Calendar2XL vs Hourlo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Calendar2XL
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TRY A FILE BEFORE YOU BUY Export a free XLSX or CSV sample with up to 5 event rows from your selected report. Overnight events may take more than one row; totals cover only the sample. Try again whenever you need. Full reports require the existing one-time lifetime unlock. START WITHOUT CALENDAR ACCESS Explore and export a clearly labeled fictional demo without granting calendar access. Save named report settings for different clients or monthly reports; only settings are stored on this device, never event content. Turn the calendar you already maintain into a clear work-hours reportβwithout starting timers, creating an account, or uploading your events. ACCURATE HOURS, NOT A CALENDAR DUMP β’ Overlapping meetings count once in totals, while every event stays visible β’ Overnight and multi-day events split at local midnight; durations use real elapsed time across daylight-saving changes β’ Exclude all-day events from worked-time totals REVIEW BEFORE YOU SEND β’ Scroll every event with start and end times, then leave individual rows out of this export without changing Calendar β’ Preview real totals, report days, and detail rows before you unlock β’ Optional location, notes, URL, attendees, and Client/Task columns from titles PRIVACY ON THIS DEVICE β’ Keep original titles, replace them with a neutral Work label, or export daily totals only β’ Location, notes, URL, and attendees stay off in protected modes β’ No account, advertising, tracking, custom analytics, or cloud sync CALENDAR TO EXCEL OR CSV β’ Professional Excel workbook with event detail, daily summary, and report total β’ CSV for other spreadsheet tools, including semicolon-separated CSV with decimal commas for European Excel β’ Last-month preset, week-to-date, and Shortcuts: βExport last month with Calendar2XLβ SIMPLE ONE-TIME PURCHASE You can configure and preview your report before buying. A single non-consumable purchase unlocks unlimited exports on supported devices using your Apple ID. There is no subscription. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Calendar2XL is designed for consultants, freelancers, shift workers, project teams, and anyone who records work in Apple Calendar and needs a dependable spreadsheet afterward. Privacy Policy: https://calendar2xl.com/privacy Support: https://calendar2xl.com/support Terms of Use: https://calendar2xl.com/terms
Hourlo
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A time tracker for a job, freelance clients and personal time β 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 β 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 β 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hourlo at every 2 days against Calendar2XL's monthly. 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
Both are free to download. Calendar2XL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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.
Calendar2XL ships an update monthly, Hourlo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calendar2XL | Hourlo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ε°±ζ΄ͺ ι | Dennis Donner |
In-app purchases
Calendar2XL
- Unlimited Excel Exports$2.99
Hourlo
- Hourlo Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Hourlo Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
- Hourlo Pro Lifetime$49.99
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