Comparison

Spectrum Service Tech™ vs FlagHour

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

Head to head
About

Spectrum Service Tech™

This app enables field technicians to receive and manage work orders on their mobile devices. It allows for offline data entry of time, notes, and pictures, which syncs with the office system upon connection. A demo environment is included for testing.

Highlights
  • Receive work order assignments
  • Enter time and notes
  • Attach pictures to work orders
  • Offline data entry
  • Syncs with office system
  • Demo environment included
Features
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Service Tech Mobile allows technicians to receive work order assignments directly from the office (Spectrum) and then enter time, notes and pictures against the work order. All of the data entered into Service Tech Mobile will be available to the Spectrum Work Order module within moments of connecting to the internet. Service Tech Mobile is designed to work on and off-line and ships with a fully functioning stand-alone DEMO environment.

About

FlagHour

This app helps flat-rate technicians track their flagged hours and estimate their pay before payday. It allows logging or scanning repair orders (ROs), monitoring RO status, and reconciling paychecks. Users can set goals and view efficiency metrics, with optional iCloud sync for Pro users.

Highlights
  • Scan ROs with OCR
  • Quick RO logging with templates
  • Track RO status (Open, Flagged, Booked, Paid)
  • Monitor expected gross pay
  • Calculate daily and period efficiency
  • Reconcile paychecks against stubs
  • Export hours data to CSV
Features
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Your shop tracks hours for the business. FlagHour tracks them for you. Scan or log every RO, see flagged hours and expected pay, and check your paycheck before payday. If you work flat rate, you know the drill: you flag hours all day, but you don't really know where you stand until the check hits. FlagHour fixes that. Snap a photo of the RO or log it in a couple of taps, and the app works out your expected gross pay as you go. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your flag rate, pay schedule and work-day hours 2. Save templates for the jobs you do most 3. Tap a template, enter the RO number, done 4. Watch your hours, pay and efficiency update right away KEY FEATURES • Scan an RO (Pro): take a photo and FlagHour reads the RO number, labor lines and hours. You check the draft before saving, and the photo is read on your phone • Quick RO logging: log an RO in a couple of taps with saved job templates • RO status: Open, Flagged, Booked or Paid, with a list of ROs that still need booking • Hours changes: when the shop changes an RO's hours, keep the old and new hours and a note • Expected pay: your projected gross pay for the current period, updated with every RO • Efficiency: daily and period efficiency at a glance • Pay periods: weekly, biweekly, twice a month or custom • Job templates: save your common jobs (brakes, diag, timing chains) with their usual flag hours • Warranty and customer pay: mark warranty ROs and see the split • Goals: set an hours or pay goal for each period • VIN scanner: scan a VIN barcode to fill in the vehicle • Paycheck reconciliation (Pro): enter what your check shows and see if you were paid for every hour • Pay stub photos (Pro): keep a photo of each stub with its period • History (Pro): every past pay period with full RO details • CSV export (Pro): your hours for your records, taxes or a pay question • Search and filter (Pro): find any RO by number, date, job or vehicle • Widgets: today's hours, period progress and unbooked hours on your Home Screen • Live Activities (Pro): track your shift on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • iCloud sync (Pro): keep iPhone and iPad in sync • Reminders: an end-of-shift nudge to log your ROs • Dark Mode, because shop lighting is bad enough BUILT FOR TECHS FlagHour is made for flat-rate technicians, not a generic time tracker forced into the job. Every screen is built around how techs work: RO numbers, flagged hours, job names, warranty vs. customer pay, booked vs. unbooked, and efficiency. No account. No ads. Your data stays on your device, with optional iCloud sync for Pro users. FLAGHOUR PRO Free includes RO logging, RO status, expected pay, efficiency, up to 3 templates, the VIN scanner and widgets. Pro adds RO scanning, unlimited templates, paycheck reconciliation, full history, CSV export, search, iCloud sync and Live Activities. Pro is available as a one-time Lifetime purchase, or as a monthly or annual subscription. Stop guessing what your check will be. Start tracking with FlagHour. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://cpickard2790.github.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cpickard2790.github.io/privacy-policy.html#flaghour

Screenshots

Spectrum Service Tech™4 screens
FlagHour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlagHour at 100% against Spectrum Service Tech™'s 0%. FlagHour also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Spectrum Service Tech™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (40 vs 1). On price, ads 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. FlagHour sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Spectrum Service Tech™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlagHour holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spectrum Service Tech™ has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Spectrum Service Tech™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of FlagHour's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spectrum Service Tech™ ships an update every 3 months, FlagHour every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Spectrum Service Tech™ versus FlagHour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectrum Service Tech™FlagHour
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (40 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrimble Inc.Chad Pickard

Customer experience

Spectrum Service Tech™

All ratings39 ratings
Positive28.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

FlagHour

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spectrum Service Tech™

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FlagHour

Subscriptions2
  • FlagHour Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FlagHour Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • FlagHour Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Spectrum Service Tech™ free?
Spectrum Service Tech™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlagHour free?
FlagHour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spectrum Service Tech™ or FlagHour?
FlagHour is rated higher. Spectrum Service Tech™ averages 2.1 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while FlagHour averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spectrum Service Tech™ or FlagHour have ads?
Neither Spectrum Service Tech™ nor FlagHour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spectrum Service Tech™ or FlagHour?
Spectrum Service Tech™ ships an update every 3 months, and FlagHour every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spectrum Service Tech™ was updated on November 13, 2026 and FlagHour on November 13, 2026.

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