Epson TM Utility vs Time Clock by Homebase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epson TM Utility
This application facilitates wireless setup and configuration for compatible Epson receipt printers. It allows users to print sample and customized receipts, monitor printer status, and perform quick pairing via QR code.
- Wireless printer setup
- Printer settings configuration
- Print sample receipts
- Print customized receipts
- Monitor printer status
- Quick pairing by QR code
- Firmware update
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This app enables you to setup wireless connection, configure printer settings and print sample receipts from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to a Epson receipt printer as below. Supported Printers -TM-H6000V -TM-L90 Liner-Free Label Printer Model -TM-L100 -TM-m10 -TM-m30 -TM-m30II -TM-m30II-H -TM-m30II-S -TM-m30II-SL -TM-m30II-NT -TM-m30III -TM-m30III-H -TM-m50 -TM-m50II -TM-m50II-H -TM-P20 -TM-P20II -TM-P60 -TM-P60II -TM-P80 -TM-P80II -TM-T20II -TM-T20II-m -TM-T20III -TM-T20IV -TM-T20IV-SP -TM-T70II -TM-T82III -TM-T82IV -TM-T88V -TM-T88VI -TM-T88VI-iHUB -TM-T88VII -TM-U220 Wi-Fi -TM-U220II Supported Customer Displays -DM-D30 -DM-D70 Features -Print sample receipt -Print customized receipt -Observe printer status -Configure printer settings -Quick pairing by QR code -Easy print by QR code -Easy print by iBeacon (TM-T88VI/TM-T88VI-iHUB/TM-H6000V) -Printer Settings Backup/Restore (TM-T20IV/TM-T20IV-SP/TM-T82IV/TM-T88VII/TM-L100/TM-P20II/TM-P80II/TM-m30III/TM-m30III-H/TM-m50II/TM-m50II-H/TM-U220II) -Setup wizard (Wireless LAN / Bluetooth) -Firmware update
Time Clock by Homebase
This app simplifies employee time and attendance tracking, reducing payroll errors and ensuring labor law compliance. It offers features like early clock-in prevention, overtime alerts, and photo verification to prevent time theft. Seamless integration with payroll and POS systems streamlines operations.
- Employee time and attendance tracking
- Payroll export
- Labor law compliance
- Overtime prevention
- Photo verification
- Offline mode
- POS and payroll integration
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The Homebase time clock makes it easy to track your employees’ time and attendance -- for free. The Homebase time clock helps you: Reduce payroll headaches. Accurately track your employees’ hours, and easily edit time cards when necessary. Then easily export to run payroll. Stay compliant with labor laws. Integrated timesheets make it easy to see who took a break and when. And employee time cards, including edit history, are stored securely in the cloud to ensure FLSA compliance. Save on labor costs. Set up early clock-in prevention and get notified when employees are about to hit overtime. Eliminate buddy punching and time theft. Automatically snap a photo so you can be sure the right person is clocking in and out. The Homebase time clock app for iPad works seamlessly with all of our time clock apps using a secure PIN. So your employees can clock in on your iPad and clock out from their smartphone, computer, or your point of sale terminal. And there’s a built-in offline mode, so you’ll never miss a clock out—even with unreliable wi-fi. The Homebase time clock integrates with popular payroll providers to make running payroll a breeze. Employee time cards are automatically formatted for easy import. - Gusto - Intuit Quickbooks Online Payroll - Square Payroll - Heartland - ADP - And more The Homebase time clock also integrates with leading point-of-sale systems, so your employees can clock in and out for shifts right from your POS. - Clover - Square - Toast - Revel - Lightspeed - Upserve - And more
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Verdict
Epson TM Utility and Time Clock by Homebase both sit at 2.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 38% of Time Clock by Homebase's written reviews are positive against 16% of Epson TM Utility's. Time Clock by Homebase also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 12). Epson TM Utility's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Time Clock by Homebase holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Epson TM Utility's written reviews are positive against 38% of Time Clock by Homebase's.
Epson TM Utility ships an update every 3 months, Time Clock by Homebase every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epson TM Utility | Time Clock by Homebase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (12 ratings) | 2.3 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seiko Epson Corporation | Pioneer Works, Inc. |
Customer experience
Epson TM Utility
Time Clock by Homebase
In-app purchases
Epson TM Utility
No in-app purchases
Time Clock by Homebase
No in-app purchases
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