WorkPay vs SpendCalm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WorkPay
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Know what you earned, and what you're still owed. WorkPay logs your shifts, hours and tips, adds night pay and overtime at your own rates, and shows your real total for the week and the month. No ads. No account. Made for servers, bartenders, baristas, caregivers, nannies, housekeepers, cleaners and anyone paid by the hour or by the day. CLOCK IN. CLOCK OUT. • Log a shift by start and end time, even past midnight • Or use a daily rate: full day, half day, extra day, day off • Split shift? Add the unpaid gap between your morning and evening blocks • Tap Start when you arrive and Stop when you leave: the shift timer does the math • Copy a day onto any dates. Days already taken are faded, so you never overwrite one TIPS, CASH AND CARD • Log cash and card tips separately on every shift • See the week's tips at a glance, apart from your wages NIGHT PAY AND OVERTIME • Set your night hours and night rate once • Set when overtime starts and your overtime rate • WorkPay applies them to every hourly shift for you KNOW WHAT YOU'RE OWED • Mark each day paid or still owed • Weekly and monthly totals: earned, received, still owed • Expenses your employer owes you count toward your total PROOF FOR YOUR MANAGER • Export a clean PDF of your days, hours, tips and pay for a week or a month • Planned shifts never go into a PDF, only the days you actually worked TWO JOBS, ONE DAY • Morning for one employer, evening for another: separate pay, separate paid marks • Every employer gets their own rates, color and report STAY ON TOP OF IT • Home Screen widget with your week and what's still owed • A heads-up the evening before a shift you planned • An evening reminder to log your day, one tap • Any currency, iCloud sync across your iPhones, 17 languages WORKPAY PRO (OPTIONAL) Logging shifts, tips, night pay, overtime and paid/owed days is free. Pro adds: • Fill the month from your schedule in one tap • Siri and a live shift timer on your Lock Screen • Paydays: pay periods and a payday reminder • Paycheck Check: type in what an employer paid you and see if it matches the days you logged • Unlimited PDF reports (free plan: 1 per month), CSV export, any report period • Three or more employers (two are free) • App Lock with Face ID Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription. New subscribers get a 1-week free trial. The price is shown in your currency before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm, or when the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple ID settings. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account and no ads. Your records live on your iPhone, and if you turn on iCloud sync they sync privately through your own Apple ID. WorkPay counts only anonymous usage statistics, never linked to you, and never tracks you across other apps. WorkPay is made by one independent developer. Questions or ideas? Reach me through the Support page. Privacy Policy: https://workpaynotes-privacy.netlify.app/privacy-policy.html Support: https://workpaynotes-privacy.netlify.app/support.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SpendCalm
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Impulse purchases happen quickly. SpendCalm creates space between the urge and checkout—helping you understand what is driving the purchase, make a calmer decision, and see the money you keep. A CALMER ALTERNATIVE TO COMPLICATED BUDGETING SpendCalm focuses on the moment before an unplanned purchase. Set a realistic savings target, pause when an urge appears, and record what happens without guilt or judgement. PERSONALISED TO YOUR PATTERNS Reflect on what you buy, what triggers the urge, what feeling shopping promises, what compulsive spending affects, and what your savings could make possible. SpendCalm uses your answers to offer more relevant prompts when you need them. PAUSE BEFORE CHECKOUT • Take a guided one-minute reset • Add purchases to a cooling-off period • Compare a purchase with your savings goal • Receive a reminder when it is time to reconsider • Return later and make an intentional decision MAKE YOUR PROGRESS VISIBLE • Track money kept today, this week, this month, and across your lifetime • Record purchases without connecting a bank account • Notice urges and identify recurring spending patterns • Work towards personalised milestones • Set daily, weekly, or monthly savings targets • Review the progress your small decisions create BUILD A PLAN THAT FITS YOUR LIFE Choose your preferred currency, usual spending amount, savings target, and purchase-pause duration. You can update your plan whenever your circumstances change. SpendCalm may be helpful if you want to: • Stop impulse buying • Reduce overspending • Understand compulsive shopping patterns • Complete a no-buy or low-buy challenge • Control emotional spending • Save money for something meaningful • Build a more mindful relationship with money No shame. No punishment. Just a quiet moment to pause, understand the urge, and choose what matters more. SpendCalm provides behavioural self-management and educational tools. It is not a substitute for professional medical, psychological, or financial advice. Some features require an auto-renewable subscription. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled through your Apple Account settings. 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: WorkPay at every 3 weeks against SpendCalm's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. WorkPay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SpendCalm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WorkPay ships an update every 3 weeks, SpendCalm every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WorkPay | SpendCalm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Illia Safonov | Alex Osborne |
In-app purchases
WorkPay
- WorkPay Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- WorkPay Boss$2.991 Month
- WorkPay Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$16.991 Year
SpendCalm
- SpendCalm Monthly$4.991 Month
- SpendCalm Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year









