TRACcess eKEY vs Simplitime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TRACcess eKEY
This app transforms your smartphone into a secure mobile key for accessing TRACcess locks. It allows you to open devices, log job notes, receive access permissions, and view access history. Your company's administrator manages your access rights.
- Secure mobile key functionality
- Open TRACcess devices
- Log job notes
- Receive new access permissions
- View device access history
- Transmit activity records
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The TRACcess® eKEY® App turns your smartphone into a secure, non-transferable mobile key. Install the TRACcess eKEY App on your phone to open TRACcess locks. Your company’s system administrator grants the permissions to access sites. After download, contact your System Administrator for required authorization code. TRACcess eKEY software communicates with TRACcess devices via the Bluetooth® signal on your phone. Use your eKEY app to: - Open a TRACcess device - Enter a job note - Receive new access permissions - Read a locking device to view its access history - Transmit your activity records to the TRACcess Manager system - Assign a Site ID to a TRACcess locking device
Simplitime
This app streamlines employee time tracking and labor cost management. It allows for real-time monitoring of shifts, PTO requests, and payroll processing with features like geofencing and automated alerts for overtime.
- Real-time shift monitoring with geofencing
- Employee PTO and shift change requests
- Automated overtime alerts
- Seamless payroll processing
- Labor cost optimization
- Integration with UKG Pro
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This app is the mobile endpoint for the Simplitime system. Here's why you should Simplitime: Stay in control, be in compliance and empower your employees to Clock IN and OUT faster and smarter from anywhere in the world while at the same time managing labor costs. View daily shifts in real-time with Geo fence-enabled location tracking and interactive map. Always know who's clocked in, who's on break, who's on PTO, and who clocked out in real-time. Employees can request a shift change, schedule, or PTO directly from their App Manage your Time Off requests, shift requests, and other requests all from the palm of your hand Quickly set up a PTO plan and assign it to one or multiple employees. Request a paid or unpaid PTO, and once approved, it flows directly into your timesheet. Manage your PTO balance, time taken, and accruals directly on your app Forgot to clock in? Request a new or change a shift; upon approval from your manager, your shift is displayed in your timesheet in real-time. Review all your requests and their statuses all from a single page. Simplify time tracking and payroll: Easily track employee hours and costs and export timesheets for seamless payroll processing. Enable geofencing and time clock alerts, prevent early clock-in, and clock out automatically for better time clock accuracy. Real-time dashboard of all hours worked by pay code and dollar amounts Real-time labor tracking against budget and against schedules Pay policy (pay codes, calc rules, wage rules, holidays) Timecard Action ( approvals, edits. labor allocations, audit, GPS locations, etc) Overtime rules are built for every country, state, and union group. Rules editable with a single drag and drop Real-time overtime alerts as well as daily and weekly digest as well as overtime approaching alerts to all managers and admin Full mobile timecard functionality ( everything you do on the web you can do on mobile) SimpliTime Features: -Direct integration with UKG Pro by Ultimate Kronos Group -Web Timesheet: daily, weekly, monthly, and custom ranges -Clock in and out from Physical Clock, App, QR Code, and more -Report generation: compare your budget with actuals -Overtime Rules that are compliant with state laws, like those of California -Labor cost optimization – Manage your daily. Weekly, and monthly costs to a specific org level -Alerts when approaching overtime, mis punches, meal violations, and more -Employees can request a shift change, a PTO request, and more -Web, mobile app, and mobile web support Whether you're managing a team of 5 or 500, SimpliTime will save you valuable hours and manage your labor cost
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simplitime at 5.0 against TRACcess eKEY's 2.0. Simplitime also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). TRACcess eKEY's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simplitime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TRACcess eKEY has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TRACcess eKEY ships an update every 9 months, Simplitime every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TRACcess eKEY | Simplitime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Supra | Simplitime Inc. |
Customer experience
TRACcess eKEY
Simplitime
In-app purchases
TRACcess eKEY
No in-app purchases
Simplitime
No in-app purchases









