Comparison

Hours Keeper vs Logger

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

Head to head
About

Hours Keeper

Easily track your work hours, calculate earnings, and generate professional PDF invoices for clients. Manage billings and payments efficiently with this intuitive time tracking tool.

Highlights
  • Real-time hours/earning tracking
  • Weekly and monthly timesheets
  • PDF invoice generation
  • Billing and payment tracking
  • Configurable overtime and breaks
  • Data export and sync
Features
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Hours Keeper is a well-designed application that you can use to easily track your hours worked and calculate your earnings. Hours Keeper allows to record your daily working hours for each client, including your overtime and break time. After earnings been calculated, you can generate PDF invoices to sent to your clients and track all the billings and the payments. Designed and developed by polycents! “Easy to use and simple. It’s very useful and is definitely worth every penny. Great customer service from developers!” “Very well executed app, nice clean interface with tones of useful features.” “A great app for those of us that do business on the go. It is packed full of great features that really help out. Great job.” Our Hours Keeper is one of the best tools to track down all the hours you have worked. Once you use the app you will want nothing else to make your hours and earnings tracking easier. KEY FEATURES - Well designed, easy to use, intuitive interface. - Realtime hours/earning tracking for multiple clients. - Weekly and monthly timesheet. - PDF invoices to send to customers. - Earnings reports. - Calendar to map your daily earning for each month. - Billing and payment tracking. - Configurable overtime and break time for time tracking. - Export data as CSV. - Sync data between all your devices. - Passcode protection. # Subscription Details # - Monthly and annual subscriptions are available. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - Subscriptions can be managed by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/10725628 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/10725628 Please write to us before leaving negative reviews, as we can often help with your problem or help you better use the app. If you have any problems or suggestions please send an mail to hourskeeper@support.polycents.com, and you will get the response with solutions in a short time.

About

Logger

Easily track your work hours, breaks, and pay. Log your time, add comments, and generate professional timesheets for clients or personal records. Estimate your paycheck and manage your work schedule efficiently.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out for work and breaks
  • Edit past entries and add comments
  • View timesheet totals by pay period
  • Estimate paycheck amounts (Pro)
  • Export timesheets as PDF (Pro)
  • Save timesheets for personal records (Pro)
Features
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Logger tracks the time you work and calculates your pay. You can share your timesheet with an employer, client, or save for your records. It's important to keep an accurate log of the hours you work. Logger is a powerful-yet-simple time keeping app. Clock-in when you start working, pause to take a break, and clock-out when it's quitting time. The entry is saved and organized automatically. ----- ## TRACK YOUR HOURS Clock in when you start, take a break for lunch, and clock out when you're done. It's never been easier to keep an accurate record of the time you work. ## REWRITE HISTORY Your history is always under your control. Don't worry if you forgot to clock out or need to retroactively add a coffee break. With just a tap you can change the date, times, or add a comment. ## TIMESHEETS IN YOUR POCKET The Timesheet screen makes it easy to see totals for any pay period or custom time span. ## MAKE A NOTE Easily add comments to any entry. Comments are helpful for logging what you accomplished that day, or a reminder of where you left off in the middle of a project. ## ESTIMATE YOUR PAYCHECK (Pro) Logger calculates what you'll be paid for each shift (we call them Entries). Compare with your pay stubs to verify you're being paid the right amount. ## EXPORT AS PDF + SHARE (Pro) At the end of a pay period, you might need to report your hours to an employer or email it to a client for invoicing. Logger allows you to create a customized timesheet using your logged sessions. The app generates a professionally formatted PDF that you can text, email, or AirDrop to whoever needs it. ## DOWNLOAD TIMESHEETS (Pro) You can also save a copy of your timesheets to keep for your personal records. This comes in very handy when tax-season rolls around. (Eek!) ----- — Logger can help: - Record an accurate log of your hours worked - Show what your next paycheck will look like - Correctly invoice clients and customers - Manage payroll and handle personal bookkeeping - Make filing taxes easier - Verify the hours and pay on your paystubs are accurate - General time management ----- — Logger is perfect for: - Freelance workers, designers, and artists - Hourly employees - Working remotely (at home, etc.) - Those who frequently work off-site, away from the office - Subcontractors and shift-workers - Students to track study sessions ----- * The basic time keeping workflow will always be free. Some premium features, like exporting and pay estimates can be unlocked with a Logger Pro subscription. Logger Pro is a monthly service that costs just $1.99/month -- or save 50% with an Annual subscription for $11.99 (Prices vary by region). New users can try Logger Pro free for 3 days! * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase (or after trial ends) and auto-renews at the same price unless disabled in iTunes Account Settings at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your subscription can be managed in your iTunes Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited if you subsequently purchase a subscription. * Privacy policy: https://atomic.software/logger/privacy * Terms of Use: https://atomic.software/logger/terms

Screenshots

Hours Keeper4 screens
Logger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Logger at 4.7 against Hours Keeper's 4.1. Logger also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). Hours Keeper's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 87). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Hours Keeper sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Logger sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Logger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours Keeper has 1.4K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Hours Keeper's written reviews are positive against 86% of Logger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours Keeper ships an update monthly, Logger every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hours Keeper versus Logger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours KeeperLogger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.4K ratings)4.7 (87 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better87
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeesoft AppsTrent Morris

Customer experience

Hours Keeper

All ratings1,405 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews554 reviews
Positive57.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative35.0%

Logger

All ratings87 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Hours Keeper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Unable to log in or restore data
  • Incorrect time and billing calculations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable invoice templates
  • Ability to add notes to entries
  • Automatic overtime calculations
  • Integration with accounting software

Logger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Hours Keeper

Subscriptions5
  • Premium - 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • Premium - 3 Months$6.993 Months
  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$13.991 Year
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  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$15.991 Year
  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Upgrade to Premium$23.99
  • Upgrade to Premium$26.99
  • Upgrade to Hours Keeper Pro$29.99
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  • Upgrade to Premium$39.99
6 purchases

Logger

Subscriptions3
  • Logger Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Logger Pro - Annual3 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Logger Pro - Annual3 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time3
  • Logger Pro - Lifetime$7.99
  • Logger Pro - Lifetime$17.99
  • Logger Pro - Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Hours Keeper free?
Hours Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Logger free?
Logger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hours Keeper or Logger?
Logger is rated higher. Hours Keeper averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Logger averages 4.7 from 87 ratings.
Do Hours Keeper or Logger have ads?
Hours Keeper shows ads; Logger does not.
Which is updated more often, Hours Keeper or Logger?
Hours Keeper ships an update monthly, and Logger every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hours Keeper was updated on October 17, 2026 and Logger on September 29, 2026.

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