Comparison

Topcon Laser Manager vs TRUEHOUR

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

Head to head
About

Topcon Laser Manager

Control compatible Topcon laser products directly from your smartphone. Download and view instruction manuals for your devices on the go. Ensures seamless connectivity and operation for laser tools.

Highlights
  • Control Topcon laser products
  • Download instruction manuals
  • View manuals on smartphone
  • Bluetooth pairing
  • Troubleshooting connectivity issues
Features
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This application can control Topcon laser product (TP-L6W, RL-HV, LS-B20W/B200W). And the application can download the instruction manual of the laser product (TP-L6W, RL-HV, LS-B20W/B200W) via the website and view it on your smartphone. (Note) - If the product is not displayed during the pairing search in Laser Manager, please complete pairing on the OS of the controller. After that, please do paring again by Laser Manager. - When pairing with some instruments on Laser Manager, Bluetooth connection between instrument and Laser Manager may take some time. Please remove unnecessary instruments from Bluetooth connection histroy list on Laser Manager. - After disconnecting Bluetooth by Laser Manager, the instrument icon may not be displayed on the search screen. Please wait for a while and re-enter the Bluetooth connection screen again. Operability confirmed model: + iPhone 14 Pro Max(iOS: 16.6) + iPhone 13 Pro(iOS: 17.7.2) + iPhone 16 Pro Max(iOS: 18.2.1)

About

TRUEHOUR

This app helps small businesses in equipment-heavy industries accurately calculate their operating costs. It provides tools for job estimating, real-time profitability analysis, and tax summaries, ensuring fair pricing and increased earnings.

Highlights
  • True Owning & Operating (O&O) cost per hour
  • Job estimating with all cost factors
  • Real-time profitability engine
  • Estimated vs. actual job tracking
  • AI cost guidance
  • Machine health score
  • Schedule C tax summary export
Features
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TRUEHOUR is the financial operating system for equipment-based small businesses. Built for skid-steer operators, landscapers, owner-operator truckers, tractor owners, dozer crews, and small service contractors — it turns the cost of running your machine into a number you can actually charge against. Most small operators undercharge because they don't know what their equipment really costs to own and operate. Fuel, depreciation, interest, insurance, repairs, tires/tracks, and overhead disappear into the noise — and so does your margin. TRUEHOUR makes those costs visible, accurate, and actionable. TRUSTED METHODOLOGY, ADVANCED FOR YOUR BUSINESS TRUEHOUR's cost engine is built on the same Owning & Operating (O&O) calculation standard created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for 70 years — a standard adopted by AGC, Caterpillar, AED, and AACE International as the gold standard for equipment cost calculation. Traditional O&O focused on machine-level costs only. TRUEHOUR adds the Business Overhead Center, automatically allocating business overhead across your fleet on a per-hour basis so your rate reflects the full cost of running your operation. WHAT YOU GET • True Owning & Operating (O&O) cost per hour for every machine — using the trusted industry gold standard • Job estimating with equipment, vehicle, labor, materials, permits, subcontracts, and non-productive time • Real-time profitability engine: break-even rate, recommended rate, sensitivity analysis • Estimated vs. actual job tracking — finally know which jobs made money • AI cost guidance that suggests realistic ranges without ever overriding your inputs • Anonymized benchmark ranges from similar equipment • Machine health score (0–100) — utilization, downtime, repair patterns • End-of-year Schedule C tax summary, ready to hand to your accountant • PDF and CSV export for reports, estimates, and tax summaries • Mobile-first UI built for the job site — gloves, sunlight, one-handed use FREE (BASIC) One machine, full O&O calculation, expense tracking, monthly/yearly reports, basic job estimating, Schedule C summary, AI cost-fill assistance. TRUEHOUR PRO Unlimited machines, save/export/send job estimates, estimated vs. actual analysis, real-time profitability engine, enhanced AI insights, weekly reports, customer/lender-ready summaries, saved equipment templates, cloud backup, cross-device sync (iPhone, iPad, Android, desktop). WHO IT'S FOR • New owner-operators pricing their first jobs • Micro-business contractors running 1–3 machines • Side-hustle equipment owners doing weekend work • Small fleet owners with 2–10 machines and employees • Anyone tired of broken spreadsheets and gut-feel pricing PRIVACY & CONTROL TRUEHOUR never auto-fills your inputs. AI suggests; you decide. Benchmark contributions are anonymized and opt-in. Your data stays yours. Know your true hour. Charge what you're worth. Keep what you earn. Support: support@truehourapp.com TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Topcon Laser Manager4 screens
TRUEHOUR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TRUEHOUR at 5.0 against Topcon Laser Manager's 2.8. TRUEHOUR also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). Topcon Laser Manager's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Topcon Laser Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TRUEHOUR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TRUEHOUR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Topcon Laser Manager ships an update every 6 months, TRUEHOUR weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Topcon Laser Manager versus TRUEHOUR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopcon Laser ManagerTRUEHOUR
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOPCON CORPORATIONTRUEHOUR

Customer experience

Topcon Laser Manager

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%

TRUEHOUR

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Topcon Laser Manager

One-time1
  • LS-B20W/B200W Remote Display$99.99
2 purchases

TRUEHOUR

Subscriptions2
  • TRUEHOUR Pro$14.991 Month
  • TRUEHOUR Pro$149.991 Year

Questions

Is Topcon Laser Manager free?
Topcon Laser Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TRUEHOUR free?
TRUEHOUR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Topcon Laser Manager or TRUEHOUR?
TRUEHOUR is rated higher. Topcon Laser Manager averages 2.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while TRUEHOUR averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Topcon Laser Manager or TRUEHOUR have ads?
Neither Topcon Laser Manager nor TRUEHOUR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Topcon Laser Manager or TRUEHOUR?
Topcon Laser Manager ships an update every 6 months, and TRUEHOUR weekly. Most recently, Topcon Laser Manager was updated on November 3, 2026 and TRUEHOUR on October 31, 2026.

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