Comparison

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker vs Timely Sheets

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

Head to head
About

atWork 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

Timely Sheets

Effortlessly track your work hours with unlimited entries and generate professional invoices in PDF format. The app features an elegant, intuitive design with both light and dark modes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited time entries
  • Customizable PDF invoices
  • Light and dark mode
  • Intuitive design
  • Easy hour tracking
Features
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Easy and Quick! No Limit! We don't limit your entries! Enter as many times you would like for a given day. This allows ultimate flexibility when recording the hours you have worked. Custom Invoices! Quickly and easily generate an invoice of your work. It has never been easier to take your tracked time and convert it to an easy to read PDF. Elegant design! Light or Dark mode is available with the intuitive, simple design.

Screenshots

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker4 screens
Timely Sheets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: atWork Hours & Pay Tracker at 89% against Timely Sheets's 50%. atWork Hours & Pay Tracker also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. atWork Hours & Pay Tracker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Timely Sheets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: atWork Hours & Pay Tracker has 3.8K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of atWork Hours & Pay Tracker's written reviews are positive against 50% of Timely Sheets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker ships an update weekly, Timely Sheets every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
atWork Hours & Pay Tracker versus Timely Sheets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteratWork Hours & Pay TrackerTimely Sheets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.2 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better33
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergej SteinbachKED, LLC

Customer experience

atWork Hours & Pay Tracker

All ratings3,814 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative3.9%

Timely Sheets

All ratings33 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

atWork 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

Timely Sheets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

atWork 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
2 purchases

Timely Sheets

Subscriptions2
  • Timely Sheets Pro$9.991 Year
  • Timely Sheets Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is atWork Hours & Pay Tracker free?
atWork Hours & Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timely Sheets free?
Timely Sheets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, atWork Hours & Pay Tracker or Timely Sheets?
atWork Hours & Pay Tracker is rated higher. atWork Hours & Pay Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Timely Sheets averages 4.2 from 33 ratings.
Do atWork Hours & Pay Tracker or Timely Sheets have ads?
Timely Sheets shows ads; atWork Hours & Pay Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, atWork Hours & Pay Tracker or Timely Sheets?
atWork Hours & Pay Tracker ships an update weekly, and Timely Sheets every 7 months. Most recently, atWork Hours & Pay Tracker was updated on September 24, 2026 and Timely Sheets on August 23, 2026.

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