TimeTrex vs HostedTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeTrex
Track employee attendance from any location, with or without an internet connection. Ideal for mobile workforces, it syncs data to a central server for payroll processing and exception alerts. Features include GPS tracking, shift scheduling, and time-off requests.
- Offline attendance recording
- GPS location tracking
- Shift scheduling and requests
- Team punch functionality
- Kiosk mode with facial recognition
- Branch, Department, Job, and Task tracking
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TimeTrex Mobile allows employees to track their attendance from anywhere, even if there is no internet connection! Perfect for home care and trade professionals who are always moving between job sites. Attendance information is then sent back to the TimeTrex server where business rules/policies are applied, supervisors can be notified of exceptions (employees coming in late, leaving early, missed punches, etc..) and payroll can be processed in just a few clicks. ***FEATURES*** - Record time worked in Branches and Departments. (Professional Edition) - Record time worked on Jobs (Projects) and Tasks. (Corporate Edition) - Easily transfer between Branch/Department/Job (Project)/Task in a single operation. - Team Punch, select your entire team/crew and record their attendance in a single operation. - GPS location is recorded with each punch and GEO fences can be enforced. - Track time spent on Lunch and Breaks. - Custom notes and fields can be recorded with each punch. - View upcoming scheduled shifts. - Submit requests to supervisors. - Review and verify timesheets. - Offline mode, continue to record punches even if no internet connection is available, data is automatically uploaded once an internet connection becomes available again. ***KIOSK MODE*** - Turn any tablet or phone into a powerful stationary (wall mounted) or mobile timeclock. - Biometric facial recognition and photo capturing can be enabled for each punch to help prevent buddy punching. - Employees can use QRCodes to instantly punch in/out using the camera. *Additional licensing fees may apply when KIOSK mode is enabled.
HostedTime
Track your work hours and view your upcoming shifts. This app allows you to check your timecards, view schedules, and monitor your available balances. You can also send and receive messages directly within the application.
- View timecards
- View schedules
- View balances
- Send messages
- Receive messages
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Time/Attendance Mobile Application * View Timecards * View Schedules * View Balances * Send/Receive Messages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeTrex at 50% against HostedTime's 5%. TimeTrex also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.7). HostedTime's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
TimeTrex holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 159 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TimeTrex's written reviews are positive against 5% of HostedTime's.
TimeTrex ships an update every 3 weeks, HostedTime every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeTrex | HostedTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (106 ratings) — better | 1.7 (159 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 5.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 106 | 159 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TimeTrex | Bektek Enterprises, Inc. |
Customer experience
TimeTrex
HostedTime
Bugs and requests
TimeTrex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HostedTime
Reported bugs
84 issues- Keeps logging me out
- Locked out for days
- Messes up every weekend
- Can't get paid right
- Won't let me back in
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- Picks you out often
- Frequently does not work
- PTO is always messed up
- Desktop version does not recognize login and password
- Pay stubs currently stuck loading
- Cannot access my information
- Continue to get message that I am locked out
- Cannot access any of my information
- No type of help from app support
- Cannot log in
- Worst app
- App has logged me out and will not log me back in
- Won't let you contact developer
- Took the update on 1/16/25 now I cannot login
- Get an error 'cannot communicate with server'
- New update kicked me out and now I'm unable to log back in
- Can't get my paycheck on my HostedTime anymore
- Unable to download paystubs
- Cannot see paychecks
- Cannot see w2s
- Since update every time I press on messages it says no conversation yet
- Won't let me press on links sent to me
- When viewing pay stubs in the app it just says the pdf downloaded and can't see anything
- App only works when it wants to
- Has my account locked
- Will not even allow me to use one time code to access
- Online doesn't have account either
- How do I get account unlocked?
- Saying that it's 5/30/2024 for time
- Can't see scheduled PTO days
- Don't have an update available
- App Store says last update was 9 months ago
- Couldn't get it to work on my phone
- Recently logged me out and I can't get back in
- It says I've been locked out
- This app is nothing but problems and error
- Has logged me out for some reason and it will not allow me to log back in
- Wouldn't let me logged into another facility
- Basically useless
- I have been locked out of my account and there's nothing I can do about it
- Keeps logging me out and not able to sign back in
- It doesn't show all the information needed
- Just get a blank screen
- Won't work for my apple phone or apple tablet
- Can't download time sensitive check stubs
- App updated on my phone. Now I can't log in.
- This app will only allow for 1 account
- Can't log in even after trying multiple time and both ways
- The app does not work
- Newest version isn't showing correct hours
- All hours (paid reg, shift difference, service worker and sick hours) are all calculated together
- Cannot see your PTO with the new update
- Have to download your check to files just to see it
- Hour totals incorrect
- No period hour totals
- Does not scroll on time card correctly
- Practically useless
- Can't view actual hours that I have actually worked
- Everything is thrown together hours and shift differences are calculated together
- Horrible update. Change it back!!!
- Can't even see my PTO time
- Can't seem to log in or update
- Unable to see the balances on my account after the update
- Can't see PTO with new update
- This new update is trash
- The old version was better
- Screen does not load completely
- It doesn't show a total of your time
- Keeps saying username or password is incorrect
- Unable to get into the app
- When you need to view anything important. App is giving you a hard time.
- Unable to login with the correct login information
- App tends to crash anytime I try to see any of the messages from my facility
- Get the can't connect to server error message
- Server not available
- Unable to log in. Stating 'wrong ID and or Password'
- Gives an error as of lately saying wrong User ID and Password
- Can't do the App Support because it asks for email and password which I do not have
- No app update for it to do
Requested features
9 requests- Allow changes to banking info for direct deposit
- Improve app for users
- Add ability to see PTO
- Put back actual hours worked to the time clock
- Separate hours worked from shift differences
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- Allow viewing paychecks without downloading
- Fix app so it works for Apple phones/tablets
- Allow multiple accounts for users working for multiple companies
- Fix app so it works on iPhone 14
In-app purchases
TimeTrex
No in-app purchases
HostedTime
No in-app purchases
