Comparison

TaqTiq vs Hourlo

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

Head to head
About

TaqTiq

Features
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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.

About

Hourlo

Features
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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/

Screenshots

TaqTiq3 screens
Hourlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
TaqTiq versus Hourlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaqTiqHourlo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabian KoslerDennis Donner

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TaqTiq

Subscriptions1
  • TaqTiq Pro โ€“ Yearly7 Days trial$1.991 Year
3 purchases

Hourlo

Subscriptions2
  • Hourlo Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Hourlo Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hourlo Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is TaqTiq free?
TaqTiq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hourlo free?
Hourlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TaqTiq or Hourlo have ads?
Neither TaqTiq nor Hourlo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TaqTiq or Hourlo?
TaqTiq ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hourlo every 2 days. Most recently, TaqTiq was updated on October 14, 2026 and Hourlo on October 11, 2026.

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