Comparison

Hours & Pay Tracker vs Timesheet PDF

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

Timesheet PDF

Easily create, sign, and send weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly timesheets as PDFs. Automatically calculate pay, track overtime, and add expenses. Sync hours to your calendar and customize with your logo.

Highlights
  • Quick time entry
  • Automatic pay calculation
  • Multiple PDF report options
  • Add expenses and per diem
  • Flexible overtime options
  • Customizable logo
  • Sync to device calendar
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Create weekly or bi-weekly or monthly time sheets. 1.Enter your time. 2.Sign and counter-sign the PDF. 3.Email for payment. It's that simple **Please Note - Free download is for evaluation and limited to 3 time sheets. To subscribe In-App 12 month subscription is required. See below for more details. Feature list: •Quick time entry - simply tap hours to pre-fill times with your defaults. •Automatically calculate pay based on inputs. •3 reports to choose from -Single Page Weekly PDF. -Single Page Bi-Weekly PDF (2 weeks). -Detailed PDF - you specify the date range. •Add expenses or additional payments. •Per diem / allowance amounts. •Holiday/Annual and Sick Leave. •5 Overtime options to choose from -Daily. Automatic daily calculation when hours exceed the daily limits you set. -Weekly. Automatic weekly calculation when the weekly total hours exceed the limit you set. -Daily Accrual or Weekly Accrual - Accrue overtime which can be paid later. -Or Manual overtime entry. •Multiple shifts per day. •Set hourly rate and travel rate for each client. •Change the overtime rate for individual shifts/days or public holidays. •Custom logo from device photo library. •Sign and send timesheet as PDF email attachment or upload to iCloud. •Sync your hours to device Calendar (iCal). •Optional comments for each day. •Optional mileage or trips entry. •Display time durations as decimal or hr/min. •Tax Label and % option. T&Cs In accordance with fair use policy this app is limited to 1 user/employee per device. The app contains validation of total hours for the week. -------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase 12 month auto renewing subscription Available subscription is: Timesheet PDF 12 months • The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. • You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. • Payment will charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. --------------------------------------------- You can find our privacy policy terms and conditions here : http://www.mobileanddata.com.au/privacy.html

Screenshots

Hours & Pay Tracker4 screens
Timesheet PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hours & Pay Tracker at every 4 days against Timesheet PDF's monthly. Hours & Pay Tracker also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 69%) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 575). Timesheet PDF's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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 Timesheet PDF sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. 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 4.7 for Timesheet PDF. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hours & Pay Tracker has 3.8K ratings behind it against 575, 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 69% of Timesheet PDF's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hours & Pay Tracker ships an update every 4 days, Timesheet PDF monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hours & Pay Tracker versus Timesheet PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHours & Pay TrackerTimesheet PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.7 (575 ratings)
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews — better69.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better575
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergej SteinbachMobile and Database Solutions

Customer experience

Hours & Pay Tracker

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

Timesheet PDF

All ratings575 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative18.9%

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

Timesheet PDF

From 575 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Simple and straightforward
  • 💡 Helpful for tracking hours and expenses
  • 👍 Great for small businesses and freelancers
  • 👍 Customizable timesheets and invoices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Limited functionality in free trial
  • 🔒 Difficulty managing account and subscription
  • 🐛 Syncing issues between devices

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

Timesheet PDF

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to access account
  • Unable to delete or edit timesheets
  • Subscription renewal issues causing loss of data
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to customize hourly rates
  • Improve overtime and holiday pay calculations
  • Implement better project and client management
  • Allow more timesheet entries in free version
  • Add option to purchase app outright instead of subscription

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
6 purchases

Timesheet PDF

Subscriptions3
  • TPDF 12 MTH Auto Renewal$3.991 Year
  • TPDF 12 MTH Auto Renewal$4.491 Year
  • TPDF 12 MTH Auto Renewal$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • TPDF 12 MTH Manual Renewal$4.99
  • TPDF 12 MTH Manual Renewal$5.99
  • 5 x 12 Month Subscription$22.99

Questions

Is Hours & Pay Tracker free?
Hours & Pay Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timesheet PDF free?
Timesheet PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hours & Pay Tracker or Timesheet PDF?
Hours & Pay Tracker is rated higher. Hours & Pay Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Timesheet PDF averages 4.7 from 575 ratings.
Do Hours & Pay Tracker or Timesheet PDF have ads?
Neither Hours & Pay Tracker nor Timesheet PDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hours & Pay Tracker or Timesheet PDF?
Hours & Pay Tracker ships an update every 4 days, and Timesheet PDF monthly. Most recently, Hours & Pay Tracker was updated on October 21, 2026 and Timesheet PDF on October 20, 2026.

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