Comparison

Hours and Pay Tracker vs Time Squared

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

Head to head
About

Hours and Pay Tracker

Easily track your work hours and earnings with this intuitive time logging app. Record daily hours, set custom rates, and manage overtime for multiple jobs. Export reports and secure your data with password protection.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out with breaks
  • Manual time entry
  • Customizable overtime rates
  • Export to CSV/PDF
  • Password protection
  • Reports by time period and job
Features
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Hours and Pay Tracker lets you easily track your time and earnings. It is a perfect app for hourly employees, freelancers, or anyone interested in organizing their work in a better way. The app allows you to record your daily working hours for each client. You can specify hourly rate for a job, daily and weekly overtime rates, taxes, deductions, pay periods and more. You can clock into multiple jobs simultaneously. Your earnings and hours are calculated automatically. The job dashboard lets you easily clock in, clock out and start or end breaks. You can also add manual work entries in case you forgot to start the clock. The app displays all your work entries in a well designed, easy to use, intuitive interface. You can filter your time log by days, weeks, months or jobs. Export your work entries to CSV or PDF format and send them to your clients. The app lets you customize time format, currency, clock in and clock out reminders, comments for entry and many other options. You can also lock the app and keep your data safe by enabling password protection. Features: - Simple and easy to use interface - Clock in, clock out, breaks - Manual time entry - Daily and weekly overtimes - Custom pay periods - Export time log to CSV or PDF - Reminders - iCloud backup and restore - Reports by days, weeks, months and jobs - Entry comments - Password protection - Custom time formats, currency, rounding time, taxes and deductions If you have any problems or suggestions, then please contact us at support@svgapps.com. Information about the auto-renewable subscription - You can purchase either a monthly subscription ($0.99/month) or an annual subscription ($9.99/year). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to 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 - For more information on how to cancel your subscription, please review - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy policy: http://www.svgapps.com/privacy-policy - Terms of use: http://www.svgapps.com/terms

About

Time Squared

This app helps businesses and individuals accurately track work hours, manage projects, and collect data for payroll and invoices. It offers features like GPS location tracking, job management, crew supervision, and detailed reporting for efficient time management.

