Paid Keeper vs Nine2Five
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paid Keeper
Access your earned wages instantly, eliminating the wait for payday. This app provides early access to your income when you need it most.
- Instant pay access
- Early wage withdrawal
- On-demand income
- Eliminate payday wait
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Can't wait to get paid? Why wait? Get paid instantly, early, and whenever you need it most! Use the Keeper app!
Nine2Five
Track your real-time earnings, overtime, and payday countdown. Visualize your budget coverage and projected yearly income. Ideal for hourly workers and freelancers to manage their finances.
- Live earnings ticker
- Overtime tracking
- Payday countdown
- Budget coverage visualization
- Work history log
- Projected yearly earnings calculator
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Nine2Five offers a 7-day free trial. After the trial, a subscription is required to access all features: $2.99/month, $24.99/year, or $59.99 lifetime. Know exactly how much you've earned — down to the penny — while you work. Nine2Five is the pay clock calculator built for hourly workers, freelancers, and anyone paid by the hour. Clock in when your shift starts and watch your earnings tick up in real time. No more guessing, no more waiting for your paycheck to see if the hours add up. **LIVE EARNINGS TICKER** See your take-home pay grow second by second as you work. Set your hourly rate, configure your deductions, and Nine2Five handles the math automatically. **OVERTIME TRACKING** Set your OT threshold and multiplier. Nine2Five tracks your hours for the week and automatically switches to your overtime rate the moment you hit it — the app even turns amber so you know you're in OT. **PAYDAY COUNTDOWN** Always know how far away your next paycheck is. Nine2Five supports weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly pay periods, with a customizable payday so the countdown is always accurate for your schedule. **BUDGET COVERAGE** Add your monthly bills and watch them get covered as you earn. Nine2Five shows exactly which expenses your paycheck has covered so far — rent, car payment, groceries and more — so you can see your money working in real time. **WORK HISTORY** Every session is logged automatically. Review your hours and earnings by day, week, or month. Add manual entries for days you forgot to clock in. **FUTURES CALCULATOR** See your projected yearly earnings based on your last 30 days. Set a savings goal and find out exactly what hourly rate you need to hit it. Whether you're working a 9-to-5, picking up shifts, or freelancing on the side — Nine2Five keeps your earnings visible, your budget covered, and your goals in sight. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paid Keeper at none against Nine2Five's 3. Paid Keeper also leads on ratings volume (6.6K vs 3). Nine2Five's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Nine2Five sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Paid Keeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nine2Five holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paid Keeper has 6.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Paid Keeper ships an update every 2 weeks, Nine2Five fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paid Keeper | Nine2Five |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.6K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paid Keeper Inc. | Benjamin Slapelis |
Customer experience
Paid Keeper
Nine2Five
Bugs and requests
Paid Keeper
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Account balances not updating correctly
- Cash-out requests failing without explanation
Requested features
3 requests- Increase cash-out limit
- Improve account linking process
- Provide better communication on app updates and downtime
Nine2Five
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paid Keeper
No in-app purchases
Nine2Five
- Nine2Five Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Nine2Five Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Nine2Five Lifetime$59.99
