Comparison

HostedTime vs OnShift Time

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

Head to head
About

HostedTime

Track your work hours and view your upcoming shifts. This app allows you to check your timecards, view schedules, and monitor your available balances. You can also send and receive messages directly within the application.

Highlights
  • View timecards
  • View schedules
  • View balances
  • Send messages
  • Receive messages
Features
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Time/Attendance Mobile Application * View Timecards * View Schedules * View Balances * Send/Receive Messages

About

OnShift Time

Easily clock in and out of work using a selfie for verification. View your timecards, punch history, and PTO balances, and request time off directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Selfie punch-in/out
  • Job transfer
  • View timecards
  • View punch history
  • View PTO balances
  • Request time off
Features
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With the OnShift Time app, punching in is as simple as taking a selfie! • Punch in, punch out or transfer jobs with ease • View timecards & punch history anytime, anywhere • View PTO balances & request time off on the go Getting started is quick and easy. Simply download the app, snap a photo and you’re done! The OnShift Time mobile app can be added to any registered tablet or smartphone. Contact your administrator for more information on registering a personal device. Note: The OnShift Time mobile app requires an OnShift Time account. Please contact support@onshift.com with any additional questions.

Screenshots

HostedTime4 screens
OnShift Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OnShift Time at 3.4 against HostedTime's 1.7. HostedTime's advantage is ratings volume (159 vs 18). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OnShift Time holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HostedTime has 159 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 5% of HostedTime's written reviews are positive against 0% of OnShift Time's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HostedTime ships an update every 11 days, OnShift Time every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HostedTime versus OnShift Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHostedTimeOnShift Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (159 ratings)3.4 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings159 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBektek Enterprises, Inc.OnShift, Inc.

Customer experience

HostedTime

All ratings147 ratings
Positive13.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative82.3%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive5.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative89.5%

OnShift Time

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

HostedTime

Reported bugs

84 issues
  • Keeps logging me out
  • Locked out for days
  • Messes up every weekend
  • Can't get paid right
  • Won't let me back in
Show 79 more
  • Picks you out often
  • Frequently does not work
  • PTO is always messed up
  • Desktop version does not recognize login and password
  • Pay stubs currently stuck loading
  • Cannot access my information
  • Continue to get message that I am locked out
  • Cannot access any of my information
  • No type of help from app support
  • Cannot log in
  • Worst app
  • App has logged me out and will not log me back in
  • Won't let you contact developer
  • Took the update on 1/16/25 now I cannot login
  • Get an error 'cannot communicate with server'
  • New update kicked me out and now I'm unable to log back in
  • Can't get my paycheck on my HostedTime anymore
  • Unable to download paystubs
  • Cannot see paychecks
  • Cannot see w2s
  • Since update every time I press on messages it says no conversation yet
  • Won't let me press on links sent to me
  • When viewing pay stubs in the app it just says the pdf downloaded and can't see anything
  • App only works when it wants to
  • Has my account locked
  • Will not even allow me to use one time code to access
  • Online doesn't have account either
  • How do I get account unlocked?
  • Saying that it's 5/30/2024 for time
  • Can't see scheduled PTO days
  • Don't have an update available
  • App Store says last update was 9 months ago
  • Couldn't get it to work on my phone
  • Recently logged me out and I can't get back in
  • It says I've been locked out
  • This app is nothing but problems and error
  • Has logged me out for some reason and it will not allow me to log back in
  • Wouldn't let me logged into another facility
  • Basically useless
  • I have been locked out of my account and there's nothing I can do about it
  • Keeps logging me out and not able to sign back in
  • It doesn't show all the information needed
  • Just get a blank screen
  • Won't work for my apple phone or apple tablet
  • Can't download time sensitive check stubs
  • App updated on my phone. Now I can't log in.
  • This app will only allow for 1 account
  • Can't log in even after trying multiple time and both ways
  • The app does not work
  • Newest version isn't showing correct hours
  • All hours (paid reg, shift difference, service worker and sick hours) are all calculated together
  • Cannot see your PTO with the new update
  • Have to download your check to files just to see it
  • Hour totals incorrect
  • No period hour totals
  • Does not scroll on time card correctly
  • Practically useless
  • Can't view actual hours that I have actually worked
  • Everything is thrown together hours and shift differences are calculated together
  • Horrible update. Change it back!!!
  • Can't even see my PTO time
  • Can't seem to log in or update
  • Unable to see the balances on my account after the update
  • Can't see PTO with new update
  • This new update is trash
  • The old version was better
  • Screen does not load completely
  • It doesn't show a total of your time
  • Keeps saying username or password is incorrect
  • Unable to get into the app
  • When you need to view anything important. App is giving you a hard time.
  • Unable to login with the correct login information
  • App tends to crash anytime I try to see any of the messages from my facility
  • Get the can't connect to server error message
  • Server not available
  • Unable to log in. Stating 'wrong ID and or Password'
  • Gives an error as of lately saying wrong User ID and Password
  • Can't do the App Support because it asks for email and password which I do not have
  • No app update for it to do

Requested features

9 requests
  • Allow changes to banking info for direct deposit
  • Improve app for users
  • Add ability to see PTO
  • Put back actual hours worked to the time clock
  • Separate hours worked from shift differences
Show 4 more
  • Allow viewing paychecks without downloading
  • Fix app so it works for Apple phones/tablets
  • Allow multiple accounts for users working for multiple companies
  • Fix app so it works on iPhone 14

OnShift Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HostedTime

No in-app purchases

None

OnShift Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HostedTime free?
HostedTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnShift Time free?
OnShift Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HostedTime or OnShift Time?
OnShift Time is rated higher. HostedTime averages 1.7 out of 5 from 159 ratings, while OnShift Time averages 3.4 from 18 ratings.
Do HostedTime or OnShift Time have ads?
Neither HostedTime nor OnShift Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HostedTime or OnShift Time?
HostedTime ships an update every 11 days, and OnShift Time every 3 weeks. Most recently, HostedTime was updated on September 16, 2026 and OnShift Time on July 27, 2026.

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