Comparison

Hours Tracker vs atWork Hours & Pay Tracker

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

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker

Track work hours, overtime, and earnings with this intuitive time clock and timesheet app. Manage jobs, shifts, and clients, and gain insights into your productivity and income. Customize timesheets with detailed records and export them for payroll or clients.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out with taps or Siri
  • Add/edit hours retroactively
  • Export timesheets (CSV, Excel, PDF)
  • Track multiple jobs and clients
  • Automatic location tracking
  • Sync with Apple Watch
  • Record vacation and sick days
Features
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Easily track your work hours, overtime, and earnings with atWork — the simple time tracker and timesheet app for freelancers, contractors, and hourly employees. See where your time goes, how much you’ve earned, and manage jobs, shifts, and clients all in one place. Create custom timesheets with all the details you need and take control of your productivity and income. EASY TIME TRACKING • Clock in and out with a few taps, or just ask Siri. atWork is your personal time clock for work or any activity. • Forgot to start the timer? Add or edit hours later. No more lost time. • Export timesheets (CSV, Excel, or PDF) for clients or payroll, complete with pay and overtime details. • Track multiple jobs and optionally organize work by client, project, or task for detailed records. • Automatic location tracking lets you set workplaces to clock you in or out when you arrive or leave, and receive notifications. • Sync with Apple Watch to start or stop timers or dictate notes on the go. • Record vacation days, sick days, and public holidays to keep your timesheet accurate and complete. FLEXIBLE & CUSTOMIZABLE • Add notes of any length, define automatic breaks and regular working hours to display your overtime and pay. • Customize your time entries and track as much detail as you want with custom fields — from expenses such as travel or mileage to payment status (paid or pending). • Set daily, weekly, or monthly income goals and watch your progress. • Choose automatic rounding rules for start and end times to simplify reporting and keep entries consistent. • Keep your data safe with automatic backup to iCloud or manually via email. RELIABLE SUPPORT • We’re a small, dedicated team offering 24/7 support. Reach us anytime at support@atworkapp.com. • We read every review and keep improving atWork based on your feedback. With atWork, tracking your hours and pay has never been easier — accurate, flexible, and built for the way you work. Join thousands of professionals who rely on atWork every day: “Easy to use, lots of customizations, export data in multiple file types and it’s FREE! I use it to keep track of time spent on multiple clients and projects.” – sherisworld24 (App Store review) “As a small business, I love being able to track time for each of my clients either live or retroactively. Have used the app for years and been very happy with it.” – Britchick70 (App Store review) Download atWork today and start managing your time like a pro. No more wondering “Where did the time go?” atWork puts you in charge of every hour and every dollar earned.

Screenshots

Hours Tracker4 screens
atWork Hours & Pay Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: atWork Hours & Pay Tracker at none against Hours Tracker's shown. atWork Hours & Pay Tracker also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 73%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Hours Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (56K vs 3.8K) and chart position (#93 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Hours Tracker sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and atWork Hours & Pay Tracker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.8 for Hours Tracker against 4.7 for atWork Hours & Pay Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours Tracker has 56K ratings behind it against 3.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Hours Tracker's written reviews are positive against 89% of atWork Hours & Pay Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours Tracker ships an update fortnightly, atWork Hours & Pay Tracker weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hours Tracker versus atWork Hours & Pay Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours TrackeratWork Hours & Pay Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (56K ratings) — better4.7 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews89.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56K — better3.8K
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCribasoft, LLCSergej Steinbach

Customer experience

Hours Tracker

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

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker

All ratings3,814 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative3.9%

User reviews

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

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for tracking hours and earnings
  • 💡 Customizable options
  • 🔒 Secure data storage
  • 👍 Convenient location tracking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 💡 Lack of advanced features (e.g. paid/unpaid time tracking, biweekly pay periods)
  • 💡 Limited customization options (e.g. work week start day, overtime settings)
  • 🔍 Complicated navigation for some users
  • 💰 Paid extensions required for full functionality

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

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Location tracking issues after app updates
  • Entries disappearing after app updates
  • Crashing when accessing certain features

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to mark entries as paid/unpaid
  • Option to set custom work week start day
  • Automatic overtime calculation based on user-defined settings
  • Biweekly pay period tracking
  • More export options (e.g. PDF, Word)
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  • Ability to add photos/notes to entries

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
10 purchases

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker

One-time10
  • Unlimited EntriesFree
  • Espresso$1.99
  • Cappuccino$2.99
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  • Data Export$3.99
  • Special Days$3.99
  • Work Schedule$3.99
  • Workplaces$3.99
  • Latte macchiato$4.99
  • Hot chocolate & croissant$8.99
  • atWork Plus - No Subscription$9.99

Questions

Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is atWork Hours & Pay Tracker free?
atWork Hours & Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hours Tracker or atWork Hours & Pay Tracker?
Hours Tracker is rated higher. Hours Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 56K ratings, while atWork Hours & Pay Tracker averages 4.7 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Hours Tracker or atWork Hours & Pay Tracker have ads?
Hours Tracker shows ads; atWork Hours & Pay Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Hours Tracker or atWork Hours & Pay Tracker?
Hours Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and atWork Hours & Pay Tracker weekly. Most recently, Hours Tracker was updated on September 24, 2026 and atWork Hours & Pay Tracker on September 24, 2026.

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