Comparison

Hours Tracker vs Shift & 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

This app helps freelancers and hourly workers track their work hours and calculate earnings in real-time. It offers detailed analytics, custom timesheets, and reporting features to manage multiple jobs and income sources efficiently. Secure data backup and export options are also available.

Highlights
  • Track working hours across different jobs
  • Calculate earnings in real-time
  • Manage multiple jobs with different pay rates
  • Generate reports and analytics
  • View data via iOS widgets
  • Secure data backup and CSV exports
Features
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Boost your efficiency with Salarybook - the foremost hours tracker and time card tracker app, tailored for freelancers, hourly workers, or anyone looking to enhance their work productivity. With Salarybook, gain access to comprehensive analytics, custom timesheets, and instantaneous updates on your earnings. Key Features: • Track working hours across different jobs • Calculate earnings in real-time • View earnings by day, week, month, or year • Manage multiple jobs with different pay rates • Generate reports • View data via iOS widgets Other Features: • Multi-Job Management: Manage diverse job roles with pre-set configurations • Global Compatibility: Full support for all currencies and date formats • Persistent Timers: Background-running timers ensure every minute is accounted for • Flexible Scheduling: Manage multiple work periods with ease within a single day • Smart Notifications: Stay informed of upcoming work sessions with calendar alerts • Break Time & Overtime: Integrated features for easy management of breaks and additional work hours • Night Shift Friendly: Smooth transition of work records to the following day • Enhanced Record-Keeping: Annotate work periods for thorough documentation • Income Tracking: Monitor non-billable hours and extra income sources like tips • Instant Summaries: Receive daily or monthly reports via email for streamlined analysis • Secure Data: Dropbox integration ensures secure backup and data recovery • CSV Exports: Export and email your data in the universally compatible CSV format • Real-Time Earnings Analytics: Up-to-the-minute updates on your earnings • Interactive Charts: Visual reports that provide insights into your time spent and income earned • Quick Glance Dashboard: Summaries of the current day, month, or year's work at a glance • Data Security: Passcode protection to secure your information • User-Focused Design: An intuitive interface with an easy-to-use number pad Take control of your work narrative by generating personalized, in-depth summaries. Maintain a complete archive of your work and earnings, with options to analyze through emailed reports for any given timeframe. - Privacy Policy: https://www.centriqo.net/legal/apps/salarybook/privacy.html - Terms of Service: https://www.centriqo.net/legal/apps/salarybook/terms.html - Support & Feedback: https://www.salarybookapp.com

About

Shift & Pay Tracker

Features
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Know exactly what you're owed. Shift & Pay Tracker turns the hours you actually work into the number your paycheck should say. Clock in, take your break, clock out — and let the app handle the overtime math, the tips, the mileage and the pay periods. Built for hourly workers tired of guessing: nurses, servers and bartenders, drivers, retail and warehouse crews, tradespeople, and anyone juggling more than one job. IMPORTANT — THIS IS A PAID APP Shift & Pay Tracker has no free version and no free tier. Every feature is unlocked by an in-app purchase: Pro Yearly (which begins with a 3-day free trial), Pro Monthly, or a one-time Lifetime Access purchase. Prices are shown inside the app before you buy anything. A TIME CLOCK THAT DOES THE MATH • One-tap clock in and clock out • Paid and unpaid breaks, tracked to the minute • Live earnings that climb while you work • A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Add a past shift by hand any time you forget to clock in AUTOMATIC OVERTIME — THE PART PEOPLE GET SHORT-CHANGED ON • Weekly overtime: time and a half after 40 hours (the federal FLSA rule) • Daily overtime: time and a half after 8 hours in a day • Double time: 2x after 12 hours in a day • The 7th-consecutive-day rule • Or set your own thresholds and multipliers Your rules are applied to every shift automatically, so you see overtime the moment you earn it — not after payday. MULTIPLE JOBS, EACH WITH ITS OWN RULES Track unlimited jobs. Each keeps its own hourly wage, overtime rules, pay period, mileage rate and color, so a hospital shift and a restaurant shift never get mixed up. TIPS AND MILEAGE Log cash tips and miles driven on any shift. Mileage is reimbursed at your own per-mile rate, so you see what you really take home — not just your hourly wage. PAY PERIODS THAT MATCH YOUR REAL PAYCHECK Weekly, every two weeks, twice a month or monthly. Tell the app one date a pay period started and it works out every period from there. Open Earnings and see the exact gross pay you should be handed on payday. CSV EXPORT — PROOF OF EVERY HOUR Export a full timesheet to a spreadsheet in one tap: every shift split into regular, overtime and double-time hours, with tips, mileage and the gross total. Keep it, or send it to your employer if payroll gets it wrong. OPTIONAL ARRIVAL REMINDERS Save a workplace and the app can remind you to clock in when you arrive and clock out when you leave. Optional, off by default, and your location never leaves your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No server. No analytics. No ads. Every shift, wage and note stays on your iPhone or iPad, and the whole app works offline. iPhone and iPad. Full Dark Mode. All amounts in US dollars (USD). WHAT IT COSTS • Pro Yearly — $19.99 per year (about $1.67 a month), starting with a 3-day free trial • Pro Monthly — $3.99 per month • Lifetime Access — $34.99 once, never renews Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Lifetime Access is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/shift-pay-tracker/privacy.html DISCLAIMER Shift & Pay Tracker is a personal record-keeping tool that helps you log your own hours and estimate what you are owed. It is not payroll software and not legal, tax or financial advice. Figures are estimates of gross pay before taxes and deductions. Overtime law varies by state — confirm the rules that apply to you with your employer or your state labor office. Questions? Email dmjks120@gmail.com

Screenshots

Hours Tracker4 screens
Shift & Pay Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hours Tracker and Shift & Pay Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Shift & Pay Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Hours Tracker versus Shift & Pay Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours TrackerShift & Pay Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (234 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings234 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCentriqoMD Shahariar Nazim Joy

Bugs and requests

Hours Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Data loss after updates
  • Dropbox sync not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set pay period (bi-weekly, monthly, etc.)
  • Option to track overtime and tax deductions
  • Sync across multiple devices
  • Customizable invoice/report generation

Shift & Pay Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hours Tracker

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly PRO3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Salarybook Premium$8.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Hours Tracking7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly Plus$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro - Best Value$29.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Hours Tracker7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Plus7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Yearly Plus - Best Value$49.991 Year
  • Premium Annual Hours Tracker7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Plus - Monthly$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Shift & Pay Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$34.99

Questions

Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift & Pay Tracker free?
Shift & Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hours Tracker or Shift & Pay Tracker have ads?
Neither Hours Tracker nor Shift & Pay Tracker shows ads.

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