# Hours vs Caato Freelancer Time Tracker

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hours at 16K against Caato Freelancer Time Tracker's 2. Hours also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Caato Freelancer Time Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 73%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Hours sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Caato Freelancer Time Tracker sells 10 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 4.5 for Caato Freelancer Time Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours has 16K ratings behind it against 2, 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 93% of Caato Freelancer Time Tracker's.

Hours ships an update monthly, Caato Freelancer Time Tracker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Hours | Caato Freelancer Time Tracker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (16K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hours-tracker-and-time-clock/id1236495154/reviews)** | [4.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/caato-freelancer-time-tracker/id1519500451/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **16K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | **93.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Size | 32 MB | 13 MB |
| Requires iOS | **10.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [One Wave AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/472341468) | [CS Software Consultancy Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1147508926) |

## 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


### Caato Freelancer Time Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/caato-freelancer-time-tracker/id1519500451)

Effortlessly track your work hours and billable time for projects and tasks. Organize your work with folders and projects, and generate reports with flexible export options. Ideal for freelancers and small business owners.

**Highlights:** Start and pause time tracking, Tracks tasks and detailed time entries, Organize with projects and folders, Date range filtering with presets, Excel and CSV export options, iCloud sync, Dark mode

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Base Plan - Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Base Plan - Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Pro plan - Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Pro Plan - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Base Plan - Yearly | $8.99 | per year |
| Pro Plan - Yearly | $17.99 | per year |
| Base Plan - Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Base Plan - Yearly | $24.99 | per year |
| Pro Plan - Yearly | $29.99 | per year |
| Pro Plan - Yearly | $34.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hours free?

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

### Is Caato Freelancer Time Tracker free?

Caato Freelancer Time Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Hours or Caato Freelancer Time Tracker?

Hours is rated higher. Hours averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Caato Freelancer Time Tracker averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.

### Do Hours or Caato Freelancer Time Tracker have ads?

Neither Hours nor Caato Freelancer Time Tracker shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Hours or Caato Freelancer Time Tracker?

Hours ships an update monthly, and Caato Freelancer Time Tracker every 9 days. Most recently, Hours was updated on September 29, 2026 and Caato Freelancer Time Tracker on September 25, 2026.

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