Comparison

WorkHours vs ShiftBuddy

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

ShiftBuddy

Easily log work shifts, track hours, and estimate pay without spreadsheets. Manage multiple jobs, currencies, pay rates, and overtime rules. Review your history with calendar views and job statistics, then export professional timesheets.

Highlights
  • Log shifts with start/end times and breaks
  • Track multiple jobs, currencies, and pay rates
  • Estimate regular, overtime, and double-time pay
  • Calendar views and job statistics
  • Export timesheets as PDF or CSV
  • Optional iCloud sync and Face ID/Touch ID protection
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ShiftBuddy helps you log shifts, track work hours and see estimated pay without keeping a spreadsheet on the side. Record start and end times, breaks, notes and overnight shifts. Manage multiple jobs, currencies, pay rates, raises, overtime and double-time rules, plus presets for recurring shifts. See this week at a glance, browse calendar views, search your full history and compare job stats from the My Jobs dashboard. Set weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly or monthly pay schedules, follow pay-period goals and keep the payday widget close by. Export professional timesheets as PDF or CSV, share them when needed, or back up and import all app data as JSON. Your data is local-first, with optional iCloud sync across devices. No separate ShiftBuddy account is required, and Face ID or Touch ID can add an extra layer of privacy. Built for real shift work: • Log a shift in seconds, then edit, duplicate, copy, share, or save it as a preset. • Track paid and unpaid breaks, notes, overnight shifts, and manual overtime adjustments when your day does not fit a simple formula. • Manage active and previous jobs with colors, currencies, role details, workplace info, pay history, and job-specific settings. • Add pay raises by effective date and named rates for special roles, departments, weekend work, holiday shifts, or different responsibilities. • Let ShiftBuddy estimate regular, overtime, and double-time earnings from your rules, while keeping hours and pay totals easy to scan. Plan around payday: • Set weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay cycles for each job. • See accrued earnings for the current pay period, progress toward a pay-period goal, and a countdown to your next payday. • Use payday reminders and the payday widget to keep upcoming deposits visible without opening the app. Review, search, and report: • Browse day, week, and month calendar views, plus a full history of past weeks and months. • Search saved shifts by date, weekday, job, note, rate name, or amount earned. • Compare jobs with stats such as total hours, earned pay, average shift, longest shift, days worked, effective rate, overtime hours, and recent shifts. • Export a date range or a single job as a clean PDF or CSV timesheet for managers, payroll, invoices, reimbursement, or your own records. • Back up and import your jobs, rates, shifts, breaks, notes, and reminders as JSON whenever you want a portable copy. Your data stays practical and private. ShiftBuddy is local-first, supports optional iCloud sync across your devices, does not require a separate ShiftBuddy account, and can be protected with Face ID or Touch ID. It is designed for iPhone and iPad, whether you work retail, hospitality, healthcare, delivery, security, freelance jobs, student shifts, seasonal work, or any schedule that changes week to week. Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WorkHours4 screens
ShiftBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: WorkHours at 1.2K against ShiftBuddy's 2. WorkHours also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). ShiftBuddy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 ShiftBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShiftBuddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorkHours has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WorkHours versus ShiftBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkHoursShiftBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEVAPPS d.o.o.Life Utility Apps, LLC

Customer experience

WorkHours

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

ShiftBuddy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

ShiftBuddy

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

ShiftBuddy

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is WorkHours free?
WorkHours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftBuddy free?
ShiftBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WorkHours or ShiftBuddy?
ShiftBuddy is rated higher. WorkHours averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while ShiftBuddy averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do WorkHours or ShiftBuddy have ads?
Neither WorkHours nor ShiftBuddy shows ads.

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