Work Happy. vs Cove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Work Happy.
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Work Happy is a lightweight paycheck timer for office workers. See your earnings tick up by the second while you work. Track overtime pay, break-even against daily expenses, and a calm countdown to clock-out — without subscriptions. Highlights • Live home screen income and off-work countdown • Overtime logging with multipliers • Break-even time for today’s expenses • China public-holiday calendar (optional) with paid-holiday estimates for monthly salary • Lock Screen / Dynamic Island timer on iOS 16.1+ (time free; amounts with Pro) • Home screen widgets with countdown (trial then countdown-only for free users) • Daily “slacking” report poster: preview, save, share, mask money • One-time unlock (~¥3): remove ads and unlock overtime & break-even forever • Or watch a rewarded ad to unlock overtime & break-even for today • Chinese & English — follows system language, or pick in Settings All salary and expense data stay on your device. No account required for core features.
Cove
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Cove is a private, local-first home for the documents that matter — passports, ID cards, driver's licenses, bank cards and statements. WHAT'S NEW IN 1.1 Recognition rebuilt for busy cards: card numbers and expiry read reliably, unsure fields are flagged "Verify" and fixes "Repaired". Every record now carries an expiry field — set or clear it in one tap. Tags, people, folders and reminders are one tap away, and permanent deletes ask for confirmation first. SNAP AND DONE Photograph both sides. On-device recognition fills in the number, dates and names — and every field stays editable. Recognition is only a suggestion; you always have the final word. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. Recognition runs on-device with Apple's Vision framework. No servers, no analytics, no ads, no tracking — we couldn't read your records even if we wanted to. NEVER MISS A RENEWAL Expiry tracking with optional reminders, grouped by urgency: expired, urgent, and upcoming — right on your home screen. ORGANIZED LIKE A VAULT Physical folders for Identity and Banking, every document shown as it was captured. Tap any image to view it full screen; swipe through all sides. YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES Edit any label or value. Add, copy, or delete any field. Deleted records are recoverable for 30 days, then permanently removed. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are available in the app (Settings → About).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cove at none against Work Happy.'s 1. Cove also leads on ads (none vs shown). Work Happy.'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). On price and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Work Happy. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cove asks for nothing beyond the download.
Work Happy. ships an update fortnightly, Cove every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Work Happy. | Cove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nightelf | 德权 晋 |
In-app purchases
Work Happy.
- 买断解锁 / 永久解锁$0.99
Cove
No in-app purchases









