WorkTracker RTO vs Buffr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WorkTracker RTO
This app automatically logs your in-office workdays by detecting your presence at designated locations. It helps you track progress towards your quarterly goals and alerts you if you're falling behind. Manual entry is available for days you forget your device.
- Automatic in-office workday logging
- Location-based tracking
- Manual day entry
- Quarterly goal progress monitoring
- Falling behind alerts
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This is the only app that helps you achieve your mandated in-office work day targets. As long as you carry your device to work it will automatically add an in-office work day when you have been at one of your office locations for at least 5 minutes. Forgot your phone? Manually add a day here or there. Using this data it will show you how you are doing to meet your quarterly goal and warn you if you are falling behind. Terms and conditions: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://sendprobe.com/privacy-policy
Buffr
This app simplifies navigating return-to-office policies by tracking your office days and forecasting future compliance. It helps you meet weekly, monthly, or quarterly requirements with easy logging and customizable breakdowns.
- Track office days with a tap
- Monitor RTO policy buffer
- Forecast future compliance
- Set default work days
- View weekly/monthly breakdowns
- Plan for absences
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Buffr helps you stay on top of your company's return-to-office policy. Whether you need to hit a certain number of days per week, month or quarter, Buffr tracks your progress and forecasts ahead so you're never caught off guard. • Track office days with a simple tap • See your current buffer against your RTO policy • Forecast future compliance based on your schedule • Set default work days for automatic tracking • View customizable weekly and monthly breakdowns • Plan around vacations, sick days, and more Perfect for hybrid workers navigating flexible RTO policies. Set your company's requirements once, then let Buffr do the math.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WorkTracker RTO at weekly against Buffr's monthly. WorkTracker RTO also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Buffr's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WorkTracker RTO against 5.0 for Buffr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
WorkTracker RTO ships an update weekly, Buffr monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WorkTracker RTO | Buffr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Kennedy | Kruppe Software, LLC |
Customer experience
WorkTracker RTO
Buffr
In-app purchases
WorkTracker RTO
No in-app purchases
Buffr
No in-app purchases
