Comparison

Nocta vs Hourlo

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

Head to head
About

Nocta

Features
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Track your work hours effortlessly. Nocta makes time tracking simple, beautiful, and insightful - designed for freelancers who work independently. KEY FEATURES: - One-tap timer - Start and stop with a single tap. No complicated setup. - Project management - Organize your work by projects with custom hourly rates. - Task tracking - Create tasks and subtasks for each project. Check them off as you go. - Smart analytics - See exactly where your time goes with detailed charts and breakdowns. - Earnings & expenses - Track your income and costs per project automatically. - 47 currencies - CHF, EUR, USD, GBP and 43 more. - CSV & PDF export - Export time entries for invoicing. - Apple Watch - Start and stop timers from your wrist. - Offline mode - Track time even without internet. - Weekly earnings report - See what you earned every Sunday. - 4 languages - English, German, French, Japanese. Auto-detects your iPhone language. NOCTA PRO: Unlock unlimited projects, advanced analytics, and priority support with Nocta Pro. Privacy first: Your data is securely stored and never shared with third parties. Nocta Pro is available as an auto-renewable subscription: - Monthly: CHF 3.99/month - Yearly: CHF 29.99/year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your iPhone Settings โ†’ Apple ID โ†’ Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://nocta-app.com/#terms Privacy Policy: https://nocta-app.com/#privacy

About

Hourlo

Features
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A time tracker for a job, freelance clients and personal time โ€” in one app. Start in one tap. Today shows your goal and billable total. The running timer stays on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island as a Live Activity, so you can pause or stop without opening Hourlo. A Home Screen widget keeps the same snapshot in reach. Your day is a timeline: every block, every break, every gap. Fix My Day suggests fills from your calendar and likely breaks, then applies them in a tap. See the week, month and year: progress against your target, a category breakdown and the projects that actually took the time. Clients, projects, rates and budgets stay on the hours. When you are ready to bill, export PDF, CSV or Excel โ€” or an invoice. Workspaces keep employed work, freelance and personal time in separate spaces, each with its own schedule, targets and currency. Arrive at a saved place and Hourlo can start the timer; leave and it can stop, with a confirmation if you want one. iOS delivers those geofence events on a best-effort basis โ€” a helper, not a guaranteed punch clock. On Apple Watch: start, pause and stop, Quick Start tiles and a complication. Shortcuts and Siri can start work, a project, a category or a break. Your time, projects, clients and places stay on this iPhone. There is no Hourlo account and no Hourlo cloud. Purchases go through the App Store; nothing else is uploaded as a profile. Built for iPhone and Apple Watch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nocta4 screens
Hourlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hourlo at every 2 days against Nocta's every 5 days. Nocta's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Nocta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Hourlo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nocta ships an update every 5 days, Hourlo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Nocta versus Hourlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoctaHourlo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin WiederholdDennis Donner

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nocta

Subscriptions2
  • Nocta Pro$2.991 Month
  • Nocta Pro$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Hourlo

One-time1
  • Hourlo Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Nocta free?
Nocta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hourlo free?
Hourlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nocta or Hourlo have ads?
Neither Nocta nor Hourlo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nocta or Hourlo?
Nocta ships an update every 5 days, and Hourlo every 2 days. Most recently, Nocta was updated on November 12, 2026 and Hourlo on November 10, 2026.

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