Time.Calc vs PunchClock XT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time.Calc
This app simplifies complex time calculations with an intuitive interface. It supports both 24-hour and am/pm formats, making it ideal for managing flight logs, working hours, and general time-based tasks. Calculations can be easily shared or saved.
- Calculate duration between two times
- Add and subtract durations
- Flexible time unit input (hours, minutes, seconds)
- Configurable rounding options
- Support for negative values
- Email calculations or save to calendar
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Time.Calc is the perfect tool to work with time! Its intuitive user interface makes even complicated time calculations simple. Both 24h and am/pm are supported. Especially the data in flight logs can be handled easily. Time.Calc also includes a convenient way to calculate working hours. This is perfect for employees, students, or freelancers. Features: - Calculate the duration between two points of time - Add and subtract durations - Flexible design: you can work with only hours and minutes for work time but include seconds whenever you want - Tap sounds for all buttons (can be switched off) - Configurable rounding options: Results can be rounded up to a variety of different intervals. Useful, if you bill for every hour commenced. - Supports negative values as input parameter and result - mail your calculations or save them to the internal calendar - iPad version with convenient protocol of previous calculations
PunchClock XT
Effortlessly track your work hours and breaks with a single click. Analyze your time, manage holidays, and export your data via email or cloud storage. Gain insights into your productivity with this intuitive time management tool.
- One-click clock-in/out
- Break time tracking
- Time analysis
- Holiday management
- Email export
- Dropbox export
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Time tracking is just a click away. You just clock in every morning with PunchClock XT and start tracking time. After clocking out and setting your break-time everything is saved and can be exported via email or Dropbox. The new features and possibilities make it an easy task to analyze your time at work and your holidays.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Time.Calc at 4.9 against PunchClock XT's 2.0. Time.Calc also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (228 vs 1). PunchClock XT's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Time.Calc costs $1.99 and PunchClock XT $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Time.Calc holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time.Calc has 228 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Time.Calc's written reviews are positive against 67% of PunchClock XT's.
Time.Calc ships an update every 4 months, PunchClock XT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time.Calc | PunchClock XT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (228 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.2% of reviews — better | 67.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 228 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baliza GmbH | Tim Wilbrink |
Customer experience
Time.Calc
PunchClock XT
Bugs and requests
Time.Calc
Reported bugs
7 issues- Calculations become inaccurate after a while
- Decimal to normal time conversion does not work
- Inputting 19:47 rounds down to 19:00
- App crashes
- Calculations are off by two minutes
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- New design is disliked by many users
- Fuzzy text on specific devices
Requested features
16 requests- Add multiplication and division buttons
- Add multiplication function
- Add divide function
- Add (X) option for multiplication
- Add dual screen option
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- Convert total hours to minutes
- Add frame counter for film/TV work
- Add option to save workdays
- Add ability to see complete monthly sum
- Improve calculation for work hours (e.g., 7.80)
- Calculate non-sell on time work/break page
- UI polish
- Calculate hourly rate against calculated time
- Add days off calculation
- Allow choice between new and old design
- Make screen usage more efficient for larger fingers
PunchClock XT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Time.Calc
No in-app purchases
PunchClock XT
No in-app purchases
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