Comparison

Hours & Pay Tracker vs Hours X

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

Head to head
About

Hours & Pay Tracker

Track work hours, overtime, and earnings with this intuitive time clock and timesheet app. Manage jobs, shifts, and clients, and gain insights into your productivity and income. Customize timesheets with detailed records and export them for payroll or clients.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out with taps or Siri
  • Add/edit hours retroactively
  • Export timesheets (CSV, Excel, PDF)
  • Track multiple jobs and clients
  • Automatic location tracking
  • Sync with Apple Watch
  • Record vacation and sick days
Features
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Easily track your work hours, overtime, and earnings with atWork — the simple time tracker and timesheet app for freelancers, contractors, and hourly employees. See where your time goes, how much you’ve earned, and manage jobs, shifts, and clients all in one place. Create custom timesheets with all the details you need and take control of your productivity and income. EASY TIME TRACKING • Clock in and out with a few taps, or just ask Siri. atWork is your personal time clock for work or any activity. • Forgot to start the timer? Add or edit hours later. No more lost time. • Export timesheets (CSV, Excel, or PDF) for clients or payroll, complete with pay and overtime details. • Track multiple jobs and optionally organize work by client, project, or task for detailed records. • Automatic location tracking lets you set workplaces to clock you in or out when you arrive or leave, and receive notifications. • Sync with Apple Watch to start or stop timers or dictate notes on the go. • Record vacation days, sick days, and public holidays to keep your timesheet accurate and complete. FLEXIBLE & CUSTOMIZABLE • Add notes of any length, define automatic breaks and regular working hours to display your overtime and pay. • Customize your time entries and track as much detail as you want with custom fields — from expenses such as travel or mileage to payment status (paid or pending). • Set daily, weekly, or monthly income goals and watch your progress. • Choose automatic rounding rules for start and end times to simplify reporting and keep entries consistent. • Keep your data safe with automatic backup to iCloud or manually via email. RELIABLE SUPPORT • We’re a small, dedicated team offering 24/7 support. Reach us anytime at support@atworkapp.com. • We read every review and keep improving atWork based on your feedback. With atWork, tracking your hours and pay has never been easier — accurate, flexible, and built for the way you work. Join thousands of professionals who rely on atWork every day: “Easy to use, lots of customizations, export data in multiple file types and it’s FREE! I use it to keep track of time spent on multiple clients and projects.” – sherisworld24 (App Store review) “As a small business, I love being able to track time for each of my clients either live or retroactively. Have used the app for years and been very happy with it.” – Britchick70 (App Store review) Download atWork today and start managing your time like a pro. No more wondering “Where did the time go?” atWork puts you in charge of every hour and every dollar earned.

About

Hours X

Effortlessly track your work hours and calculate your earnings with this intuitive time tracking app. It offers easy clock-in/out, manual entry, automatic calculations for regular pay, overtime, taxes, and deductions. Manage your time entries in a comprehensive timesheet with notes and exportable data.

Highlights
  • One-tap clock in/out
  • Manual time entry
  • Automatic earnings calculation
  • Overtime and tax calculation
  • Timesheet management
  • CSV export
  • Break scheduling
Features
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Tracking work hours & earnings now made effortless with the Hours X app. With the easy clock in and clock out feature, the Hours X app helps you to track work hours & calculate earnings for all your full-time & part-time jobs. Forgot to clock in or clock out? We got it sorted for you. You can enter your work hours manually and don’t miss tracking even a single hour. FEATURES: *CLOCK IN AND OUT* One tap clock in and clock out lets you track your work time easily. Moreover, you can also add working hours manually. Hours X automatically calculates real-time earnings based on hourly rates. *AUTO CLOCK IN AND OUT* Too rushed up to Clock in when you start working or too chilled to clock out when you are done working? Set up clock in & clock out time and the app will track your work hours automatically. *TIMESHEET* Manage all your time entries in one single timesheet. The app automatically calculates your pay based on the number of hours recorded in the timesheet. *CSV EXPORT* Export the timesheet on your device or cloud storage in a CSV format. Moreover, you can share the exported timesheet over AirDrop, email, messages, and many more directly from the app. *NOTES* Take specific notes with each entry. Notes also make it convenient to search for those entries. *BREAK SCHEDULE* Break schedule allows you to automatically clock out when your lunch break starts and clock in back when the lunch break ends. *CALENDAR* Manage all your timesheet in a calendar and view your time entries by dates. *FILTERS* Filter your timesheet by days, weeks, months, or jobs. *OVERTIME* The app automatically calculates your overtime earnings using your existing hourly rate. *TAX & DEDUCTIONS* The app automatically calculates your actual earnings by subtracting your taxes and deductions. IN-APP-PURCHASE TERMS Some of the features in the app require the user to subscribe to Hours X Pro Subscription. This is an annual auto-renewable subscription, with a price of $20 per year. The user will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18GNVMWEktl6eqkI5BSinwPGCbB2His61A2QGEbvDw48/edit Terms of Use URL: https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/timesheet-x.appspot.com/o/Timesheet%20X%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20.docx?alt=media&token=8fb12427-d08b-496e-913e-1eb2ba5a4983 If you have any questions or suggestions about the app Hours X or anything in general, hit us up on craftedthoughtsapps@gmail.com. We constantly work to improve the app and provide the best experience to the users.

