Comparison

Hours Tracker vs Pensum

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

Head to head
About

Hours Tracker

This app helps you meticulously track your work hours, manage overtime, and understand your productivity. It offers detailed insights into your work patterns and earnings, with a strong emphasis on data privacy and local storage.

Highlights
  • One-tap clock in/out
  • Track breaks and drive time
  • Overtime and flextime balance
  • Project and task organization
  • Revenue tracking per project
  • Vacation and absence planning
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Tyempo is a private work-time tracker built to help you log your hours, keep your overtime under control, and truly understand your work β€” without ever giving up your data. Perfect for clocking in and out with a tap, tracking breaks and drive time, keeping a running flextime balance, planning vacation and sick days, and turning it all into a clean timesheet you can export. Your hours, your data β€” and yours alone. Private by design No account, no login, no sign-up β€” just open the app and start All your data is stored locally on your device by default No analytics, no tracking, no ads, no third-party data collection Optional iCloud sync runs through your own private iCloud β€” never our servers Track your time One-tap clock in and out with a live, second-by-second timer Log breaks and drive time as their own segments Quick timed breaks (15 / 30 / 60 min) that resume automatically Backdate a start you forgot, or add and edit entries by hand A clear daily timeline β€” tap to edit, long-press to duplicate Sessions that cross midnight are split cleanly per day Always know your overtime Set target hours for each weekday, your way A running flextime balance that always shows where you stand Start from an existing overtime balance so day one is accurate A live progress ring and a projected "done by" time for today Optional working-hours reminders and automatic break rules (German ArbZG) Understand your work Beautiful stats by day, week, month and year Overtime bar charts, plus location and project breakdowns Averages, weekday patterns and revenue at a glance A full history you can filter by project and search Projects & earnings Organize time by project and task, with your own colored tags Set an hourly rate per project and see what you've earned Revenue totals across any period Vacation & absences Plan vacation, sick days, public holidays and time off in lieu Absences reduce your daily targets automatically Import German public holidays for your Bundesland On your Home Screen Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for today's progress A Live Activity and Dynamic Island that tick along live, with Pause and Stop right there Start or stop from Control Center, or with Siri and Shortcuts Gentle reminders A clock-in reminder on your work days A safety net if you forget to clock out A nudge when you reach your daily goal Automatic clock-in Set your workplaces and let Tyempo clock you in and out as you arrive and leave (opt-in, on-device geofencing) Premium includes Automatic clock-in at your workplaces iCloud sync across all your devices CSV and PDF timesheet export Year views and advanced statistics German public-holiday import and half-day absences Every accent color A private App Lock with Face ID or Touch ID keeps your timesheet for your eyes only β€” free, for everyone. Tyempo stays simple when you just want to clock in, and powerful when you want the full picture β€” track in a tap, understand in a minute. Subscriptions Auto-renewable Premium plans (1 month, 1 year with a 3-day free trial) A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available Payment is charged to your Apple ID account Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings Restore Purchases is available in-app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://darianhanci-legal.web.app/datenschutz

About

Pensum

Features
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Pensum tracks your work hours with one tap and keeps your timesheet. Clock in, take a break, call it a day. Pensum shows how much of your week is done, when you can head home and how much overtime you have built up. WHAT THE APP DOES β€’ One big button to punch in and out, a second one for breaks β€’ Target hours per week, month or year from your full-time week and workload, for example 42 h Γ— 80 % β€’ Quitting time: the time of day when your daily target is reached β€’ Running balance with a starting value, payouts and corrections β€’ Vacation, sick days, accidents, military service, time off in lieu and unpaid days β€’ Public holidays for all Swiss cantons, all German states and Austria β€’ Correct entries or add them later, with a note β€’ Projects: assign each block to a project, the report shows the hours per project β€’ Freelance work without a target: just log the hours β€’ Live Activity on the Lock Screen, with break and clock out β€’ Reports by week, month and year with a chart β€’ A reminder if you forget to clock out PRO Multiple employers, each with its own target and balance, CSV export for payroll and time systems, and automatic clocking with Shortcuts, Siri, the Action Button or an NFC tag, for example when you arrive at work. A one-time purchase, no subscription, with Family Sharing. CREATE INVOICES An add-on to Pro, for freelance work: hours per project times your rate as a PDF with the details required in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, with a Swiss QR-bill or GiroCode, reverse charge and small-business exemption. You pick the language and the currency for each invoice. Also a one-time purchase with Family Sharing. PRIVACY There is no account and no analytics. Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud. Pensum is a personal time tracker, not your employer’s certified time recording system. Privacy: https://pensum.bognar.net/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Hours Tracker4 screens
Pensum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pensum at every 3 days against Hours Tracker's every 4 weeks. Pensum also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Hours Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

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

Both are free to download. Hours Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Pensum sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours Tracker ships an update every 4 weeks, Pensum every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Hours Tracker versus Pensum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours TrackerPensum
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better27.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCengiz Darian HanciPeter Bognar

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Hours Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Tyempo Premium (Monthly)$1.491 Month
  • Tyempo Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Buy Me a Coffee$2.99
  • Tyempo Premium – Lifetime$41.99
2 purchases

Pensum

One-time2
  • Invoices$9.99
  • Pensum Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Hours Tracker free?
Hours Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pensum free?
Pensum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hours Tracker or Pensum have ads?
Neither Hours Tracker nor Pensum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hours Tracker or Pensum?
Hours Tracker ships an update every 4 weeks, and Pensum every 3 days. Most recently, Hours Tracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pensum on November 6, 2026.

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