Comparison

OnClock vs Clock Rings

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

Head to head
About

OnClock

Effortlessly track your work hours, pay, breaks, and job history with a premium time clock app. Enjoy a clean, Apple-native design with advanced features like pay estimation and private AI insights. Your data is stored securely on your device.

Highlights
  • One-tap time tracking
  • Pay and overtime estimation
  • Work journal with notes and tags
  • Exportable financial reports
  • Widgets and Live Activities
  • Private AI insights for work patterns
Features
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OnClock is a subscription-based premium time clock for people who want their hours, pay, breaks, and work history to feel effortless. Start with a 30-day Apple free trial. Continued access to OnClock and the features listed below requires a separate OnClock Pro subscription purchase: $2.99/month or $29.99/year. Built with a modern Apple-native design, OnClock turns clocking in and out into a clean, beautiful daily habit. With OnClock Pro, track shifts, lunch breaks, pay estimates, overtime, jobs, notes, and work trends from one private app. One-tap time tracking Requires OnClock Pro subscription after the trial. Clock in, start lunch, return from break, and clock out in seconds. A smarter Clock screen Requires OnClock Pro subscription after the trial. Enjoy a dynamic analog clock, day/night ring, weather-aware backgrounds, company logo styling, live timers, and polished 2026 visuals. Know what you earned Requires OnClock Pro subscription after the trial. Estimate pay by shift, day, week, and pay period. Add hourly rates, overtime rules, premium pay days, tips, deductions, and multiple jobs. Your work journal Requires OnClock Pro subscription after the trial. Every shift becomes a clean record with start time, end time, breaks, notes, tags, and editable details. Finance and reports Requires OnClock Pro subscription after the trial. Review pay-period totals, paycheck estimates, overtime, deductions, and exportable records for your own reference. Widgets and Live Activities Requires OnClock Pro subscription after the trial. Keep your workday visible from the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and supported Apple system surfaces. Private by design Your shift data is stored on your device and can sync through your personal iCloud account. OnClock does not sell your data, track you for ads, or use third-party analytics. Private AI insights Requires OnClock Pro subscription after the trial. Ask questions about your work patterns and get helpful summaries from your own shift history. Perfect for hourly workers, freelancers, contractors, students, part-time employees, service workers, healthcare shifts, retail teams, hospitality workers, gig workers, and anyone who wants a premium personal time-tracking system. Start with a 30-day free trial. After the trial, continued access requires OnClock Pro, a separate subscription purchase for $2.99/month or $29.99/year. Subscription details: - Payment is charged to your Apple ID after the free trial unless canceled. - Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Clock Rings

This app displays both decimal and standard time side-by-side, ideal for shift workers. It allows for easy time tracking of tours, breaks, and end-of-shift, with detailed reports on hours and pay estimates. Proactive alerts help manage overtime and missed clock-ins.

Highlights
  • Decimal and standard time display
  • Shift and break tracking
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly reports
  • Pay estimate with custom rates
  • Overtime and missed clock-out alerts
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Clock Rings shows your shift at a glance — a dual clock with decimal hours and standard time side by side, built for postal and shift workers who live on a decimal-hour timecard. The whole core is free; an optional one-time Clock Rings Pro unlock adds autopilot and the payroll tools. CLOCK & RINGS • Decimal and standard time together on a clean ring face • Home and Lock Screen widgets, and Apple Watch faces & complications • Live Activities on the Lock Screen, the Dynamic Island, and CarPlay • Your accent color, light/dark, bold, and adjustable text size TRACK YOUR TOUR • Punch Begin Tour, Out/In to Lunch, breaks, and End Tour • Punch from anywhere — Live Activity buttons, widgets, Control Center, the Action Button, or your Apple Watch (even with your phone stowed) • Edit or backfill any punch — forgot to clock out, or clocked in late? Fix it after • Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch through your own iCloud AUTO CLOCK RINGS — AUTOPILOT (Clock Rings Pro) • Let the app punch your whole tour for you — Begin Tour, lunch, and End Tour at your scheduled times, exactly as if you'd tapped them • Follows your Weekly Plan, and only on your scheduled workdays — never a day off, holiday, leave day, or while Time Off is on • Punch, edit, or delete anything by hand anytime KNOW YOUR HOURS & PAY • Reports by day, week, pay period, month, and year — overtime broken into regular, overtime, and penalty, your way (8h/10h/40h or weekly-only) • Pay Estimate (Pro): enter YOUR rates (the app never assumes a number) for an estimated gross from your tracked hours, plus Deductions for an estimated take-home • Earnings Statement Compare (Pro): paste your statement from ePayroll and check it against what you tracked — hours, gross, net, every deduction, and leave balances • Export reports and build a custom PDF (Pro); basic on-screen totals stay free • Leave & balances — Annual, Sick, and more, with optional accrual; the federal holidays count automatically OPERATIONS (Clock Rings Pro) • Clock your tour against TACS operation numbers and move between operations mid-tour • See where your hours went in the Operations Report • Look up what any operation covers — the full text of USPS Handbook M-32, Appendix A (April 2026), searchable by number, title, or any word STAY AHEAD • Proactive overtime alerts before you cross 8h, 10h, or your weekly threshold • Forgot-to-clock-out reminder, plus alarms for every part of your tour • Pause alarms for leave, holidays, and scheduled days off — and they turn back on by themselves • Ask Siri your hours and overtime forecast, plus Shortcuts actions ON YOUR TERMS • Your data stays on your devices and your private iCloud — no account, no ads, no tracking • Backup & Restore — export everything to a file and bring it back • Reconcile with your USPS Virtual Timecard by pasting it in — nothing is uploaded Clock Rings Pro is a one-time purchase (no subscription) and is Family Sharing–ready. Clock Rings is independent and is not affiliated with the United States Postal Service.

Screenshots

OnClock4 screens
Clock Rings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Clock Rings at free against OnClock's subscription. Clock Rings also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). OnClock's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. OnClock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Clock Rings sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OnClock against 5.0 for Clock Rings. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnClock ships an update every 11 days, Clock Rings weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OnClock versus Clock Rings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnClockClock Rings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAIDER ALIEric Rogers

Customer experience

OnClock

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

Clock Rings

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OnClock

Subscriptions2
  • OnClock Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • OnClock Pro Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
5 purchases

Clock Rings

One-time5
  • Quick$0.99
  • Nice$1.99
  • Great$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Amazing$9.99
  • Legendary$19.99

Questions

Is OnClock free?
OnClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clock Rings free?
Clock Rings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OnClock or Clock Rings?
OnClock and Clock Rings are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do OnClock or Clock Rings have ads?
Neither OnClock nor Clock Rings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnClock or Clock Rings?
OnClock ships an update every 11 days, and Clock Rings weekly. Most recently, OnClock was updated on October 2, 2026 and Clock Rings on October 18, 2026.

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