Ora vs Clockbird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ora
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Your hours, your money, your record. Ora is the calm, correct shift tracker made for the people who actually work the shifts. Log any shift in seconds (nights, overtime, tips, two jobs, even two currencies) and always know exactly what you've earned. WHY ORA • Overnight shifts, done right. A 22:00–06:00 shift is 8 hours: through midnight, through daylight saving, every time. • Real pay math. Overtime, night, weekend and holiday multipliers; paid and unpaid breaks; tips, bonuses and deductions; a fair "higher rate wins" rule. • Paid abroad, thinking in your own money? Ora converts your earnings at the real daily ECB rate. • A timesheet your boss can't argue with: a clean PDF, plus CSV for your own spreadsheet. • See it at a glance: home and lock screen widgets, and a Live Activity that watches your shift earn. ONE PRICE, ONCE No subscription. No ads. No account. Ora is free to log every shift, forever. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited jobs, all the pay rules, currency conversion, exports, widgets and iCloud sync, and it's shared with your family. YOURS, PRIVATE Your data lives on your device and in your own iCloud. No tracking, no sign-up, nothing to leak. Privacy label: Data Not Collected. And your data is always exportable: a free JSON backup, forever. Ora records what you worked. It doesn't give legal or tax advice. The numbers are yours, to check against your payslip.
Clockbird
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Your shift timer and earnings, live on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Clock in or out with one tap, without even opening the app. Clockbird is a friendly, fast work hours tracker for hourly workers, freelancers and anyone with more than one job. It does the math on breaks, split shifts and overtime so you always know what your paycheck should say. ONE TAP IN, ONE TAP OUT • Clock in and out with a single tap, from the app, a widget, the Live Activity or Siri • Breaks with start and stop, subtracted automatically • Split shifts: clock out for the afternoon, clock back in for the dinner rush • Night shifts past midnight, counted to the minute, even on the night the clocks change • Add or fix entries by hand, with notes for every shift • Forgot to clock in? Add the time in seconds • Forgot to clock out? Get a reminder when a shift runs past the hours you choose SEE IT LIVE • Live Activity and Dynamic Island show your running timer and earnings so far • Start a break or clock out right from the Lock Screen • Home Screen widgets for today and this week, with a Clock In button • Lock Screen widgets for a glance at your hours AUTOMATIC, WITHOUT LOCATION TRACKING • Shortcuts actions: Clock In, Clock Out, Start Break, End Break, Hours This Week • Build a personal automation such as "When I arrive at work, clock in" • Clockbird never asks for your location PAY THAT ADDS UP • Multiple jobs, each with its own hourly rate and color • Daily and weekly overtime rules with 1.25×, 1.5× or 2× pay. Daily overtime is counted first, so nothing is paid twice • Rounding to the nearest 5 or 15 minutes, like many employer time clocks • Weekly, every-two-weeks, twice-a-month or monthly pay periods with your own start day • Any currency TIME OFF AND LEAVE BALANCES • Add public holidays, vacation and sick days, full or half days, paid or unpaid • Paid time off earns your regular rate, never counts toward overtime, and shows on your PDF and CSV timesheets • Leave balances in hours: start from the balance on your pay stub, then earn per hour worked (like 1 hour per 30 for sick leave) or per pay period, with an optional cap REPORTS YOUR MANAGER CAN SIGN • Totals, overtime and gross pay for any week or pay period • Charts of your hours per day • Export a clean PDF timesheet with signature lines, or a CSV for spreadsheets and payroll NEVER LOSE A TIMECARD • Automatic weekly backups saved to the Files app • Back up everything to a single file you own, and restore it on a new iPhone • Restoring is always free PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no server, no ads, no analytics • Your hours stay on your iPhone CLOCKBIRD PRO Free includes one job, clocking in and out, breaks, time off, one leave balance, the clock-out reminder, this week and last week, and the Home Screen widget. Clockbird Pro adds the Live Activity and Dynamic Island, unlimited jobs and history, overtime rules, more leave balances, pay-period reports, PDF and CSV exports, on-demand backups, Lock Screen and medium widgets, and break and weekly-hours shortcuts. • Pro Monthly: $3.99 per month • Pro Yearly: $24.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Pro Lifetime: $49.99 one-time purchase Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Prices may vary by country. Terms of Use: https://cairnware.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://cairnware.com/privacy Questions or ideas? Write to hello@cairnware.com. We read every message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Clockbird at daily against Ora's every 2 weeks. Ora's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Ora sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clockbird sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ora ships an update every 2 weeks, Clockbird daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ora | Clockbird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mihaly Marcell Gyori | BetterBit |
In-app purchases
Ora
- Ora Pro$7.99
Clockbird
- Clockbird Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Clockbird Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Clockbird Pro Lifetime$49.99







