Comparison

WorkingHours vs HardInk

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

HardInk

Features
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Pen and paper. And tags. If you mess up, cross it out with two lines. If you don’t like it, throw it away. What you throw away does not come back. There is no Undo. Help is intentionally minimal. Use a two-finger swipe. That will tell you almost everything. You ever learn how to use a pen and paper from someone? When you archive, everything disappears from the app. What matters stays as a ZIP file in Files, or the place you choose. Free. No ads. No in-app purchases. That is exactly why it can stay pure. — The Designer

Screenshots

WorkingHours4 screens
HardInk1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HardInk at none against WorkingHours's 1. WorkingHours's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. HardInk asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WorkingHours versus HardInk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkingHoursHardInk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (352 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings352 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimo PartlKatsuhiko AJIKI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WorkingHours

One-time1
  • Pro version (iOS)$9.99
None

HardInk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WorkingHours free?
WorkingHours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HardInk free?
HardInk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WorkingHours or HardInk have ads?
Neither WorkingHours nor HardInk shows ads.

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