Highlights
  • Accurate time tracking with GPS
  • Job and project management
  • Crew management and monitoring
  • Insightful dashboard and reporting
  • Timesheet creation and export
  • Payroll data collection
  • Expense and invoice data generation
Features
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Effortlessly track work hours, manage projects, and handle data collection for payroll and invoices with Time Squared—the all-in-one solution that turns time management into a walk in the park. Designed for employees, freelancers, business owners, and managers, Time Squared is packed with features to keep your workday organized and efficient. [TRACK TIME ACCURATELY] • Clock in and out with a tap, track breaks, and log time on tasks with built-in GPS location tracking, and set up automatic breaks for manual time entries. [JOB & PROJECT MANAGEMENT] • Create and manage projects with detailed entries, notes, and photos, categorizing by job type, clients, or location for seamless organization. [EFFICIENT CREW MANAGEMENT] • Assign roles, send invites, monitor activities, and manage clock-ins/outs, keeping tabs on your crew with real-time status updates. [INSIGHTFUL DASHBOARD] • View total tracked time, billable hours, and labor costs at a glance, with summaries of active projects, hours worked, and earnings. [COMPREHENSIVE TIMESHEETS] • Easily create and export timesheets with detailed logs of daily activities including start/end times and breaks, with manual entry options ensuring accurate logging with adjustable break times. [EXPORT TIMESHEETS OPTIONS] • Export work hour timesheets as spreadsheets to Excel, Sheets, OpenOffice, and more through email, text, or messaging apps. [EASY PROJECT MANAGEMENT] • Select projects or create new ones, reuse details for future logs, and archive completed projects for a clutter-free workspace. [COLLECT PAYROLL DATA] • Automatically calculate hours worked and earnings, supporting different rates and configuring overtime rules with multipliers for extra pay. [DETAILED EARNINGS INTERFACE] • Breakdown of hours worked, earnings, and labor costs per employee, with reports and editable employee rates and fees. [GENERATE DATA FOR INVOICES & TRACK EXPENSES] • Easily track time, expenses, mileage, tax rates, withholdings, and reimbursements with our project reports to simplify your invoice creation process outside the software. [POWERFUL REPORTING & ANALYTICS] • Generate custom reports to analyze earnings and hours, with detailed analysis by day, week, month, or custom periods for informed decision-making. [DESKTOP WEB APP] • Seamlessly transition from mobile to desktop to view and edit employee times, download reports, and customize columns with our new desktop web app. [DATA SECURITY & AUTOMATION] • Automatic cloud backups ensure data security, with continuous time tracking even during device failures. [NOTIFICATIONS AND ALERTS] • Reminders for punch-out times and when timers go into overtime. [PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION PLANS] • Company accounts include team syncing, a 30-entry trial before requiring a subscription, and access to all advanced features such as priority support, location tracking on punch in/out, marking times as paid/unpaid, mileage tracking, and photo attachments. • Individual accounts offer a freemium tier with ads and a premium plan that includes the same advanced features: priority support, location tracking on punch in/out, marking times as paid/unpaid, mileage tracking, photo attachments, and an ad-free experience. ▶ GET STARTED ◀ 1. Download Time Squared and use it across your iPhone, iPad, other mobile and desktop devices. 2. Set up your profile and start tracking time, managing projects, and collecting payroll and invoice data.. 3. Invite crew members and assign roles to streamline team management. 4. Use project reports to track expenses with ease. 5. Use detailed reporting and analytics to monitor performance and make informed decisions. Download Time Squared today and revolutionize your time, project, and payroll management! Visit https://timesquared.co for more information. -- Terms of us: https://timesquared.co/terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://timesquared.co/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Hours and Pay Tracker4 screens
Time Squared4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Time Squared at none against Hours and Pay Tracker's shown. Time Squared also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 62%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Hours and Pay Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Pay Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Time Squared sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Squared holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Squared has 2.4K ratings behind it against 177, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Hours and Pay Tracker's written reviews are positive against 89% of Time Squared's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours and Pay Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Time Squared every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hours and Pay Tracker versus Time Squared: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours and Pay TrackerTime Squared
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (177 ratings)4.9 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews88.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1772.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank—#150 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB100 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSVG AppsTSQ Publishing Corp.

Customer experience

Hours and Pay Tracker

All ratings177 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Time Squared

All ratings2,395 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral0.5%
Negative10.8%

Bugs and requests

Hours and Pay Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Time Squared

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Data loss or sync issues
  • Inability to edit past entries

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add calendar or schedule view
  • Implement holiday pay and overtime features
  • Improve data backup and sync functionality
  • Provide more advanced reporting and analytics

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hours and Pay Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
8 purchases

Time Squared

Subscriptions8
  • Individual Monthly Sub$8.991 Month
  • TSQ tier 0 monthly sub7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • TSQ Legacy sub - monthly$8.991 Month
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  • TSQ Company (tier 1) monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Individual Annual Sub$49.991 Year
  • TSQ tier 0 annual sub7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • TSQ legacy tier 0 monthly sub$49.991 Year
  • TSQ company tier-1 annual sub7 Days trial$179.991 Year

Questions

Is Hours and Pay Tracker free?
Hours and Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Squared free?
Time Squared is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hours and Pay Tracker or Time Squared?
Time Squared is rated higher. Hours and Pay Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while Time Squared averages 4.9 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Hours and Pay Tracker or Time Squared have ads?
Hours and Pay Tracker shows ads; Time Squared does not.
Which is updated more often, Hours and Pay Tracker or Time Squared?
Hours and Pay Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Time Squared every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hours and Pay Tracker was updated on September 13, 2026 and Time Squared on September 24, 2026.

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