron

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibochron-work-time-tracker/id1444189007)

Easily track your work hours, breaks, and earnings with this time tracking tool. It offers automatic calculations for overtime and target hours, with data stored locally and exportable via CSV. Features include reminders, project management, and NFC login.

**Highlights:** Track work hours via login/logout slider, Automatic calculation of breaks, overtime, and earnings, Export work time data as CSV, Reminders for login/logout, NFC Tag login support, Project management, Data backup and restore

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (12)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iboChron PRO – Monthly Subscription | $2.99 | per month |
| iboChron Pro - yearly subscription | $17.99 | per year |
| Themes for iboChron | $2.99 | one-time |
| Show worktime in widget | $2.99 | one-time |
| A small cup of tea (tip) | $3.99 | one-time |
| Data Export (CSV) | $3.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Entries | $3.99 | one-time |
| Breaks & Time Management | $5.99 | one-time |
| A normal cup of tea (tip) | $7.99 | one-time |
| Bundle - All Features | $9.99 | one-time |
| A pot of tea (tip) | $17.99 | one-time |
| iboChron PRO Lifetime | $34.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hours free?

Hours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is iboChron free?

iboChron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Hours or iboChron?

iboChron is rated higher. Hours averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while iboChron averages 4.7 from 41 ratings.

### Do Hours or iboChron have ads?

Neither Hours nor iboChron shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Hours or iboChron?

Hours ships an update monthly, and iboChron every 2 months. Most recently, Hours was updated on September 28, 2026 and iboChron on September 27, 2026.

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