Comparison

Worktime Tracker Pro vs Xero Projects

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

Head to head
About

Worktime Tracker Pro

This app helps hourly workers and freelancers accurately track their time and earnings. It allows for detailed logging of projects and tasks, calculates wages based on pay rates, and generates comprehensive reports. The app also offers features like overtime pay, time rounding, and secure data backup.

Highlights
  • Track work logs with start/end time and duration
  • Calculate wages based on pay rates
  • Manage multiple projects and tasks
  • Generate weekly, monthly, and custom wage reports
  • Export work logs in PDF, CSV, or HTML
  • Set overtime pay rates
  • Passcode and Touch ID protection
Features
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Worktime Tracker is a good assistant to track your work logs if you are paid by hourly basis and if you work in flexible time. Track where you spend time on and where are money from clearly by this app, just start and end timer, this app will record your works log with start/end time, duration, and wages based on the preset pay rate. You can keep track multiple projects and tasks at the same time, get wages reports by weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly or custom date range, also export your work logs by email in format of PDF, CSV or HTML. Highlight features: ⁃ Big display running timers. ⁃ Timers will work even this app is not running in background. ⁃ Real time clock in, or set clock in time manually. ⁃ Real time clock out, or set clock out time manually. ⁃ Track unlimited projects and tasks. ⁃ Set pay rate of each task. ⁃ Set Daily/Weekly overtime pay rate. ⁃ Set time round, 1/5/10/15/30 minutes is available. ⁃ Add work logs by timers or manually. ⁃ Track work logs with start/end time, duration, wages, pay rate and note. ⁃ Check works logs by list or calendar. ⁃ Check wages by weekly/monthly/quarter/yearly or customized date range. ⁃ Get wages statistics reports. ⁃ Search work logs by its project name, task name or note. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID as passcode. ⁃ Wifi backup and restore. ⁃ Export work logs by email in format of PDF/CSV/HTML. ⁃ Supports AirPrint. ⁃ Create unlimited reminders. ⁃ Adds 3D Touch function. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

About

Xero Projects

Manage your jobs from start to finish with this comprehensive tool. Create quotes, track project time and expenses, and send invoices to get paid faster. Monitor job profitability in real-time to optimize your business.

Highlights
  • Estimate job costs
  • Breakdown projects by tasks
  • Quotes & invoice faster
  • Track time multiple ways
  • Track expenses
  • Get paid faster with online payment
  • Monitor job profitability
Features
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Quote, track, invoice and get paid for jobs all within Xero, using Xero Projects - the all-in-one tool to track profitability on every job. Great Features: - Estimate job costs - Breakdown projects by tasks - Quotes & invoice faster and more accurately - Track time multiple ways - Track expenses - Get paid faster with online payment - Use timesheet to review time entries at a glance - Monitor job profitability in real-time How your business will benefit from Xero Projects: • Fully integrated with Xero: link your bills and expenses so you know exactly where every dollar was spent. • Estimate project costs: Build accurate budgets by breaking down projects into tasks and estimating time and expenses • Track time your way: add start-end times, use stop-start timer or location-based tracking for more accurate time tracking. • Fast, accurate quoting & invoicing: with all your job information in one place, it’s easy to send accurate quotes and invoices from the field or the office and get paid faster with online payments. • Get quotes accepted in a click: prospective customers can accept the quote with the click of a button • Get paid faster: Customise and send invoices, then accept online payment to wrap up jobs and get paid faster. You have full control over what your customers see. • Turn quotes into invoices in two taps. • Real time view of profitability: up-to-the-second dashboard views let you monitor and track performance - so you can maximise profitability of current jobs and enhance it on future projects. ABOUT XERO Xero ​is a beautiful, easy-to-use global online platform for small businesses and their professional advisors. It’s cloud-based accounting software that connects people with the numbers anytime, anywhere. And it gives you powerful practice tools to efficiently manage compliance and offer a broad range of advisory services. We started Xero to change the game for small businesses. Xero is now one of the fastest growing Software as a Service companies globally. We lead the New Zealand, Australian, and United Kingdom cloud accounting markets, employing a world-class team of more than 2,500 people. Xero has 2 million subscribers in more than 180 countries and seamlessly integrates with over 800 apps. Privacy policy: http://www.xero.com/about/legal/privacy Terms of use: http://www.xero.com/about/legal/terms

