Comparison

WorkHours vs Client Hours

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

Head to head
About

WorkHours

Easily track your working hours, overtimes, and earnings with this intuitive time tracker. Features include automatic overtime calculations, reminder notifications, and detailed reports. Sync data across devices and back it up to the cloud for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Record work time using timers
  • Track earnings and overtime
  • Reminder notifications
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Cloud backup
  • Built-in reports
  • Export data to PDF, CSV, Text
Features
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Track your hours, overtime and earnings in one tap. WorkHours makes clocking in effortless and shows exactly what you've earned today, this week or this month. Made for hourly workers, freelancers, contractors, remote workers and students – anyone who works flexible hours. TRACK TIME YOUR WAY • Start and stop timers with a tap or a swipe • Add or fix entries by hand – set any start, end or length • Add breaks, notes, tasks and expenses to entries • Copy an entry to log a repeat shift in seconds • Round times automatically • Reminders so you never forget to clock in or out KNOW WHAT YOU'VE EARNED • Hourly rates in your currency • Automatic daily, weekly and monthly overtime rates • Dashboard with your hours and earnings at a glance • Reports by day, week, month or any custom period • Export to PDF, CSV or text and share by email or any app ALWAYS WITHIN REACH • Live Activity and Dynamic Island show your running timer • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch app with complications – control timers and add entries from your wrist MAKE IT YOURS • Give each job its own color • Light or Dark theme and alternative app icons • Lock the app with a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID SYNC AND BACKUP WorkHours Cloud syncs your data across devices in real time and keeps it backed up, so moving to a new iPhone is painless. Manual backups are included too. FREE AND PREMIUM WorkHours is free to use with a limited number of entries and jobs. Premium unlocks unlimited entries, jobs and all features. Try it free for 3 days, then choose a monthly or yearly subscription. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase • Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.whtracker.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.whtracker.com/privacyPolicy Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you: support@whtracker.com

About

Client Hours

Track time, manage clients, and generate professional invoices with this business tool. It offers features like GPS mileage calculation, data export, and iCloud syncing for seamless workflow management. A free trial is available for new subscribers.

Highlights
  • Unlimited clients and projects
  • Professional invoice creation
  • GPS mileage tracking
  • Data export to Excel
  • iCloud data syncing
  • Easy-to-use timer
Features
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Client Hours provides easy time tracking, billing & client management so that you can focus on what matters most, your clients! Perfect for attorneys, engineers, doctors, contractors, consultants and small-businesses for tracking time and billing clients. TRY IT FREE FOR ONE MONTH! FEATURES - Unlimited clients, projects & activity categories - Manage multiple projects / cases for each client - Clear and professional charts of time, billing & income - Create and send professional invoices from your device - Your data remains private, stored in your iCloud account and on your personal device - Easy-to-use timer for tracking hours and creating new billing records - Mileage expense calculation with GPS mapping - Create unlimited client and project contacts - Sync data across all of your iOS devices - Easily export your data to Excel CLIENT HOURS SUBSCRIPTION PLANS (includes One Month Free!) Monthly Subscription Period: $2.99 each month, automatically renewable Yearly Subscription Period: $19.99 each year (44% savings over 12 months!), automatically renewable - You may select one of these subscription plans. Your subscription to either plan includes one free trial month (if you are a first-time subscriber). - Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of your monthly or yearly subscription period unless cancelled. - You can cancel the automatic renewal of your subscription in Account Settings on your mobile device. This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of your free trial month or current subscription period to avoid automatic renewal and payment for the next subscription period. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account for your subscription period at the end of your free trial month, and again later for each of the subsequent automatically renewed subscription periods. - If you cancel automatic renewal in Account Settings, your subscription will remain active until the end of your free trial month or current subscription period. - A subscription is required for most app features, including creating, importing or editing data (e.g., categories or income, billing & expense records), creating invoices and use of the billing timer. You will still be able to view and export your data without a subscription. Read our terms of service and privacy policy for more information. - Terms of Use: https://clienthours.com/terms-of-service - Privacy policy: https://clienthours.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

WorkHours4 screens
Client Hours4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WorkHours at 85% against Client Hours's 0%. WorkHours also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Client Hours's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. WorkHours sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Client Hours sells 2 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

WorkHours holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorkHours has 1.2K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of WorkHours's written reviews are positive against 0% of Client Hours's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkHours ships an update monthly, Client Hours every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WorkHours versus Client Hours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkHoursClient Hours
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better4.3 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better32
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEVAPPS d.o.o.HourLink, Inc.

Customer experience

WorkHours

All ratings1,223 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative8.8%

Client Hours

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

WorkHours

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Entries sometimes disappear or get duplicated
  • Calculation errors in reported hours and earnings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to mark jobs as paid
  • Implement calendar view for better visualization
  • Allow adding expenses and mileage
  • Provide more flexible overtime/pay rate options
  • Enable batch/recurring time entry for regular schedules

Client Hours

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

WorkHours

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month subscription$3.491 Month
  • 1 Month subscription$4.991 Month
  • 1 Year subscription3 Days trial$18.491 Year
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  • 1 Year subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Upgrade Personal to Pro$3.99
  • Upgrade to WorkHours Personal$5.99
  • Upgrade to WorkHours Pro$8.99
2 purchases

Client Hours

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly, 1st Month Free!1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly, 1st Month Free!1 Month trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is WorkHours free?
WorkHours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Client Hours free?
Client Hours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WorkHours or Client Hours?
WorkHours is rated higher. WorkHours averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Client Hours averages 4.3 from 32 ratings.
Do WorkHours or Client Hours have ads?
Neither WorkHours nor Client Hours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorkHours or Client Hours?
WorkHours ships an update monthly, and Client Hours every 3 days. Most recently, WorkHours was updated on November 6, 2026 and Client Hours on November 2, 2026.

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