Time Off vs Paid Time Off
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Off
Easily track time off requests and generate reports for personal or business use. Set up jobs, manage accruals with custom policies, and send requests via email. View your time off status at a glance and sync data across devices.
- Time off tracking
- Request management
- Custom accrual policies
- Email requests
- Calendar invites
- Exportable reports
- Cloud sync
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TIME OFF TRACKING, REQUESTS, and REPORTING MADE EASY ------ FOR INDIVIDUALS: Setup your own jobs without requiring your employers involvement. FOR BUSINESSES: Requires your employer to have a Time Off Cloud business account. https://portal.timeoffcloud.net/signup ------ "NO TIME SHEET" CALCULATIONS ENGINE: Simply setup your hours worked per day, start dates, allotted time per year, and accrual periods (every day, month, year, 2x times per month, etc). All of the calculations are clearly displayed showing how much time you have available at any moment. ADVANCED ACCRUALS: The advanced accruals wizard allows you to setup features such as rollover policies and more. (requires newsletter signup) EMAIL REQUESTS: Email time off requests directly to your supervisor and CC yourself. Both personal and business accounts support "web approval". (requires push notifications) CALENDAR INVITES: Each approved time off request includes a calendar invite. REPORTS: Export beautiful looking reports that you can email to anyone! Send them as Excel or PDF attachments, or embed them directly in your email as html or plain text. MULTIPLE JOBS: Track multiple jobs for yourself or your spouse. HOURS OR DAYS: Record time as hours or days, whichever you prefer! AUTO RENEW: When the fiscal year is over, Time Off creates a new year for you. If you rollover unused time or borrow against the next fiscal year, Time Off does the math so you don't have to. With advanced accruals, you can customize the rollover policy per leave category. 12 CUSTOM LEAVE CATEGORIES: Vacation, Personal, Sick, etc. Customize the names and colors of up to 12 different categories of time off! BIRDS-EYE-VIEW: Get a birds-eye view of the year on one simple overview screen. Each category has a summary for the amount of time available, used and remaining. TIME OFF STATUS: Your time is automatically grouped according to status, such as Pending, Currently Using, Reserved and Denied. CLOUD SYNC: Protect your data with cloud backup and sync across devices. BEAUTIFUL AND EASY TO USE: Time Off is the best looking and most user friendly app of its kind. Now even easier with integrated help and feedback/support tools.
Paid Time Off
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Trouble keeping track of how much vacation time you have left at work? Want to keep track of you vacation time left on you phone? If you answered yes, this app is for you. It's easy, simple and super easy to use. No complicated interface, just the basics. Give it a try, it's free for goodness sake....
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Time Off at every 2 months against Paid Time Off's every 20 months. Time Off also leads on iOS requirement (9.2 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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.
Time Off ships an update every 2 months, Paid Time Off every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Off | Paid Time Off |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (669 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 669 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meta Section, LLC | Christopher Wagner |
Bugs and requests
Time Off
Reported bugs
4 issues- Logging out issues
- Incorrect time off calculations
- Data loss and reset problems
- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to track accrual of leave time
- More leave type and category options
- Sync with calendar and cloud services
- Customizable settings and preferences
- Improved reporting and analytics
Paid Time Off
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Time Off
No in-app purchases
Paid Time Off
No in-app purchases






