Comparison

Time Card Calculator vs Time Recording

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

Head to head
About

Time Card Calculator

Easily calculate your work hours and paychecks. This app allows you to log in and out times, automatically deduct lunch breaks, and calculate overtime pay with customizable rates. Manage weekly or bi-weekly pay periods and export your timesheets.

Highlights
  • Log in/out times
  • Automatic lunch deduction
  • Customizable overtime rates
  • Weekly/bi-weekly pay periods
  • Timesheet export
Features
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Time Card Calculator for Weekly and Bi-Weekly Timesheets Calculate the time you worked by entering the time you logged in and logged out. LUNCH BREAKS: You may add more login lines for 1 or 2 lunch breaks in our time clock calculator. Or, if you do not log in and out for lunch each day, but you have a certain amount of minutes automatically deducted as lunch, you may enter 15 minutes, 30 minutes, etc. in the LUNCH tab, and this amount will be automatically deducted daily. OVERTIME: You can calculate overtime in your timecard after 8 hours daily or after 40 hours weekly. Overtime Pay: you may select 1.5x, 1.75x, or 2x in the Overtime Tab. DAYS & WEEKS: Set your number of work days per week, and the day your week begins for paycheck processing. Choose between a weekly or a bi-weekly pay period. Email or download the timesheet for future reference.

About

Time Recording

Easily track time spent on projects and jobs. Log hours directly or use start/stop times. Define jobs for units beyond hours and add notes for detailed tracking. Export your recordings as CSV files for analysis.

Highlights
  • Log hours or start/stop times
  • Track time by project and job
  • Define jobs by units
  • Add text notes to entries
  • Export recordings in CSV format
Features
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This is a simple time recording app for you, who want to keep track of time, spent on projects and tasks. You can enter hours spent, or enter start and stop time. Work hours can be spread out on jobs (tasks) in the project, and you can enter amount and text note. Jobs can be defined for units instead of hours, so you can keep track of many different things. Recordings can be exported in csv files. License agreement: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Personal data policy: https://www.pixilog.dk

Screenshots

Time Card Calculator4 screens
Time Recording4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time Card Calculator at 57% against Time Recording's 0%. Time Card Calculator also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Time Recording sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Time Card Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Card Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Card Calculator has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Time Card Calculator's written reviews are positive against 0% of Time Recording's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Card Calculator ships an update monthly, Time Recording every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time Card Calculator versus Time Recording: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Card CalculatorTime Recording
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better2.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReview And Judge LLCPixilog ApS

Customer experience

Time Card Calculator

All ratings1,154 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral14.7%
Negative28.4%

Time Recording

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Time Card Calculator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Auto-fill issues
  • Incorrect time calculations
  • Unable to change/edit times
  • Data loss when making changes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to track multiple timecards
  • Display hours in decimal format
  • Sync data across devices
  • Add overtime calculation

Time Recording

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Time Card Calculator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Recording

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited use of the App$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • More than 30 entries$5.99

Questions

Is Time Card Calculator free?
Time Card Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Recording free?
Time Recording is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Card Calculator or Time Recording?
Time Card Calculator is rated higher. Time Card Calculator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Time Recording averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Time Card Calculator or Time Recording have ads?
Neither Time Card Calculator nor Time Recording shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Card Calculator or Time Recording?
Time Card Calculator ships an update monthly, and Time Recording every 6 weeks. Most recently, Time Card Calculator was updated on November 1, 2026 and Time Recording on October 2, 2026.

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