Comparison

DeskTime vs HiveDesk Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DeskTime

This app automatically tracks how employees spend their time online and offline, boosting productivity. It allows for project-based time tracking, cost calculation, custom reporting, and managing employee time off. The mobile version includes a timer and remote team performance viewing.

Highlights
  • Automatic time tracking
  • Project-based time tracking
  • Cost calculation
  • Customizable reports
  • Vacation and time-off planning
  • Mobile timer
Features
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DeskTime is fully automatic time tracking software that has proven to boost employee productivity by 30% within the first weeks of using it. See how you and your employees spend their time online and offline, track time by projects, and automatically calculate their costs based on workers' hourly rates. Additionally, generate custom reports for in-house use or your customers, plan employee vacations and time offs, calculate overtime pay, and store your team member's contact information in one place. The iOS app with mobile timer feature allows you to manually start and stop a timer on the app, fill in your idle time gaps, get a remote view of the office and see how teams are performing, what projects/programs they're working on, who's been late and more. Key Features: - mobile timer - see who's working, slacking, late, or absent in real-time - assign idle time gaps - view your profile - view and change your settings Let us know what you think, send feedback and questions to support@desktime.com

About

HiveDesk Mobile

Features
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The official mobile app for HiveDesk time tracking software. Works with your HiveDesk account. GPS time tracking, automatic clock in and out, and online timesheets for remote teams, work-from-home employees and field staff.

Screenshots

DeskTime4 screens
HiveDesk Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DeskTime at every 6 months against HiveDesk Mobile's every 12 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeskTime ships an update every 6 months, HiveDesk Mobile every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DeskTime versus HiveDesk Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeskTimeHiveDesk Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeskTimeScalable Ventures, LLC

In-app purchases

None

DeskTime

No in-app purchases

None

HiveDesk Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeskTime free?
DeskTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HiveDesk Mobile free?
HiveDesk Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DeskTime or HiveDesk Mobile have ads?
Neither DeskTime nor HiveDesk Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeskTime or HiveDesk Mobile?
DeskTime ships an update every 6 months, and HiveDesk Mobile every 12 months. Most recently, DeskTime was updated on October 23, 2026 and HiveDesk Mobile on October 27, 2026.

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