Comparison

WorkingHours vs Working Timer

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

Head to head
About

WorkingHours

Effortlessly log, organize, and analyze your work hours. This app helps freelancers, hourly workers, and employees manage their time with features like task assignment, data export, and calendar integration. Enjoy a productive workflow with optional Pomodoro technique reminders.

Highlights
  • Cross-platform time tracking with cloud sync
  • Start/pause/stop work time via widget or notification
  • Edit work units and assign tasks/tags
  • Export data as Excel, CSV, or PDF
  • Auto-start/stop with GPS geofencing
  • Analyze time and earnings with graphs
  • Calendar integration for appointments
Features
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Track work time, keep accurate timesheets, and prepare billable records without a subscription. WorkingHours is a personal time tracker for freelancers, hourly workers, employees, contractors, consultants, and anyone who wants a clear record of their workday. Start the timer when work begins, pause and resume for breaks, then stop when you are done. Breaks can be subtracted automatically. If you forget to track something, add or edit entries manually and correct the details later. Sessions that cross midnight can be split automatically. Keep your hours organized and useful. • Assign time to tasks or projects • Add tags, notes, and descriptions • Automatically apply tags to projects or new entries • Track overtime, hourly rates, earnings, and fixed fees • Adjust time or earnings with flexible tag rules • Search and filter entries quickly Understand where your time goes with charts and visual reports. Switch between duration and revenue to review work patterns, check billable hours, or prepare records for clients and managers. Export timesheet data in the format you need. • Export to Excel or CSV • Choose which columns to include • Group records by day, week, month, task, or tag • Create PDF invoices from tracked data with SubTotal Capture time with less friction using widgets, notifications, NFC tags, and Apple Watch timer controls. Geofencing can detect workplace arrivals and departures, while Pomodoro focus sessions help structure concentrated work. You can also use Apple Shortcuts and view or import appointments from your calendar or Outlook. Optional sync keeps your work available across supported phone, tablet, laptop, and desktop versions. It uses your own iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or WebDAV storage, so no WorkingHours account or registration is required. WorkingHours is free to use, and Pro features can be tested with a 7-day trial. Pro is a one-time purchase linked to your Apple ID that unlocks Pro for iOS/iPadOS; a separate purchase may be required on other platforms.

About

Working Timer

Track work hours, attendance, overtime, and project time with this intuitive app. It offers features like reminders, GPS tracking, and report export to keep you organized and in control of your work data.

Highlights
  • Time tracking and attendance
  • Overtime and earnings calculation
  • Project and activity tracking
  • Report export (PDF/Excel)
  • GPS geofencing and location tracking
  • Reminders and smart notifications
  • Cloud sync and backup
Features
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Track work hours, attendance, overtime, breaks, and project time in one simple app. Working Timer is a powerful and easy-to-use time tracker, timesheet, and attendance app for employees, freelancers, and companies. Keep a clear overview of worked hours, earned money, shifts, leave, and reports — whether you are tracking your own time or managing multiple work profiles. Track daily work time with just a few taps, organize records by projects and activities, calculate earnings, and export professional attendance reports or work reports in PDF or Excel. With support for reminders, GPS features, Apple Watch, cloud sync, and location-based records, Working Timer helps you stay accurate, organized, and in control. Why users choose Working Timer - Easy and clear timesheet for daily work hours - Attendance tracking for employees and teams - Overtime overview and earned money calculation - Helpful reminders for work start, work end, breaks, overtime, and missing punches - Shift and schedule support - Attendance reports and report export in PDF or Excel - Cloud sync and secure backup across devices - GPS geofencing, optional GPS location on records, and map view - Apple Watch support for faster time tracking - Simple manual editing and bulk insert of records ----------------- Main features ----------------- Time tracking & attendance - Simple table of worked hours - Daily, weekly, monthly, and 14-day work hour overview - Up to 5 profiles (more with premium version) - Attendance tracking - Overtime overview - Easy manual edits - Notes for any day - Bulk insert of records - Record templates - Attachments for a record, profile, project - Soft kiosk mode Reminders & smart notifications - Start work reminder - End work reminder - Break start and break end reminders - Overtime alerts - Missing punch reminders - Daily summary - Work report submit reminder Shifts, leave & absences - Shift and schedule support - Vacation - Unpaid leave - Illness - Holidays - Number of work days per month - Number of worked hours per month Projects, activities & earnings - Projects - Activities - Earned money calculation - Better overview of time spent on work and projects Reports, export & sync - Attendance reports - Work report export in PDF or Excel - Send reports by email - Cloud sync across multiple devices - Secure backup of data GPS, map & watch features - Automatic check-in and check-out using GPS geofencing - Optional GPS location saved with a record - Location display on map - Apple Watch app for quick time tracking Working Timer is suitable for: - employees who want a reliable attendance and overtime tracker - freelancers who need a simple timesheet and earnings overview - companies that want better work hour records and reporting Stay organized, avoid missing punches, and keep your work time under control with Working Timer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Web app: https://workingtimer.com Follow us: https://twitter.com/SpecterInteract https://facebook.com/SpecterInteractive Privacy Policy: https://www.specterint.com/wt_privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeul

Screenshots

WorkingHours4 screens
Working Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

WorkingHours and Working Timer both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of WorkingHours's written reviews are positive against 0% of Working Timer's. WorkingHours also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (346 vs 12). Working Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. WorkingHours sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Working Timer sells 4 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for WorkingHours against 4.9 for Working Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorkingHours has 346 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of WorkingHours's written reviews are positive against 0% of Working Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkingHours ships an update fortnightly, Working Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WorkingHours versus Working Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkingHoursWorking Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (346 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings346 — better12
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimo PartlSpecter Interactive

Customer experience

WorkingHours

All ratings346 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%

Working Timer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WorkingHours

One-time1
  • Pro version (iOS)$9.99
4 purchases

Working Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Remove ads$2.991 Month
  • Remove ads per 3 months$6.993 Months
  • Remove ads per 6 months$12.996 Months
One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$49.99

Questions

Is WorkingHours free?
WorkingHours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Working Timer free?
Working Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WorkingHours or Working Timer?
Working Timer is rated higher. WorkingHours averages 4.8 out of 5 from 346 ratings, while Working Timer averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do WorkingHours or Working Timer have ads?
Working Timer shows ads; WorkingHours does not.
Which is updated more often, WorkingHours or Working Timer?
WorkingHours ships an update fortnightly, and Working Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, WorkingHours was updated on September 30, 2026 and Working Timer on September 28, 2026.

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