Comparison

Volunteer Time Tracking vs RippleHours

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

Head to head
About

Volunteer Time Tracking

This app allows volunteers to easily log their hours and track progress towards goals. It also enables event sign-ups and provides access to personal timesheets. Administrators can manage volunteers, review submissions, and approve or reject logged hours.

Highlights
  • Log hours
  • Submit selfies, geo-locations, and signatures
  • View personal timesheet
  • Track goal progress
  • Sign up for events
  • Admin management of volunteers and hours
Features
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*To use this app, you must have an account registered on Track it Forward** Track it Forward is an affordable volunteer time tracking platform fit for small and large non-profits, schools, universities, museums, government grantees and many other types of organizations. Volunteers can log hours through a kiosk, this free mobile app, or our website. Each volunteer has access to the following from their mobile device: Hour log form Selfie, geo-location & signature submission forms Personal volunteer timesheet Goal progress Event sign ups In addition, admins also have access to: Add new volunteers Review submissions and verifications Approve and reject hours Check in & out volunteers from events Review what volunteers are signed in onsite Regardless if you are on the free or premium plan, there is NO FEE required to use this application. Every user has a web account, as well, where they have more advanced features available.

About

RippleHours

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RippleHours helps students, volunteers, and organizations easily track community service hours in one organized place. Whether you're fulfilling graduation requirements, applying for scholarships, documenting volunteer work, or simply keeping a record of your impact, RippleHours makes logging and managing service hours simple. Designed with students in mind, RippleHours eliminates the need for spreadsheets, paper forms, and scattered notes by providing a clean, intuitive experience for tracking volunteer activities, monitoring progress, and generating a summary whenever needed. Key Features Hour Tracking - Log volunteer and community service hours - Record date, organization, location, and activity details - Add notes about each service entry - Edit or delete entries at any time Calendar View - Quickly identify days with recorded service - Tap a date to view detailed entries Progress Dashboard - View total accumulated service hours - Monitor progress toward graduation, scholarship, or other goals Data Management - Swipe-to-delete individual entries - Clear all service & note records - Automatically save data locally Reporting & Organization - View organized service history - Maintain documentation for future applications and submissions User-Friendly Design - Clean, polished interface - Fast entry process that takes only seconds

Screenshots

Volunteer Time Tracking4 screens
RippleHours4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Volunteer Time Tracking at 17.0 against RippleHours's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Volunteer Time Tracking versus RippleHours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolunteer Time TrackingRippleHours
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOurVoltsWoodburn School District

Bugs and requests

Volunteer Time Tracking

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Errors preventing new activity creation
  • App signs out every few weeks
  • Time sliders are annoying
  • Signature and selfie are mandatory
  • App bugs out a lot
Show 10 more
  • App logs you out too often
  • App doesn't tally time automatically
  • Keyboard obstructs scrolling when entering text
  • Posted links do not connect to internet
  • Unable to copy and paste links
  • Invalid entry error on submission page
  • No section to select an activity before submitting
  • App is glitchy
  • App constantly updated, keeps bugs
  • Loses login credentials after updates

Requested features

18 requests
  • Dark mode
  • UI update
  • Use Face/Touch ID for login
  • Stay logged in option
  • Integrate with iPhone smart automation
Show 13 more
  • Differentiate volunteer hours vs. parent training sessions
  • Show more information on the app (like website)
  • Save login email
  • Admin functionality on the app
  • Archive inactive volunteers
  • Allow typing in time in/time out
  • Log time in minutes and convert to decimal
  • Tally time automatically
  • Minimize keyboard option
  • More options available on the app
  • Allow users to register without designating an organization
  • Fix posted links to connect to internet
  • Enable copy and paste for links

RippleHours

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Volunteer Time Tracking

No in-app purchases

None

RippleHours

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Volunteer Time Tracking free?
Volunteer Time Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RippleHours free?
RippleHours is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Volunteer Time Tracking or RippleHours have ads?
Neither Volunteer Time Tracking nor RippleHours shows ads.

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