Comparison

Stundennachweis vs Hourlo

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

Head to head
About

Stundennachweis

Features
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Stundennachweis tracks working time the way freelancers and small studios need it: fast, keyboard-driven and without an account. TRACK IN SECONDS โ€ข One line: Client โ€บ Project โ€บ Module โ€บ Type, note, Enter. Done. โ€ข Continue as before: the last context is preselected, a single keystroke starts the timer. โ€ข Create new clients, projects or modules right in the field, without leaving the flow. โ€ข Add time afterwards with tolerant input: 1:30, 90, 90m or 1.5h. From, To and Duration complete each other. โ€ข Timer in the menu bar with elapsed time, pause and resume. Global hotkey from anywhere. โ€ข Idle detection asks what to do when the Mac was idle. JOURNAL AND CALENDAR โ€ข Daily journal with inline editing, duplicating and full-text search. โ€ข Month and week calendar with hours per client and day, filter with a click. REPORT AND EXPORT โ€ข Period presets, filters on every level, grouping by client, project, module or type. โ€ข Totals as h:mm and decimal hours, amounts by rate, comparison with the previous period. โ€ข Billing status per position, open items per client at a glance. โ€ข Export as a print-ready PDF timesheet with letterhead and logo, as an Excel workbook with selectable columns, as CSV or JSON. BILLING THE WAY YOU AGREED IT โ€ข Rates per client, project or module, inherited downwards. โ€ข Billing in hours or days, rounding grid per client, project budget with warning. โ€ข Tracked minutes always stay exact; only what gets billed is rounded. YOUR DATA โ€ข Everything lives locally on your device. For syncing you choose: iCloud (your private database, no access for the developer) or tightrelay, our own sync service on servers in the EU โ€” which also covers Windows and Android. Without syncing, everything stays on the device. โ€ข No account, no analytics, no ads, nothing passed on to third parties. โ€ข German, English, French, Italian. Free 14-day trial. Then either a one-time unlock (no subscription; app offline and syncing via iCloud) or the sync subscription, which unlocks the app as well: โ€ข Sync monthly โ€” CHF 2.00 per month โ€ข Sync yearly โ€” CHF 20.00 per year The subscription syncs through tightrelay across every device of your sync account, including Windows and Android. It renews automatically until you cancel in the App Store; manage and cancel in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.baertschisoftware.ch/stundennachweis/datenschutz

About

Hourlo

Features
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A time tracker for a job, freelance clients and personal time โ€” in one app. Start in one tap. Today shows your goal and billable total. The running timer stays on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island as a Live Activity, so you can pause or stop without opening Hourlo. A Home Screen widget keeps the same snapshot in reach. Your day is a timeline: every block, every break, every gap. Fix My Day suggests fills from your calendar and likely breaks, then applies them in a tap. See the week, month and year: progress against your target, a category breakdown and the projects that actually took the time. Clients, projects, rates and budgets stay on the hours. When you are ready to bill, export PDF, CSV or Excel โ€” or an invoice. Workspaces keep employed work, freelance and personal time in separate spaces, each with its own schedule, targets and currency. Arrive at a saved place and Hourlo can start the timer; leave and it can stop, with a confirmation if you want one. iOS delivers those geofence events on a best-effort basis โ€” a helper, not a guaranteed punch clock. On Apple Watch: start, pause and stop, Quick Start tiles and a complication. Shortcuts and Siri can start work, a project, a category or a break. Your time, projects, clients and places stay on this iPhone. There is no Hourlo account and no Hourlo cloud. Purchases go through the App Store; nothing else is uploaded as a profile. Built for iPhone and Apple Watch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Stundennachweis4 screens
Hourlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stundennachweis and Hourlo are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Stundennachweis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hourlo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stundennachweis ships an update every 3 days, Hourlo every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stundennachweis versus Hourlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStundennachweisHourlo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthias BaertschiDennis Donner

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stundennachweis

One-time1
  • Full Version$34.99
3 purchases

Hourlo

Subscriptions2
  • Hourlo Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Hourlo Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hourlo Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Stundennachweis free?
Stundennachweis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hourlo free?
Hourlo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stundennachweis or Hourlo have ads?
Neither Stundennachweis nor Hourlo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stundennachweis or Hourlo?
Stundennachweis ships an update every 3 days, and Hourlo every 2 days. Most recently, Stundennachweis was updated on October 11, 2026 and Hourlo on October 11, 2026.

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