Comparison

SmartVN vs TimeKeep

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

Head to head
About

SmartVN

Features
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SmartVN - Phần mềm quản lý Tiệm Giặt Là: - Quản lý nhận trả đồ - Quản lý chi tiêu - Quản lý lương - Tính điểm tích lỹ, điểm thường cho khách hàng SmartVN - Phần mềm quản lý chấm công: - Kết nối máy chấm công qua mạng internet - Kết quả chấm công đồng bộ ngay tức thời lên phần mềm - Thiết bị hộ trợ LAN, Wifi, 3G, PIN lưu điện - Hỗ trợ PIN lưu điện, chấm công được ngay cả khi mất điện, mất mạng. Thiết bị sẽ tự động đồng bộ lại ngay khi có mạng

About

TimeKeep

Features
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TimeKeep — timekeeping and wage tracking built for Vietnamese crews and contractors. Try it right away, no account needed. No ads. Your days are backed up in the cloud, so a new phone loses nothing. NEW IN 6.6 • Workers follow the contractor's book and compare it with their own (free); send sheets for workers to confirm, readable from a link without the app (Pro for Crews) • Your own pay period: a calendar month, every 7 / 10 / 15 days or whenever you pay; settle one worker or the whole crew (Pro) • Allowances and deductions counted straight into what you owe, printed on PDF/CSV (Pro, first period free) • Hourly logging, night premium, rate presets for Korea, Japan and Taiwan; ₩ ¥ NT$ with a VND estimate • Site log with photos, exported as a PDF (Pro for Crews) • Log the whole crew in one tap LUNAR-CALENDAR TIMEKEEPING • Solar and lunar dates side by side — close the month the way traditional work ledgers do • Log full days, mornings, or afternoons, with notes • Home tab: the lunar month's work days, earnings, advances, and balance due the moment you open the app, with quick logging right below • Logged the same day twice? The app tells you what that day already holds and lets you replace or open the existing entry on the spot • Company accounts: log the whole crew per site, duplicates blocked automatically • Invite workers into a shared work ledger with a QR code • Try it without an account; when you create one, everything you logged comes with you MONTH-END SETTLEMENT • Auto-computed per worker: work days × rate − advances = balance due • Time-based wage tiers — mid-month rate changes stay accurate to the day • Mark each worker settled, month by month TIMESHEET EXPORT • Full PDF timesheets to send to your boss or your crew, or to archive; CSV for Excel • Export straight from the month card on the Home tab • Solar + lunar dates, work type, site, notes, and amounts included ADVANCES, CRYSTAL CLEAR • Record every advance per worker, totaled by year • Advances flow straight into month-end settlement — the Money tab keeps advances and settlement together CONVENIENCES • Home-screen widget with one-tap logging • Log work with Siri • Daily reminders on your working days, plus a lunar month-end close-out reminder • Dark mode across the app and widget — follows your system setting • Face ID app lock keeps payroll data private • Monthly statistics charts TIMEKEEP PRO (OPTIONAL) The free tier covers daily timekeeping in full with no worker limit, overtime hours, hourly logging, 1 work place and 1 foreman, plus 2 timesheet exports a month; contractors also get 5 per-worker timesheet PDFs a month for the whole crew. Free to try: overtime pay for your first 2 months, allowances and deductions for the first period, one crew PDF and 10 site photos. Pro: overtime pay calculated for you, your own pay period, allowances and deductions, more work places, unlimited exports without a watermark, and the yearly report. Pro for Crews (for contractors, 14-day free trial): everything in Pro, sheets sent to workers to confirm, the photo site log, more foremen, unlimited per-worker sheets, one PDF for the whole crew, your business name on PDFs, and settlement records. Your Pro account works on iPhone and Android. Monthly or yearly, auto-renewing, cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Support: support@timekeep.vn · Zalo 0978 038 881 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://timekeep.vn/privacy

Screenshots

SmartVN4 screens
TimeKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartVN at none against TimeKeep's 2. SmartVN also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). TimeKeep's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 months). On price and ads 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. TimeKeep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SmartVN asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartVN ships an update every 11 months, TimeKeep every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
SmartVN versus TimeKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartVNTimeKeep
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNam Do thanhTrung Le

In-app purchases

None

SmartVN

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TimeKeep

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is SmartVN free?
SmartVN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeKeep free?
TimeKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SmartVN or TimeKeep have ads?
Neither SmartVN nor TimeKeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartVN or TimeKeep?
SmartVN ships an update every 11 months, and TimeKeep every 4 days. Most recently, SmartVN was updated on October 14, 2026 and TimeKeep on October 23, 2026.

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