Comparison

Buy The Time vs HoursTrackPro

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

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About

Buy The Time

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This app is Todo list and time management app.

About

HoursTrackPro

Features
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HoursTrackPro is the time tracker that shows you not just how long you worked — but how it felt. Clock in with one tap and watch your hours and earnings add up. Wear your Apple Watch and HoursTrackPro estimates your stress level live during every job, so you can see which clients, shifts and tasks wear you down — and which ones don't. TIME TRACKING THAT STAYS OUT OF YOUR WAY • One-tap clock in and out, from the app, Apple Watch, Live Activity, widgets, Control Center or Siri • Breaks and pauses, "Stop at" and "Start at" for times you forgot • Multiple jobs and clients with their own rates, rounding and overtime rules • Automatic preset breaks and clock-out reminders • Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Pause and Stop STRESS LEVEL WHILE YOU WORK (Pro) • A live graph of your estimated stress during each job, built from the heart rate and heart rate variability your Apple Watch already records • Swipe across the graph to see your level and heart rate at any moment • Stress by job in Reports — find out which work costs you the most • Compared only with your own baseline, never with population averages • Your health data stays on your iPhone and Apple Watch Stress is an estimate for awareness, not a medical measurement. KNOW WHAT YOU EARNED • Daily and weekly overtime with custom rates • Tips, mileage and earnings adjustments • Pay periods: weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly • Reports with charts by day, week, month and job LOCATION AWARENESS • Get reminded when you arrive at or leave a job site • Or let HoursTrackPro clock you in and out automatically (Pro) APPLE WATCH (Pro) • Start, pause and stop from your wrist • See today's progress ring, your timer and your stress level • Complications for your watch face YOUR DATA, EVERYWHERE (Pro) • Cloud backup and restore with Sign in with Apple • Web dashboard at hourstrackpro.web.app with charts and exports • Export to Excel, CSV, text or JSON and share by email PRIVACY & SECURITY • Passcode and Face ID lock • Health data never leaves your devices and is never used for ads or analytics HOURSTRACKPRO PRO Unlock unlimited jobs and history, stress tracking, Apple Watch, automatic clock-in, exports, cloud backups, the web dashboard and an ad-free experience with one monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/hourstrackproprivacypolicy/home

Screenshots

Buy The Time4 screens
HoursTrackPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Buy The Time at none against HoursTrackPro's shown. Buy The Time also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Buy The Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HoursTrackPro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buy The Time ships an update every 2 weeks, HoursTrackPro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Buy The Time versus HoursTrackPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuy The TimeHoursTrackPro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChyngyz MalikovShahmeer Tahir

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Buy The Time

One-time1
  • One year subscription$4.99
1 purchases

HoursTrackPro

Subscriptions1
  • HoursTrackPremium$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Buy The Time free?
Buy The Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HoursTrackPro free?
HoursTrackPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Buy The Time or HoursTrackPro have ads?
HoursTrackPro shows ads; Buy The Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Buy The Time or HoursTrackPro?
Buy The Time ships an update every 2 weeks, and HoursTrackPro fortnightly. Most recently, Buy The Time was updated on November 7, 2026 and HoursTrackPro on November 9, 2026.

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