Hourglass Time vs OTM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hourglass Time
Manage congregation assignments and schedules, submit field service reports, and receive important notifications. Requires an invitation from your Congregation Secretary to get started.
- View assignments and schedules
- Enter field service reports
- Receive notifications and reminders
- Accept congregation invitations
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View congregation assignments and schedules, enter your field service reports, receive notifications and reminders, and more! To use this app for the first time, you need an invitation from your Congregation Secretary. Open the invitation email on your device and accept the invitation.
OTM
Manage before and after school enrichment programs, camps, and clinics. Streamline operations for your organization with this comprehensive software solution.
- Enrichment program management
- Camp management
- Clinic management
- Before and after school program scheduling
- Software solution
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Before and After School Enrichment , Camp and Clinic Software Management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OTM at 5.0 against Hourglass Time's 4.6. OTM also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). Hourglass Time's advantage is ratings volume (805 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OTM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hourglass Time has 805 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hourglass Time ships an update every 4 weeks, OTM every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hourglass Time | OTM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (805 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 805 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Congregation Software Foundation | Chris Whelan |
Customer experience
Hourglass Time
OTM
Bugs and requests
Hourglass Time
Reported bugs
5 issues- Reports not loading
- Unable to see group service reports
- Publisher information not editable
- Invitation links not working
- Incorrect default start dates for pioneers
Requested features
9 requests- Add calendar function for assignments
- Allow tracking of field service activity
- Provide option to choose auxiliary pioneer
- Add ability to enter time in increments
- Improve label printing functionality
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- Add option to cache publisher data
- Provide ability to edit mistakes after submission
- Implement iCloud or other backup solution
- Add more language support (e.g. Spanish, Albanian)
OTM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hourglass Time
No in-app purchases
OTM
No in-app purchases
