iHour vs JOS Approval
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iHour
Plan and track your time spent on developing habits and mastering skills. Set daily reminders, use a countdown timer, and plan up to ten years ahead. Unlock achievements to stay motivated on your journey to mastery.
- Daily activity tracking
- Long-term planning (up to 10 years)
- Daily reminders and countdown timer
- Progress statistics and visualization
- Over 80 unlockable achievements
- Cloud synchronization
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"iHour" helps you plan & track your time spending on habits. You can record things like Play Guitar, Read Book, Coding, Running etc. The app supports daily reminder, countdown timer, up to 10 years long-term planning. Special designed Achievements help you achieve your goal. 10000 Hours to Master a Skill. =Special Feature= · Daily Tracker: Record your daily activities by hours & minutes · Cloud Sync · Task Planner & Reminder · Time Statistics: Visualize your efforts · Achievements: 80+ Achievements are waiting for you · Share with your friends —————— About the In-App Subscription: We provide "iHour Pro · Monthly Membership" for $0.49 / month. Your subscription will be billed through your Apple ID account after purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your billing cycle. Renewal cannot be cancelled. Privacy Policy: https://clover.ly/privacy Terms: https://m.icity.ly/tos
JOS Approval
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Approval users can approval the JOS orders obtained from the client and change their status.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JOS Approval at none against iHour's 6. JOS Approval also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). iHour's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. iHour sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. JOS Approval asks for nothing beyond the download.
iHour ships an update every 6 weeks, JOS Approval fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHour | JOS Approval |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (816 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 816 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iDaily Corp. | King Lim Gerald Me |
Bugs and requests
iHour
Reported bugs
3 issues- Apple Watch version has sync issues
- Countdown timer stops when screen is locked
- Time records not always accurate
Requested features
5 requests- Add more detailed time tracking (e.g. down to the second)
- Improve data visualization and analytics
- Introduce a desktop/iPad version
- Allow more customization of UI and sounds
- Implement a dark mode option
JOS Approval
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iHour
- iHour Pro - Monthly Membership7 Days trial$0.491 Month
- 咖啡$2.99
- iHour Pro$3.99
- 银币$5.99
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- 金币$14.99
- Coffee for Everyone$29.99
JOS Approval
No in-app purchases
