Comparison

Time4Care vs Ringwood

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

Head to head
About

Time4Care

This app simplifies time tracking and approval for home and community-based service providers. Service providers can easily log hours, activities, and notes on the go, while employers can efficiently review and approve submissions for accurate and timely payment.

Highlights
  • Clock In/Clock Out timer
  • Manual time entry
  • Offline mode
  • Review and edit time before submission
  • Timesheet review and approval
  • Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
Features
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Time4Care™ is an “on the go” time entry and approval app for home and community-based services programs. As a service provider, Time4Care makes it easy to enter your hours quickly and accurately as soon as you work them – no longer do you need to remember what hours you worked from two weeks back. The easy to view screens and clear language make it easy to log and track your time on the app as you go each day. Using Time4Care, you can submit your hours, services, activities, and notes “on the go.” As an Employer, Time4Care allows you to easily view and approve or reject your Employees’ submitted hours. The app makes it easy to access and complete this important step so that your workers are paid accurately and on time! Time4Care offers these user-friendly features: • Ability to review and edit hours, activities, and notes before submitting them for Employer approval • Clock In/Clock Out timer to easily keep track of hours worked in “real time” • Manual time entry if you prefer to enter your hours without using the timer function • Offline mode to record your time without Internet connection • Timesheet review allows Employers to approve submitted time using a mobile device *Time4Care also supports Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for time capture in compliance with the 21st Century Cures Act if required by your program. Tags: Public Partnerships LLC, Timesheet, Time Entry, timesheet status, Time4Care, Better at work, work hours, PPL Portal, EVV

About

Ringwood

Log issues, photograph equipment, and maintain a detailed record of spaces and assets. This tool allows for quick ticket creation and asset history tracking by scanning QR codes or photographing nameplates. It centralizes all service records for easy access.

Highlights
  • Log tickets on the spot
  • Photograph equipment
  • Scan QR tags for asset history
  • Read equipment nameplates
  • Maintain full asset history
  • Centralized record keeping
Features
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Ringwood Field Ops is the field tool for Ringwood and the clients it serves. When something needs attention, log a ticket on the spot, photograph the equipment, and keep a clear record of every space. Capture work in seconds. Snap a photo of a piece of equipment or scan its QR tag to pull up its history, then file a ticket and assign it. Assets and their service records live in one place. Keep a full history for every asset. Add equipment by photographing the nameplate, and the app reads it into a record. Look up any asset later to see what was done and when. Built for the staff and client accounts that Ringwood sets up. A login is required. More about Ringwood at ringwood.ai.

Screenshots

Time4Care4 screens
Ringwood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Time4Care at 34K against Ringwood's 1. Time4Care also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Ringwood's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ringwood holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time4Care has 34K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time4Care ships an update every 9 days, Ringwood every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time4Care versus Ringwood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime4CareRingwood
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (34K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings34K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPublic Partnerships LLCRingwood Holdings LLC

Customer experience

Time4Care

All ratings33,332 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews367 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative58.6%

Ringwood

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

Bugs and requests

Time4Care

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hours disappearing or not getting approved
  • Inability to clock in/out properly
  • Constant errors and technical difficulties

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to manually edit clock-in/out times
  • Clear display of hours worked and remaining
  • Improved stability and reliability

Ringwood

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Time4Care

No in-app purchases

None

Ringwood

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time4Care free?
Time4Care is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ringwood free?
Ringwood is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time4Care or Ringwood?
Ringwood is rated higher. Time4Care averages 4.7 out of 5 from 34K ratings, while Ringwood averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Time4Care or Ringwood have ads?
Neither Time4Care nor Ringwood shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time4Care or Ringwood?
Time4Care ships an update every 9 days, and Ringwood every 3 weeks. Most recently, Time4Care was updated on October 21, 2026 and Ringwood on October 10, 2026.

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