Comparison

Hours Tracker vs HCSS myField

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

Head to head
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
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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

About

HCSS myField

This app simplifies time tracking for construction crews, allowing them to easily clock in/out, log breaks, and record hours across various job details. Managers benefit from accurate data, GPS verification, and simplified cost code selection. It also integrates with other HCSS products for equipment maintenance and safety inspections.

Highlights
  • Tap to clock in/out and log breaks
  • Record hours by job, foreman, equipment, and cost code
  • Verify submitted hours against approved times
  • GPS verification of clock in/out locations
  • Capture custom daily company questions
  • Integrates with Equipment360 and HCSS Safety
Features
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Empower crew members with a smart app that keeps all the right tools at their fingertips. Designed to run on each member’s own mobile device, HCSS myField is perfect for operators, laborers, flaggers, truck drivers, and craftsmen in heavy civil construction. ~~~~~ Easy Tools for Crew Members ~~~~~ • JUST TAP: Simply tap to clock in/out and log your lunch and breaks in real time throughout the day. • GET SPECIFIC: It’s easy to record your own hours across various jobs, foremen, equipment, and even cost codes for accurate costing and payroll. • VERIFY HOURS: Stay informed by comparing your submitted hours against hours approved, including pay classes and overtime. • MULTILINGUAL: Spanish speakers, this app was built for you, too. ~~~~~ Better Data for Managers ~~~~~ • ACCURACY: When employees are involved in their own time keeping, you can enjoy more accurate data and less payroll disputes. • GPS VERIFICATION: All clock in/out locations are stamped with longitude/latitude so you can verify the employee was on site. • COST CODES: Know what work was performed per hour logged. Simplify cost code selection in the field by limiting the selection to just codes that are relevant for the day. • DOCUMENTATION: Capture daily answers to custom company questions. By simply tapping Yes or No, workers can quickly confirm whether their time is correct, they were offered breaks, they left the job uninjured, or any other info that you need to document. ~~~~~ Powerful HCSS Integrations ~~~~~ • EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE: Prevent costly breakdowns & other equipment downtime by instantly sharing issues with your shop (requires Equipment360). • INSPECTIONS: Operators can complete equipment inspections faster and easier by simply tapping through checklists. Hundreds of job and equipment inspection forms are included in English and Spanish (requires HCSS Safety). • OBSERVATIONS: Keep everyone safer by allowing anyone to record unsafe conditions, anonymously if preferred. Capture photos, description, and severity of the issue (requires HCSS Safety). ~~~~~ Stellar Support 24/7 ~~~~~ Your app comes with instant, 24/7, award-winning support! We answer in three rings or less.

Screenshots

Hours Tracker4 screens
HCSS myField4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hours Tracker at 73% against HCSS myField's 13%. Hours Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (56K vs 33). HCSS myField's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hours Tracker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HCSS myField asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hours Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours Tracker has 56K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Hours Tracker's written reviews are positive against 13% of HCSS myField's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours Tracker ships an update fortnightly, HCSS myField every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Hours Tracker versus HCSS myField: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours TrackerHCSS myField
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (56K ratings) — better2.2 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings56K — better33
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCribasoft, LLCHeavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc.

Customer experience

Hours Tracker

All ratings55,880 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews546 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative19.6%

HCSS myField

All ratings33 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative69.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

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

HCSS myField

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
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  • 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
None

HCSS myField

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HCSS myField free?
HCSS myField is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hours Tracker or HCSS myField?
Hours Tracker is rated higher. Hours Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 56K ratings, while HCSS myField averages 2.2 from 33 ratings.
Do Hours Tracker or HCSS myField have ads?
Hours Tracker shows ads; HCSS myField does not.
Which is updated more often, Hours Tracker or HCSS myField?
Hours Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and HCSS myField every 2 months. Most recently, Hours Tracker was updated on September 24, 2026 and HCSS myField on September 19, 2026.

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