Comparison

DeskTime vs ButtonShift

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

ButtonShift

Features
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The ButtonShift app makes it easier than ever to manage reviews, share feedback, and keep projects moving, right from your phone. Whether you’re approving a design, leaving a quick feedback, or managing projects, ButtonShift keeps your creative flow intact, anytime and anywhere. Built for creative teams - designers, video editors, marketing teams, agencies, and anyone who deals with visual content. It combines feedback, reviews, approvals, and project management into one simple, beautiful workspace made for the way creative work actually happens. Here’s what you can do with ButtonShift: Centralized Feedback Make your feedback actionable, clear with annotations, voice notes, tagging, and precise timestamps directly on Videos, Images, PDFs, and Audio files, so your team can move projects forward faster. Review and Approve on the go Move your creative work through a simple workflow. Get client approvals with one click, track statuses like In Review, In Revision, or Approved, and get to conclusions faster. Seamless Messaging Chat, share feedback, and make decisions - all in the same workspace. No more jumping between apps. Minimalist Project Management A simple non-geeky project management tool designed for creative minds. Manage projects, deadlines, and deliverables visually, without the clutter of traditional project management tools. All In One Creative Workspace Bring your team, content, and projects together in one intuitive workspace. Manage tasks, approvals, and feedback effortlessly, and keep your creative work moving faster. Why creative teams love it: ● Purpose-built for creative teams ● Clean, intuitive design that’s easy to use ● Combines feedback, reviews, and project management in one space ● Helps teams and clients stay perfectly aligned With ButtonShift, your creative work feels effortless. No clutter, no chaos - just a simple, visual, and intuitive way to bring ideas to conclusions faster. Download ButtonShift today and experience how creative teams stay in sync, from feedback to final approval.

Screenshots

DeskTime4 screens
ButtonShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ButtonShift at every 3 weeks against DeskTime's every 6 months. DeskTime's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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, ButtonShift every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DeskTime versus ButtonShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeskTimeButtonShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeskTimeBuena Logica Technologies Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

DeskTime

No in-app purchases

None

ButtonShift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeskTime free?
DeskTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ButtonShift free?
ButtonShift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DeskTime or ButtonShift have ads?
Neither DeskTime nor ButtonShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeskTime or ButtonShift?
DeskTime ships an update every 6 months, and ButtonShift every 3 weeks. Most recently, DeskTime was updated on September 7, 2026 and ButtonShift on September 29, 2026.

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