Tie Tracker vs Local Hours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tie Tracker
This application helps you monitor your work hours and billable time across various projects. It offers simple tracking, client and project assignment, and the ability to mark entries as billed. Generate weekly summaries and daily activity lists, with options to export timesheets to XLSX and PDF formats.
- Simple work hours tracking
- Assign time to clients and projects
- Mark entries as billed
- Weekly work summary
- Daily list of activities
- Export timesheets to XLSX and PDF
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Tie Tracker is a free and open source, local-first time tracking app. It's simple and lets you track working hours across projects and clients. » Features * Work hours tracking * Assign time to clients and projects * Define budget per projects * Mark entries as billed * Backup and restore all your data through Zip files » Reporting * Weekly work summary * Daily list of tasks * Export open invoices to XLSX timesheets
Local Hours
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Local Hours is a local-first time tracking app for iPhone and iPad. Track your work with widgets and quick actions, generate clean timesheets, and email approvers—without accounts, servers, or data lock-in. - Track from anywhere Start and stop a simple timer using home screen widgets, lock screen widgets, or the app itself. Add a short description when you stop so you remember what you worked on. - Folder-based storage All of your data lives as plain JSON files in a folder you choose. Back it up, sync it with iCloud, Dropbox, or another provider, or move it to a new device—it's just files. - Automatic timesheets Generate weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly timesheets from your entries. See total hours, per-day breakdowns, and a clear summary before you send anything. - Email-ready exports Create an email draft with an embedded timesheet summary and optional CSV attachment. Quickly send your hours to managers, clients, or payroll without copying and pasting. - Smart reminders Configure when you want to be reminded (for example, Friday at 5pm) and Local Hours prompts you to send your latest timesheet so you don't forget. - Cross-device friendly format The storage format is shared with the Mac version and future platforms. Point both apps at the same cloud folder and your data stays in sync across all your devices. - Privacy by design No analytics, no tracking, and no online account. Everything stays on your device unless you choose to sync the folder via your own tools. Local Hours is open source, MIT licensed, and built for people who prefer simple tools that respect their data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tie Tracker at every 6 weeks against Local Hours's every 5 months. Tie Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tie Tracker ships an update every 6 weeks, Local Hours every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tie Tracker | Local Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Dal Busco | Nimish Gogri |
In-app purchases
Tie Tracker
No in-app purchases
Local Hours
No in-app purchases









