Comparison

Hours Tracker vs GATEWatch Counter

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

Head to head
About

Hours Tracker

Easily track your work hours, overtime, and time off with this intuitive app. It supports multiple jobs, offers customizable settings, and allows for quick data entry with note templates. Export your records in various formats and share them easily.

Highlights
  • Easy time tracking
  • Overtime calculation
  • Vacation and sick day tracking
  • iCloud synchronization
  • PDF/CSV export
  • Multiple job support
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Capture your working hours – anytime and anywhere. Handwritten timesheets are a thing of the past. Whether after work or using the clock-in/out feature, myTime is the perfect companion when complex or expensive time tracking systems is unnecessary or if you simply want to check your times. Easily record your hours, calculate overtime, manage vacation and sick days, add notes, and more – all in one place. Thanks to iCloud sync, your data stays up to date across iPhone and iPad. Working multiple jobs? No problem. Track hours for each job independently and customize settings such as daily hours, start/end times, and breaks – tailored to your needs. Create reusable note templates to speed up data entry. Export your records as PDF or CSV files for use in Excel, Numbers, or other tools. Share via email, iMessage, Signal, WhatsApp, and more. With Siri and Shortcuts support, you can clock in and out even faster. And the backup feature ensures your data stays safe – locally or in iCloud. myTime features at a glance: • Easy time tracking • Track home office, vacation, sick days, and more • Overtime calculation • Vacation day tracking • iCloud synchronization • Document export (PDF/CSV) • Clock in/out • Siri integration • Shortcuts support • Multiple job support • Backup and restore • Note templates • Easy data sharing • Clear overview • Choose between hours/minutes or decimal time • Light and dark mode • …and much more QUESTIONS? Have questions or feedback? Feel free to contact us at myTime@rock-dog.net Further Information: You can try the basic version with limited functionality free of charge during the calendar year of the first installation. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GATEWatch Counter

Features
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Screenshots

Hours Tracker4 screens
GATEWatch Counter1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GATEWatch Counter at none against Hours Tracker's 20. GATEWatch Counter also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Hours Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). 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. Hours Tracker sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GATEWatch Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours Tracker ships an update weekly, GATEWatch Counter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hours Tracker versus GATEWatch Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours TrackerGATEWatch Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeiner GerdesVolker Lehnen

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Hours Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • myTime Pro$0.991 Month
  • myTime Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • myTime Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • myTime Pro$8.991 Year
  • myTime Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • myTime Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time14
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Add Year$1.99
  • Medium Coffe$2.99
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  • 2025$2.99
  • 2027$2.99
  • 2030$2.99
  • 2028$2.99
  • 2029$2.99
  • Large Coffee$3.99
  • Clock In / Clock Out$6.99
  • Cloud Synchronization$6.99
  • Export (CSV, PDF) + Years$7.99
  • Unlimited Jobs$7.99
  • Pro Version$49.99
None

GATEWatch Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GATEWatch Counter free?
GATEWatch Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hours Tracker or GATEWatch Counter have ads?
Neither Hours Tracker nor GATEWatch Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hours Tracker or GATEWatch Counter?
Hours Tracker ships an update weekly, and GATEWatch Counter every 3 months. Most recently, Hours Tracker was updated on October 26, 2026 and GATEWatch Counter on October 21, 2026.

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