Comparison

WORK vs Stella

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

Stella

Easily log your work hours with a simple timer. Track time spent on specific tasks, view daily summaries, and analyze session breakdowns. Offers features like color-coding, memos, and home screen widgets for efficient time management.

Highlights
  • Task-based time tracking
  • Session breakdown with memos
  • Daily and total hour calculation
  • Color-coded tasks
  • Home screen widgets
  • Dark mode support
  • Manual time input
Features
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Track work hours, keep a clear timesheet, and see exactly where your day went. Stella is a simple personal time tracker for work, shifts, freelance tasks, study sessions, and focused work. Start a task in seconds, stop when you are done, and Stella builds your time log automatically. Review daily totals and individual sessions without complicated setup or messy spreadsheets. Use Stella to: - Track work hours with a simple start and stop timer - Keep a timesheet and time log organized by task - Review daily totals from the calendar - See every session's start time, stop time, and duration - Add notes to sessions - Organize tasks with color coding - View Home Screen widgets and Live Activities - See daily charts by task - Add or edit time manually when you forget to start the timer - Access stats and longer history with premium - Sync your data with iCloud using premium Whether you are recording a shift, tracking freelance hours, studying, or staying accountable during deep work, Stella gives you a straightforward record of how you spent your time. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/stella-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WORK4 screens
Stella4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WORK at 4.8 against Stella's 4.2. WORK also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (86% vs 77%). On price, update cadence, 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. WORK sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stella sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of WORK's written reviews are positive against 77% of Stella's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WORK ships an update every 5 weeks, Stella every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WORK versus Stella: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWORKStella
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (78 ratings) — better4.2 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews — better76.7% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrcun YorukJordan Holland

Customer experience

WORK

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

Stella

All ratings26 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WORK

One-time1
  • WORK Pro$4.99
3 purchases

Stella

Subscriptions2
  • Stella Premium$2.991 Month
  • Stella Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stella Premium$29.99

Questions

Is WORK free?
WORK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stella free?
Stella is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WORK or Stella?
WORK is rated higher. WORK averages 4.8 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Stella averages 4.2 from 26 ratings.
Do WORK or Stella have ads?
Stella shows ads; WORK does not.
Which is updated more often, WORK or Stella?
WORK ships an update every 5 weeks, and Stella every 3 weeks. Most recently, WORK was updated on October 14, 2026 and Stella on October 8, 2026.

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