# HourTracker vs PDF Editor & Scanner

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Editor & Scanner at 88% against HourTracker's 0%. PDF Editor & Scanner also leads on price (Free vs $7.99) and ratings volume (94 vs 1). HourTracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

PDF Editor & Scanner is free to download; HourTracker costs $7.99 up front. HourTracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month and PDF Editor & Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

HourTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Editor & Scanner has 94 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of HourTracker's written reviews are positive against 88% of PDF Editor & Scanner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

HourTracker ships an update weekly, PDF Editor & Scanner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | HourTracker | PDF Editor & Scanner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $7.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hourtracker/id965788504/reviews)** | [4.7 (94 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-editor-and-scannerpdf-tools/id6752439246/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **94** |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | **87.5% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | **Paid** | Subscription |
| Size | 21 MB | 40 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **18.5** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Oskari Rauta](https://appshunter.io/developer/965788503) | [Mohamed Lotfi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1833924849) |

## What reviewers say

### HourTracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hourtracker/id965788504)

Track your work hours across multiple employers with detailed entries for holidays, events, and off-duty time. Generate customizable HTML or PDF reports and manage invoices for contractors. Supports iCloud backup and photo attachments.

**Highlights:** Multiple employer support, Holiday and event entries, Off-duty time tracking, Automatic report generation (HTML/PDF), Invoice add-on for contractors, iCloud backup and restore, Photo attachments for reports

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Invoices (1 month) | $17.99 | per month |
| Business (1 month) | $29.99 | per month |
| Invoices (3 months) | $44.99 | per 3 months |
| Business (3 months) | $49.99 | per 3 months |
| Invoices (6 months) | $69.99 | per 6 months |
| Business (6 months) | $89.99 | per 6 months |
| Invoices (1 year) | $89.99 | per year |
| Business (1 year) | $129.99 | per year |
| 26 weeks | $59.99 | one-time |
| 52 weeks | $99.99 | one-time |


### PDF Editor & Scanner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdf-editor-and-scannerpdf-tools/id6752439246)

This app is an all-in-one solution for managing PDF documents. It allows users to scan paper documents into high-quality PDFs, edit existing PDFs with various tools, annotate text, and extract editable text using OCR. It's designed for efficient document workflow management.

**Highlights:** High-quality PDF scanning, Comprehensive PDF editing tools, Powerful annotation and markup, OCR text extraction and search, Merge and convert PDFs, Cloud service integration

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Premium Plan | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Yearly Premium Plan | $29.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Premium Plan | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great
- 👍 Amazing
- 👍 Best
- 👍 Good
- 👍 Very good

**What reviewers complain about**

- ⚠️ Lifetime has been removed from premium subscription

**Reported bugs**

- Supposedly offers free lifetime, but NO…


## Frequently asked questions

### Is HourTracker free?

HourTracker costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is PDF Editor & Scanner free?

PDF Editor & Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, HourTracker or PDF Editor & Scanner?

HourTracker is rated higher. HourTracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PDF Editor & Scanner averages 4.7 from 94 ratings.

### Do HourTracker or PDF Editor & Scanner have ads?

Neither HourTracker nor PDF Editor & Scanner shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, HourTracker or PDF Editor & Scanner?

HourTracker ships an update weekly, and PDF Editor & Scanner every 3 months. Most recently, HourTracker was updated on November 6, 2026 and PDF Editor & Scanner on November 5, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*