Hours vs PlainScribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Hours
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I love tracking time with Toggl! I also love to set weekly and monthly goals for important activities like coding or learning a new language. I wanted to see my daily, weekly and monthly progress towards these goals, so I've created Hours app. THIS APP ONLY WORKS IF YOU HAVE A TOGGL ACCOUNT You could create goals for specific clients or projects and set time goals for days, weeks and months. Weekly and monthly goals could be calculated based on daily goals or you could set them manually. You could start timers for a particular goal by tapping on it - timers you've used most this week will be shown immediately, other timers are just one tap away. This app is made to improve your current results, so you could see results only for current periods. Results for previous periods you could find on Toggl site. I hope Hours app will help you achieve all your time goals!
PlainScribe
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Turn spoken thoughts into editable text. Record or import audio, transcribe it, optionally clean it up, then edit, copy, or share. EDIT WITH YOUR VOICE Tap Voice command and say what you want to do with your text, such as βTranslate into English,β βMake this shorter,β or βRewrite this more formally.β Tap Apply to update your draft. Undo lets you restore the previous text. Customize the voice-command prompt separately in Settings. RECORD LONGER Continue microphone recordings when your iPhone locks or you switch apps. Choose Standard audio quality for smaller files or High for a higher bitrate. Recordings stop safely before your transcription providerβs size or duration limit, with the audio retained until you choose Transcribe or Discard. FEATURES β’ One-tap recording and continued recording into the same draft β’ Import MP3, M4A, and WAV audio files β’ Send supported audio from apps such as Voice Memos β’ OpenAI GPT Transcribe or ElevenLabs Scribe v2 transcription β’ Optional Clean Up, Concise, AI Prompt, and custom transformations β’ Voice commands with an editable prompt and Undo β’ Edit, copy, and share your text β’ Multiple color themes YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR PROMPTS Use Scribe in English, Polish, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Dutch. Built-in prompt instructions follow your app language. Any prompt you edit keeps your changes until you reset it. The AI Prompt option turns a spoken request into a structured prompt for an AI assistant. BRING YOUR OWN API KEY PlainScribe is free to download and use, with no ads, subscription, or PlainScribe account. Add your own OpenAI or ElevenLabs API key for transcription. Voice commands and optional text transformations also require an OpenAI API key. An internet connection is required for AI processing. Any usage charges are billed directly by the provider under its pricing and terms. Credentials are stored securely in your deviceβs Keychain. Audio is sent directly to the selected transcription provider. For voice commands, the transcribed command and current draft are sent to OpenAI; optional transformations send the new transcript and selected prompt. PlainScribe does not send your content through a separate PlainScribe server. Processing is subject to the selected providersβ terms and privacy policies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlainScribe at none against Hours's 1. PlainScribe also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Hours's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Hours sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. PlainScribe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hours ships an update every 4 months, PlainScribe every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Hours | PlainScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viktor Gavrilov | Artur Wronski |
In-app purchases
Hours
- Hours Premium$9.991 Year
PlainScribe
No in-app purchases









