Geofency vs Work Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Geofency
Automatically track your time based on your location. This app records arrival and departure times as you enter or leave designated places, eliminating manual clock-in and clock-out. It offers detailed statistics, calendar export, and even integrates with home automation systems.
- Automatic location-based time tracking
- Graphical visualization of dwell times
- Rich statistics and summaries
- Webhook for home automation
- Calendar export (iCloud, CalDAV, Exchange)
- Apple Watch app
- Export data to Excel-friendly format
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GEOFENCY enables fully automatic location-based time recording on iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Watch, where manual clock-in and clock-out becomes an absurdity of the past. Arrival and departure times are automatically recorded as soon as you enter or leave an interesting place – it works like magic! Of course all very energy efficient, thanks to the latest Geofencing & iBeacon technologies! With the integrated Webhook and Apple HomeKit automation features, you can trigger your smart home as you arrive or leave a place (e.g. switch on the lights when coming home)! Ideal for automatic monitoring of working hours, client visits, lunch breaks or the stays on your favorite places! GEOFENCY offers the easiest and most effective way to MONITOR your DURATION OF STAYS on interesting places. Unpleasant manual time recording was yesterday! • Are you tired of having to write down working hours again and again? • Fed up leaving the office absently, missed to check the clock? • Can't you remember when you came or left your favorite places? Let the iPhone take over this nerve-racking time monitoring for you! With GEOFENCY this is now possible in a smart and clever new way! Simply mark your points of interest on a map and leave the rest to Geofency! GEOFENCY automatically tracks the times when you enter or leave your points of interest. Simply carry your iPhone in your pocket or bag with you. You will automatically receive extensive statistics and graphics over time! Automatic Location-based Time Tracking – The (GEO)FANCY way! FEATURES • Automatic location-based time tracking - 24/7 time recording for your points of interest! • Graphical visualization of your dwell times - with zoom! • Rich statistics: Single-, Day-, Week- & Month-Summaries. • Map-View: Manage your points of interest directly on a beautiful fullscreen map view. • Add new locations in seconds – With just one tap! • Runs completely in the background while trying to maintain good battery life! • Automatic recognition when you enter or leave a place or region. • Tags: To group places into tags. • Home Automation: Integrates with Webhooks and Apple HomeKit to trigger automations when arriving at or leaving a place – from turning on lights to running complex smart home scenes! • Journaling feature: Automatic recognition of frequent visited places – to know exactly when you've been where and how long! • Calendar-Export: Export events automatically into your calendar (iCloud, CalDAV & Exchange) – view your data comfortable even from Mac or PC! • Widgets: Time Clock widgets to quickly clock in or out from the Home- or Lockscreen. • Apple Watch App! • Export feature: Send time recordings via e.g. email in an Excel-friendly format! • Export time data and use it directly in Excel or Numbers! BENEFITS Simple to use daily timesaver! You don't have to fiddle around with time recordings on yourself. Free your mind and just don't bother about manual time tracking anymore! PRIVACY 100% Private: Only YOU can see your data. We will never collect or share any information about you. We respect and care about the privacy of our users! REQUIREMENTS For the best and most accurate monitoring results, Wi-Fi, carrier and location services should always be enabled for Geofency. iBeacon monitoring requires at least Bluetooth 4. BATTERY USE Continued use of GPS in the background can significantly reduce battery life. Geofency was designed to use GPS very sparingly and never in the background. The app relies mostly on cell tower + Wi-Fi locations. This has been carefully chosen to get the best battery life. WHAT PEOPLE SAY • "I had no idea that my iPhone could do such things!" • "Beautiful, polished and elegant designed. Extremely simple to use." • "Perhaps the most overall effective app available." Find out more on our landing page: www.geofency.com Sample-Scripts for easy webhook integration: www.geofency.com/geo.zip
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.
- 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
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Work Log - Shift Tracker helps hourly workers track shifts, understand pay periods, and estimate earnings before payday. Log your hours in seconds, keep overtime organized, and see clear totals for each shift, week, month, or pay period. Whether you punch in and out, enter shifts manually, work multiple jobs, earn tips, or track mileage, Work Log gives you a reliable record of your time and pay. • Track shifts, hours, breaks, tips, expenses, mileage, bonuses, deductions, and more • Estimate your pay for each shift and pay period • Set custom pay periods so your totals match your real paycheck schedule • Track overtime by shift, week, or pay period, with up to three overtime rules • Add premium or differential hours for evenings, weekends, holidays, or other special rates • Punch in and out, or enter your hours manually • Save time with Quick Shifts and automatic break deduction • View your work history by day, week, month, year, pay period, or all shifts • Customize date formats, time formats, week start day, theme, and more • Add notes to shifts so important details are easy to find later • Use cloud backup and sync to keep your records available across devices Upgrade to Pro to remove ads, add multiple jobs, export spreadsheets, and create PDF reports. Work Log is built for hourly workers who want a clear, reliable record of their shifts, hours, overtime, and estimated pay without a complicated payroll system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Work Log at Free against Geofency's $4.99. Work Log also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 623) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). Geofency's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#72 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Work Log is free to download; Geofency costs $4.99 up front. Geofency sells 6 one-off in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Geofency against 4.8 for Work Log. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Work Log has 3.9K ratings behind it against 623, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Geofency's written reviews are positive against 82% of Work Log's.
Geofency ships an update every 9 days, Work Log every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Geofency | Work Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (623 ratings) | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 623 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #72 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karl Heinz Herbel | AR Productions Inc |
Customer experience
Geofency
Work Log
User reviews
Geofency
From 623 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Effective location tracking
- 🕰️ Accurate time logging
- 📊 Detailed statistics and reports
- 🔌 Low battery impact
- 🔍 Helpful for billing and invoicing
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited location customization options
- 🕰️ Occasional inaccuracies in time tracking
- 🤖 Inconsistent integration with iBeacons
- 🔍 Difficulty merging or editing location data
- 🔍 Lack of advanced filtering and sorting options
Work Log
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Geofency
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Inconsistent background tracking on newer iOS versions
- Unreliable webhook integration for home automation
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to manually add/edit locations
- Improve iBeacon integration and reliability
- Implement more advanced filtering and reporting options
- Add support for exporting data to other formats
- Introduce a dark mode option
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
Geofency
- Small Coffee Tip$1.99
- Medium Coffee Tip$3.99
- Large Coffee Tip$5.99
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- Generous Tip$7.99
- Enormous Tip$12.99
- 1 kg Coffee Tip$22.99
Work Log
- Work Log Pro - Monthly$0.991 Month
- Work Log Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year






