PTO Tracker vs PTO Minder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
PTO Tracker
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PREMIUM β PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. How many paid days off do you actually have left this year? PTO Tracker keeps the answer on one screen: a balance ring that shows your remaining vacation days the second you open the app, built from your annual allowance, your carry-over and every day you have logged. This is a personal leave tracker, not an HR portal and not a payroll calculator. No company account, no manager approval flow, no salary math. You set your allowance once, log each absence in seconds, and the app does the one thing that matters: it always knows how many days you have left β and how many you will have left after the trips you have already booked. WHAT YOU GET β’ "14.5 days left" in bold numbers the moment the app opens β no mental math, no digging through HR emails β’ Trips dated in the future count as booked ahead, so you see what is truly left after the holidays you have already promised β’ Last year's carry-over sits inside the same total, so January never starts from a wrong number β’ A year-end summary that warns you in October β not on 31 December β that days are on track to go unused β’ A month-by-month chart that exposes the six-month stretch where you never took a break β’ One tap turns every entry into a CSV when HR asks you to prove your count PERFECT FOR β’ Employees whose company portal never quite matches what they remember taking β’ Part-timers and shift workers logging half days β entries step in 0.5-day increments β’ Anyone who reached December and discovered days had silently expired β’ People juggling carry-over deadlines across more than one calendar year WHY NOT JUST A SPREADSHEET? A spreadsheet does not separate days taken from days booked ahead, does not warn you before the year closes, and is never open when you are deciding whether to say yes to a long weekend. This lives on your phone, updates the instant you log a day, and can remind you while there is still time to use what is yours. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything you log stays on your device. No account, no sign-up, no cloud, no tracking. Data leaves your phone only when you export a CSV and choose where to send it yourself. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) Unlock full access with an auto-renewing subscription (weekly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Full access includes tracking multiple years side by side, the days-taken-by-month chart, the year-end summary of days you are about to lose, balance reminders while days are still unused, and CSV export of every entry. Set up your year in under a minute β allowance, carry-over, done β and stop guessing how many days you have left. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia
PTO Minder
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Stop guessing how much PTO is actually safe to use. PTO Minder helps you forecast your future paid time off balance based on your accrual schedule, booked time off, holidays, and upcoming pay periods. Instead of only showing what you have today, it helps answer two practical questions: βWill I have enough PTO for this trip?β and βHow much can I safely use now without jeopardizing plans I already booked?β Use PTO Minder to plan vacations, long weekends, sick days, personal days, and holidays with a clearer view of what your future balance will look like. Plan trips with clear readiness labels: β’ On Track: your projected balance covers the time off β’ At Risk: the plan is tight and worth watching β’ Short: you are projected to come up short Know your Safe to Use amount: β’ See how much PTO is available after protecting upcoming planned time off β’ Decide whether a random 3-day weekend fits your plan β’ Avoid accidentally spending PTO you were counting on later β’ Model new time off before requesting it through work PTO Minder is built for real-world time off planning: β’ Add, move, and model trips before making an official request β’ Track PTO balances by employer and bank β’ Forecast balances across future pay periods β’ Add vacations, sick days, personal days, holidays, and unpaid leave β’ View trips and holidays together on a calendar β’ Review a pay-period ledger with accrual, usage, and running balances β’ Reconcile against the numbers from your employer or HR portal β’ Export and import your data with JSON backup PTO Minder is a planning tool, not an HR system. It does not log in to payroll, HR, calendar, or employer systems. You enter your own PTO rules and plans, then officially request time off through your employerβs normal process. The free version is fully useful for simple PTO planning, including one employer, one balance-bearing PTO bank, forecasting, calendar planning, holidays, reconciliation, and backup. PTO Minder Plus adds more power when you need it: β’ Unlimited additional PTO banks β’ Multiple active employers β’ iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad β’ Accrual caps and proactive alerts β’ Carryover and use-by expiration tracking β’ Scheduled future accrual changes β’ Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets β’ Apple Watch app and complication No account required. No ads. No third-party tracking. PTO Minder is for anyone who wants to use time off confidently without accidentally undermining future plans.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PTO Minder at fortnightly against PTO Tracker's every 5 months. PTO Minder also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PTO Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and PTO Minder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PTO Tracker ships an update every 5 months, PTO Minder fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | PTO Tracker | PTO Minder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD | Brown's Tech Co. LLC |
In-app purchases
PTO Tracker
- Absence Log Weekly$2.997 Days
- Holiday Allowance Yearly$14.991 Year
- Carryover Lifetime$29.99
PTO Minder
- PTO Minder Plus$14.99








