Comparison

Punch Clock vs Tickadee Time Clock

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

Head to head
About

Punch Clock

Track your work hours and earnings with a simple one-tap system. Automatically calculate overtime, breaks, and pay based on your custom rules. Generate professional timesheets and invoices for clients.

Highlights
  • One-tap clock in/out
  • Live earnings tracking
  • Automated overtime calculation
  • Break and rounding rules
  • Customizable pay periods
  • Timesheet and invoice generation
  • Mac menu bar integration
Features
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Punch Clock is a time clock and hours tracker for anyone paid by the hour. Punch in with one tap, watch your pay add up while you work, and send a clean timesheet when the week is done, with overtime, breaks and rounding worked out for you. Free on iPhone, iPad and Mac. No account, no ads. CLOCK IN. SEE WHAT YOU'VE EARNED. • One tap to punch in, one tap to punch out • Set your hourly rate and see your earnings live, on the clock, the Lock Screen and the Mac menu bar • Today and this week: hours and pay at a glance • Weekly Pay Summary: when your week ends, see hours, pay, overtime and your best day, and share it as text PAY RULES DONE RIGHT (PRO) • Overtime after 8 hours a day or 40 a week: you set the threshold and the multiplier • Unpaid breaks deducted automatically • Round to 6 or 15 minutes the way your employer does • Weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly pay periods • Your hourly rate and currency are free; overtime, breaks, rounding and pay periods are Pro TIMESHEETS YOU CAN SEND • Share your timesheet as text or CSV, free • Pro: a PDF timesheet with date, job, in, out, break, regular hours, overtime and pay, per-day subtotals and a signature line, or an Excel file with real dates and numbers • Edit any entry after the fact and fill gaps in the Day view NEVER MISS A PUNCH • Live Activity on the Lock Screen, widgets and a Control Center button • Siri and Shortcuts: punch in and out by voice • Forgot to punch out? A reminder after 10 hours, and a Fix shift sheet on your next open. Nothing changes without you • Automatic daily backups you can restore from Settings A TIME CLOCK IN YOUR MAC MENU BAR • The Mac app is free: a menu bar clock that shows elapsed time and earnings, like 3:20 · $83 • Away detection: step away while punched in and choose Keep or Don't count it when you return • With Pro, iCloud keeps your Mac and iPhone in sync FREELANCING? TURN HOURS INTO INVOICES (PRO) • Create an invoice from your timesheet in a few taps • Taxes, a discount and a payment link on every invoice • Recurring invoices and an overdue reminder when a client hasn't paid PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your hours stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. No account, no ads, no location tracking. FREE, OR PRO WHEN YOU NEED MORE Free: the time clock with live earnings at your hourly rate, one job, Lock Screen and Live Activity, widgets, Control Center, Siri, Weekly Pay Summary, text and CSV timesheets, automatic backups, the forgotten-punch fix, and the Mac menu bar clock with away detection. New installs can browse the last 14 days of history; older entries are kept and exports are always free. Punch Clock Pro: unlimited jobs and per-job rates, pay rules (overtime, breaks, rounding, pay periods), PDF and Excel timesheets, invoices, iCloud sync between Mac and iPhone, and your full history. Pro is $4.99 per month, $29.99 per year with a 7-day free trial, or $49.99 once for Lifetime. Prices are in US dollars and vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Support: https://www.punchclockapp.com/support.html Privacy: https://www.punchclockapp.com/privacy.html Terms: https://www.punchclockapp.com/terms.html

About

Tickadee Time Clock

This app provides a simple and secure time clock solution for small businesses and their employees. It allows users to clock in and out from their mobile devices, verify their location, and track total work hours accurately without manual record-keeping.

Highlights
  • One-tap clock in/out
  • Department/job swapping
  • Punch history and time tracking
  • GPS location verification
  • Push notifications
  • Face ID sign-in
Features
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New to Tickadee? Create your workplace in minutes. Already have an employer on Tickadee? Simply sign in with the credentials they provide. Tickadee Time Clock is a simple, secure time clock for small businesses and their employees. Clock in and out from your phone, verify your location before punching, and let your employer track time accurately — without paper or spreadsheets. App Features: • Clock in and out with one tap • Instantly swap between departments or jobs without clocking out • View your full punch history and track total time by day, week, month, or custom dates • GPS location verification — confirms you're on-site before recording time • Push notifications to keep you informed • Face ID support for fast, secure sign-in • Works on iPhone and iPad

Screenshots

Punch Clock4 screens
Tickadee Time Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tickadee Time Clock at none against Punch Clock's 3. Tickadee Time Clock also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Punch Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Punch Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tickadee Time Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Punch Clock versus Tickadee Time Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPunch ClockTickadee Time Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDave OakleyJames Berard

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Punch Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Punch Clock Pro$4.991 Month
  • Punch Clock Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99
None

Tickadee Time Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Punch Clock free?
Punch Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tickadee Time Clock free?
Tickadee Time Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Punch Clock or Tickadee Time Clock?
Punch Clock and Tickadee Time Clock are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Punch Clock or Tickadee Time Clock have ads?
Tickadee Time Clock shows ads; Punch Clock does not.

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