Beacon Hound vs HourLedger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon Hound
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Register your Beacons (BLE/Beacon Devices) in the in the PeopleTray cloud application, then use Beacon Hound to scan for devices to track the location of people working in the vicinity of your Beacons. This is useful for businesses that wish to confirm the presence of workers and contractors in locations of interest, including calculating the amount of time spent in each location. Can also be used to detect the presence of people in hazardous locations. Beacon Hound has several features that differentiate it from other BLE scanning Apps. 1. When scanning, Beacon Hounds sends signals to the PeopleTray database to indicate the App is ON and is in scanning mode. This is useful to confirm the App is on and scanning in situation where no Beacons are being detected. 2. Beacon Hound records the detection of multiple Beacons (up to three), recording the Beacons that have the strongest signals. This allows you use a mix of long range (for example 100 metres) and short range (12 metres) Beacons where the long range Beacons detect presence in a large area, whereas the presence in rooms of special interest is indicated by the shorter range Beacons. 3. Beacon Hound includes a built-in interface to send detections to the PeopleTray cloud database (www.peopletray.com) for maps and reporting. Please contact PeopleTray if you would like to link Beacon Hound to a different database. Beacon Hound can be used to detect the BLE Devices without any set up, always sorting the detected Beacons by signal strength. But the real power is in registering your Beacons, placing them in known locations and using the PeopleTray reporting tools to verify and analyse visits to those locations.
HourLedger
Track your work hours and estimate your pay with this app. It allows you to log shifts, calculate overtime, and manage piece-rate work. Plan your schedule and sync it with your calendar for better organization.
- Clock in/out or manual hour entry
- Estimate overtime and pay with custom rules
- Plan shifts and sync with iPhone Calendar
- Record piece-rate work with quantities
- Review attendance, trends, and income reports
- Private by default with optional cloud backup
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Know your hours. Understand your pay. HourLedger is a personal work-hours and earnings tracker for hourly workers, salaried employees, shift workers and piece-rate jobs. Record each workday, estimate earnings using your own rules, and keep a clear record to check on payday. TRACK TIME YOUR WAY Clock in and out or enter hours manually. Keep shifts, notes and daily records together. ESTIMATE OVERTIME AND PAY Set hourly or monthly pay and overtime rules. Add allowances and deductions to understand how your estimated earnings add up. PLAN SHIFTS AND SYNC CALENDAR Build a schedule from your configured workdays or a rotating shift cycle. Import and export ICS schedules and sync planned shifts with iPhone Calendar. RECORD PIECEWORK Enter quantities and unit prices to track piece-rate work without repeated calculations. REVIEW CALENDAR, TRENDS AND REPORTS See attendance on a calendar and review hours, overtime and income trends. Keep different jobs organized and import or export your records when needed. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Core work records stay on your device. Eligible VIP members can sign in to use cloud backup. Start with today's shift and build a work record you can rely on. Earnings are estimates based on your records and settings. Actual pay may differ. Some features require VIP. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beacon Hound at none against HourLedger's 2. Beacon Hound also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence 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. HourLedger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Beacon Hound asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beacon Hound ships an update every 2 weeks, HourLedger weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon Hound | HourLedger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PeopleTray Pty Ltd | 飞帆 安 |
In-app purchases
Beacon Hound
No in-app purchases
HourLedger
- Workly Pro – Monthly$2.991 Month
- Workly Pro – Yearly$14.991 Year