Screenshots

Hours & Pay Tracker4 screens
Hours X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hours & Pay Tracker at none against Hours X's shown. Hours & Pay Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 513). Hours X's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Hours & Pay Tracker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hours X sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hours & Pay Tracker against 4.6 for Hours X. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours & Pay Tracker has 3.8K ratings behind it against 513, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Hours & Pay Tracker's written reviews are positive against 82% of Hours X's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours & Pay Tracker ships an update every 4 days, Hours X every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hours & Pay Tracker versus Hours X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours & Pay TrackerHours X
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.6 (513 ratings)
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews — better82.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better513
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergej SteinbachAmogh Joshi

Customer experience

Hours & Pay Tracker

All ratings3,833 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews689 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative4.6%

Hours X

All ratings505 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative12.9%

User reviews

Hours & Pay Tracker

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for tracking hours and earnings
  • 💡 Customizable options
  • 🔒 Secure data storage
  • 👍 Convenient location tracking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 💡 Lack of advanced features (e.g. paid/unpaid time tracking, biweekly pay periods)
  • 💡 Limited customization options (e.g. work week start day, overtime settings)
  • 🔍 Complicated navigation for some users
  • 💰 Paid extensions required for full functionality

Hours X

From 513 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for tracking work hours
  • 👍 Straightforward and simple interface
  • 👍 Useful for calculating pay
  • 👍 Good for managing multiple jobs/clients

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 🐛 Inaccurate time tracking in some cases
  • 🔒 Limited functionality in free version, requires paid subscription
  • 🕰️ Issues with setting pay period start/end dates
  • 💰 Perceived as overpriced for the available features

Bugs and requests

Hours & Pay Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Location tracking issues after app updates
  • Entries disappearing after app updates
  • Crashing when accessing certain features

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to mark entries as paid/unpaid
  • Option to set custom work week start day
  • Automatic overtime calculation based on user-defined settings
  • Biweekly pay period tracking
  • More export options (e.g. PDF, Word)
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  • Ability to add photos/notes to entries

Hours X

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Time entries not calculating correctly
  • App crashing when trying to add new entries
  • Overlapping time entries not being detected properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to customize pay period start/end days
  • Implement alphabetical sorting or search for jobs/clients
  • Include option to track tips or non-hourly pay
  • Provide more customization options for the interface
  • Develop an Apple Watch app for easier time tracking

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hours & Pay Tracker

One-time10
  • Unlimited EntriesFree
  • Espresso$1.99
  • Cappuccino$2.99
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  • Data Export$3.99
  • Special Days$3.99
  • Work Schedule$3.99
  • Workplaces$3.99
  • Latte macchiato$4.99
  • Hot chocolate & croissant$8.99
  • atWork Plus - No Subscription$9.99
4 purchases

Hours X

Subscriptions3
  • Hours X Pro 1 Month$4.991 Month
  • Hours X Pro Yearly 50% OFF$9.991 Year
  • Hours X Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hours X Pro.$14.99

Questions

Is Hours & Pay Tracker free?
Hours & Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hours X free?
Hours X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hours & Pay Tracker or Hours X?
Hours & Pay Tracker is rated higher. Hours & Pay Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Hours X averages 4.6 from 513 ratings.
Do Hours & Pay Tracker or Hours X have ads?
Hours X shows ads; Hours & Pay Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Hours & Pay Tracker or Hours X?
Hours & Pay Tracker ships an update every 4 days, and Hours X every 2 months. Most recently, Hours & Pay Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hours X on October 24, 2026.

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