Comparison

uTRAC vs Dr Diary

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

Head to head
About

uTRAC

This app allows registered users to view their work schedules, confirm availability, and submit timesheets. It also facilitates communication between workers and staffing managers for efficient scheduling and tracking of shifts.

Highlights
  • View work schedule 24/7
  • Sync schedule to offline calendars
  • Set availability for advertised work
  • Review completed work and preview pay
  • Receive notifications for shifts and changes
  • Submit time-off requests and timesheets
  • Record attendance live on-site
Features
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Use the uTRAC app to confirm your availability to work and view your schedule on your smartphone or tablet. To login to this app, you need to be a registered user of uTRAC. For login details, please contact your company's uTRAC administrator. --- uTRAC is a cloud-based solution that simplifies the scheduling, booking and tracking of workers at multiple work sites. Our mission is to help staffing managers get the right people, to the right place, at the right time, whatever their staffing requirements. APP FEATURES: - Workers can access their schedule 24/7 and sync to their offline calendars. - Workers can see work advertised by managers and set their availability. - Workers can review completed work and preview upcoming pay. - Workers receive notifications of upcoming work and changes to their schedule. - Workers can submit time-off requests to their staffing managers. - Workers can submit timesheets for completed shifts. - Supervisors can record attendance live on-site. SIMPLER SCHEDULING through BETTER COMMUNICATION uTRAC is an easy to use scheduling solution that is ideal for high volume staffing. Whatever their requirements, managers can quickly schedule shifts and communicate to the relevant team members that work is available. Matching workers can then view upcoming work through the Job Board and submit their availability so the manager can fill the schedule with only the best available team. uTRAC also prevents double bookings and tracks work hours to ensure Working Time compliance and zero booking errors. EVERYONE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME Because everyone's schedule is in their pocket, managers have peace of mind that everyone has the right information about where they need to be and when they need to be there at all times. Workers will be notified of shifts added to their schedule and when they match the criteria for a vacant shift. They will also be notified of any changes to a shift. uTRAC also links with Google Maps so workers can quickly access directions to shifts on their schedule. SAVE TIME & MONEY uTRAC saves staffing managers hours filling their rotas with available staff - no more calling through your phone book and sending mass texts. And because all hours are tracked through our digital sign-in process, uTRAC can produce wage reports for accurate payroll at the click of a button. Staffing agencies may also utilize our billing features to print branded timesheets, quotes, and invoices to send to their clients.

About

Dr Diary

This work diary helps UK doctors track job plan activities, understand work patterns, and manage professional development. It allows for detailed activity logging, personalized entries, and report generation to inform negotiations and appraisals.

Highlights
  • Offline activity logging
  • Personalized activity tracking
  • 15 or 30-minute time slots
  • Track multiple employers
  • Copy/paste daily/weekly activities
  • Summary and detailed reports
  • Share reports with employers
Features
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Dr Diary is designed for BMA members who are consultants or SAS (staff, associate specialist and specialty) doctors in the UK, on the latest versions of their contracts. It’s a work diary that enables you to track activities that are part of your job plan, on the go. It’s for doctors who want to understand their working patterns and take control of their professional development. Use the app to accurately reflect the reality of your work. View the reports to see what your workload looks like in terms of sessions or programmed activities (PAs) and how this compares to your job plan. Identify patterns to help plan future work and demonstrate areas for negotiation at your next appraisal or job plan review meeting. Key features include: • Add activities to your diary while offline • Personalise activities to fit the nature of your work, including DCC (Direct Clinical Care), SPA (Supporting Professional Activities), Academic Work and more • Choose to use either 15 or 30-minute time slots • Track your work for more than one employer • Copy a whole day or week of activities to another date • View summary reports on the app • See more detailed reports and share these with your employer at https://doctordiary.bma.org.uk

Screenshots

uTRAC3 screens
Dr Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: uTRAC at monthly against Dr Diary's every 3 months. Dr Diary's advantage is review sentiment (21% vs 13%) and iOS requirement (12.0.0 vs 16.6). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

uTRAC ships an update monthly, Dr Diary every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
uTRAC versus Dr Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteruTRACDr Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews21.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeretangia LimitedBritish Medical Association

Customer experience

uTRAC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

Dr Diary

Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral26.3%
Negative52.6%

In-app purchases

None

uTRAC

No in-app purchases

None

Dr Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is uTRAC free?
uTRAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dr Diary free?
Dr Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do uTRAC or Dr Diary have ads?
Neither uTRAC nor Dr Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, uTRAC or Dr Diary?
uTRAC ships an update monthly, and Dr Diary every 3 months. Most recently, uTRAC was updated on June 9, 2026 and Dr Diary on July 7, 2026.

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