Comparison

Geofency vs Work Hours Calculator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Work Hours Calculator

Track your work hours, breaks, and earnings with this intuitive tool. It automatically calculates pay for hourly or daily rates, supports multiple jobs, and offers flexible shift management. Stay organized and in control of your income.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift entries for multiple jobs
  • Automatic calculation of hours and pay
  • Break tracking for accurate paid time
  • Flexible shift rotation
  • Daily pay adjustments (tips, bonuses)
  • Smart search for past shifts
Features
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Work Time Calculator is the all-in-one tool designed for shift workers, freelancers, and anyone who tracks their hours. With a clear, user-friendly interface, it makes logging your work simple, accurate, and stress-free. Easily calculate your working hours, break times, and earnings – just enter your shift’s start and end times, and the app does the rest. Key Features: - Customisable shift entries with support for multiple jobs - Automatic calculation of total hours and pay - Break tracking that adjusts your paid time accurately - Flexible shift rotation for recurring work patterns - Notes for adding shift-specific details - Daily pay adjustments, including tips and bonuses - Smart search to find past shifts by date or keyword - Seamless support for both hourly and daily rates Whether you’re managing a full-time job, part-time gig, or juggling multiple roles, Work Time Calculator helps you stay organised, on schedule, and in control of your pay. 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://applorium.com/privacy-policy-work-time-calculator

Screenshots

Geofency4 screens
Work Hours Calculator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Work Hours Calculator at Free against Geofency's $4.99. Work Hours Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (14 vs 18.4). Geofency's advantage is chart position (#72 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Work Hours Calculator is free to download; Geofency costs $4.99 up front. Geofency sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Work Hours Calculator sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 Geofency against 4.7 for Work Hours Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 623 and 661 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Geofency's written reviews are positive against 86% of Work Hours Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Geofency ships an update every 9 days, Work Hours Calculator every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Geofency versus Work Hours Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeofencyWork Hours Calculator
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (623 ratings)4.7 (661 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings623661 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#72 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.414 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarl Heinz HerbelApplorium Ltd

Customer experience

Geofency

All ratings623 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.3%

Work Hours Calculator

All ratings661 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

Geofency

From 623 App Store ratings

What 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 Hours Calculator

From 661 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⏱️ Accurate time tracking and hour calculation
  • 👍 Simple and easy-to-use interface
  • 🚀 Fast and practical performance
  • 💾 Weekly and monthly view options
  • ⏰ Effective time-saving tool for timecard management

Room to improve

  • ❌ Limited pay period flexibility (weekly/monthly only)
  • ❌ No overtime rate configuration
  • ❌ Cannot handle multiple shifts per day
  • ❌ No split shift option available
  • ❌ Missing total hours in exported documents

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 Hours Calculator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hourly rate calculation showing incorrect salary totals
  • Total hours not appearing in exported documents
  • Pay rate changes retroactively affecting all previous entries instead of from update date forward

Requested features

12 requests
  • Two-week pay cycle option
  • Overtime pay calculation (time-and-a-half, double time)
  • Multiple shifts per day support
  • Split shift functionality
  • Different pay rates for day/night/weekend/holiday shifts
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  • Shift end reminders/notifications
  • PDF/print export with total hours included
  • Break/pause with entry and exit times
  • Hourly rate display in exports
  • Pay day tracking
  • Overtime hours summary and tracking
  • Biweekly pay period configuration

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Geofency

One-time6
  • 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
6 purchases

Work Hours Calculator

Subscriptions4
  • Work Time Calculator Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Work Time Calculator Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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  • Work Time Calculator Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Work Time Calculator Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Geofency free?
Geofency costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Work Hours Calculator free?
Work Hours Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Geofency or Work Hours Calculator?
Geofency and Work Hours Calculator are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 623 and 661 ratings respectively.
Do Geofency or Work Hours Calculator have ads?
Neither Geofency nor Work Hours Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Geofency or Work Hours Calculator?
Geofency ships an update every 9 days, and Work Hours Calculator every 10 days. Most recently, Geofency was updated on September 24, 2026 and Work Hours Calculator on September 24, 2026.

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