Comparison

Shift & Pay Tracker vs Hours Tracker

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

Head to head
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Shift & Pay Tracker

Features
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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

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Hours Tracker

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HourKeep is a work hours tracker that stays on your side: one tap starts a shift, the timer lives on your Lock Screen, and at the end of the pay period you get a clean timesheet to hand to your employer, client or accountant. ONE TAP, THEN FORGET IT • Start a shift with a single tap. The running time and your earnings so far show on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Take a break and come back — paid or unpaid, you decide per job. • Forgot to clock out? A reminder nudges you once you pass your usual hours, and you can fix the end time afterwards. EVERY HOUR ADDS UP • Daily, weekly and pay-period totals: hours, overtime and pay. • Calendar view with hours per day and a list of shifts for any date. • Add past shifts in a few taps; edit start, end, breaks and notes any time. TIMESHEETS PEOPLE ACCEPT • Export the pay period as CSV — free, always. • PDF timesheet with dates, start and end times, breaks, hours, overtime and totals, plus a signature line. PAY THAT MATCHES YOUR PAYSLIP • Hourly rate per job, in your currency. • Overtime rules: weekly and daily thresholds with multipliers, presets for common rules or your own. • Time rounding to 6 or 15 minutes if your employer rounds. • Tips and extra amounts per shift. WHAT'S FREE, FOREVER One job, unlimited shifts and history, the timer with Lock Screen view, the calendar, period totals and CSV export. Your hours are never locked behind a paywall. HOURKEEP PREMIUM (optional subscription) • Several jobs, each with its own rate and rules • PDF timesheets • Overtime and rounding rules, tips and extras • Widgets and extra reminders HONEST BY DESIGN • No account — there is nothing to sign up for • No ads, no third-party analytics • Works fully offline; your shifts stay on your phone • Both subscription prices are shown side by side, with nothing hidden and no surprises. Built for hourly workers, shift workers, carers, students with two jobs and freelancers who bill by the hour. Terms of Use: https://hourkeep.pages.dev/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://hourkeep.pages.dev/privacy.html

Screenshots

Shift & Pay Tracker4 screens
Hours Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shift & Pay Tracker and Hours 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. Shift & Pay Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Hours Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shift & Pay Tracker versus Hours Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift & Pay TrackerHours Tracker
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD Shahariar Nazim JoyAli Dinc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Shift & Pay Tracker

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

Hours Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • HourKeep Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • HourKeep Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

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

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