Comparison

Work Log vs Tradesman Hours Log

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

Head to head
About

Work Log

Easily log your work shifts, track hours, and calculate earnings. This app offers detailed features for overtime, tips, expenses, and more, with customizable settings and flexible reporting. Upgrade to remove ads and unlock unlimited jobs.

Highlights
  • Track hours, expenses, tips, and mileage
  • Automatic break deduction
  • Overtime and premium hour tracking
  • Customizable pay periods
  • Manual or automatic time entry
  • Detailed notes section
Features
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Work Log - Shift Tracker helps hourly workers track shifts, understand pay periods, and estimate earnings before payday. Log your hours in seconds, keep overtime organized, and see clear totals for each shift, week, month, or pay period. Whether you punch in and out, enter shifts manually, work multiple jobs, earn tips, or track mileage, Work Log gives you a reliable record of your time and pay. • Track shifts, hours, breaks, tips, expenses, mileage, bonuses, deductions, and more • Estimate your pay for each shift and pay period • Set custom pay periods so your totals match your real paycheck schedule • Track overtime by shift, week, or pay period, with up to three overtime rules • Add premium or differential hours for evenings, weekends, holidays, or other special rates • Punch in and out, or enter your hours manually • Save time with Quick Shifts and automatic break deduction • View your work history by day, week, month, year, pay period, or all shifts • Customize date formats, time formats, week start day, theme, and more • Add notes to shifts so important details are easy to find later • Use cloud backup and sync to keep your records available across devices Upgrade to Pro to remove ads, add multiple jobs, export spreadsheets, and create PDF reports. Work Log is built for hourly workers who want a clear, reliable record of their shifts, hours, overtime, and estimated pay without a complicated payroll system.

About

Tradesman Hours Log

Features
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Tradesman Hours Log keeps a tradesman's working day in one place: clients, job sites, time entries with rates, and clean PDF timesheets you can send straight to the customer. Works fully offline — everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

Work Log4 screens
Tradesman Hours Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tradesman Hours Log at none against Work Log's shown. Work Log's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Work Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Tradesman Hours Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Work Log versus Tradesman Hours Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork LogTradesman Hours Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAR Productions IncEvgenii Sinitsyn

Bugs and requests

Work Log

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Input times changing automatically
  • White screen on app launch
  • Shifts disappearing from history
  • 24-hour clock mode not disabling
  • Subscription not transferring to new device

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to duplicate/repeat shifts
  • Include job/client name tagging
  • Implement overtime pay calculations
  • Provide currency options beyond USD
  • Enable syncing across multiple devices

Tradesman Hours Log

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Work Log

Subscriptions2
  • Work Log Pro - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Work Log Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Tradesman Hours Log

One-time1
  • Tradesman Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Work Log free?
Work Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tradesman Hours Log free?
Tradesman Hours Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Work Log or Tradesman Hours Log have ads?
Work Log shows ads; Tradesman Hours Log does not.

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