Comparison

Hours Tracker vs Clock In & Out

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
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

About

Clock In & Out

Effortlessly track your work hours and earnings with a single tap. This app calculates pay instantly, supports multiple jobs, and includes features like auto clock-in/out via GPS and overtime tracking.

Highlights
  • One-tap clock in/out
  • Live earnings display
  • Auto clock-in/out with GPS
  • Multiple job tracking
  • Overtime and premium pay
  • Break deduction
  • Earnings reports
Features
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Clock In & Out makes tracking your work hours effortless. Tap once to start, tap once to stop. Your hours and earnings are calculated instantly. Built for workers who manage their own time: contractors, freelancers, caregivers, handymen, tutors, cleaners, and anyone who bills by the hour. FEATURES • One-Tap Clock In & Out — Start and stop your shift with a single tap • Live Earnings Display — Watch your pay add up in real time as you work • Auto Clock In/Out — GPS geofencing detects when you arrive or leave a job site • Multiple Jobs — Track hours and pay separately for each client or employer • Overtime Tracking — Set daily and weekly overtime thresholds with custom pay multipliers • Holiday & Premium Pay — Flag shifts for higher rates when applicable • Tips & Bonuses — Add extra earnings to any shift • Break Deduction — Automatic unpaid break time subtraction • Calendar View — See your complete work history at a glance • Earnings Reports — Weekly, biweekly, and monthly summaries of hours and income • Reminders — Get notified if you forget to clock out BUILT FOR • Plumbers, electricians, painters, and tradespeople • House cleaners, landscapers, and home service pros • Nannies, home health aides, and caregivers • Private tutors, music teachers, and instructors • Freelancers, consultants, and independent contractors • Small business employees without a time system Manage your hours simply and easily with Clock In & Out. --- Clock In & Out offers auto-renewable subscriptions for full access to all features, with weekly and yearly plans available. A free trial is included with each plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: http://totoventures.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: http://totoventures.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Hours Tracker4 screens
Clock In & Out4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Hours Tracker at free with in-app purchases against Clock In & Out's subscription. Hours Tracker also leads on ratings volume (57K vs 2) and chart position (#98 vs unranked). Clock In & Out's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Hours Tracker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Clock In & Out sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clock In & Out holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours Tracker has 57K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hours Tracker versus Clock In & Out: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours TrackerClock In & Out
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (57K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings57K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCribasoft, LLCToto Ventures Inc.

Customer experience

Hours Tracker

All ratings56,484 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews571 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative19.3%

Clock In & Out

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Clock In & Out

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
2 purchases

Clock In & Out

Subscriptions2
  • Clock In & Out Pro Subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Clock In & Out Pro Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock In & Out free?
Clock In & Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hours Tracker or Clock In & Out?
Clock In & Out is rated higher. Hours Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 57K ratings, while Clock In & Out averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hours Tracker or Clock In & Out have ads?
Hours Tracker shows ads; Clock In & Out does not.

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