Screenshots

Worktime Tracker Pro4 screens
Xero Projects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Worktime Tracker Pro at 81% against Xero Projects's 41%. Xero Projects's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Worktime Tracker Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months and Xero Projects sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Xero Projects holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 406 and 162 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Worktime Tracker Pro's written reviews are positive against 41% of Xero Projects's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Worktime Tracker Pro ships an update every 6 months, Xero Projects monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Worktime Tracker Pro versus Xero Projects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorktime Tracker ProXero Projects
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (406 ratings)4.6 (162 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better41.0% of reviews
Number of ratings406 — better162
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDXero Ltd

Customer experience

Worktime Tracker Pro

All ratings406 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.4%

Xero Projects

All ratings162 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive41.0%
Neutral12.8%
Negative46.2%

User reviews

Worktime Tracker Pro

From 406 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 🚀 Easy to track work hours
  • 💰 Helps calculate earnings
  • 📊 Provides useful reports and charts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes or bugs after updates
  • 💰 Requires subscription to remove ads
  • 📝 Difficult to edit time and tasks
  • 🔍 Lack of search function for tasks

Xero Projects

From 162 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for time tracking
  • 👍 Integrates with Xero account
  • 👍 Good for basic project management
  • 👍 Efficient time tracking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Clunky time entry process
  • 🐛 Cumbersome app
  • 🐛 Basic functionality
  • 🐛 Difficult to analyze jobs
  • 🐛 Tedious to use

Bugs and requests

Worktime Tracker Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch after iOS updates
  • Date fields missing in report charts
  • Issues with syncing data across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to track breaks
  • Improve export functionality (e.g., email, PDF)
  • Allow customizable pay periods and overtime rules
  • Integrate with payroll or invoicing systems

Xero Projects

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Login issues
  • Daily entries get mixed up
  • Automatically changes date to today when reviewing time entry
  • Clock change hour bug
  • Impossible to get onto Xero me
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  • Two-step authentication process issues
  • Return key on keyboard doesn't work for new line in description

Requested features

35 requests
  • Ability to add photos to time entries
  • Add breaks to start/finish times
  • Select project when starting timer
  • Functionality to add documents to a Project
  • Desktop and browser timers
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  • Stopwatch linked to project recording
  • Grid view for time entries
  • Copy entries functionality
  • Enter time against the week
  • Charge per day option
  • Add photos of initial visit and work done
  • Profit and Loss by job report
  • Bulk edit/enter time for project task
  • More timer options
  • Detailed lines on invoices with descriptions and times
  • Option to share current time and publish work
  • Proper timesheet app with 7-day view
  • Ability to add breaks for mandatory meal breaks
  • Option to add photos of initial visit and work done
  • Add breaks to start/finish times for mandatory meal breaks
  • Select project when starting timer
  • Functionality to add documents to a Project
  • Desktop and browser timers
  • Stopwatch linked to project recording
  • Grid view for time entries
  • Copy entries functionality
  • Enter time against the week
  • Charge per day option
  • Add photos of initial visit and work done
  • Profit and Loss by job report
  • Bulk edit/enter time for project task
  • More timer options
  • Detailed lines on invoices with descriptions and times
  • Option to share current time and publish work
  • Proper timesheet app with 7-day view

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Worktime Tracker Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months$2.996 Months
One-time2
  • Export data to document$9.99
  • Remove ads$19.99
1 purchases

Xero Projects

Subscriptions1
  • Xero with Projects & Expenses$59.991 Month

Questions

Is Worktime Tracker Pro free?
Worktime Tracker Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xero Projects free?
Xero Projects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Worktime Tracker Pro or Xero Projects?
Xero Projects is rated higher. Worktime Tracker Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 406 ratings, while Xero Projects averages 4.6 from 162 ratings.
Do Worktime Tracker Pro or Xero Projects have ads?
Worktime Tracker Pro shows ads; Xero Projects does not.
Which is updated more often, Worktime Tracker Pro or Xero Projects?
Worktime Tracker Pro ships an update every 6 months, and Xero Projects monthly. Most recently, Worktime Tracker Pro was updated on September 21, 2026 and Xero Projects on September 9, 2026.

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