Comparison

Hours & Pay Tracker vs Shift Work

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

Shift Work

Organize your work schedule and track your earnings with this intuitive app. Designed for shift workers, it offers a visual calendar and real-time profit calculation, ensuring you always know your income.

Highlights
  • Visual shift calendar
  • Real-time earnings calculator
  • Quick shift creation
  • Monthly income summary
  • Multiple hourly rates
  • Local data storage
Features
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Your shift, live. Your schedule, organized. Clock in from Today, see your worked time and track earnings as you work. Plan upcoming shifts in your calendar and share your schedule. CLOCK IN AND TRACK Start your clock and check the elapsed time. If you set an hourly rate, the app calculates earnings from your clocked time. You can clock in and plan without setting up a pay rate. PLAN Add planned shifts to your calendar, change their hours and use templates or a rotation to build your schedule. Check your next shift in Today. Planned shifts stay separate from the hours you record as worked. SHARE Export your schedule as an image, PDF or ICS calendar file. Choose whether to include workplace names and personal labels. Pay amounts and notes are excluded. Exported files are a snapshot of your schedule; they do not update automatically. OPTIONAL PRO FEATURES The app includes free and Pro features. Check the app for the features in each option, local prices and any available trial terms before confirming a purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://techy.eus/agendalaboral/privacidad

Screenshots

Hours & Pay Tracker4 screens
Shift Work4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Shift Work at free against Hours & Pay Tracker's free with in-app purchases. Shift Work also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Hours & Pay Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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 Shift Work sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shift Work holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours & Pay Tracker has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours & Pay Tracker ships an update every 4 days, Shift Work every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hours & Pay Tracker versus Shift Work: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours & Pay TrackerShift Work
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergej SteinbachAdrian Garcia

Customer experience

Hours & Pay Tracker

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

Shift Work

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Shift Work

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

Shift Work

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Hours & Pay Tracker free?
Hours & Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Work free?
Shift Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hours & Pay Tracker or Shift Work?
Shift Work is rated higher. Hours & Pay Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Shift Work averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hours & Pay Tracker or Shift Work have ads?
Neither Hours & Pay Tracker nor Shift Work shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hours & Pay Tracker or Shift Work?
Hours & Pay Tracker ships an update every 4 days, and Shift Work every 2 days. Most recently, Hours & Pay Tracker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Shift Work on October 24, 2026.

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