Comparison

FlagHawk vs FlagHour

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

Head to head
About

FlagHawk

This app helps automotive technicians track their work hours for payroll without manual calculations. Log repair orders, monitor progress towards goals, and view detailed summaries of your earnings and labor types. Access your data seamlessly across mobile and web platforms.

Highlights
  • Scan repair orders from DMS or photos
  • Track customer pay, warranty, and internal labor
  • Automatic grouping by pay periods
  • Set and track flat-rate hours goals
  • Mark ROs as booked
  • Save and reuse preset jobs
  • Attach photos to repair orders
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FlagHawk helps automotive technicians track flagged hours — without spreadsheets or guessing where you stand this pay period. Log repair orders, watch hours roll into the right period, and see progress toward your goal. Built by a tech, for techs. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan a repair order from your DMS screen or photo library, then confirm jobs and hours before saving • Track Customer Pay, Warranty, Internal, and other labor types • Group ROs automatically by weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods • Set a flat-rate hours goal and see progress on your dashboard • Mark ROs booked after you check them in your DMS — filter All, Unbooked, or Booked • Save preset jobs you do often and reuse them in one tap • Attach photos to ROs and review recent work at a glance USE IT ON THE WEB TOO FlagHawk includes a web version for desktop. Sign in from your computer by scanning a code with the FlagHawk app on your phone — same account, same data. DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE • This pay period summary • Goal progress • Hours history by period, month, quarter, or year • Labor mix and top jobs YOUR DATA, YOUR ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple, Google, or email. Your repair orders sync to your account so you can pick up where you left off — on phone or on the web. Support: help@zavsoft.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://flaghawk.com/app-eula/ Privacy Policy: https://flaghawk.com/app-privacy-policy/

About

FlagHour

This app helps flat-rate technicians track their flagged hours and estimate their pay before payday. It allows logging or scanning repair orders (ROs), monitoring RO status, and reconciling paychecks. Users can set goals and view efficiency metrics, with optional iCloud sync for Pro users.

Highlights
  • Scan ROs with OCR
  • Quick RO logging with templates
  • Track RO status (Open, Flagged, Booked, Paid)
  • Monitor expected gross pay
  • Calculate daily and period efficiency
  • Reconcile paychecks against stubs
  • Export hours data to CSV
Features
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Your shop tracks hours for the business. FlagHour tracks them for you. Scan or log every RO, see flagged hours and expected pay, and check your paycheck before payday. If you work flat rate, you know the drill: you flag hours all day, but you don't really know where you stand until the check hits. FlagHour fixes that. Snap a photo of the RO or log it in a couple of taps, and the app works out your expected gross pay as you go. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your flag rate, pay schedule and work-day hours 2. Save templates for the jobs you do most 3. Tap a template, enter the RO number, done 4. Watch your hours, pay and efficiency update right away KEY FEATURES • Scan an RO (Pro): take a photo and FlagHour reads the RO number, labor lines and hours. You check the draft before saving, and the photo is read on your phone • Quick RO logging: log an RO in a couple of taps with saved job templates • RO status: Open, Flagged, Booked or Paid, with a list of ROs that still need booking • Hours changes: when the shop changes an RO's hours, keep the old and new hours and a note • Expected pay: your projected gross pay for the current period, updated with every RO • Efficiency: daily and period efficiency at a glance • Pay periods: weekly, biweekly, twice a month or custom • Job templates: save your common jobs (brakes, diag, timing chains) with their usual flag hours • Warranty and customer pay: mark warranty ROs and see the split • Goals: set an hours or pay goal for each period • VIN scanner: scan a VIN barcode to fill in the vehicle • Paycheck reconciliation (Pro): enter what your check shows and see if you were paid for every hour • Pay stub photos (Pro): keep a photo of each stub with its period • History (Pro): every past pay period with full RO details • CSV export (Pro): your hours for your records, taxes or a pay question • Search and filter (Pro): find any RO by number, date, job or vehicle • Widgets: today's hours, period progress and unbooked hours on your Home Screen • Live Activities (Pro): track your shift on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • iCloud sync (Pro): keep iPhone and iPad in sync • Reminders: an end-of-shift nudge to log your ROs • Dark Mode, because shop lighting is bad enough BUILT FOR TECHS FlagHour is made for flat-rate technicians, not a generic time tracker forced into the job. Every screen is built around how techs work: RO numbers, flagged hours, job names, warranty vs. customer pay, booked vs. unbooked, and efficiency. No account. No ads. Your data stays on your device, with optional iCloud sync for Pro users. FLAGHOUR PRO Free includes RO logging, RO status, expected pay, efficiency, up to 3 templates, the VIN scanner and widgets. Pro adds RO scanning, unlimited templates, paycheck reconciliation, full history, CSV export, search, iCloud sync and Live Activities. Pro is available as a one-time Lifetime purchase, or as a monthly or annual subscription. Stop guessing what your check will be. Start tracking with FlagHour. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://cpickard2790.github.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cpickard2790.github.io/privacy-policy.html#flaghour

Screenshots

FlagHawk4 screens
FlagHour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FlagHawk at 16.4 against FlagHour's 26.2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. FlagHawk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FlagHour sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FlagHawk against 5.0 for FlagHour. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlagHawk ships an update every 5 weeks, FlagHour every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FlagHawk versus FlagHour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlagHawkFlagHour
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZavSoft LLCChad Pickard

Customer experience

FlagHawk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FlagHour

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlagHawk

Subscriptions3
  • $4.99 per month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • $6.99 per month7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • $9.99 per month7 Days trial$9.991 Month
3 purchases

FlagHour

Subscriptions2
  • FlagHour Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FlagHour Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • FlagHour Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is FlagHawk free?
FlagHawk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlagHour free?
FlagHour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlagHawk or FlagHour?
FlagHawk and FlagHour are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FlagHawk or FlagHour have ads?
Neither FlagHawk nor FlagHour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlagHawk or FlagHour?
FlagHawk ships an update every 5 weeks, and FlagHour every 3 weeks. Most recently, FlagHawk was updated on October 30, 2026 and FlagHour on November 6, 2026.

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