Comparison

WorkingHours vs Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

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

Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

This minimalist calendar app features adorable feline companions to help you track important events and daily life nuances. It offers an innovative countdown feature that makes time feel like a shared journey with your cats. Designed for simplicity and ease of use, it focuses on core calendar functionalities.

Highlights
  • Minimalist calendar interface
  • Adorable feline companions
  • Innovative countdown feature
  • Record important events
  • Track daily life nuances
  • Unlockable cat skins
Features
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Introducing Cat Calendar, a brand new minimalist calendar application with adorable feline companions. • Design Philosophy Day by day, let the company of cute cats accompany you, step by step, on your journey together. With a uniquely innovative countdown feature, these cats will chase time with you, eagerly waiting for that moment when the marked countdown reaches zero. Stripping away the complexity of calendar settings, Cat Calendar focuses on simple and user-friendly core features, achieving both simplicity and ease of use. • Features - Every day is a new adventure; use Cat Calendar to record important events and effortlessly track the nuances of daily life. - Compatible with iOS 26 and supports the Liquid Glass style. - The innovative countdown will make you feel like the cats are moving forward with you, adding a sense of the beauty and significance of life. • Adorable Skin Unlock Instructions - Unlock cats with different personalities and purchase corresponding skins to use. • Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://nicolecat.com/calendar/privacy.html https://nicolecat.com/calendar/terms.html • Contact Us: Email: support@nicolecat.com

Screenshots

WorkingHours4 screens
Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WorkingHours at Free against Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner's $0.49. WorkingHours also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (352 vs 112). On rating, review sentiment, 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

WorkingHours is free to download; Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner costs $0.49 up front. WorkingHours sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.7 for Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 352 and 112 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 91% and 92% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkingHours ships an update fortnightly, Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WorkingHours versus Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkingHoursCat Calendar:Schedule Planner
PriceFree — better$0.49
Rating4.8 (352 ratings) — better4.7 (112 ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews91.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings352 — better112
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB86 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTimo PartlNicole Cat

Customer experience

WorkingHours

All ratings352 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%

Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

All ratings111 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative2.4%

Bugs and requests

WorkingHours

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notification reminders not working as expected
  • Issues with cross-month event scheduling
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing event details

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to sync with other calendar apps like Google Calendar
  • Option to display national/regional holidays
  • More customization options for event reminders and notifications
  • Widget to show upcoming events directly on the home screen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WorkingHours

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

Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner

One-time5
  • Blue CatFree
  • Brown Cat$0.99
  • Orange Cat$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Spotted Orange Cat$0.99
  • Spotted Gray Cat$0.99

Questions

Is WorkingHours free?
WorkingHours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner free?
Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner costs $0.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WorkingHours or Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner?
WorkingHours is rated higher. WorkingHours averages 4.8 out of 5 from 352 ratings, while Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner averages 4.7 from 112 ratings.
Do WorkingHours or Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner have ads?
Neither WorkingHours nor Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorkingHours or Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner?
WorkingHours ships an update fortnightly, and Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner every 11 days. Most recently, WorkingHours was updated on October 18, 2026 and Cat Calendar:Schedule Planner on October 20, 2026.

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