Comparison

Clock In vs SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock

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

Head to head
About

Clock In

Easily track your work hours with a simple timer or manual entries. Log breaks, tips, and notes while jobs are color-coded with custom rates. Automatically calculate overtime and round time for accurate pay.

Highlights
  • Start timer or add manual entries
  • Log breaks, tips, and notes
  • Color-coded jobs with hourly rates
  • Automatic overtime calculation
  • Time rounding options
  • Scheduled clock-in/out reminders
  • Export timesheets in multiple formats
Features
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Clock In makes tracking work hours simple. Built for hourly workers, freelancers, and anyone who needs accurate timesheets and earnings calculations. TRACK YOUR TIME • Start a timer or add entries manually — past, present, or future • Log breaks, tips, and notes with every entry • See your earnings grow in real time as you work STAY ORGANIZED • Create color-coded jobs with hourly rates and pay periods • View entries by day, week, month, or pay period • Entries display in a calendar with a detailed list below GET PAID ACCURATELY • Configure daily and weekly overtime with custom multipliers • Round time automatically — start/end times or total duration • Support for weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, and 4-week pay periods NEVER FORGET TO CLOCK IN • Schedule reminders for specific times • Get notified when arriving or leaving a location • Set clock-out reminders after working a set duration UNDERSTAND YOUR TIME • Visual reports break down hours and earnings by job or period • Export timesheets as PDF, CSV, HTML, or plain text • Share via email, messages, or save to any app MAKE IT YOURS • Choose from a variety of app icons • Customize duration formats and first day of week • Add the active timer widget to your home screen Download Clock In and take control of your time. Some features require Clock In Plus. ----- Privacy Policy: https://clockin.brogan.io/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://clockin.brogan.io/terms

About

SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock

Manage employee shifts, track work hours, and calculate payroll effortlessly. This app allows teams to clock in and out from their own devices, view schedules, and receive important announcements. Managers can build schedules, fix missed punches, and estimate labor costs without complex spreadsheets.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out from personal devices
  • View up-to-date schedules
  • Manager message board
  • Automated timesheets
  • Estimated pay calculation
  • Fix missed punches
  • Build and share weekly schedules
Features
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A time clock, schedule and timesheet for shop teams. Your team clocks in from their own phone. You see hours and pay without a spreadsheet. Know who is in, and what the week costs. FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE SCHEDULE - Clock in and out: start a shift, a break or lunch with a tap. No shared terminal and no paper sheet by the back door - See the schedule: every shift, with any changes, always up to date - Message board: announcements and tasks from the manager, in one place everyone actually checks - Meetings: get invited to team meetings and see when they move FOR THE PERSON WHO SIGNS THE CHECKS - Every clock-in becomes a timesheet - Timesheets by employee and by week - Pay rates and estimated pay for the period, before payroll is due - Fix a missed punch when someone forgets to clock out - Build the weekly schedule and share it instantly BUILT WITH YOUR TEAM'S PRIVACY IN MIND - A location is recorded only when someone clocks in or out or starts or ends a break, and at no other time. The app never tracks in the background - Employees can decline location permission and their time is still saved - Everyone signs in to the shop's iPad with their own PIN and sees only what their role allows PART OF THE SAME SHOP Employee Manager works with SpotsPOS Repair and SpotsPOS Retail, so repairs by technician and sales by employee sit on the same team list. Ready for iPhone Duo. Available in English and Spanish. Plans are available inside the app. Terms of Service: https://spotspos.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://spotspos.com/privacy

Screenshots

Clock In4 screens
SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock at 5.0 against Clock In's 4.6. Clock In's advantage is ratings volume (6.5K vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Clock In sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clock In has 6.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clock In ships an update weekly, SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Clock In versus SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClock InSpotsPOS Employee Time Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.5K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrogan LLCRepair Spots Inc

Customer experience

Clock In

All ratings6,535 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral18.9%
Negative32.6%

SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clock In

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Time entries not saving correctly
  • App crashing on launch after updates
  • Issues with exporting data
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing dates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set pay period start day
  • Automatic overtime calculation
  • Option to round time entries to nearest 15 minutes
  • Support for multiple currencies
  • Integration with calendar/scheduling apps

SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Clock In

Subscriptions6
  • Clock In Plus$3.991 Month
  • Clock In Plus7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Clock In Plus7 Days trial$5.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Clock In Plus$35.991 Year
  • Clock In Plus7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Clock In Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • Tipping - Single Shot$0.99
  • Tipping - Double Shot$1.99
  • Plus2 variants$5.99
Show 2 more
  • Tipping - Carafe$9.99
  • Tipping - Coffee Box$19.99
10 purchases

SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock

Subscriptions10
  • Basic Plan1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Basic Plan7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Premium Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Premium Plan1 Month trial$39.991 Month
  • Basic Plan Yearly1 Month trial$174.991 Month
  • Premium Plan Yearly1 Month trial$174.991 Year
  • Basic Play Yearly7 Days trial$269.991 Year
  • Premium Plan Yearly7 Days trial$449.991 Year
  • Premium Plan Yearly1 Month trial$449.991 Year
  • Corporate Plan Yearly1 Month trial$799.991 Year

Questions

Is Clock In free?
Clock In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock free?
SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clock In or SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock?
SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock is rated higher. Clock In averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.5K ratings, while SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Clock In or SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock have ads?
Neither Clock In nor SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clock In or SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock?
Clock In ships an update weekly, and SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock monthly. Most recently, Clock In was updated on October 29, 2026 and SpotsPOS Employee Time Clock on October 30, 2026.

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