Comparison

Clockify Time Tracker vs PatientEngine

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

Head to head
About

Clockify Time Tracker

This app offers a free time tracking solution for professionals and agencies. It allows users to log hours manually or automatically, assign them to projects and clients, and access detailed reports via its web version.

Highlights
  • Free time tracking
  • Manual and automatic time logging
  • Project and client assignment
  • Unlimited team members
  • Unlimited projects
  • Unlimited workspaces
  • Web version with reports
Features
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Track work hours, projects, and billable time in one place. Clockify is a time tracking and timesheet app used by individuals, teams, and businesses to track work, manage projects, and understand how time is spent. Start the timer, fill out timesheets, and generate reports with a free plan. TIME TRACKING Track time using a timer or add hours manually. Categorize work by project, task, or client so that your work hours stay organized. TIMESHEETS Fill out weekly timesheets and keep track of all work hours in one place. Submit timesheets for approval and review tracked time across projects. PROJECT AND BILLABLE TIME Track time spent on projects and mark hours as billable or non-billable. This helps individuals and teams understand project costs and earnings. REPORTS Analyze tracked time with summary, weekly, and detailed reports. Export reports to share them with clients or teams. TEAM MANAGEMENT Invite teammates, organize projects, and review team activity. Managers can also approve timesheets and monitor project progress. WORK FROM ANYWHERE Track time wherever work happens. Clockify works across mobile, desktop, and web, as well as a browser extension. FREE PLAN AVAILABLE Start with a FREE plan that includes unlimited time tracking, projects, and reporting. ADVANCED FEATURES Clockify also offers advanced capabilities, such as scheduling, time off management, expenses, invoicing, GPS location tracking, and team permissions. Download the app and create an account for free, or log in using your existing details.

About

PatientEngine

Streamline patient communication and appointment scheduling with automated text messaging and a visual lead pipeline. Convert leads, re-engage past patients, and reduce no-shows with efficient, automated follow-ups.

Highlights
  • Automated text message follow-ups
  • Campaigns for past patients
  • Lead conversion tools
  • Google review generation
  • Appointment scheduling and confirmation
  • Visual lead pipeline management
  • Auto-booking calendar widget
Features
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Schedule Patients, on Demand. In todays world no one is is picking up the phone. Yet, “90% of people read a text message within the first 3 minutes” and 89% of your patients prefer them to phone calls and emails. So the next time your friend tells you they’re “just seeing this now” a day later, they’re lying. Take our word for it. We make texting easy, including enabling your current business phone number to text patients. With PatientEngine, you’ll be able to: Automatically follow up with leads via text, email, live call transfers, voicemail drops and Facebook messenger Create campaigns to bring back past patients Convert leads into patients Build Google reviews from satisfied customers Schedule and confirm appointments Save Time & Money Still making phone calls to confirm appointments or reach out to new customers? Today, phone calls are inefficient, and worse, ineffective. PatientEngine allows you and your patients to quickly exchange messages, without having to wait for a time when both parties are free. PatientEngine clients quickly see upwards of 50% time savings per staff member when using text vs the phone. Manage and Automate Your Lead Pipeline Tired of using messy spreadsheets to track all your leads? Or even worse you don’t know which lead came from which source and what part of the customer journey they’re in? Use our drag and drop, visual pipeline management tool to easily see what stage of the customer journey your leads are in, what source they came from as well as be able to automate follow up messages based on what stage they’re in! Calendar to Manage and Auto Book your Leads and Patients No longer do you have to chase leads to book their appointment. Now you can use our native calendar widget to have leads book themselves through your advertising campaigns and/or place it on your website so you can book more appointments from your website visitors. All of the confirmation and reminder messaging can now be completed automated and you can even create a voicemail reminder. This alone will drastically reduce your no show rates while simultaneously saving your staff hours per week of chasing and remind patients about their appointments!

Screenshots

Clockify Time Tracker4 screens
PatientEngine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PatientEngine at 100% against Clockify Time Tracker's 49%. PatientEngine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Clockify Time Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PatientEngine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clockify Time Tracker has 4.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Clockify Time Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of PatientEngine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clockify Time Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, PatientEngine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clockify Time Tracker versus PatientEngine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockify Time TrackerPatientEngine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.6K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.6K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB341 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAKE.comMedSpa Advertising LLC

Customer experience

Clockify Time Tracker

All ratings4,545 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews523 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative37.7%

PatientEngine

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clockify Time Tracker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Time entries disappearing
  • Sync issues between web and mobile
  • Incorrect time tracking
  • Login problems after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch app
  • Customizable reports and dashboards
  • Pause/resume timer
  • Improved mobile project/task management
  • Integration with other productivity apps

PatientEngine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Clockify Time Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

PatientEngine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clockify Time Tracker free?
Clockify Time Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PatientEngine free?
PatientEngine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clockify Time Tracker or PatientEngine?
PatientEngine is rated higher. Clockify Time Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while PatientEngine averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Clockify Time Tracker or PatientEngine have ads?
Neither Clockify Time Tracker nor PatientEngine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clockify Time Tracker or PatientEngine?
Clockify Time Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and PatientEngine every 2 months. Most recently, Clockify Time Tracker was updated on November 4, 2026 and PatientEngine on November 2, 2026.

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