Comparison

Timesheet IO vs Pensum

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

Head to head
About

Timesheet IO

Effortlessly track your work hours, projects, and breaks with this intuitive time tracking application. Generate detailed reports, manage billable hours, and simplify invoicing. Offers smart reminders and export options to enhance productivity and financial organization.

Highlights
  • One-tap time tracking
  • Timesheets for projects and tasks
  • Track billable hours and breaks
  • Expense tracking
  • Detailed reports and statistics
  • Export to Excel and CSV
  • Smart break reminders
Features
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Timesheet — the time tracker for freelancers, contractors, and self-employed professionals. Log billable hours in seconds. Start a timer with one tap, photograph a receipt to log an expense, and turn tracked work into invoice-ready timesheets. No clutter, no admin overhead — just precise time tracking on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Built for people who get paid by the hour Whether you bill clients, log overtime for HR, or track personal projects, Timesheet keeps every minute accounted for. Add notes, tags, rates, and mileage to each entry. Tag work as billable, paid, or invoiced. Export to Excel or CSV when it's time to bill. Smart automation that respects your battery • Location-based timer — start tracking automatically when you arrive at a client site • NFC tag automation — tap an NFC sticker to start or stop the timer • Wi-Fi triggers — start the timer when you connect to your office network • Smart Break Reminders with three modes: – Time-based: simple interval reminders – Health-aware: uses Apple Health (heart rate, steps) to suggest breaks – Adaptive: learns from your personal work patterns • Forgotten timer detection — get notified when a timer has been running unusually long • Tracking reminders — learns when you usually work and nudges you if you forget to start Powerful on every Apple device • Apple Watch app — start, stop, and check elapsed time from your wrist • CarPlay — start, pause, and stop the timer from the car screen, with automatic mileage on the drive • Control Center toggle and Action Button support (iOS 18) • Home Screen widgets — at-a-glance daily, weekly, and monthly totals • Siri Shortcuts and Universal Links — automate your workflow • Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, full accessibility support Built-in reports and exports • Daily, weekly, monthly statistics with project breakdowns • Export to Excel (.xlsx) and CSV with custom sorting • Work Patterns — evenings, nights and weekends worked, computed on device • Local backup and restore • Offline-first — works without an internet connection Privacy-first by design • Your data stays on your device unless you opt into Cloud Sync • No ads, no third-party trackers • Local SQLite database Timesheet Plus — Continue your work on every device • Cloud sync between iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch • Automatic, GDPR-compliant cloud backups • Smart tag suggestions based on project and time of day Timesheet Pro — Everything Plus, plus the tools serious freelancers and small teams need • Calendar Sync — your tracked hours appear in iOS Calendar automatically • Invoices from your phone — PDF with your branding, ready to send • AI Insights — work rhythm, projects, finances and breaks • Web app access at my.timesheet.io — manage everything from any browser • Advanced analytics and reports with custom export fields • Scheduled email reports to clients • Team collaboration with shared projects and role-based permissions • QuickBooks and Zapier integrations • API access for developers • Priority support Timesheet Plus and Pro are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage and cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Questions or feedback? Contact us anytime: office@timesheet.io Download Timesheet today and take control of your time. Privacy Policy: https://timesheet.io/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pensum

Features
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Pensum tracks your work hours with one tap and keeps your timesheet. Clock in, take a break, call it a day. Pensum shows how much of your week is done, when you can head home and how much overtime you have built up. WHAT THE APP DOES • One big button to punch in and out, a second one for breaks • Target hours per week, month or year from your full-time week and workload, for example 42 h × 80 % • Quitting time: the time of day when your daily target is reached • Running balance with a starting value, payouts and corrections • Vacation, sick days, accidents, military service, time off in lieu and unpaid days • Public holidays for all Swiss cantons, all German states and Austria • Correct entries or add them later, with a note • Projects: assign each block to a project, the report shows the hours per project • Freelance work without a target: just log the hours • Live Activity on the Lock Screen, with break and clock out • Reports by week, month and year with a chart • A reminder if you forget to clock out PRO Multiple employers, each with its own target and balance, CSV export for payroll and time systems, and automatic clocking with Shortcuts, Siri, the Action Button or an NFC tag, for example when you arrive at work. A one-time purchase, no subscription, with Family Sharing. CREATE INVOICES An add-on to Pro, for freelance work: hours per project times your rate as a PDF with the details required in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, with a Swiss QR-bill or GiroCode, reverse charge and small-business exemption. You pick the language and the currency for each invoice. Also a one-time purchase with Family Sharing. PRIVACY There is no account and no analytics. Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud. Pensum is a personal time tracker, not your employer’s certified time recording system. Privacy: https://pensum.bognar.net/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Timesheet IO4 screens
Pensum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pensum at every 3 days against Timesheet IO's fortnightly. Timesheet IO's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Timesheet IO sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pensum sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timesheet IO ships an update fortnightly, Pensum every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Timesheet IO versus Pensum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimesheet IOPensum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (99 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB25 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperTimesheet - Mobile Time Tracking OGPeter Bognar

Bugs and requests

Timesheet IO

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App disappears from phone, data loss
  • Settings do not save (24hr time, km, rounding)
  • Location-based automation inconsistent
  • Cannot set task status after update
  • App becomes completely unusable after updates
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  • Stuck on loading screen
  • Widget not reliable
  • Dark mode text unreadable
  • App loses context when switching
  • Cannot add break time
  • Tasks not shown properly in reports
  • Cannot adjust timestamps using keyboard
  • Tasks defaulting to not billable
  • Ability to save folder color for projects lost
  • Bug suite à mise à jour (no access to tasks/export)
  • Fehler direkt beim Start (pulsating logo only)

Requested features

7 requests
  • Guest mode for testing
  • Ability to value amount field independently of hourly rate (for fixed fees)
  • Yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly statistics view
  • Dark mode implementation
  • Ability to add bonus pay or salary for non-hourly projects
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  • Option to not send telemetry to timesheet.io
  • Use own storage providers for backups and restores

Pensum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Timesheet IO

Subscriptions4
  • Timesheet Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Timesheet Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Timesheet Plus Yearly$49.991 Year
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  • Timesheet Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Donate a coffee$3.99
2 purchases

Pensum

One-time2
  • Invoices$9.99
  • Pensum Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Timesheet IO free?
Timesheet IO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pensum free?
Pensum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timesheet IO or Pensum have ads?
Neither Timesheet IO nor Pensum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timesheet IO or Pensum?
Timesheet IO ships an update fortnightly, and Pensum every 3 days. Most recently, Timesheet IO was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pensum on November 6, 2026.

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