Comparison

Hours Tracker vs TimeTiles

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 yearly Premium, our recommended plan, or subscribe weekly. Both include a seven-day free trial for eligible customers. US prices are $34.99 per year or $4.99 per week, 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

About

TimeTiles

Visually track your daily activities with custom tiles and timers. Understand where your time goes without complex systems. Offers privacy and ease of use with home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable activity tiles
  • One-tap timer start/stop
  • Home screen widget support
  • Daily, weekly, monthly views
  • Goal and streak tracking
  • Calendar heatmap progress
  • Data export (CSV, JSON)
Features
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Make time for what matters to you. TimeTiles helps you track everyday activities, prepare for important dates, and see where your time goes. Your time stays private. There is no TimeTiles account to create, no data collection and no tracking. We do not collect your personal information or usage data. Your records stay on your device and sync through your private iCloud when enabled. We cannot access your time records. Give each part of your day its own simple tile. Tap once to start tracking, choose a Pomodoro for a focused session with breaks, or use an open timer for as long as you need. Preparing for a presentation, exam, launch, race, or recital? Add an event countdown to your tile. See how many days remain alongside the hours you have already spent preparing. Each session adds to your preparation total, so you can see your effort building over time. Some activities happen together. With TimeTiles Pro, you can track chores while listening to an audiobook, or a walk alongside language practice, with a separate timer for each. Your running timers stay visible through Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and optional widgets. Check your progress without reopening the app. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start and stop a timer with one tap • Count down to presentations, exams, launches, and other important dates • See the total time spent preparing for each event • Run Pomodoro focus rounds with automatic breaks • Use an open timer on any tile • Add a checklist for your next steps • Follow running timers through Live Activities and the Dynamic Island • Start, stop, and check timers with Siri and Shortcuts • Get alerts for completed focus sessions, daily goals, and timers left running • Review your daily timeline, weekly trends, and activity breakdowns • Set goals, follow streaks, and explore calendar and heatmap insights • Personalize tiles with colors and icons • Sync privately between iPhone and iPad through iCloud TimeTiles fits study sessions, research, work projects, workouts, cooking, creative pursuits, hobbies, and everyday routines. START FREE The free version includes up to three active tiles and one running timer at a time. A single TimeTiles Pro purchase unlocks unlimited tiles, multiple simultaneous timers, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, deeper insights, goals, streaks, custom styling, session editing, and CSV and JSON export and import. There is no subscription. See how you spend your days and make room for the things you care about.

Screenshots

Hours Tracker4 screens
TimeTiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TimeTiles at none against Hours Tracker's shown. TimeTiles also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Hours Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hours Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and TimeTiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeTiles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours Tracker has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours Tracker ships an update every 4 days, TimeTiles every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hours Tracker versus TimeTiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours TrackerTimeTiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigitalSproutPhD Tutorials LLC

Customer experience

Hours Tracker

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TimeTiles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hours Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Hours Tracker Premium Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Hours Tracker Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
1 purchases

TimeTiles

One-time1
  • TimeTiles$4.99

Questions

Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeTiles free?
TimeTiles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hours Tracker or TimeTiles?
TimeTiles is rated higher. Hours Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while TimeTiles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hours Tracker or TimeTiles have ads?
Hours Tracker shows ads; TimeTiles does not.
Which is updated more often, Hours Tracker or TimeTiles?
Hours Tracker ships an update every 4 days, and TimeTiles every 4 months. Most recently, Hours Tracker was updated on November 9, 2026 and TimeTiles on November 10, 2026.

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