Comparison

SARK Pay vs ShiftClock

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

Head to head
About

SARK Pay

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Do you work by the hour or by shifts? SARK Pay automatically calculates how many hours you've worked and what you're owed. Just enter your start and end time โ€” SARK Pay takes care of the rest: breaks, night shifts, bonuses, vacation days, and your payout based on your rate. No spreadsheets. No manual calculations. No subscription. WHAT SARK PAY CAN DO - Automatically calculates your hours worked and your payout - Accounts for breaks and shifts that cross midnight - Supports bonuses and vacation days - Locks completed days so they can't be changed by accident - Saves completed periods โ€” by week or by month - Shows statistics and charts of your earnings and hours worked - Creates PDF and CSV reports - Lets you back up your data - Reminds you if you forgot to log a workday - Supports 12 interface languages - Works with popular currencies: USD, EUR, UAH, PLN, GBP, and SEK BUILT FOR REAL WORK SARK Pay is built for hourly and shift workers, freelancers, couriers, construction workers, healthcare staff, and anyone who needs to know their hours and earnings exactly. EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL See how much you've worked and earned per day, week, or month. Compare periods, keep track of bonuses, and quickly check which days are already locked. PRIVACY WITHOUT COMPROMISE No ads and no unnecessary tracking. Your work data is used only to run the app and calculate your pay. PAY ONCE โ€” USE IT FOREVER Try every feature of SARK Pay free for 14 days. After the trial, it's a single one-time purchase. No monthly subscription. No hidden charges. All features stay yours. You work โ€” SARK Pay counts.

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ShiftClock

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ShiftClock is a native iOS app for tracking work hours and calculating pay with full support for overtime, double time, union benefits, and payroll verification. Built with SwiftUI for a fast, responsive experience that works entirely offline. CLOCK IN, CLOCK OUT, GET PAID RIGHT Track your hours with a single tap. The live clock shows your current session, daily totals, weekly progress toward 40 hours, and real-time overtime alerts. Punch breaks separately, log fatigue or per diem days, or add manual entries for past shifts. BUILT FOR UNION WORKERS ShiftClock understands your CBA. Configure overtime and double time multipliers, choose which days of the week pay double time, set holiday pay rates, show-up time guarantees, per diem, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits (Health & Welfare, Pension, Annuity, Apprenticeship Fund). Set it up once, then export your CBA profile and share it with your entire crew. PER-PROJECT PAY ISOLATION Each project tracks overtime independently. If you work two jobs in the same week with different clients and different week start days, each project calculates its own OT threshold โ€” no cross-project hour mixing that inflates or hides your real overtime. APPRENTICE PROGRESS TRACKING Monitor your hours toward journeyperson status. Set your apprentice percentage, track cumulative hours, and see your next milestone threshold โ€” all tied to your active project. DETAILED REPORTS & PAY ESTIMATES Generate weekly, biweekly, or monthly pay period reports with full breakdowns: regular, overtime, and double time hours; gross pay; per diem; night differential; employer-paid benefits; and estimated federal tax withholding. Filter reports by project, view daily bar charts, and track weekly earnings goals. PAY STUB RECONCILIATION Enter your actual paychecks to compare estimated vs. real take-home pay. Add each deduction from your stub โ€” union dues, pension, health & welfare, taxes โ€” and the app highlights discrepancies between your tracked gross and what you received. PROJECT & CLIENT MANAGEMENT Create unlimited projects, link them to clients, set per-project pay rates and OT rules, configure project-specific tax settings, and add notes for contract details. Switch between active projects with one tap from the clock screen. MILEAGE & EXPENSE TRACKING Log daily mileage with the current IRS standard rate. Track job-site expenses by category. View cumulative totals and export as CSV for tax filing. EXPORT EVERYTHING Export reports as CSV or plain text. Back up your complete data (settings, entries, projects, clients, mileage, expenses, and pay stubs) as JSON. Import backups on a new device to pick up right where you left off. Backups are cross-platform compatible with the Android version. WORKS OFFLINE โ€” YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE The entire app runs locally with no internet required. No accounts, no cloud sync, no subscriptions. Your time data never leaves your phone unless you export it. TWO WORK MODES โ€ข Advanced/Union Mode: Full feature set with OT/DT multipliers, holiday pay, per diem, apprentice tracking, employer benefits, CBA profiles, and pay stub reconciliation. โ€ข Basic Mode: Simplified time tracking with clock in/out, overtime after 40 hours, and pay estimates. No DT or union-specific settings to clutter the interface. Switch between modes anytime without losing data. SHIFTRELAY INTEGRATION Submit timecards directly to your employer through ShiftRelay. Link your employee code, and the app builds and sends your timecard automatically at the end of each pay period.

Screenshots

SARK Pay4 screens
ShiftClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShiftClock at none against SARK Pay's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SARK Pay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShiftClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
SARK Pay versus ShiftClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSARK PayShiftClock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYurii SarakhmanChristopher Ford

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SARK Pay

One-time1
  • Pro โ€” Lifetime$9.99
None

ShiftClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SARK Pay free?
SARK Pay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftClock free?
ShiftClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SARK Pay or ShiftClock have ads?
Neither SARK Pay nor ShiftClock shows ads.

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