Comparison

Times vs HourSift

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

Head to head
About

Times

Features
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Times โ€“ Smart Time Tracking Made Simple Track your time the way you work โ€“ fast, flexible, and intuitive. With Times, you can log work sessions, manage projects, set goals, and stay in control โ€“ across all your devices. Key features: โ€ข Create, edit, and clone time entries โ€ข Project-based tracking with dashboard and heatmap โ€ข Tag your sessions for better organization โ€ข iCloud sync across devices โ€ข Live Activities for ongoing sessions โ€ข Full support for Siri and Apple Shortcuts Download Times now and take your time tracking to the next level! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HourSift

Features
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Turn work already recorded in Apple Calendar into a clean, client-ready timesheet. HourSift helps consultants, freelancers, coaches, tutors, photographers, and other service professionals review calendar events before billing. CALENDAR TO TIMESHEET Choose the calendars and billing period you want to review. Map events to a client and project, then calculate billable duration and amount from your rate and rounding rule. REVIEW BEFORE YOU BILL See original and billable time for every entry. Resolve missing mappings, overlaps, changed events, and duplicate-export warnings. Edit the timesheet description or exclude an entry without changing the Apple Calendar event. EXPORT PDF OR CSV Preview one reviewed draft, then generate a client-ready PDF or spreadsheet-friendly CSV with matching totals. Files are shared only through the system Share Sheet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN HourSift has no account, backend, analytics, or tracking. Optional ads use only SDK-required technical data; Calendar contents and calculations stay on this device. HourSift never creates, edits, or deletes Calendar events. FREE DOWNLOAD Download HourSift for free. A one-time US$1.99 purchase removes ads permanently. Explore the complete workflow with isolated sample events before granting Calendar access. Requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Times4 screens
HourSift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HourSift at none against Times's 3. HourSift also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Times's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Times sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HourSift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Times ships an update every 2 months, HourSift every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Times versus HourSift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimesHourSift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel HoeferShanghai Aijingte Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Times

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$22.99
None

HourSift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Times free?
Times is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HourSift free?
HourSift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Times or HourSift have ads?
HourSift shows ads; Times does not.
Which is updated more often, Times or HourSift?
Times ships an update every 2 months, and HourSift every 4 days. Most recently, Times was updated on October 28, 2026 and HourSift on October 31, 2026.

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