DATEV SmartLogin vs Clockodo ‒ Time Tracking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DATEV SmartLogin
This app provides secure and intuitive access to your confidential data within the DATEV online world. Simply scan a QR code with the app to log in to DATEV online applications. A password protects the app from unauthorized use.
- Secure QR code scanning for login
- Intuitive and simple interface
- Password protection for app access
- Authentication for DATEV online services
- Phishing prevention measures
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Einfach - Sicher - Intuitiv DATEV SmartLogin ist der Schlüssel zu Ihren vertraulichen Daten in der DATEV Online-Welt. Scannen Sie bei der Anmeldung in den DATEV Online-Anwendungen einfach den QR-Code mit Ihrer SmartLogin App ab und schon sind Sie angemeldet. Durch ein Passwort schützen Sie Ihre SmartLogin-App vor unerlaubter Benutzung durch Dritte schon beim App-Start. DATEV SmartLogin steht allen DATEV-Anwendern als Authentisierungsmedium kostenfrei zur Verfügung. Nähere Informationen dazu finden Sie auf unserer Website: https://www.datev.de/smartlogin Die Verwendung der DATEV SmartLogin-App auf einem jailbroken iOS-Device ist verboten! Wichtiger Hinweis: Um schon den Versuch eines Betrugs ("Phishing") von vornherein auszuschließen, beachten Sie: • Geben Sie Ihr Passwort stets nur in der DATEV SmartLogin-App auf Ihrem Smartphone ein. DATEV wird Sie nie auffordern, Ihr Passwort anderswo (z.B. auf Webseiten, in E-Mails) einzugeben. • Stellen Sie sicher, dass im Browser am PC-Bildschirm tatsächlich die Webseite für die Anmeldung in der Online-Anwendung der DATEV dargestellt wird, bevor Sie den QR-Code scannen. DATEV wird Sie nie auffordern, den QR-Code anderswo (z. B. aus E-Mails, anderen Anwendungen oder Apps) zu scannen. Wenn Sie den QR-Code versehentlich doch anderswo gescannt haben, melden Sie sich in der SmartLogin-App in den Einstellungen mit 'Browsersitzungen abmelden' wieder ab. • Stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie sich mit dem App-Login nur in offiziell von DATEV freigegebenen Apps anmelden. Informationen zu den Partnern und den verifizierten Apps finden Sie auf dem DATEV-Marktplatz.
Clockodo ‒ Time Tracking
Effortlessly track work and project hours for individuals and teams. Generate detailed reports to analyze profitability, create accurate timesheets for faster billing, and manage employee access. Offers robust security and data protection with EU-based servers.
- Fast time clock for tasks
- Flexible time and project analysis
- Exact traceability of work times
- Automated timesheet generation
- Teamwork and employee management
- Data import and export (.csv)
- Secure data storage with SSL encryption
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*** NOTE: This app requires a Clockodo account With Clockodo, time works for you from now on. You and your employees record working hours and project times quickly, easily and reliably online. Evaluate recorded times according to your criteria with just a few mouse clicks to focus on profitable projects and plan exact budgets. The flexible reports uncover unprofitable projects and services. Automatically generated timesheets allow you to bill your customers faster and more accurately. FAST TIME TRACKING Time is recorded using a time clock with information on the current task: Select customer, project and service, add an optional description and start the clock. In addition the app lists all time entries of the last days and you can manually add times not clocked. FLEXIBLE ANALYSES With Clockodo you can effortlessly create analyses of the hours worked customized to your own requirements. You can create reports for any period you choose, group them by multiple criteria, and save them as templates. EXACT TRACEABILITY Using the Clockodo time clock, you can exactly reproduce when you started working on a task and when you completed it. Furthermore you can see when you had a break or edged another task in. INCREASE YOUR PROFITS Know your resources. Work more cost-efficiently. Increase your profits. After just a few clicks, Clockodo shows you where your work really pays off and where you need to take action to increase your profits. Automatically generated time sheets let you bill your work faster and more accurately, while individual reports make sure you have your finger on the pulse of your business all the time. INTUITIVE TO USE The outstanding functionality of Clockodo time tracking is combined with straightforwardness and ease of use. In developing the program, effort has been put into making it a sleek, fast piece of software capable of being put into everyday use without requiring training time. TEAMWORK AND EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT Any number of co-workers is supported. You determine whether a given user may see only her/his own time entries or may also analyze company-wide reports or edit client and project data. IMPORT AND EXPORT If you are already using another time tracking system, Clockodo can import existing data from that system. With some online systems this can be done automatically via an API interface; in other cases data can be read from a .csv file. All Clockodo data can be exported in .csv format. SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION We protect your data from server breakdowns by mirroring it on multiple servers and creating backups several times per day. No data will be passed to any third party by Clockodo. The software complies with data protection law and uses SSL encryption for data transmission as used in online banking. The server location in Germany ensures that your data is stored savely under EU law. PERSONAL SUPPORT Should you have questions or a problem, our expert support team will be happy to help you. We guarantee to provide assistance fast. *** NOTE: This app requires a Clockodo account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clockodo ‒ Time Tracking at 4.9 against DATEV SmartLogin's 4.5. DATEV SmartLogin's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 52%) and ratings volume (265 vs 8). 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.
Clockodo ‒ Time Tracking holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DATEV SmartLogin has 265 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of DATEV SmartLogin's written reviews are positive against 52% of Clockodo ‒ Time Tracking's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DATEV SmartLogin ships an update every 3 weeks, Clockodo ‒ Time Tracking monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DATEV SmartLogin | Clockodo ‒ Time Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (265 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 52.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 265 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DATEV eG | Clockodo GmbH |
Customer experience
DATEV SmartLogin
Clockodo ‒ Time Tracking
In-app purchases
DATEV SmartLogin
No in-app purchases
Clockodo ‒ Time Tracking
No in-app purchases
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