Comparison

Hours Tracker vs Work Hour Book

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

Head to head
About

Hours Tracker

Track work hours, calculate pay, and generate detailed reports for various hourly jobs. Manage shifts, breaks, and overtime with customizable rules. Export data for payroll or invoicing.

Highlights
  • Fast shift tracking
  • Manual shift editing
  • Pay and overtime calculation
  • Customizable job rules
  • Shareable PDF/XLSX reports
  • Widgets and Live Activities
  • Local-first data storage
Features
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HoursKit is a time clock, work hours tracker, and pay calculator built for people who need clean shift records before payday. Clock in, clock out, edit missed punches, track breaks, and see your estimated gross and net pay without rebuilding your week in a spreadsheet. Use it for one job, multiple jobs, freelance work, student shifts, delivery routes, care work, contract work, or any hourly schedule that needs a reliable timesheet. FAST SHIFT TRACKING • Start, pause, resume, and clock out from a focused shift timer • Add or edit manual shifts when you forget to clock in • Save shift templates for repeat schedules • Track tasks, tags, notes, paid status, holidays, and time off • Review today, this week, this month, pay periods, or custom date ranges PAY, OVERTIME, AND JOB RULES • Estimate pay from hourly rates, job-specific rates, tips, additions, and deductions • Configure overtime, double time, holiday, weekend, and night shift rules • Preview gross pay, estimated net pay, paid hours, and unpaid remaining pay • Keep separate rules for jobs when your rates or schedules change REPORTS THAT ARE READY TO SHARE • Export polished PDF reports or XLSX spreadsheets • Filter reports by job, task, tag, paid status, and date range • Include summaries, shift detail, job breakdowns, and net pay sections • Keep a clearer record for payroll, clients, invoices, or your own payday check REMINDERS, WIDGETS, AND AUTOMATION • Use widgets and Live Activities to see active shifts at a glance • Set clock-out and break reminders for long shifts • Add job locations for optional geofencing and automation • Keep quick actions available while protecting against accidental taps PRIVATE, LOCAL-FIRST RECORDS HoursKit is designed around trust: your hours, rates, jobs, and reports stay organized in the app, with iCloud sync, JSON backup, restore, and undo safeguards to help protect your history. HoursKit Pro unlocks the full launch feature set, including advanced jobs, pay rules, templates, exports, widgets, Live Activities, geofencing, and backup/sync tools. Pro is available through auto-renewing subscriptions and a lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in App Store account settings before renewal. Terms of Use: https://hourskit.com/en-US/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://hourskit.com/en-US/privacy-policy/

About

Work Hour Book

Easily track your work hours, breaks, and overtime pay. This app helps hourly and shift workers ensure they are paid for every minute worked. It offers detailed calculations for various pay rates and periods, with options to track tips and expenses.

Highlights
  • One-tap clock in/out with automatic break deduction
  • Manual shift entry and editing
  • Daily and weekly overtime calculation
  • Track tips, mileage, and expenses
  • Customizable pay periods
  • Offline functionality
  • Timesheet export (Premium)
Features
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Covered someone's shift last week? Stayed an extra hour to hit your target? Those hours are easy to forget, and every forgotten hour is money you never get paid. Work Hour Book is an hours tracker and pay calculator for hourly and shift workers. Clock in, clock out, and see exactly what you've earned, down to the minute. It's free for one job. Made for anyone whose hours change every week: servers and bartenders, retail and warehouse staff, nurses and carers, drivers, and anyone paid by the hour or by the day. CLOCK IN CLOCK OUT IN ONE TAP - One-tap clock in and clock out, with breaks taken off automatically - A live notification shows your running shift on the lock screen - Forgot to clock in? Add or edit any shift by hand, with notes - Shifts that run past midnight are counted correctly HOURS AND MINUTES CALCULATOR - Your hours and minutes add up for you, by day, week and pay period - No more adding up time cards on paper or in a spreadsheet - A simple hours calculator for work, even when your schedule changes every week OVERTIME CALCULATOR - Daily overtime: a higher rate after so many hours in a day - Weekly overtime: a higher rate after so many hours in a week - A second overtime tier for really long days - An hour paid as daily overtime is never counted twice KNOW YOUR PAY, NOT JUST YOUR HOURS - Hourly rate or day rate - Track tips, mileage, expenses and deductions - Pay periods that match your job: weekly, every two weeks, twice a month, monthly or custom - Got a raise? Change your rate from that week on, and your past weeks stay exactly as they were - Tap any total to see how it was worked out - Mark a week as paid and see what's still owed CHECK YOUR PAYCHECK Keep your own record of every shift, so you can check your paycheck and spot missing hours. Covered a shift, stayed late or came in early? It's all written down. WORKS YOUR WAY - Works offline, no internet needed - Optional sign-in keeps your hours in sync across phone, tablet and web - App Lock with fingerprint, face or PIN - Full dark mode FREE AND PREMIUM Work Hour Book is free for one job, with every tracking feature included: clock in and out, breaks, overtime, tips, mileage, expenses and pay. The free version shows ads. Premium adds: - More than one job or client, each with its own rates and timesheets - Export timesheets as PDF, Excel or CSV for your employer or accountant - Home-screen widgets - No ads Premium is available monthly or yearly. Download Work Hour Book, the hours tracker and time tracker that makes sure every hour you work gets paid. LEGAL Terms of Use: https://app.workhourbook.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.workhourbook.com/privacy

Screenshots

Hours Tracker4 screens
Work Hour Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hours Tracker at none against Work Hour Book's shown. Hours Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Work Hour Book's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Work Hour Book sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hours Tracker against 5.0 for Work Hour Book. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours Tracker ships an update every 8 days, Work Hour Book every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hours Tracker versus Work Hour Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours TrackerWork Hour Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdler Ventures LLCShanmukh Gudapati

Customer experience

Hours Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Work Hour Book

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Hours Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • HoursKit Pro Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • HoursKit Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • HoursKit Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • HoursKit Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • HoursKit Pro Lifetime$69.99
2 purchases

Work Hour Book

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Premium Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Work Hour Book free?
Work Hour Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hours Tracker or Work Hour Book?
Hours Tracker and Work Hour Book are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Hours Tracker or Work Hour Book have ads?
Work Hour Book shows ads; Hours Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Hours Tracker or Work Hour Book?
Hours Tracker ships an update every 8 days, and Work Hour Book every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hours Tracker was updated on October 11, 2026 and Work Hour Book on October 19, 2026.

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