Comparison

Time Master + Billing vs Hours Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Time Master + Billing

This app helps professionals track their time and expenses for billing purposes. It offers flexible billing rates, powerful rounding options, and detailed reporting. It's designed for consultants, attorneys, and contractors who need to manage their billable hours and costs efficiently.

Highlights
  • Track time by start/stop or duration
  • Multiple running timers
  • Client, Project, and Task categorization
  • Flexible billing rates
  • Time rounding options
  • Expense tracking (mileage, meals, etc.)
  • Exportable reports (HTML/CSV)
Features
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The best, most powerful, comprehensive, easy to use time keeping app on the Apple Store is now even better. Our biggest fans are consultants, attorneys and contractors. Time Master is used by individuals working independently, to attorneys from some of the biggest law firms in the USA. If you need to keep track of time and expenses, you can’t find a better app than Time Master. We at On-Core are IT professionals, so we have firsthand experience with billing and keeping track of time. We know from personal experience what is needed and have made this app so flexible, it works for virtually anyone in any industry in which time needs to be kept. Features: - Track time by start, stop and/or by duration - Sessions option can track "punch-in & out" for a single time entry - Single or multiple running timers - Timers keep running even if you are not running the app - Time Entries are by Client and can be sub-categorized by Project and Tasks - Powerful billing rates that can be defined in the following priority: Global, by Client, by Project, by Task or Custom per entry - Powerful Time Rounding: by hour, minutes and/or seconds - Multiple Filters to sort and view only what you need to see - Define the day of the week that your work week starts - Track Expenses - from Mileage to Meals to Burning CD's and anything else you want to define - Display Reports right on your device that you can view and export via email in HTML and/or CSV format. By Client or Timesheet - Copy Client information from your Contacts list - Dual taxes for countries such as Canada - Full Backup & Restore capabilities - and so much more! NEW! "Time Master Client" companion app. How it works: the account owner sets up Clients, Projects, and Tasks in Time Master + Billing and pushes them to team members/subcontractors on Time Master Client. Those team members track time and expenses (and can optionally generate invoices) from the field, and it all syncs back to the main app for consolidated billing. Subscription-based. OPTIONAL MODULES (one-time additional fee required as an "In App Purchase"): - Invoicing: If you want to do billing directly from your iPhone or iPod Touch then look no further. The most powerful invoicing module built directly into Time Master. Professional PDF invoices can be emailed to the client, including your own logo. - Synchronization: Wirelessly synchronize two or more devices. If you have an iPad and an iPhone and want to keep the data synchronized between the two devices, this is for you! Time Master can track both time and expenses. You can track time using start and stop times, duration, and/or timers. All time entries are tracked for a single day, so time entries cannot be greater than 24 hours. It will allow you to time across days, for example if you start a job at 8 p.m. and finish at 2 a.m., it will have a duration of 6 hours. Expenses can be setup for recurring fixed cost items, such as burning a CD, reimbursement of hardware items, or fluid things such as toll expenses, automobile mileage, etc. Quick reporting can be done on the iPhone / iPad with the Reports function. The report can be emailed in an HTML and/or CSV format. Adding new Clients, Projects, Tasks and Expenditures is super easy.  You can create them on the fly without having to navigate to a separate maintenance screen. To edit them you can tap on Setup, do you edit and then return to where you left off in Time Entries or Expenses. By selecting a Project or Task first will automatically fill in the Client field for quick entry. We’ve made everything as seamless as possible, as you would expect from a top class iOS application. Please click on the "On-Core website" link below to download the documentation on your computer. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hours Tracker

Easily track your work hours, pay, tips, and mileage with timers, automatic breaks, and location-based reminders. Features include overtime calculations, customizable reports, and data export. Manage multiple jobs and entries with advanced customization options.

