Viola Tuner vs WorkWise Timesheet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Viola Tuner
This utility app provides accurate tuning notes for the viola. It plays the standard C, G, D, and A strings to help musicians achieve perfect pitch.
- Plays tuning notes
- Viola specific tuning
- C string note
- G string note
- D string note
- A string note
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Dial in your viola with clear, accurate reference notes for standard tuning (C G D A).
WorkWise Timesheet
Easily record work hours and calculate employee pay, including overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40. This tool helps manage basic payroll calculations, with more features planned for future updates.
- Record work hours
- Calculate employee pay
- Overtime pay calculation (1.5x)
- Track hours over 40 per week
- Basic payroll management
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WorkWise Timesheet is a free mobile app from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that helps employers and employees track work hours and calculate pay. Use WorkWise Timesheet to record regular work hours and breaks and calculate overtime pay at one and one-half times (1.5) the regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The app provides a simple way to maintain time and pay information, as well as access to wage and hour compliance resources. WorkWise Timesheet does not currently account for all pay and workplace situations, including tips, commissions, bonuses, deductions, holiday pay, weekend pay, shift differentials, or pay for regular days of rest. The app also provides access to Wage and Hour Division resources, including information about the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program and other compliance assistance resources. Disclaimer: The U.S. Department of Labor provides WorkWise Timesheet as a public service. The regulations and related materials available through the app are intended to enhance public access to information about Department of Labor programs. The app does not address every situation that may arise in the workplace, and information may not always reflect the most recent official publication or update. Calculations and other results depend on the accuracy of information entered by the user. The Department of Labor makes no express or implied guarantees regarding results. The Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations remain the official sources for regulatory information published by the Department of Labor. We will make every effort to correct efforts brought to our attention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: WorkWise Timesheet at none against Viola Tuner's shown. WorkWise Timesheet also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Viola Tuner's advantage is ratings volume (218 vs 3) and review sentiment (49% vs 40%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WorkWise Timesheet holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viola Tuner has 218 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Viola Tuner's written reviews are positive against 40% of WorkWise Timesheet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Viola Tuner ships an update every 15 months, WorkWise Timesheet every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Viola Tuner | WorkWise Timesheet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (218 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.5% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 218 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alvin Yu | U.S. Department of Labor |
Customer experience
Viola Tuner
WorkWise Timesheet
User reviews
Viola Tuner
From 218 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
- 🎵 Accurate tuning for viola strings
- 💰 Free app with no cost
- 📱 Convenient portable tuner
- ✅ Does what it's designed to do - provides reference pitches
Room to improve
- 🔊 Poor sound quality - buzzer-like or artificial tones
- 🐛 App frequently doesn't produce any sound
- ⏱️ Notes play for only 2-3 seconds before stopping
- 🎵 Unrealistic viola tone - doesn't sound like actual instrument
- ❌ No feedback on tuning accuracy
WorkWise Timesheet
From 3 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Helps track hours accurately
- 👍 Good for multiple jobs
- 👍 Useful for freelancers
- 👍 Provides links to federal laws
Room to improve
- 🐛 Major glitches and bugs
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Data loss after updates
- 🐛 Inaccurate overtime calculations
- 🐛 Cannot adjust work week start/end dates
Bugs and requests
Viola Tuner
Reported bugs
7 issues- No sound output despite reinstalling app
- App shows wrong instrument (Bass tuner instead of Viola tuner)
- Notes stop playing after 2-3 seconds
- Static or recording noise when opening app
- Sound quality degraded after recent updates
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- App crashes or freezes on older devices
- Incompatible with older iPod models
Requested features
7 requests- Sustain or loop function to hold notes longer
- Microphone input to detect and analyze actual instrument tuning
- Ability to detect which note is being played
- Support for sharps and flats in addition to natural notes
- Longer note duration for easier tuning
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- More realistic viola sound quality
- Remove or reduce advertisements
WorkWise Timesheet
Reported bugs
24 issues- Wrong customer/employer selected
- App crashes when tapping fields (employer, pay rate)
- Error: already logged time for this period upon initial download
- Pay rate field not editable
- Lunch breaks will not save
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- All time data lost after app update
- Overtime calculations are wrong (0.5 instead of 1.5)
- Version 3.1.2 broke the app
- Hourly rate error when tapping 'Start Work'
- Start/End/Break drop-down boxes appear blank
- Export function truncates data to current month
- App adopts device display settings with no independent option
- Keyboard covers comments window on iPhone
- Pay period disappears
- App doesn't open at all since latest revision
- Spreadsheet mailed is blank
- Information deleted when trying to cancel 'start' mode
- Accidental click deleted everything (employer, hours logged)
- Deleted entire summary three times when editing a day
- Time worked after midnight rolls to the next day
- App does not work on older iPods and iPads (requires iOS 7.0)
- Entered start time disappeared after 4 hours
- Miscalculates hours and cheats workers
- Does not account for the 24-hour day
Requested features
25 requests- Ability to set custom pay periods (start/end dates)
- Ability to set custom work week start days
- Improved overtime calculation (1.5x base pay)
- Option to invite employees to clock in/out
- Employer setup for employees (rate, info, dates)
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- Calendar view for better visualization of worked days
- Ability to edit time entries
- Ability to add descriptions/comments to clocked hours
- Option to change pay rate for different tasks
- Tax deductions and net pay calculation
- Dark mode option
- Ability to see monthly/yearly earnings
- Fix split shift handling
- Fix time rolling after midnight
- Calculate total hours weekly, bi-weekly, monthly
- Biweekly pay period option
- Overtime for greater than 80 hours
- Shift and weekend differential options
- Manual input for holidays, vacation, etc.
- Warning before deleting all data
- Option to set display preference independently
- Fix keyboard covering comment window on iPhone
- Estimate earnings after taxes
- Fix symbol messing up calculations
- Return to old style/design
In-app purchases
Viola Tuner
No in-app purchases
WorkWise Timesheet
No in-app purchases
Questions
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