Comparison

Time Clock vs HomeStretch Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Time Clock

Features
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Track your work hours and see exactly what you earned. Time Clock: Hours Tracker turns your shifts into money, then into a PDF your client or boss can actually use. Most hour trackers stop at counting time. This one finishes the job: set your hourly rate, clock in, and watch your earnings add up in real time. When it's time to get paid, export a clean invoice or timesheet in one tap. CLOCK IN, GET PAID • One-tap clock in and clock out with a live running timer • Watch your earnings grow in real time, not just your hours • Forgot to clock in? Add or edit any shift by hand • Deduct unpaid breaks from any shift • Round shifts to 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes to match your employer's rules MULTIPLE JOBS AND CLIENTS • Give each job its own hourly rate, currency and color • Shifts inherit the right rate automatically, so the math is always correct • See total hours and total earned per job • Track 2 jobs free, unlimited with PRO OVERTIME THAT ACTUALLY MATCHES YOUR PAYCHECK • Set a multiplier like 1.5x after 8 hours in a day • Or after 40 hours in a week • Overtime is calculated and shown separately, so you can check your pay stub against it PDF INVOICE AND TIMESHEET • Pick a client and a period, get a finished document • Invoice mode for clients: line items, subtotal, tax, discount, total • Timesheet mode for employers: dates, hours and rates, no billing • Add your business name, logo and contact details • Share by email or messenger, or save the file CLEAR HISTORY • Shifts grouped by week, the way payroll and invoices actually work • Period totals: hours worked, amount earned, overtime separately • Filter by job or by date range • Swipe to edit or delete • Set your own first day of the week and 12h or 24h time BUILT FOR PEOPLE PAID BY THE HOUR Freelancers and contractors billing clients. Hourly employees checking their paycheck. Shift workers with overtime. Tutors, cleaners, drivers, nannies, carers, handymen, designers, developers - anyone whose income is hours times a rate. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your shifts, rates and earnings are stored on your device and work fully offline. No account, no sign-up, no upload. Terms of Use: https://icons8.github.io/time-clock-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://icons8.github.io/time-clock-legal/privacy.html

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HomeStretch Countdown

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The part of the day you actually watch the clock for is the last one. HomeStretch puts that part on your Lock Screen. Make a counter for whatever you are inside of — the school day, the shift, the workday, the workout, the fast — and say when it ends. That is the whole setup. When the end gets close, a Live Activity appears on its own, counts down, and goes away when you have made it. WHAT YOU GET • Six templates to start from: School day, Shift, Workday, Workout, Fast, or your own • Repeating counters on the weekdays you pick, one-off counters, and quick countdowns • Six countdown styles: digits, dots, bar, ring, an LED clock, and a sentence you write yourself • Six palettes, all readable on a bright screen • Dynamic Island, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and wherever iOS mirrors Live Activities: Apple Watch Smart Stack and StandBy • A notification when the home stretch starts, and one when it is over • Dynamic Type and VoiceOver throughout ONE HONEST LIMIT iOS ends every Live Activity after eight hours, so a home stretch is at most 7 hours 45 minutes long. If the end is days away, a widget carries the countdown until then and the Lock Screen takes over by itself when the home stretch begins. There are no background tricks here: HomeStretch does not run while you are not looking, and it does not need to. HOMESTRETCH PRO Free gives you one counter, the digits and dots styles, three palettes and one widget configuration — enough for the one thing you count down every day. HomeStretch Pro adds: • Unlimited counters • All six styles, including bar, ring, sentence and the LED clock • All six palettes • Your own sentence templates around the countdown • Siri Shortcuts and a Control Center button • Quick countdowns straight from Shortcuts • End a countdown with an alarm that rings through Silent mode and Focus Three plans: Yearly and Monthly are auto-renewing subscriptions — Yearly opens with a 7-day free trial — and Lifetime is a single purchase, not a subscription. The price in your own currency is shown before you buy, and you can restore a purchase on any of your devices. PRIVACY No account, no sign-in, no ads, no analytics beyond purchases. Your counters and your history stay on your device. Notifications are scheduled locally — there is no push and no server of ours. TERMS Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://onygroup.hu/homestretch/privacy/

Screenshots

Time Clock4 screens
HomeStretch Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HomeStretch Countdown at none against Time Clock's shown. HomeStretch Countdown also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Time Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Time Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and HomeStretch Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, HomeStretch Countdown daily. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Time Clock versus HomeStretch Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime ClockHomeStretch Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIcons8 LLCONY Services Group Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Clock

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
3 purchases

HomeStretch Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • HomeStretch Pro – Monthly$4.991 Month
  • HomeStretch Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • HomeStretch Pro – Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Time Clock free?
Time Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeStretch Countdown free?
HomeStretch Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Time Clock or HomeStretch Countdown have ads?
Time Clock shows ads; HomeStretch Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Clock or HomeStretch Countdown?
Time Clock ships an update every 3 weeks, and HomeStretch Countdown daily. Most recently, Time Clock was updated on September 8, 2026 and HomeStretch Countdown on September 13, 2026.

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