Comparison

Time Calculator vs Work Log

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

Head to head
About

Time Calculator

This comprehensive toolkit helps manage time, dates, and schedules with various calculators. Track work hours, plan shifts, convert time formats, and calculate differences between dates. Ideal for professionals, freelancers, and everyday users needing precise time management.

Highlights
  • Work time tracking
  • Shift scheduling
  • Date difference calculation
  • Countdown timers
  • Time zone comparison
  • Age calculation
  • Time conversion
Features
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Time Calculator is the ultimate all-in-one toolkit for managing time, dates, schedules, and more. Whether you’re tracking work hours, planning shifts, or converting time formats, this app has a calculator for every time-related need. Designed for professionals, freelancers, travellers, and everyday users alike. Included calculators: - Time Calculator Add or subtract hours, minutes, seconds, and days. Optionally apply an hourly rate for cost calculations. - Work Time Calculator Track working hours, salaries, and multiple jobs. Supports custom shifts and detailed breakdowns. - Shift Calculator Create and calculate rotating shift schedules with ease. - Date Calculator Find the difference between two dates in days, weeks, months, and years. - Time Difference Calculate the time between two clock times. - Countdown Set up countdown timers for upcoming events or deadlines. - Weekday Calculator Calculate how many weekdays and weekends are between two dates. - Add to Date Calculator Add days, weeks, months, or years to a starting date to see the resulting date. - Count Days Tap days on a calendar to count them - perfect for tracking Schengen or visa limits. - Days To/From Save countdown timers for any event and see how many days remain. - Add to Time Calculator Add hours and minutes to a specific time of day. - Age Calculator Add birthdays of friends and family to track their exact age. - Time Converter Convert between seconds, minutes, hours, and days. - Time Zone Calculator Add multiple time zones and compare times across regions. - Military Time Calculator Easily convert between 12-hour and 24-hour (military) formats. - Time to Decimal Convert standard time (like 2h 30m) to decimal format and back. --------------------------- Subscription terms: - The subscription auto-renews at the end of each term. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy and Terms of Use: https://oval.fi/privacy-policy-time-calculator

About

Work Log

Easily log your work shifts, track hours, and calculate earnings. This app offers detailed features for overtime, tips, expenses, and more, with customizable settings and flexible reporting. Upgrade to remove ads and unlock unlimited jobs.

Highlights
  • Track hours, expenses, tips, and mileage
  • Automatic break deduction
  • Overtime and premium hour tracking
  • Customizable pay periods
  • Manual or automatic time entry
  • Detailed notes section
Features
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Work Log is a shift and hours tracker for hourly workers, salaried staff and contractors. Log every shift, and see your hours, overtime, time off and estimated pay for each pay period, or turn them into a PDF timesheet for your employer or an invoice for your client. Punch in and out, or add shifts by hand. Work Log adds up your hours and works out your pay for every shift, week, month and pay period. KNOW YOUR PAY • Pay periods that match your paycheck: weekly, every two weeks, twice a month, monthly or your own schedule • Overtime by shift, week or pay period, up to three tiers, as a fixed rate or a multiplier like 1.5× • Premium and shift-differential rates for nights, weekends and holidays • A clear paycheck breakdown: regular hours, overtime, premium pay and the estimated total • Estimate your net pay with named taxes, deductions and bonuses. Set your own percentages or flat amounts. Flat amounts can apply per pay period, shift or hour, with before-tax deductions where needed. • Tips, sales, expenses, mileage, per diem, bonuses, deductions, raises and holiday pay TRACK YOUR TIME • Punch in and out with one tap, or enter shifts manually • Home Screen widget: punch in without opening the app • Reminders to punch out, end a break or take one • Quick Shifts, automatic breaks and rounding • Notes on any shift • Time zones per job, so your records stay right when you travel ADD YOUR SCHEDULE • Take a photo of the roster, or share a PDF or spreadsheet from WhatsApp, email or Files • Your shifts are found; if several people are listed, you pick your name • Review and change anything before it's added • Upcoming shifts are added as scheduled, with optional reminders. Punch in or Confirm with one tap; they're never counted until worked. • Your first import is free TIME OFF AND INVOICES • Time off: log vacation, sick and personal days, and see your balances with accrual, carry-over and yearly resets • PDF invoices: bill clients straight from your shifts, with invoice numbers, payment terms and tax (Pro) • Timesheets and spreadsheets: export any period as PDF or XLSX (Pro) • Your shifts online: view, edit and export them from any computer at worklogdashboard.com (Pro) SEE IT YOUR WAY • Monthly calendar: see worked shifts, scheduled shifts and time off together, then choose a day to view its entries or add a shift. • View your shifts by day, week, month, pay period or year, as a list or a calendar • A Home Screen panel you can customize: today, this week, your pay period, year to date and time off • Light and dark themes, and your own date, time and currency formats • Available in 23 languages KEEP IT SAFE • Free cloud backup and sync across your devices (sign-in required) • Local backups you can restore at any time WORK LOG PRO Upgrade to remove ads and get: • Import your schedule from a photo, PDF or spreadsheet • Multiple jobs, each with its own rates and settings • Spreadsheet and PDF exports, including timesheets and invoices • Your shifts online at worklogdashboard.com Does your employer use Work Log? Link to your employer in the app and Pro is included. FOR EMPLOYERS Work Log - Dashboard shows your team's hours in one place: a team overview, a page for each employee, scheduled email reports for your bookkeeper, and shared access for an office manager.

