Comparison

Timesheet PDF vs Hours Keeper

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

Head to head
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

About

Hours Keeper

Track your work hours, expenses, and routes with this comprehensive time management tool. It integrates with your calendar and maps, offering detailed reports and photo editing capabilities. Organize your projects and business partners efficiently, all while working offline.

Highlights
  • Clock In/Out for time tracking
  • Route and mileage tracking
  • Expense management
  • Calendar integration
  • Project and task management
  • Report creation (PDF, Excel, CSV)
  • Photo editor for attachments
Features
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Fully functional without limitations and FREE from ads, can be used without Internet connection. Easy and quick tracking event: Clock In & Clock Out to report time and save routes in your job, projects, tasks. Hours tracking integrated with Apple Calendar and Maps has charts functions. With Photo Editor you can enhance your photos in attachments with: apply effects, add stickers, paint & draw and so much more! Key features: • Work with Calendar both logged and planned time. • Allows you to plan your time as well as log it. • Hours tracking and time tracking: Clock In & Clock Out to report your time and routes • Manual and automatically breaks. • Tracking by locations. • Auto learn task location. • Daily overtime rate. • Alert when the budget is reached on project committed time. • Project report: summary with time worked, total expense, total amount. • Track your time worked and calculate your job timing. • Quick dashboard on going activity: time tracking and calendar. • Business Partners management (CRM) with integration in events calendar. • Multi language support: English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Italian (change language at run time). • Apple Maps integration. • Photo Editor with functions of: crop, rotate, resize, adjust brightness, contrast & saturation, draw and paint on photos, add text, add emoticons and sticker; sharpen and blur filters. • Save locations on the map. • Mileage and car tracing. • Save your routes automatically creating events with related expenses. • Manage expenses of event. • Charts: bar chart and pie chart for Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Year reports for Business Partner, Project, Task, Customer. • View for Daily and Weekly events. • Report creation in PDF, Excel (xlsx) and in CSV (txt) via mail, AirPrint or through iTunes sharing. • AirPrint feature to print charts and time reports. • Printing with fully customizable layout in columns width and visibility, header and footer. • Timesheet report (pdf). • Style themes: Carbon, White, Gold, Rose Gold. • Complete filter customization with choosing the timesheet filtering fields. • Interface to set calendar single date or date range selection. • Manage projects and activities. • Manage: add, delete, edit Apple calendars. • Manage: add, delete, edit Apple events. • Synchronizes Timesheet and Apple Calendar. Try Hours today and get your hands on it with sample data pre-loaded. Organize your activities with report creation in Excel and PDF, charts generation, expenses management, automatic route-tracing, mileage and full integration with Apple Calendar. Hours provides you with a full work time management, can be used offline without Internet connection as a standalone app. This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.

Screenshots

Timesheet PDF4 screens
Hours Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timesheet PDF at 69% against Hours Keeper's 0%. Timesheet PDF also leads on ratings volume (575 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Hours Keeper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads 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. Timesheet PDF sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Hours Keeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hours Keeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timesheet PDF has 575 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Timesheet PDF's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hours Keeper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timesheet PDF ships an update monthly, Hours Keeper every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Timesheet PDF versus Hours Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimesheet PDFHours Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (575 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings575 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile and Database SolutionsProjectSoft

Customer experience

Timesheet PDF

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

Hours Keeper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Hours Keeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Hours Keeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timesheet PDF free?
Timesheet PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hours Keeper free?
Hours Keeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timesheet PDF or Hours Keeper?
Hours Keeper is rated higher. Timesheet PDF averages 4.7 out of 5 from 575 ratings, while Hours Keeper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Timesheet PDF or Hours Keeper have ads?
Neither Timesheet PDF nor Hours Keeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timesheet PDF or Hours Keeper?
Timesheet PDF ships an update monthly, and Hours Keeper every 2 months. Most recently, Timesheet PDF was updated on October 12, 2026 and Hours Keeper on October 12, 2026.

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