AboutTime vs Mobile Forms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AboutTime
This mobile application facilitates remote time and attendance tracking for employees, capturing IN/OUT punches, GPS coordinates, and project-specific data. It offers robust management tools for accountability, security, and transparency in the field, integrating seamlessly with a desktop software solution.
- Remote IN/OUT time punches
- GPS coordinate capture
- Cost code tracking
- Crew clocking
- Job budget visibility
- Asset assignment and tracking
- Field notes and photos
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IMPORTANT! To update this application please follow the steps below: 1) Sync existing data off all your devices in the field first. 2) Get updated to the latest SyncCenter 4.8.5 or later. 3) Update to the new application from the App Store. NOTE: You may want to turn OFF auto-updates from the App Store to prevent your employees from having their devices updated automatically if you prefer a controlled update process. This application only works with the AboutTime mobile time & attendance software. You will need to purchase a device license from About Time Technologies before you can use this application with your system. The AboutTime field clock is part of the award winning mobile time & attendance solution that can remotely process IN/OUT time punches for 10 employees up to 1000's of employees in small to very large enterprise level organizations. It has many management and productivity tools built in that help bring accountability, security, and transparency to the remote work environment. Time Management: - Sync only field collected data back to the office; only update device with the latest company data from the main office; or sync both at the same time over the internet. - Employees can authenticate with a 4 or 5 digit pin code. - Very easy and simple user interface and navigation. - Track 1000's of cost codes with powerful restriction capabilities in the back end software per job or per employee. - Powerful time limiter and rounding capability per job or company/division. - GPS coordinates collected on each IN/OUT punch. - Track what equipment you are working on. - Clock IN/OUT a crew at once. - Spot Check who's clocked in on a device at any time. - Digital timesheet entry of time or real-time collection of punches. - Redundant record recovery up to 15 days. Project Management: - Employee feedback functionality in the field, sent to the office on sync. - Enter production units on clock as you clock IN to another cost code, or out. - View up-to-date budget information on any job the device has access to see to see if you are ahead or behind budget from the field. - Job Photos from the field. - Job Cost Code Budgets to control cost from the field. - Fix time records if given privileges to do so from the field before sync to the office. - Allocation of cost codes between an employee's real IN/OUT punch. - Approval of time records with digital and physical signature in the field prior to sending to the office. - Per Diem tracking capability for employees. - Text or audio field notes from the field. Asset Management: - See what assets are assigned to employees in the field. - See what assets are assigned to a job in the field. - Track asset/equipment usage per job separate from employee time punches. Set hours, mileage and other info per date while the assets are used on the job. This is used commonly for billing equipment assigned to a job.
Mobile Forms
Transform paper forms into digital versions for mobile or web use. Capture photos, videos, signatures, and more, ensuring complete and accurate data. Works online or offline with enterprise-grade security.
- Convert paper forms to digital
- Add photos, videos, and signatures
- Automated calculations
- Offline work capability
- Enterprise-grade data security
- Dispatch work orders with directions
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Field2Base Mobile Forms™ lets you easily convert your existing paper forms into digital forms for use on your mobile device or on the web. Do you have a mobile workforce? Are they completing their jobs on paper forms or trying to email files back to the office? Are you struggling with job information being incomplete, illegible, or taking forever to receive and process? If so, Field2Base Mobile Forms™ is the ideal solution for you. With Field2Base Mobile Forms™, you can: - Easily convert your old paper forms into feature rich electronic forms - Keep the same look and feel of your current paper forms or create brand new ones - Include enhanced media such as photos, videos, barcodes, GPS coordinates, signature capture, drop down menus, date / time stamps, automated calculations, and much more - Embed training videos and business logic in your forms so the information is always complete and accurate - Complete new (blank) forms or open work orders (with turn by turn directions) that have been dispatched to you - Save your work as a draft and come back to it later when necessary - View previously sent forms or start a new form from a previously sent form using the "Quick Copy" feature - Works connected or disconnected from the internet - Enterprise grade data security - Used by every major industry from construction and field service to healthcare and insurance Free Version vs. Paid Version You can download the app today and sign up for a Free version that allows you fill out and send sample forms and work orders to the email you registered with. Field2Base Mobile Forms™ is a monthly paid subscription service. Full use of the application and additional features beyond what is available in the Free version requires that you have a valid and registered Field2Base account. Terms of Service To view our terms of service, please go to: https://www.field2base.com/terms-of-service/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mobile Forms at 80% against AboutTime's 16%. Mobile Forms also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.9). AboutTime's advantage is monetization model (paid vs subscription) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Mobile Forms holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of AboutTime's written reviews are positive against 80% of Mobile Forms's.
AboutTime ships an update monthly, Mobile Forms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 3, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AboutTime | Mobile Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (36 ratings) | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | About Time Technologies, L.L.C. | Field2Base, Inc |
Customer experience
AboutTime
Mobile Forms
In-app purchases
AboutTime
No in-app purchases
Mobile Forms
No in-app purchases
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