Comparison

WorkHours vs Timely Sheets

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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A brand new way to track your time. WorkHours is an application for tracking working hours, overtimes, and earnings. Try it today, and find out why it's the best time tracker on the App Store! Keeping track of time can be difficult if you're not well organized and this is where WorkHours can help. WorkHours is an app that helps you track working hours, overtimes and earnings. All in a well-designed user interface that presents all the data in a clear and meaningful way, and allows you to quickly track time with minimal effort. It's perfect for anyone who works hourly jobs or random hours. App features intuitive user interface which supports many swipe gestures enabling you to quickly execute actions and complete tasks. It supports a very rich set of features and personalisation options you can choose that best fit your needs. Included hints and tips enable anyone to quickly understand how to use and navigate the app. Use WorkHours Cloud for cross device synchronization and cloud backup. All data is synchronized in real time and backed up on cloud. This allows you to easily restore all your data to a new device or use several devices to work seamlessly on the same projects. KEY FEATURES • Record work time using timers • Pick any time to start, stop • Track your earnings • Overtime Rates (Automatic daily, weekly, and monthly overtime earnings calculations) • Reminder notifications, so you never forget to clock in or out • Cross device synchronization • Cloud backup & manual backups • Start and stop activities with simple gestures • Manually enter time entries with minimal effort thanks to well-designed user interface • Control timers, view, manage and add Entries using your Apple Watch • Complications for Apple Watch to make full use of the faces on the Series 4 • Set job locations • Add notes to your time entries • Add tasks to jobs for a more detailed overview of your work • Add expenses or additional amounts to time entries • Built-in reports by Day, Week, and Month • Easily copy an existing time entry to save time and effort • Today Widget to quickly clock in & out • Well designed, easy to use, intuitive interface • Navigate and control the app using gestures • Assign different colors to jobs to further personalize your time tracking system • Light or Dark color theme of the app. • Export data to PDF, CSV or Text format via e-mail or the iOS Share Sheet • Password lock (with Touch and Face ID support) will help you keep your WorkHours data private Premium subscription: WorkHours offers free 3-day trial with an auto-renewing yearly subscription for $18,99/year or an auto-renewing monthly subscription for $3,49/month to provide you with full access to all premium features. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Terms of service: https://www.whtracker.com/tos WorkHours is designed for people who work random hours, remote workers, freelancers, students or anyone who spends time working on personal or professional projects. "Free Edition" stores up to 15 entries and 3 jobs. For unlimited entries, upgrade to the "Personal" (up to 5 jobs) or "Pro" (unlimited jobs) edition. Please email us if you have any questions or suggestions to improve the app: support@whtracker.com

About

Timely Sheets

Effortlessly track your work hours with unlimited entries and generate professional invoices in PDF format. The app features an elegant, intuitive design with both light and dark modes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited time entries
  • Customizable PDF invoices
  • Light and dark mode
  • Intuitive design
  • Easy hour tracking
Features
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Easy and Quick! No Limit! We don't limit your entries! Enter as many times you would like for a given day. This allows ultimate flexibility when recording the hours you have worked. Custom Invoices! Quickly and easily generate an invoice of your work. It has never been easier to take your tracked time and convert it to an easy to read PDF. Elegant design! Light or Dark mode is available with the intuitive, simple design.

Screenshots

WorkHours4 screens
Timely Sheets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WorkHours at 4.7 against Timely Sheets's 4.2. WorkHours also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (84% vs 50%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Timely Sheets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorkHours has 1.2K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of WorkHours's written reviews are positive against 50% of Timely Sheets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkHours ships an update every 2 months, Timely Sheets every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WorkHours versus Timely Sheets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkHoursTimely Sheets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better4.2 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better33
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEVAPPS d.o.o.KED, LLC

Customer experience

WorkHours

All ratings1,198 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.9%

Timely Sheets

All ratings33 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Timely Sheets

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

Timely Sheets

Subscriptions2
  • Timely Sheets Pro$9.991 Year
  • Timely Sheets Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is WorkHours free?
WorkHours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timely Sheets free?
Timely Sheets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WorkHours or Timely Sheets?
WorkHours is rated higher. WorkHours averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Timely Sheets averages 4.2 from 33 ratings.
Do WorkHours or Timely Sheets have ads?
Timely Sheets shows ads; WorkHours does not.
Which is updated more often, WorkHours or Timely Sheets?
WorkHours ships an update every 2 months, and Timely Sheets every 7 months. Most recently, WorkHours was updated on September 25, 2026 and Timely Sheets on August 23, 2026.

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