Comparison

Geofency vs Calculate Hours Worked

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

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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
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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

Calculate Hours Worked

Easily calculate your total hours worked by entering your log-in and log-out times. You can also input your hourly pay rate to determine your total earnings. Advanced features allow for individual rate settings and comments for different jobs, with options to email or download results.

Highlights
  • Log-in/Log-out time entry
  • Automatic total hours calculation
  • Hourly pay rate input
  • Total earnings calculation
  • Individual rate and comment entry
  • Email and download results
Features
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Calculate Hours Worked - Easy and Quick! Enter: Log-in time Log-out time And get the Total of hours worked. Enter the hourly pay rate to see the total amount due. A hassle-free calculator with no learning curve… Email or Download the results for future reference. ADVANCED FEATURES: In the Total Section, select Rate Mode as INDIVIDUAL - this allows you to enter different rates and comments for different jobs. Our app is provided without charge and without any warranties. We do not take responsibility for decisions taken by the user based solely on the information provided in this app.

Screenshots

Geofency4 screens
Calculate Hours Worked3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calculate Hours Worked at Free against Geofency's $4.99. Calculate Hours Worked also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.4). Geofency's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, ads 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

Calculate Hours Worked is free to download; Geofency costs $4.99 up front. Geofency sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Calculate Hours Worked asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Geofency holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 623 and 224 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Geofency's written reviews are positive against 67% of Calculate Hours Worked's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Geofency ships an update every 9 days, Calculate Hours Worked every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Geofency versus Calculate Hours Worked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeofencyCalculate Hours Worked
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (623 ratings) — better4.2 (224 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better67.1% of reviews
Number of ratings623 — better224
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#43 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarl Heinz HerbelReview And Judge LLC

Customer experience

Geofency

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

Calculate Hours Worked

All ratings224 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral8.0%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative27.1%

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

Calculate Hours Worked

From 224 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
  • ⏰ Accurate time calculation for work hours
  • 💰 Integrated wage calculator
  • 🎯 AM/PM time selection feature
  • 📊 Automatic totals calculation

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Outdated and no longer maintained
  • 🐛 Incompatible with modern iOS versions
  • ❌ Cannot be downloaded on newer devices
  • 📉 Limited functionality compared to website version
  • 🚫 No break/lunch deduction feature

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

Calculate Hours Worked

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on iPhone 5s and iPhone 6
  • Incompatible with iOS 11 and later
  • Fails to display totals in some cases
  • Cannot be installed on devices with newer iOS versions
  • App freezes during operation

Requested features

8 requests
  • Update app for iOS 11 and newer versions
  • Add lunch/break time deduction option
  • Implement overtime calculation
  • Enable bi-weekly view in app (not just website)
  • Auto-populate current time feature
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  • Two-week simultaneous view with separate subtotals
  • Crash fixes for iPhone 5s and iPhone 6
  • Maintain parity with website version features

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
None

Calculate Hours Worked

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Geofency free?
Geofency costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Calculate Hours Worked free?
Calculate Hours Worked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Geofency or Calculate Hours Worked?
Geofency is rated higher. Geofency averages 4.7 out of 5 from 623 ratings, while Calculate Hours Worked averages 4.2 from 224 ratings.
Do Geofency or Calculate Hours Worked have ads?
Neither Geofency nor Calculate Hours Worked shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Geofency or Calculate Hours Worked?
Geofency ships an update every 9 days, and Calculate Hours Worked every 3 months. Most recently, Geofency was updated on September 24, 2026 and Calculate Hours Worked on July 5, 2026.

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