Hours Tracker vs Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hours Tracker
Easily track work hours, calculate pay and overtime, and export timesheets. This app helps freelancers and hourly workers manage their schedules and ensure accurate compensation with a clean interface and helpful reminders.
- Seamless time tracking with easy clock in/out
- Customizable break deductions
- Detailed shift notes
- Smart pay and overtime calculation
- Live earnings dashboard
- Organized work history logs
- Custom CSV timesheet exports
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Track your work hours, keep a clear shift log, and see your estimated earnings. Hours Tracker brings your jobs, breaks, overtime, and timesheets together on iPhone. CLOCK IN AND OUT Start a shift with one tap, then clock out to save your hours. Add past shifts manually, deduct unpaid breaks, and attach notes. FIND YOUR SHIFTS IN CALENDAR Browse previous entries by date, review a day’s work, and add or edit shifts from the new Calendar tab. Your weekly dashboard and History keep the bigger picture close. SET YOUR RATES AND OVERTIME Set an hourly rate, default break, and daily or weekly overtime rules for each job. Adjust individual entries when needed. MAKE IT YOURS Choose System, Light, or Dark appearance. Set your currency symbol, week start, and repeating reminders. A guided setup and quick-start screen help you begin. FREE TRACKING Track one job with unlimited entries, Calendar, History, in-app clock-in and clock-out, and basic CSV export. Filter exports by date and job. HOURS TRACKER PREMIUM • Unlimited jobs, with separate rates and overtime rules. • Full CSV and Excel-compatible XLS exports, including optional breaks, notes, and estimated pay columns. • Interactive Home Screen widgets to clock in and out. Choose a job for each widget. EARLY SUPPORTERS KEEP PREMIUM FREE Users who downloaded an earlier production version receive all Premium features free forever. Use Restore Access if needed after reinstalling. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Choose weekly or yearly Premium. Both include a seven-day free trial for eligible customers. US prices are $4.99 per week or $34.99 per year, billed upfront; local App Store prices apply elsewhere. A trial automatically converts to the selected paid subscription unless canceled. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Introductory-offer eligibility is determined by the App Store. Earnings are estimates based on your logged hours, rates, and overtime settings. They do not include tax or other deductions. Terms of Use: https://digitalsprout.org/hourstracker/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://digitalsprout.org/hourstracker/privacy-policy
Shift
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Shift is a work hours tracker, time card, and work log for independent and shift-based workers — cleaners, care workers, contractors, mobile service providers, and freelancers who need a clean record of time, clients, worksites, proof, and pay. Clock in. Work. Clock out. Your hours, your earnings, your week — laid out clean, no spreadsheet required. WHAT IT DOES • One-tap clock-in to any client. Hold to confirm so you never start a shift by accident. • Live timer on Home, persistent across app restarts and force-quits — your hours survive what your phone does. • Per-shift earnings from each client's hourly rate — your time card and pay records in one place. • Weekly plan view: sketch your week, mark days off, see when you're overcommitted. • History: every shift you've worked, searchable, filterable, with real durations. • Earnings rollup: this week, this month, year-to-date — every screen computes from the same record, so the numbers always agree. • Recovery-aware: evening and overnight shifts trigger a wind-down plan so you actually sleep. • Scope-creep tagging: log when a client asks for "just one more thing" so you can renegotiate later with receipts. • Optional Shift Worksite: compare foreground GPS checks with a saved client address when a job happens on-site. • Optional Shift Capture: add photo-reference proof to a live shift while the details are fresh. • Shift Seal: completed records carry an integrity seal, so your log stands up later. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No surveillance. No screen recording. No keystroke tracking. Just start/stop, like a stopwatch. • No background location. Worksite GPS checks run only when you turn them on for a live shift. • No subscription paywall on the basics. Time tracking is free, forever. • No analytics that lie. Every number on every screen comes from a shift you actually clocked. WHO IT'S FOR • House cleaners, care workers, health aides, contractors, freelancers, and mobile service providers who track work by shift or client. • Anyone juggling multiple clients, homes, jobs, or worksites and tired of "where did Tuesday go?" • Evening, night-shift, and overnight workers who need their app to respect recovery time. BACKUP AND PRO Shift works without an account. Sign in with Apple or Google only when you want cloud backup and restore. Professional upgrades are optional and billed through the App Store. SUBSCRIPTIONS Shift Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, available monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Felmark Terms: https://tryfelmark.com/shift/terms Privacy Policy: https://tryfelmark.com/shift/privacy PRIVACY Core tracking stays local by default. Optional Shift Worksite uses foreground location only when you enable it for a live shift. Optional account backup can include your saved shifts, Worksite records, and settings. No tracking. No ads. Read the full policy: https://tryfelmark.com/shift/privacy QUESTIONS hello@tryfelmark.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hours Tracker at none against Shift's 2. Shift's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Shift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Hours Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hours Tracker ships an update every 6 weeks, Shift every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hours Tracker | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DigitalSprout | Donte Ennis |
In-app purchases
Hours Tracker
No in-app purchases
Shift
- Felmark Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Felmark Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year








