Comparison

Work Hours Calculator vs SquareUp

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

Head to head
About

Work Hours Calculator

Track your work hours, breaks, and earnings with this intuitive tool. It automatically calculates pay for hourly or daily rates, supports multiple jobs, and offers flexible shift management. Stay organized and in control of your income.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift entries for multiple jobs
  • Automatic calculation of hours and pay
  • Break tracking for accurate paid time
  • Flexible shift rotation
  • Daily pay adjustments (tips, bonuses)
  • Smart search for past shifts
Features
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Work Time Calculator is the all-in-one tool designed for shift workers, freelancers, and anyone who tracks their hours. With a clear, user-friendly interface, it makes logging your work simple, accurate, and stress-free. Easily calculate your working hours, break times, and earnings – just enter your shift’s start and end times, and the app does the rest. Key Features: - Customisable shift entries with support for multiple jobs - Automatic calculation of total hours and pay - Break tracking that adjusts your paid time accurately - Flexible shift rotation for recurring work patterns - Notes for adding shift-specific details - Daily pay adjustments, including tips and bonuses - Smart search to find past shifts by date or keyword - Seamless support for both hourly and daily rates Whether you’re managing a full-time job, part-time gig, or juggling multiple roles, Work Time Calculator helps you stay organised, on schedule, and in control of your pay. Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://applorium.com/privacy-policy-work-time-calculator

About

SquareUp

Effortlessly manage the finances of your home poker games. Track buy-ins, chip counts, and automatically calculate who owes whom with minimal transactions. Keep score across sessions and maintain season-long leaderboards for friendly competition.

Highlights
  • Log buy-ins and rebuys live
  • Calculate chip stacks and settlements
  • Generate minimal payment lists
  • Track season-long leaderboards
  • Create private groups for friends
  • Automatic standings tracking
Features
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Poker night should end with your friends laughing — not hunched over a napkin arguing about who owes what. SquareUp is the effortless way to run the money side of home poker. Track every buy-in as it happens, count the final chip stacks, and let SquareUp do the messy math for you. In one tap it tells you exactly who pays whom — with the fewest payments possible, so nobody's sending five separate Venmos at midnight. THE FASTEST WAY TO SQUARE UP • Log buy-ins live during the game — rebuys, add-ons, latecomers, all of it • Count everyone's chips at the end and SquareUp reconciles it instantly • Get a clean "who pays whom" list with the minimum number of transfers • Copy the results straight into your group chat CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD • Every session feeds a running leaderboard for your crew • See who's up, who's down, and who's the table's reigning champ • Season-long standings turn each poker night into the next round of a rivalry • Settle the "I always beat you" debate once and for all — with real numbers BUILT FOR YOUR REGULAR CREW • Create a group for your poker night and invite friends with a simple code • Everyone joins in seconds — no accounts to fumble with • Run session after session without re-entering a thing KEEP SCORE ALL SEASON • Automatic standings track your net earnings across every night you've played • Watch your bankroll climb (or your bragging rights slip) game after game • Bring receipts to the group chat when someone talks big NO MORE • Napkin math and mental arithmetic • "Wait, how much did you buy in for?" • Awkward IOUs that never get paid back • One person eating the rounding every week SquareUp keeps the cash side clean and the competition fierce, so the night stays fun. Set up your first table in under a minute — then just play. SquareUp is a private scorekeeping and settlement tool for friendly home games. It does not process payments, host real-money play, or offer gambling of any kind.

Screenshots

Work Hours Calculator3 screens
SquareUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SquareUp at none against Work Hours Calculator's 6. SquareUp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Work Hours Calculator's advantage is ratings volume (704 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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 Hours Calculator sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SquareUp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SquareUp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Work Hours Calculator has 704 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Work Hours Calculator versus SquareUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork Hours CalculatorSquareUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (704 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings704 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplorium LtdDev Ambani

Bugs and requests

Work Hours Calculator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hourly rate calculation showing incorrect salary totals
  • Total hours not appearing in exported documents
  • Pay rate changes retroactively affecting all previous entries instead of from update date forward

Requested features

12 requests
  • Two-week pay cycle option
  • Overtime pay calculation (time-and-a-half, double time)
  • Multiple shifts per day support
  • Split shift functionality
  • Different pay rates for day/night/weekend/holiday shifts
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  • Shift end reminders/notifications
  • PDF/print export with total hours included
  • Break/pause with entry and exit times
  • Hourly rate display in exports
  • Pay day tracking
  • Overtime hours summary and tracking
  • Biweekly pay period configuration

SquareUp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Work Hours Calculator

Subscriptions4
  • Work Time Calculator Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Work Time Calculator Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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  • Work Time Calculator Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Work Time Calculator Pro$39.99
None

SquareUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Work Hours Calculator free?
Work Hours Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SquareUp free?
SquareUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Work Hours Calculator or SquareUp?
SquareUp is rated higher. Work Hours Calculator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 704 ratings, while SquareUp averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Work Hours Calculator or SquareUp have ads?
Neither Work Hours Calculator nor SquareUp shows ads.

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