Comparison

ShiftHub vs HourLedger

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

Head to head
About

ShiftHub

Features
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App Key Features All-in-One Platform: Seamlessly integrate scheduling, time tracking, payroll, and reports into a single, unified workspace. Simple & Intuitive: A clean, user-friendly interface designed for both managers and staff to navigate with ease. Real-Time Sync: Get instant updates on schedule changes, attendance anomalies, and data modifications. Data-Driven Insights: Understand your workforce efficiency through smart data, helping you make better, more precise operational decisions.

About

HourLedger

Track your work hours and estimate your pay accurately. This app helps hourly and shift workers record their time, calculate overtime, and manage piece-rate jobs. Plan your schedule and sync it with your calendar for better organization.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out or manual time entry
  • Estimate overtime and pay with custom rules
  • Plan shifts and sync with iPhone Calendar
  • Record piece-rate work quantities and prices
  • Review attendance, trends, and income reports
  • Private data storage with optional cloud backup
Features
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Know your hours. Understand your pay. HourLedger is a personal work-hours and earnings tracker for hourly workers, salaried employees, shift workers and piece-rate jobs. Record each workday, estimate earnings using your own rules, and keep a clear record to check on payday. TRACK TIME YOUR WAY Clock in and out or enter hours manually. Keep shifts, notes and daily records together. ESTIMATE OVERTIME AND PAY Set hourly or monthly pay and overtime rules. Add allowances and deductions to understand how your estimated earnings add up. PLAN SHIFTS AND SYNC CALENDAR Build a schedule from your configured workdays or a rotating shift cycle. Import and export ICS schedules and sync planned shifts with iPhone Calendar. RECORD PIECEWORK Enter quantities and unit prices to track piece-rate work without repeated calculations. REVIEW CALENDAR, TRENDS AND REPORTS See attendance on a calendar and review hours, overtime and income trends. Keep different jobs organized and import or export your records when needed. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Core work records stay on your device. Eligible VIP members can sign in to use cloud backup. Start with today's shift and build a work record you can rely on. Earnings are estimates based on your records and settings. Actual pay may differ. Some features require VIP. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ShiftHub4 screens
HourLedger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ShiftHub at none against HourLedger's shown. HourLedger's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. ShiftHub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and HourLedger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShiftHub ships an update fortnightly, HourLedger weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShiftHub versus HourLedger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftHubHourLedger
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWEI AN CHEN飞帆 安

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ShiftHub

Subscriptions2
  • 伙班 ShiftHub Pro (每月)$8.991 Month
  • 伙班 ShiftHub Pro (每年)$99.991 Year
2 purchases

HourLedger

Subscriptions2
  • Workly Pro – Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Workly Pro – Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is ShiftHub free?
ShiftHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HourLedger free?
HourLedger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShiftHub or HourLedger have ads?
HourLedger shows ads; ShiftHub does not.
Which is updated more often, ShiftHub or HourLedger?
ShiftHub ships an update fortnightly, and HourLedger weekly. Most recently, ShiftHub was updated on October 30, 2026 and HourLedger on November 1, 2026.

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