Highlights
  • Timers with breaks and pauses
  • Track pay, tips, and mileage
  • Location-based clock in/out reminders
  • Automatic overtime calculations
  • Customizable reports and filtering
  • Time rounding options
  • Data export via CSV and text
Features
Currently charting
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QUICK AND EASY time entry and editing make time tracking painless • Record time using timers, complete with support for Breaks and Pauses, including automatic breaks • Track your pay, including Tips, Mileage, and flexible ± time and earnings adjustments • Pick any time to start, stop, break or pause the timer (7 minutes ago, 10 minutes from now, whatever you need) • Set job locations to get clock in and out reminders when you arrive or leave or fully automate your time tracking (geofencing) • Manually enter time entries with minimal effort thanks to smart, adaptive defaults • Enter comments of any length with your time entries and optionally include them in your exports • Control timers, dictate comments, and apply tags using your Apple Watch ADVANCED FEATURES and customization set HoursTracker above the rest • Automatic daily and weekly overtime earnings calculations • Built-in reports by Day, Week, and Month and support for most common pay period schedules • Robust tagging and filtering allow you to build your own custom views • Reminders when you've worked your target number of hours per day (even takes time rounding into account) • Automatic time rounding: up, down, or to nearest (including 6 min) • Easily copy an existing job or time entry to save time and effort • Reminders you to clock in on your selected work days • Today Widget for at a glance time and pay monitoring • CSV and formatted text export via e-mail or the iOS Share Sheet • Passcode lock (with Touch ID & Face ID support) helps keep your HoursTracker data private • Cloud-based backup/restore with one re-usable backup slot included free (free account sign up is required) • Web-based reporting access, including charts, graphs, desktop exports, and rolling backups available with optional subscription • Customize your HoursTracker experience in the Preferences section under the More tab. Choose only one or many jobs clocked in at a time, opt-into prompts for comments, choose an elapsed time format (hours:minutes, or decimal hours), and more "Free Edition" stores up to 3 jobs and 21 days of entries. For unlimited entries, subscribe to "Premium" (up to 5 jobs) or "Unlimited" (unlimited jobs). Or, erase older data and continue to use the "Free Edition" until you're ready to buy. Visit our website at http://www.hourstrackerapp.com to learn more, and follow @HoursTracker on Twitter or facebook.com/HoursTracker to hear about upcoming features first. hourstrackerapp.com/privacy hourstrackerapp.com/terms www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Time Master + Billing4 screens
Hours Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hours Tracker at Free against Time Master + Billing's $9.99. Hours Tracker also leads on ratings volume (56K vs 59). Time Master + Billing's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (84% vs 73%). On rating, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Hours Tracker is free to download; Time Master + Billing costs $9.99 up front. Time Master + Billing sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Hours Tracker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Time Master + Billing against 4.8 for Hours Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours Tracker has 56K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Time Master + Billing's written reviews are positive against 73% of Hours Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Master + Billing ships an update every 2 weeks, Hours Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Time Master + Billing versus Hours Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Master + BillingHours Tracker
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (59 ratings)4.8 (56K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews — better73.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5956K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#145#90 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB55 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperOn-Core Software LLCCribasoft, LLC

Customer experience

Time Master + Billing

All ratings59 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.9%

Hours Tracker

All ratings56,250 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews566 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral7.2%
Negative19.3%

User reviews

Time Master + Billing

From 59 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Excellent time tracking and billing app
  • 🔍 Highly customizable and flexible
  • ⚡ Efficient and saves time
  • 💼 Great for consultants and small businesses
  • 📊 Detailed reporting and invoicing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Steep learning curve for some users
  • 💰 Expensive for basic time tracking needs
  • 📱 Limited mobile-only functionality
  • 🔍 Confusing or unintuitive interface in places

Hours Tracker

From 56K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 📊 Detailed time tracking and reporting
  • 💰 Accurate pay estimates
  • 🔍 Helpful for tracking multiple jobs/projects
  • 🔒 Secure data backup

Room to improve

  • 💸 Subscription pricing model
  • 🔓 Limited free version
  • 🐛 Occasional data loss or sync issues
  • 🔍 Difficulty organizing/managing multiple jobs
  • 🖥️ Lack of iPad/desktop version

Bugs and requests

Time Master + Billing

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 18.7.2
  • Issues with email and client communication features
  • Problems with landscape mode and UI elements

Requested features

5 requests
  • Desktop or web-based version
  • Improved expense tracking and management
  • Ability to split time entries across multiple clients/projects
  • Enhanced calendar and scheduling integration
  • Automatic mileage tracking and reporting

Hours Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Apple Watch app not syncing properly
  • Inconsistent location-based clock in/out
  • Issues with manually editing time entries

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set different pay rates for weekdays, weekends, and holidays
  • Option to mark entries as 'paid' for invoicing
  • Integration with payroll/accounting systems
  • Customizable pay period and tax settings
  • Improved data export/reporting features

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Time Master + Billing

Subscriptions2
  • Time Master Client Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Time Master Client Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Quickbooks ExportFree
  • Synchronization Module$6.99
  • Invoicing Upgrade$9.99
15 purchases

Hours Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Premium Annual1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited Annual7 Days trial$47.991 Year
  • Unlimited Annual1 Year trial$47.991 Year
One-time9
  • Migrate from HoursTracker ProFree
  • Nice Tip$0.99
  • Amazing Tip$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Cloud Subscription Add-On$4.99
  • Pro Edition (from Personal)$5.99
  • Personal Edition Upgrade$8.99
  • Ridiculous Tip$9.99
  • Pro Edition Upgrade$14.99
  • Cloud Subscription Add-On$29.99

Questions

Is Time Master + Billing free?
Time Master + Billing costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Master + Billing or Hours Tracker?
Hours Tracker is rated higher. Time Master + Billing averages 4.7 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Hours Tracker averages 4.8 from 56K ratings.
Do Time Master + Billing or Hours Tracker have ads?
Hours Tracker shows ads; Time Master + Billing does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Master + Billing or Hours Tracker?
Time Master + Billing ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hours Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Time Master + Billing was updated on October 12, 2026 and Hours Tracker on October 14, 2026.
Which is more popular, Time Master + Billing or Hours Tracker?
Time Master + Billing currently peaks at #145 in the App Store charts, and Hours Tracker at #90. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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