TimeTrex vs Silvertrac
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.
Silvertrac
This mobile client connects to a security guard management platform. It enables guards to perform daily rounds, verify their presence at locations, and generate client reports detailing their activities. Continued GPS use may impact battery life.
- Daily work rounds
- Proof of presence
- Client reporting
- Security guard management
- Activity tracking
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This is the front end client for use with the security guard management platform Silvertrac. It is used by security guards to complete daily work rounds and provide proof of their presence on their assigned properties and work activities to their clients with an easily consumable report. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TimeTrex at 3.9 against Silvertrac's 2.6. TimeTrex also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Silvertrac's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). 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.
TimeTrex holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 134 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TimeTrex's written reviews are positive against 20% of Silvertrac's.
TimeTrex ships an update every 3 weeks, Silvertrac every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeTrex | Silvertrac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (106 ratings) — better | 2.6 (134 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 20.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 106 | 134 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TimeTrex | SilverTrac Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
TimeTrex
Silvertrac
Bugs and requests
TimeTrex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Silvertrac
Reported bugs
50 issues- App crashes when taking photos
- App keeps saying it is loading
- App not working properly since updated
- Logging in issues
- App goes to login screen and spins
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- System crashing multiple times
- Photos, notes, everything erased when app crashes
- App randomly crashes
- App keeps having trouble
- Cannot access app due to technical difficulties
- Hourly reports and uploads not received by supervisors/dispatchers
- App crashes all the time
- Issues don't show up
- App is always buggy
- App doesn't let you login
- App randomly won't let you take pictures
- App crashes and gives error message about too many attempts
- App hasn't downloaded complete Daily Activity report
- Entire company cannot log in after update
- App keeps showing "Downloading Route Data"
- No report is uploaded
- App shuts down by itself
- App doesn't work (stopped itself)
- Unable to reset password
- App keeps logging out by itself
- Cannot zoom in on photos on Android
- Photo quality with Android phones is horrible
- App is faulty in many ways
- No setting to automatically select QR codes or NFC
- Repeatedly crashes and fails to login
- App is very prone to crash and consistent bugs
- App crashes in between scans
- Scans don't come through to the office right away
- App deletes pictures after taking them
- App says rerouting data and deletes posts
- Have to take a picture of one post, send it, sign out, and re-sign back in for every single picture
- Pictures and written post notes sent in are not received by dispatch
- New update 4.3.3 is terrible
- App doesn't submit anything after taking a photo
- Scanning a bar takes user back to home screen
- App logged out more than 20 times over a 14-hour shift
- Pictures taken during patrol get lost when logged out
- App needs to be updated
- App only works on 'always' but gives option of 'only when using app'
- No explanation of where stored information goes
- App is a tad glitchy
- App automatically logs out on iOS
- Lost photos and report after being logged out on iOS
- App is not compatible with iOS 8 update
- App worked great prior to upgrading to iOS 8
Requested features
7 requests- Show hours clocked in/out to users
- Face recognition to sign in
- Feature to automatically select QR codes or NFC
- Previous scan/report log for guards
- Ability to see daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly entries
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- Apple Watch app support
- General Entry selection
In-app purchases
TimeTrex
No in-app purchases
Silvertrac
No in-app purchases
Questions
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