Screenshots

Time Calculator4 screens
Work Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Time Calculator at none against Work Log's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Time Calculator sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Work Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Time Calculator against 4.8 for Work Log. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 4.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Time Calculator's written reviews are positive against 82% of Work Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Calculator ships an update every 2 weeks, Work Log every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Time Calculator versus Work Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime CalculatorWork Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings)4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews82.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K4.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOval Software OyAR Productions Inc

Customer experience

Time Calculator

All ratings2,899 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews291 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative15.5%

Work Log

All ratings4,423 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative14.4%

User reviews

Time Calculator

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great Time calculator App
  • 👍 Handy and easy to use
  • 👍 Excellent
  • 👍 Awesome
  • 👍 Useful

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Editing
  • 🐛 Not designed for use on more than one device?
  • 💰 Too Expensive
  • 💰 需要收费
  • 💰 Not worth the money

Work Log

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient time tracking
  • 💰 Helpful for pay calculations
  • 🔒 Secure data storage
  • 🧠 Customizable settings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes
  • ⏱️ Inconsistent date/time display
  • 💰 Subscription model concerns
  • 🔍 Limited export options
  • 🧠 Confusing pay period settings

Bugs and requests

Time Calculator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Unable to upgrade
  • Calculator does not show hours, minutes and seconds. Only hour and minutes
  • Seconds don't work on a TIME calculator!
  • The last update is bad, it doesn't work!
  • The settings doesn't work after the last update

Requested features

12 requests
  • Overtime calculator
  • Decimals for time calculator
  • Ability to delete entries
  • Ability to edit or pick the days on the calendar
  • Ability to have the work time calculator on Mac
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  • Ability to calculate overtime including rate
  • Ability to convert time to AM/PM
  • Ability to display hours, minutes and seconds
  • Ability to divide the number of hours by days of the month
  • Ability to add multiple work shifts in a day
  • Ability to keep record of hours and weekly hours worked
  • Ability to add different pay rates for different types of work

Work Log

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Input times changing automatically
  • White screen on app launch
  • Shifts disappearing from history
  • 24-hour clock mode not disabling
  • Subscription not transferring to new device

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to duplicate/repeat shifts
  • Include job/client name tagging
  • Implement overtime pay calculations
  • Provide currency options beyond USD
  • Enable syncing across multiple devices

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Time Calculator

Subscriptions4
  • Time Calculator Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Time Calculator Premium Monthl3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Time Calculator Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Time Calculator Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Time Calculator Premium$19.99
  • Unlock all features$29.99
2 purchases

Work Log

Subscriptions2
  • Work Log Pro - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Work Log Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Time Calculator free?
Time Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Work Log free?
Work Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Calculator or Work Log?
Work Log is rated higher. Time Calculator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Work Log averages 4.8 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Time Calculator or Work Log have ads?
Work Log shows ads; Time Calculator does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Calculator or Work Log?
Time Calculator ships an update every 2 weeks, and Work Log every 10 days. Most recently, Time Calculator was updated on October 14, 2026 and Work Log on October 14, 2026.

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