Comparison

My TimeBook vs MySCE

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

Head to head
About

My TimeBook

This app helps longshoremen track their work hours, shifts, and earnings with automatic calculations. It offers detailed logging for jobs, locations, and travel, with customizable settings for different locals and shifts. Data can be backed up and emailed for safekeeping.

Highlights
  • Track daily job events (Shift, Ship, Location, Job, Hours)
  • Automatic calculation of hours worked and earnings
  • View hours and earnings by quarter, year, month, and week
  • Monthly job event view with holiday tracking
  • Customizable settings for shifts and locals
  • Built-in backup and email functionality
Features
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My Timebook App has been designed to be used by Longshoreman who work on the waterfront. Go mobile! Have your time book with you at all times. Keep track of where you've worked and most importantly, keep track of your hours worked. NOTE: All the data is stored on the phone and will get deleted if you delete the app. If you need to delete, don't forget to use the built-in backup feature. The backup will save all your data to a file and email a copy to yourself. Features: - Enter daily job events with the following information: Shift, Ship, Location, Job, Hours, Flop Hours, Average Hours, Travel Hours, and Notes. - Ability to update job events. - Automatic Calculations of Check-In Hours, Actual Worked Hours, and Earnings. - Hours worked calculated for each quarter, year to date, selected month, selected week, and career hours. - Earnings calculated for each quarter, year to date, selected month, and selected week. - Monthly view of all job events including all Holidays. - Configuration panel to update primary shift (day/night) and Local (Casual, 13, 63, 94, ...). - Automatic filtering of jobs based on Local selection. - For users which have less than 5000 hrs, enter Career Hours in Configuration Panel and have this App keep track of your hours worked. - Make phone calls within the Timebook App: for Checking In and Job Counts. This time book app has been developed by someone who works in the industry. Any suggestions for enhancements are welcomed, if reasonable will be considered. This is just a start. New features are in the works. Terms: New installs will have use of the Time Book for 15 days. The time book will be renewable on a yearly basis for $4.99 and subject to change. For more information or for comments, go to: www.laptopindustries.com

About

MySCE

Manage your electricity service with ease. View bills, track energy usage, report outages, and make payments. The app offers a simplified design for quick access to account information and payment arrangements.

Highlights
  • View and pay bills
  • Track energy usage
  • Report power outages
  • Check outage status
  • Create payment arrangements
  • Fingerprint/Face login
  • Set usage alerts
Features
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Experience the convenience of managing your power with just a tap of our app. The MySCE app makes it easy to manage your SCE residential and business accounts - view your projected next bill amount and energy usage, download and pay your bill, make a payment arrangement, report an outage, check outage status by address, and more. Note: This app supports SCE residential and business customers with up to 10 service addresses. A new, simplified design makes it even easier to use app features: BILLING AND PAYMENT - View your current bill and make a payment - Access a link to pay with a credit card or digital payments - Add a payment method or manage your saved payment methods - View, download, or print a PDF bill - Create and view a payment arrangement ENERGY USE INFORMATION - View your projected monthly bill amount and usage - Track your current, daily, time of use (TOU), and past energy use - View your historical energy cost and usage - Create monthly usage limit or bill amount targets and receive alerts OUTAGE INFORMATION - Report a power outage for your home, business, or streetlight - Search for an outage and check the restoration progress - View public safety power outages and SCE customer resources ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - Fingerprint and Face login to access information quickly - Register for account access - Update your account profile – email address and phone number

Screenshots

My TimeBook4 screens
MySCE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My TimeBook at 65% against MySCE's 10%. My TimeBook also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.9). MySCE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 324). On price, update cadence, ads 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. My TimeBook sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MySCE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My TimeBook holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 324 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of My TimeBook's written reviews are positive against 10% of MySCE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My TimeBook versus MySCE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy TimeBookMySCE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (324 ratings) — better1.9 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews — better9.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3241.5K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB191 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLaptop Industries, LLCSouthern California Edison

Customer experience

My TimeBook

All ratings324 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative25.3%

MySCE

All ratings1,510 ratings
Positive19.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative76.6%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive9.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative86.6%

User reviews

My TimeBook

From 324 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy-to-use interface for tracking work hours
  • 📊 Accurate wage and earnings calculations
  • 💾 Reliable backup and restore functionality
  • 🎯 Tailored for longshoremen with industry-specific job categories
  • ⏱️ Convenient daily shift logging and record-keeping

Room to improve

  • 💰 Annual recurring charges with yearly price increases
  • 📢 Ads displayed despite paid subscription
  • 🐛 Frequent authentication/repurchase issues requiring app reinstall
  • ❌ Inaccurate wage calculations for casual and non-top-pay workers
  • 🔧 Outdated user interface design

MySCE

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful app
  • 🚀 Great improvements
  • 🚀 Easy and intuitive
  • 👍 Works great

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Doesn't work at all
  • 🐛 Useless app
  • 🐛 Terrible app
  • 🐛 Constantly having issues

Bugs and requests

My TimeBook

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on startup for some users
  • CSV export/email functionality not working
  • App requests repurchase despite active subscription
  • Wage calculations incorrect for casual workers and specific locals
  • Email backup not sending or receiving
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  • Data not saving since specific dates
  • Incompatibility with newer iPhone models
  • Calendar format issues for Canadian users
  • Missing job categories in job selection dropdown
  • Pay scale not updating when switching between casual and local status
  • Graveyard wage calculations inaccurate for Vancouver Local 500
  • Preset to TOP PAY with no option to change for non-top-pay workers

Requested features

21 requests
  • Cloud synchronization across multiple devices
  • Dark mode option
  • Ad-free premium version
  • Photo attachment for job tickets
  • FLOP hours calculator
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  • Rolled-over hours tracking
  • Multiple day input for recurring entries
  • 70% completion assistance for IDs
  • Steady calendar integration
  • Maps integration with GPS coordinates to terminals
  • Additional notes fields (UTR, Trans, truck numbers, gang names, radio channels)
  • Business Agent job category
  • Skill and Combo lift for RoRo operations
  • Terminal address directory
  • Ability to edit entries after submission
  • Preferred job shortlist at top of list
  • Alphabetized job list
  • Multi-currency support
  • Hourly rates for future raise increases
  • Week-based hour totals for earning equalization systems
  • Export/import functionality between Android and iOS

MySCE

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with latest iOS
  • App crashes after update
  • App won't open or load profile
  • Biometrics no longer work

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back daily/hourly usage tracking
  • Add ability to see projected bill amount
  • Implement Face ID login
  • Provide hourly usage data

In-app purchases

10 purchases

My TimeBook

One-time10
  • MyTimeBook2017$1.99
  • MyTimeBook2018$1.99
  • MyTimeBook2019$1.99
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  • MyTimeBook2020$2.99
  • MyTimeBook2021$2.99
  • MyTimeBook2022$2.99
  • MyTimeBook2023$4.99
  • MyTimeBook2024$4.99
  • MyTimeBook2026$4.99
  • MyTimeBook2025$4.99
None

MySCE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My TimeBook free?
My TimeBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MySCE free?
MySCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My TimeBook or MySCE?
My TimeBook is rated higher. My TimeBook averages 4.5 out of 5 from 324 ratings, while MySCE averages 1.9 from 1.5K ratings.
Do My TimeBook or MySCE have ads?
Neither My TimeBook nor MySCE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My TimeBook or MySCE?
My TimeBook ships an update monthly, and MySCE monthly. Most recently, My TimeBook was updated on November 6, 2026 and MySCE on November 6, 2026.

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