Comparison

Hours Tracker vs Hourlo

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

Head to head
About

Hours Tracker

Effortlessly track work hours, breaks, and earnings with a single tap. This app offers detailed reports, pay calculations, and iCloud sync for seamless data management across devices. Ideal for freelancers, shift workers, and small businesses.

Highlights
  • Effortless clock in/out
  • Real-time break tracking
  • Automatic pay calculation
  • Detailed time reports
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • CSV/PDF export
Features
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The cleanest work hours & overtime tracker for your iPhone. Clock in with one tap, track real-time earnings directly on your Lock Screen & Dynamic Island, and automatically calculate 1.5× overtime. Built for hourly workers, nurses, freelancers, and shift teams. Support split shifts, multiple jobs, and overnight schedules crossing midnight. Export payroll-ready PDF or Excel timesheets in seconds! KEY FEATURES: • One-Tap Clock In/Out: Live tracking via Dynamic Island & Lock Screen Live Activities • Automatic Overtime: Auto 1.5× (Time and a half) and double-time calculations • Overnight Shifts: Flawless past-midnight shift tracking without messy work logs • Multiple Shifts per Day: Full support for split shifts (e.g. morning & evening) • Batch Add: Effortlessly log recurring shifts across custom date ranges in seconds • Flexible Pay Periods: Weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or custom week starts • Net & Gross Pay: Accurate calculations with custom hourly rates, breaks, and tax deductions • Clean Timesheet Export: Share professional PDF reports or Excel/CSV spreadsheets • 100% Private & Secure: Local-first data with seamless iCloud backup across devices • Multi-Job & Employee: Manage multiple jobs or track team shifts effortlessly Stop guessing your paycheck. Download Hours Tracker today and take full control of your hard-earned time! Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://www.shiftworklog.com/privacy-policy

About

Hourlo

Features
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A time tracker for a job, freelance clients and personal time — in one app. Start in one tap. Today shows your goal and billable total. The running timer stays on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island as a Live Activity, so you can pause or stop without opening Hourlo. A Home Screen widget keeps the same snapshot in reach. Your day is a timeline: every block, every break, every gap. Fix My Day suggests fills from your calendar and likely breaks, then applies them in a tap. See the week, month and year: progress against your target, a category breakdown and the projects that actually took the time. Clients, projects, rates and budgets stay on the hours. When you are ready to bill, export PDF, CSV or Excel — or an invoice. Workspaces keep employed work, freelance and personal time in separate spaces, each with its own schedule, targets and currency. Arrive at a saved place and Hourlo can start the timer; leave and it can stop, with a confirmation if you want one. iOS delivers those geofence events on a best-effort basis — a helper, not a guaranteed punch clock. On Apple Watch: start, pause and stop, Quick Start tiles and a complication. Shortcuts and Siri can start work, a project, a category or a break. Your time, projects, clients and places stay on this iPhone. There is no Hourlo account and no Hourlo cloud. Purchases go through the App Store; nothing else is uploaded as a profile. Built for iPhone and Apple Watch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hours Tracker4 screens
Hourlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hourlo at none against Hours Tracker's shown. Hourlo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hours Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Hourlo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Hourlo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hours Tracker versus Hourlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours TrackerHourlo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亚琴 宋Dennis Donner

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hours Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium - Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$29.99
3 purchases

Hourlo

Subscriptions2
  • Hourlo Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Hourlo Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hourlo Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hourlo free?
Hourlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hours Tracker or Hourlo have ads?
Hours Tracker shows ads; Hourlo does not.
Which is updated more often, Hours Tracker or Hourlo?
Hours Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hourlo every 2 days. Most recently, Hours Tracker was updated on October 1, 2026 and Hourlo on October 11, 2026.

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