Hours Tracker vs Brickbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hours Tracker
Easily log your work hours by entering start and end times. Calculate daily and weekly totals, including pay based on your hourly salary. Export your time sheets for record-keeping.
- Log start and end times
- Deduct break times
- Calculate daily and weekly work hours
- Calculate total pay
- Export time sheets (Excel/CSV)
- Set log reminders
- Use local currency
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Track your work hours with Hours Tracker! Enter your start and end time each day, and calculate your total work hours and pay. At any time, you can export your time sheet as an Excel or CSV file. Weekly time tracking has never been this easy! • Pick any time to start and end the daily entry • Deduct time for breaks • Get an overview of daily work time • Calculate total weekly work time • Enter your hourly salary and calculate total pay • See work and pay history of previous weeks • Export time sheets as Excel or CSV files • Set log reminders for start and end times • Use your local currency And it is all for free!
Brickbox
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Brickbox is a professional toolkit for masons and bricklayers — 13 calculators covering everything from a quick bubble-level check to full material takeoffs, all on-device with no account and no data collection. SITE & LAYOUT • Level — bubble level with real zero calibration and slope % • Compass — live magnetic heading, 16-point cardinal readout • Protractor — angle between two surfaces • Light Meter — check jobsite lighting against OSHA minimums FOUNDATION & STRUCTURE • Mortar & Concrete — volume and bags for mortar or a footing/slab pour • Footing & Foundation — concrete volume for strip or pad footings • Rebar — two-way grid: bar count, length, and weight WALLS & MASONRY • Brick & Block Count — units needed for a given wall face area • Retaining Wall — block count and base gravel for a segmental wall FINISHES & HARDSCAPE • Tile Coverage — tiles and area to order, by size and layout pattern • Paint Coverage — gallons needed by surface, coats, and deductions • Stair Rise/Run — riser count and total run from a floor-to-floor rise • Paver/Patio — paver count, bedding sand, and base aggregate WHY BRICKBOX Pro unlock is a one-time purchase — no subscription, ever. No ads. No server, no account, no data collected: everything runs and stays on your device. Free tools (Level, Compass, Paint Coverage) cover everyday use; Pro unlocks the full set. Brickbox is a reference tool for estimating — always verify against your supplier's guidance and local code before ordering or building.
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Verdict
Hours Tracker and Brickbox are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Hours Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Brickbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Hours Tracker | Brickbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (84K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SCRL AB | GABRIELE CHESI |
Bugs and requests
Hours Tracker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Hours from previous weeks being overwritten
- Inability to access future weeks
- Time input issues (e.g., can't set AM/PM times)
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to input break times
- Implement overtime pay calculation
- Allow customizable work week start day
- Add notes/comments for each day's entries
- Provide ability to set default pay rate
Brickbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hours Tracker
- Premium Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Brickbox
- Pro Unlock$8.99









