Comparison

Hourbook vs Shift & Pay Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Hourbook

Features
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Hourbook is a work hours tracker that turns your timesheet into invoices and PDF reports. Start the timer with one tap, log hours and mileage by hand, and see each project's time and budget at a glance – on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Made for freelancers, contractors, consultants and anyone who bills by the hour – or simply wants to know where their working time goes. Private by design: no account, no ads, no analytics. Your hours stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. TRACK TIME • One-tap timer – also from Control Center, the Lock Screen, widgets and Apple Watch • Log entries and to-dos right in the list, and adjust them in 15-minute steps • Mileage, travel expenses and receipts on any entry • Day, week, month, quarter and year views with clear graphs • Undo and redo your changes PROJECTS, CLIENTS AND BUDGETS • Projects with their own colors, icons, hourly rates and budgets • Clients, employers, school and hobbies, each with their own working hours • Billable and unbilled hours at a glance INVOICES AND REPORTS • Invoices tailored to 10 countries, with VAT and mileage • PDF reports and CSV timesheets • Mark entries as invoiced or reported CALENDAR AND REMINDERS • Two-way sync of a project with its own calendar and Reminders list • Meetings from your work calendar come in as to-dos – and your hours can go to it • Import events from any calendar ON ALL YOUR DEVICES • iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, synced through iCloud in seconds • Widgets, Live Activity and watch complications • Available in 10 languages HOURBOOK PRO – SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED All features require an active Hourbook Pro subscription. Choose a monthly or a yearly plan; new subscribers get a free trial. Prices are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://t2c7hjkhyk-eng.github.io/hourbook-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Shift & Pay Tracker

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Know exactly what you're owed. Shift & Pay Tracker turns the hours you actually work into the number your paycheck should say. Clock in, take your break, clock out — and let the app handle the overtime math, the tips, the mileage and the pay periods. Built for hourly workers tired of guessing: nurses, servers and bartenders, drivers, retail and warehouse crews, tradespeople, and anyone juggling more than one job. IMPORTANT — THIS IS A PAID APP Shift & Pay Tracker has no free version and no free tier. Every feature is unlocked by an in-app purchase: Pro Yearly (which begins with a 3-day free trial), Pro Monthly, or a one-time Lifetime Access purchase. Prices are shown inside the app before you buy anything. A TIME CLOCK THAT DOES THE MATH • One-tap clock in and clock out • Paid and unpaid breaks, tracked to the minute • Live earnings that climb while you work • A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Add a past shift by hand any time you forget to clock in AUTOMATIC OVERTIME — THE PART PEOPLE GET SHORT-CHANGED ON • Weekly overtime: time and a half after 40 hours (the federal FLSA rule) • Daily overtime: time and a half after 8 hours in a day • Double time: 2x after 12 hours in a day • The 7th-consecutive-day rule • Or set your own thresholds and multipliers Your rules are applied to every shift automatically, so you see overtime the moment you earn it — not after payday. MULTIPLE JOBS, EACH WITH ITS OWN RULES Track unlimited jobs. Each keeps its own hourly wage, overtime rules, pay period, mileage rate and color, so a hospital shift and a restaurant shift never get mixed up. TIPS AND MILEAGE Log cash tips and miles driven on any shift. Mileage is reimbursed at your own per-mile rate, so you see what you really take home — not just your hourly wage. PAY PERIODS THAT MATCH YOUR REAL PAYCHECK Weekly, every two weeks, twice a month or monthly. Tell the app one date a pay period started and it works out every period from there. Open Earnings and see the exact gross pay you should be handed on payday. CSV EXPORT — PROOF OF EVERY HOUR Export a full timesheet to a spreadsheet in one tap: every shift split into regular, overtime and double-time hours, with tips, mileage and the gross total. Keep it, or send it to your employer if payroll gets it wrong. OPTIONAL ARRIVAL REMINDERS Save a workplace and the app can remind you to clock in when you arrive and clock out when you leave. Optional, off by default, and your location never leaves your device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No server. No analytics. No ads. Every shift, wage and note stays on your iPhone or iPad, and the whole app works offline. iPhone and iPad. Full Dark Mode. All amounts in US dollars (USD). WHAT IT COSTS • Pro Yearly — $19.99 per year (about $1.67 a month), starting with a 3-day free trial • Pro Monthly — $3.99 per month • Lifetime Access — $34.99 once, never renews Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Lifetime Access is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/shift-pay-tracker/privacy.html DISCLAIMER Shift & Pay Tracker is a personal record-keeping tool that helps you log your own hours and estimate what you are owed. It is not payroll software and not legal, tax or financial advice. Figures are estimates of gross pay before taxes and deductions. Overtime law varies by state — confirm the rules that apply to you with your employer or your state labor office. Questions? Email dmjks120@gmail.com

Screenshots

Hourbook4 screens
Shift & Pay Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hourbook and Shift & Pay Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Hourbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Shift & Pay Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Hourbook versus Shift & Pay Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHourbookShift & Pay Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEERO OSSINPOIKA JUNKKARIMD Shahariar Nazim Joy

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hourbook

Subscriptions2
  • Hourbook Pro1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Hourbook Pro1 Month trial$17.991 Year
3 purchases

Shift & Pay Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$34.99

Questions

Is Hourbook free?
Hourbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift & Pay Tracker free?
Shift & Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hourbook or Shift & Pay Tracker have ads?
Neither Hourbook nor Shift & Pay Tracker shows ads.

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