Comparison

TapHours vs HourlyTimeTracker

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

Head to head
About

TapHours

Features
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A simple and easy-to-use work hour tracker to log your daily shifts and automatically calculate your monthly hours and earnings. ・Quick Clock-In: View and clock in by date, fast and effortless ・Clock-In Templates: Pre-set shifts, allowances, and deductions, all in one tap ・Work Stats: Track your hours by day, month, or yearβ€”clear and organized ・Privacy First: All data is stored locally to protect your personal information Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DWFFrWXFqSUVoWE1M

About

HourlyTimeTracker

Features
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Hourly Time Tracker is a no-fuss hours log for anyone paid by the hour. Schedule upcoming shifts, record actual hours as you work them, and let the app split regular and overtime automatically β€” using your own rules, and telling you exactly why each day is overtime. WIDGET A Home Screen or Lock Screen widget shows today's recorded hours at a glance. One tap records your scheduled hours for today instantly β€” no app launch needed. SCHEDULE Map out upcoming work days on a monthly calendar. Set hours and start times. Schedule several days at once with the Select Days button β€” use M-F or Weekend shortcuts, or long-press and drag β€” and apply one schedule to all of them. Optionally sync scheduled shifts to your iPhone Calendar. RECORD Log actual hours with a tap. Mark days as PTO, Sick, or Holiday from a dropdown. Import existing events from your iPhone Calendar as scheduled or recorded days. HOURS Every pay period is automatically summarised: regular hours, overtime, and paid time off. Each day's overtime shows the reason it counts. Reconcile periods once your payslip confirms them, and send a clean hours report from the app with a fully customisable template. REPORTS Monthly summaries with day-by-day breakdowns, year-to-date totals, PTO planned vs. taken against a yearly allowance, sick-time totals, your upcoming schedule, and unreconciled periods. Export any report to PDF to print, save to Files, or email. OVERTIME RULES Five modes to match how your employer calculates overtime: - Daily threshold β€” hours past a set daily limit - Daily tiered β€” two overtime tiers with separate start points - Weekly threshold β€” hours past a set weekly total - Schedule (Daily) β€” hours over each day's scheduled amount - Monthly Quota β€” hours over a required monthly total (paid time off counts toward it, and a shortfall is flagged) Not sure which fits? Every setting has a built-in info button explaining what it does. ICLOUD SYNC All data is stored in your private iCloud account and syncs automatically across every iPhone signed into the same Apple ID. Nothing to configure. PRIVACY Hourly Time Tracker collects no data. Your hours, period records, and settings are stored on your device and in your private iCloud database β€” they never leave your control and are never accessible to us. SUPPORT THE APP Hourly Time Tracker is free with no ads or paywalls. If it saves you time, the Tip Jar in Settings lets you leave an optional tip to support development.

Screenshots

TapHours4 screens
HourlyTimeTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TapHours at every 3 weeks against HourlyTimeTracker's every 2 months. TapHours also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. TapHours sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and HourlyTimeTracker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TapHours ships an update every 3 weeks, HourlyTimeTracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
TapHours versus HourlyTimeTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapHoursHourlyTimeTracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerζ–‡ζ­¦ 马Easy Chair Apps Lab, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

TapHours

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

HourlyTimeTracker

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$2.99
  • Heroic Tip$4.99

Questions

Is TapHours free?
TapHours is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HourlyTimeTracker free?
HourlyTimeTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TapHours or HourlyTimeTracker have ads?
Neither TapHours nor HourlyTimeTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TapHours or HourlyTimeTracker?
TapHours ships an update every 3 weeks, and HourlyTimeTracker every 2 months. Most recently, TapHours was updated on September 12, 2026 and HourlyTimeTracker on September 13, 2026.

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