Comparison

WORK vs Tyme | Time Tracking

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 offers a minimalist approach to tracking your work hours with a focus on quick data entry. It seamlessly integrates into your daily routine, allowing for easy task management and time logging. Advanced features like absence management and detailed evaluations are available.

Highlights
  • Fast data input
  • Smart user guidance
  • Absence management
  • Work hour evaluation
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Siri Shortcuts
  • Today Widget
Features
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WORK is a minimalist app for working time tracking with a focus on fast data input. Suitable for makers, employees, freelancers and anyone else who wants to keep an eye on their working hours. The time tracking takes place with the help of the smart user guidance without occupying much time. As a result, the app can be integrated into the daily work without disturbing it. For example changing the current task happens with 3 or less taps. WORK is optimally integrated in iOS. For example, you can use your Apple Watch for time tracking. Of course you can also use WORK via Notification Actions or Siri Shortcuts. 3D-Touch Quick Actions are integrated as well as a Today Widget. Functionality: • Tracking working time • Tracking breaks • Absence management (vacation, illness, parental leave,...) • Subsequent changing of working hours • Subsequent adding of work blocks and breaks • Evaluation of working hours • Assigning tasks to projects • Notifications at work start, at work end and during work • Manual data backup • Dark mode • Apple Watch App • Siri Shortcuts • 3D Touch Quick Actions • Today Widget Extended functionality (in-app purchase necessary): • Unlimited projects and tasks • CSV export (Apple Numbers and Microsoft Excel)

About

Tyme | Time Tracking

Effortlessly track your work hours and manage projects with this powerful time tracking tool. Gain instant overviews of workload, deadlines, and budgets, with automatic syncing across all your devices. Visualize your data with detailed statistics and customizable reports.

Highlights
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Project and deadline overviews
  • Detailed statistics and data visualization
  • Home screen widgets
  • Expense and holiday tracking
  • Calendar integration
  • Automated reminders
  • Export and import data
Features
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Tyme is a popular, legally compliant time-tracking tool for teams, freelancers, and self-employed professionals. Tyme lets you track your working hours for clients, projects, and tasks. You always have a clear overview of project performance, deadlines, and workload. With a clear focus on design and aesthetics, Tyme stands out from the crowd of time tracking apps. The goal: to make the stressful daily task of time tracking more enjoyable for you and your team. GDPR-compliant and legally compliant. We’re constantly improving Tyme and gradually adding new features. 1. Always Synced Across All Devices Tyme comes as a package for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and as a web version. Your subscription automatically unlocks Tyme for all your devices. 2. Everything at a Glance The interface is designed to give you an overview of your tracked time, projects, budgets, and deadlines at all times. Unlogged time is displayed. Running timers are always visible and can be started or stopped using shortcuts without opening Tyme. 3. Visualized Data The detailed statistics give you an overview of your personal workload and that of your team. They show booked hours, current revenue, and overtime and undertime hours. Breaks are automatically tracked. 4. Widgets and Live Activities The widgets and live activities help you keep track of the hours logged for the day, week, or month at any time. You can also always see whether a timer is still running and when your workday ends. 5. Sync & Calendar Integration Tyme automatically syncs your data across all your devices and with your team. Thanks to calendar integration, you can view your time entries as calendar entries and edit them directly. 6. Reminders Did you forget to start the timer? Is a deadline coming up? Time for lunch? Have you reached your daily work hours? Did you forget to log your time? Use Tyme’s helpful reminders. 7. Task Types In addition to work hours, track travel expenses, other expenses, fixed amounts, flat rates, vacation time, and absences. 8. Export & Import You can export your tracked time as legally compliant PDF timesheets and project reports, or as CSV or JSON. If you want to bring in data from other apps, Tyme offers a CSV importer and various other importers. 9. Automatic Tracking Not in the mood to start a timer manually? Have your times recorded automatically by specifying where your workplace is. 11. Shortcuts & Automations With over 20 different shortcuts, you can automate your to-dos. Manage your projects and tasks, retrieve your Tyme data, and share it with other apps. 11. Apple Watch App With the Watch App you can stop and start timers and view your hours worked. 12. Pricing Tyme is available as a subscription. You can choose between a monthly and an annual subscription. Before you decide, you can try Tyme for 14 days. The subscription unlocks Tyme for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and browser. Privacy policy: https://www.tyme-app.com/en/privacy-app/ Terms of use: https://www.tyme-app.com/en/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

WORK4 screens
Tyme | Time Tracking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: WORK at free with in-app purchases against Tyme | Time Tracking's subscription. WORK also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 48%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. WORK sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tyme | Time Tracking sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WORK holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 54 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of WORK's written reviews are positive against 48% of Tyme | Time Tracking's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WORK ships an update every 5 weeks, Tyme | Time Tracking every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WORK versus Tyme | Time Tracking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWORKTyme | Time Tracking
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (78 ratings) — better4.5 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews — better48.4% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better54
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrcun YorukUnit Numberfive oHG

Customer experience

WORK

All ratings78 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative5.8%

Tyme | Time Tracking

All ratings54 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral16.1%
Negative35.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WORK

One-time1
  • WORK Pro$4.99
8 purchases

Tyme | Time Tracking

Subscriptions8
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (1 User)3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (1 User)14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (3 User)$12.991 Month
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  • Tyme Monthly Plan (2 User)$13.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (4 User)$24.991 Month
  • Tyme Monthly Plan (6 User)$39.991 Month
  • Tyme Annual Plan (1 User)3 variants$59.991 Year
  • Tyme Annual Plan (1 User)14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is WORK free?
WORK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tyme | Time Tracking free?
Tyme | Time Tracking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WORK or Tyme | Time Tracking?
WORK is rated higher. WORK averages 4.8 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Tyme | Time Tracking averages 4.5 from 54 ratings.
Do WORK or Tyme | Time Tracking have ads?
Neither WORK nor Tyme | Time Tracking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WORK or Tyme | Time Tracking?
WORK ships an update every 5 weeks, and Tyme | Time Tracking every 3 weeks. Most recently, WORK was updated on October 9, 2026 and Tyme | Time Tracking on October 11, 2026.

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