Comparison

Shifts vs HourlyTimeTracker

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

Head to head
About

Shifts

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Shifts – Staff is a simple and reliable app built for employees who work scheduled shifts. To get started, employees receive an access code from their organization’s Shifts Admin. Once logged in, staff can view assigned shifts, accept or decline upcoming shifts, and clock in directly from their phone when their shift begins. The app also provides access to shift history, making it easy to review past work and stay organized. Designed to work seamlessly with your organization’s scheduling system, Shifts – Staff removes the confusion of paper schedules, messages, or spreadsheets. Everything employees need to manage their shifts is available in one clear, easy-to-use app. Whether you work occasional shifts or follow a regular schedule, Shifts – Staff helps you stay informed, on time, and in control of your workday. Download Shifts – Staff and manage your shifts with confidence.

About

HourlyTimeTracker

Easily track your work hours, schedule shifts, and automatically calculate regular and overtime pay based on custom rules. View daily and period summaries, generate detailed reports, and sync with your iPhone Calendar. Includes a home screen widget for quick logging.

Highlights
  • Automatic overtime calculation
  • Shift scheduling
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable reports
  • iCloud sync
  • Multiple overtime rule modes
Features
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Hourly Time Tracker is a no-fuss hours log for anyone paid by the hour. Schedule upcoming shifts, record actual hours as you work them, and let the app split regular and overtime automatically — using your own rules, and telling you exactly why each day is overtime. WIDGET A Home Screen or Lock Screen widget shows today's recorded hours at a glance. One tap records your scheduled hours for today instantly — no app launch needed. SCHEDULE Map out upcoming work days on a monthly calendar. Set hours and start times. Schedule several days at once with the Select Days button — use M-F or Weekend shortcuts, or long-press and drag — and apply one schedule to all of them. Optionally sync scheduled shifts to your iPhone Calendar. RECORD Log actual hours with a tap. Mark days as PTO, Sick, or Holiday from a dropdown. Import existing events from your iPhone Calendar as scheduled or recorded days. HOURS Every pay period is automatically summarised: regular hours, overtime, and paid time off. Each day's overtime shows the reason it counts. Reconcile periods once your payslip confirms them, and send a clean hours report from the app with a fully customisable template. REPORTS Monthly summaries with day-by-day breakdowns, year-to-date totals, PTO planned vs. taken against a yearly allowance, sick-time totals, your upcoming schedule, and unreconciled periods. Export any report to PDF to print, save to Files, or email. OVERTIME RULES Five modes to match how your employer calculates overtime: - Daily threshold — hours past a set daily limit - Daily tiered — two overtime tiers with separate start points - Weekly threshold — hours past a set weekly total - Schedule (Daily) — hours over each day's scheduled amount - Monthly Quota — hours over a required monthly total (paid time off counts toward it, and a shortfall is flagged) Not sure which fits? Every setting has a built-in info button explaining what it does. ICLOUD SYNC All data is stored in your private iCloud account and syncs automatically across every iPhone signed into the same Apple ID. Nothing to configure. PRIVACY Hourly Time Tracker collects no data. Your hours, period records, and settings are stored on your device and in your private iCloud database — they never leave your control and are never accessible to us. SUPPORT THE APP Hourly Time Tracker is free with no ads or paywalls. If it saves you time, the Tip Jar in Settings lets you leave an optional tip to support development.

Screenshots

Shifts4 screens
HourlyTimeTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shifts at none against HourlyTimeTracker's 3. Shifts also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). HourlyTimeTracker's advantage is device support. On price 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. HourlyTimeTracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shifts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Shifts versus HourlyTimeTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftsHourlyTimeTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp To MatchEasy Chair Apps Lab, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Shifts

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HourlyTimeTracker

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$2.99
  • Heroic Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Shifts free?
Shifts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HourlyTimeTracker free?
HourlyTimeTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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