TaqTiq vs Hourlo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
TaqTiq
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TaqTiq โ time tracking that just works. One tap to start. One tap to stop. TaqTiq records your working hours so quickly and effortlessly that you stop thinking about it. Completely free. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. - FEATURES - TIMER Start and stop tracking with a single tap โ on your iPhone or your Apple Watch. WIDGET & LOCK SCREEN Start the timer straight from your home screen, without opening the app. The running time appears on the lock screen, with a stop button. Plus quick access from Control Center and the Action button. SIRI "Hey Siri, start TaqTiq." That's all it takes. CATEGORIES Create your own categories such as Work, Break or Project A and assign them with a tap. Colour-coded, clear, flexible. STATISTICS Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly overviews at a glance. Filter by category and edit entries right in the detail view. TRASH Entries you delete by accident stay for 30 days and can be restored with a single tap. EXPORT Export your hours as Excel (.xlsx) or PDF โ structured, professional and ready to share via mail, AirDrop or WhatsApp. APPLE WATCH Start and stop the timer from your wrist, even without your iPhone nearby. Everything syncs once they reconnect. ICLOUD SYNC Your data syncs automatically between iPhone and iPad via iCloud. PRIVACY All data stays on your device. No account, no ads. 8 LANGUAGES German, English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Hindi, Arabic. - PRICE - TaqTiq is completely free. Every feature is unlocked from the start. There is no subscription, there are no in-app purchases and no ads. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://taqtiq.de/#privacy TaqTiq is made for everyone: employees, freelancers, self-employed professionals, students, creatives. If you want to know where your time actually goes, this is for you.
Hourlo
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hourlo at every 2 days against TaqTiq's every 5 weeks. Hourlo also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. TaqTiq sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year and Hourlo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TaqTiq ships an update every 5 weeks, Hourlo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaqTiq | Hourlo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabian Kosler | Dennis Donner |
In-app purchases
TaqTiq
- TaqTiq Pro โ Yearly7 Days trial$1.991 Year
Hourlo
- Hourlo Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Hourlo Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
- Hourlo Pro Lifetime$49.99









