Punch Clock vs ClockOut Time Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Punch Clock
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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
ClockOut Time Clock
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ClockOut is the employee time clock for small hourly teams: cafes, clinics, shops, salons, field crews, and anyone who pays people by the hour. FOR EMPLOYEES - Clock in and out in one tap, with a GPS stamp on every punch so your hours are verified - See today's shift, your breaks, and your week's hours at a glance - Check your schedule, confirm shifts, pick up open shifts, and swap with coworkers - Request time off or a punch correction and see your manager's answer, with notes - Works offline: punches are saved on your phone and sync when you are back online - Arrival reminders: get a nudge to clock in when you reach work (optional, you control it) - Live Activity on your Lock Screen shows your running shift and break FOR MANAGERS AND OWNERS - See who is on the clock right now, who is late, and who missed a break - Approve requests and timesheets from your phone - Your web dashboard at useclockout.com handles scheduling, payroll exports, reports, and settings HOW IT WORKS Your employer creates a ClockOut workspace and sends you an invite code or link. Sign in with your phone number or email, and you are ready to clock in. No credit card is needed to start. PRIVACY ClockOut records your location only at the moment you clock in or out, never your route. If you turn on arrival reminders, the app checks whether you have reached one of your workplaces and notes arrivals only. You can turn it off any time. Read more at useclockout.com/privacy. SUPPORT Questions or feedback: hello@useclockout.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ClockOut Time Clock at none against Punch Clock's 3. Punch Clock's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Punch Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ClockOut Time Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Punch Clock | ClockOut Time Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dave Oakley | Ophy Labs Inc |
In-app purchases
Punch Clock
- Punch Clock Pro$4.991 Month
- Punch Clock Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$49.99
ClockOut Time Clock
No in-app purchases
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