iboChron vs Hours X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iboChron
Easily track your work hours, breaks, and earnings with this time tracking tool. It offers automatic calculations for overtime and target hours, with data stored locally and exportable via CSV. Features include reminders, project management, and NFC login.
- Track work hours via login/logout slider
- Automatic calculation of breaks, overtime, and earnings
- Export work time data as CSV
- Reminders for login/logout
- NFC Tag login support
- Project management
- Data backup and restore
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iboChron offers you the perfect ability to track your working hours easy and fast. Login / Logout via the login slider or record your working hours with breaks included. Get an overview of your earnings, overtime, target time, working hours, holidays or leave days. Share your working hours via email as CSV or use the share option of your iOS device. iboChron is the perfect tool for freelancers, self employed workers or employees. All your data are stored locally on your device! Features - Track your working hours via login / logout slider - Overview / calculation of your daily login / logout time - Easy and fast login via Siri Shortcuts support (Login / Logout / Logout Time) - Automatic calculation of breaks, working hours, overtime, target time and earnings - Overview of your leave days, holidays, overtime, working hours (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly) - Export your work time as CSV / PDF via email, share your work time in Excel, Numbers, ... (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly) - Never forget to login / logout - iboChron learns from your behaviour and reminds you to login / logout every single day (Notifications) - Show working hours in decimals - Option to calculate earnings variable (0 - 100 %) - Management of several projects - Add notes to each work time entry - Add additional earnings to each work time entry - Manage working time account - Protect your data via Face ID / Touch ID - Login / Logout via NFC Tags (NFC Tags are required - only iPhone 7 or newer supports third party NFC, this is a limitation by Apple) - Login / Logout & overview via the today widget - Create backups / restore backups - Overview of annual leave days / yearly income - Notifications for login / logout / breaks - Use Themes to personalize iboChron (including dark mode) - Support for Lock Screen Widgets - Calendar for better overview For feedback or feature requests please use the feedback section in the app or send an email to support@ibochron.de. If you like the app, please rate it in the App Store to support future development. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hours X
Effortlessly track your work hours and calculate your earnings with this intuitive time tracking app. It offers easy clock-in/out, manual entry, automatic calculations for regular pay, overtime, taxes, and deductions. Manage your time entries in a comprehensive timesheet with notes and exportable data.
- One-tap clock in/out
- Manual time entry
- Automatic earnings calculation
- Overtime and tax calculation
- Timesheet management
- CSV export
- Break scheduling
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Tracking work hours & earnings now made effortless with the Hours X app. With the easy clock in and clock out feature, the Hours X app helps you to track work hours & calculate earnings for all your full-time & part-time jobs. Forgot to clock in or clock out? We got it sorted for you. You can enter your work hours manually and don’t miss tracking even a single hour. FEATURES: *CLOCK IN AND OUT* One tap clock in and clock out lets you track your work time easily. Moreover, you can also add working hours manually. Hours X automatically calculates real-time earnings based on hourly rates. *AUTO CLOCK IN AND OUT* Too rushed up to Clock in when you start working or too chilled to clock out when you are done working? Set up clock in & clock out time and the app will track your work hours automatically. *TIMESHEET* Manage all your time entries in one single timesheet. The app automatically calculates your pay based on the number of hours recorded in the timesheet. *CSV EXPORT* Export the timesheet on your device or cloud storage in a CSV format. Moreover, you can share the exported timesheet over AirDrop, email, messages, and many more directly from the app. *NOTES* Take specific notes with each entry. Notes also make it convenient to search for those entries. *BREAK SCHEDULE* Break schedule allows you to automatically clock out when your lunch break starts and clock in back when the lunch break ends. *CALENDAR* Manage all your timesheet in a calendar and view your time entries by dates. *FILTERS* Filter your timesheet by days, weeks, months, or jobs. *OVERTIME* The app automatically calculates your overtime earnings using your existing hourly rate. *TAX & DEDUCTIONS* The app automatically calculates your actual earnings by subtracting your taxes and deductions. IN-APP-PURCHASE TERMS Some of the features in the app require the user to subscribe to Hours X Pro Subscription. This is an annual auto-renewable subscription, with a price of $20 per year. The user will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18GNVMWEktl6eqkI5BSinwPGCbB2His61A2QGEbvDw48/edit Terms of Use URL: https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/timesheet-x.appspot.com/o/Timesheet%20X%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20.docx?alt=media&token=8fb12427-d08b-496e-913e-1eb2ba5a4983 If you have any questions or suggestions about the app Hours X or anything in general, hit us up on craftedthoughtsapps@gmail.com. We constantly work to improve the app and provide the best experience to the users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: iboChron at none against Hours X's shown. iboChron also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (4 vs 2). Hours X's advantage is ratings volume (513 vs 41) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. iboChron sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Hours X sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for iboChron against 4.6 for Hours X. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours X has 513 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of iboChron's written reviews are positive against 82% of Hours X's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iboChron | Hours X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (41 ratings) — better | 4.6 (513 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.8% of reviews — better | 82.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 513 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Hauss | Amogh Joshi |
Customer experience
iboChron
Hours X
Bugs and requests
iboChron
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hours X
Reported bugs
3 issues- Time entries not calculating correctly
- App crashing when trying to add new entries
- Overlapping time entries not being detected properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to customize pay period start/end days
- Implement alphabetical sorting or search for jobs/clients
- Include option to track tips or non-hourly pay
- Provide more customization options for the interface
- Develop an Apple Watch app for easier time tracking
In-app purchases
iboChron
- iboChron PRO – Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- iboChron Pro - yearly subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Themes for iboChron$2.99
- Show worktime in widget$2.99
- A small cup of tea (tip)$3.99
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- Data Export (CSV)$3.99
- Unlimited Entries$3.99
- Breaks & Time Management$5.99
- A normal cup of tea (tip)$7.99
- Bundle - All Features$9.99
- A pot of tea (tip)$17.99
- iboChron PRO Lifetime$34.99
Hours X
- Hours X Pro 1 Month$4.991 Month
- Hours X Pro Yearly 50% OFF$9.991 Year
- Hours X Pro$19.991 Year
- Hours X Pro.$14.99








