Comparison

ShiftClock vs Shift & Pay Tracker

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

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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 — 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 — 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 — union dues, pension, health & welfare, taxes — 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 — 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 • Advanced/Union Mode: Full feature set with OT/DT multipliers, holiday pay, per diem, apprentice tracking, employer benefits, CBA profiles, and pay stub reconciliation. • 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.

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Shift & Pay Tracker

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Know exactly what you're owed. Shift & Pay Tracker turns the hours you actually work into the number your paycheck should say. Clock in, take your break, clock out — and let the app handle the overtime math, the tips, the mileage and the pay periods. Built for hourly workers tired of guessing: nurses, servers and bartenders, drivers, retail and warehouse crews, tradespeople, and anyone juggling more than one job. IMPORTANT — THIS IS A PAID APP Shift & Pay Tracker has no free version and no free tier. Every feature is unlocked by an in-app purchase: Pro Yearly (which begins with a 3-day free trial), Pro Monthly, or a one-time Lifetime Access purchase. Prices are shown inside the app before you buy anything. A TIME CLOCK THAT DOES THE MATH • One-tap clock in and clock out • Paid and unpaid breaks, tracked to the minute • Live earnings that climb while you work • A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Add a past shift by hand any time you forget to clock in AUTOMATIC OVERTIME — THE PART PEOPLE GET SHORT-CHANGED ON • Weekly overtime: time and a half after 40 hours (the federal FLSA rule) • Daily overtime: time and a half after 8 hours in a day • Double time: 2x after 12 hours in a day • The 7th-consecutive-day rule • Or set your own thresholds and multipliers Your rules are applied to every shift automatically, so you see overtime the moment you earn it — not after payday. MULTIPLE JOBS, EACH WITH ITS OWN RULES Track unlimited jobs. Each keeps its own hourly wage, overtime rules, pay period, mileage rate and color, so a hospital shift and a restaurant shift never get mixed up. TIPS AND MILEAGE Log cash tips and miles driven on any shift. Mileage is reimbursed at your own per-mile rate, so you see what you really take home — not just your hourly wage. PAY PERIODS THAT MATCH YOUR REAL PAYCHECK Weekly, every two weeks, twice a month or monthly. Tell the app one date a pay period started and it works out every period from there. Open Earnings and see the exact gross pay you should be handed on payday. CSV EXPORT — PROOF OF EVERY HOUR Export a full timesheet to a spreadsheet in one tap: every shift split into regular, overtime and double-time hours, with tips, mileage and the gross total. Keep it, or send it to your employer if payroll gets it wrong. OPTIONAL ARRIVAL REMINDERS Save a workplace and the app can remind you to clock in when you arrive and clock out when you leave. Optional, off by default, and your location never leaves your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No server. No analytics. No ads. Every shift, wage and note stays on your iPhone or iPad, and the whole app works offline. iPhone and iPad. Full Dark Mode. All amounts in US dollars (USD). WHAT IT COSTS • Pro Yearly — $19.99 per year (about $1.67 a month), starting with a 3-day free trial • Pro Monthly — $3.99 per month • Lifetime Access — $34.99 once, never renews Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Lifetime Access is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/shift-pay-tracker/privacy.html DISCLAIMER Shift & Pay Tracker is a personal record-keeping tool that helps you log your own hours and estimate what you are owed. It is not payroll software and not legal, tax or financial advice. Figures are estimates of gross pay before taxes and deductions. Overtime law varies by state — confirm the rules that apply to you with your employer or your state labor office. Questions? Email dmjks120@gmail.com

Screenshots

ShiftClock4 screens
Shift & Pay Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShiftClock at none against Shift & Pay Tracker's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Shift & Pay Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ShiftClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
ShiftClock versus Shift & Pay Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftClockShift & Pay Tracker
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher FordMD Shahariar Nazim Joy

In-app purchases

None

ShiftClock

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Shift & Pay Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$34.99

Questions

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

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