PTO Tracker vs PlayTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PTO Tracker
Easily monitor your Paid Time Off (PTO) balance, projecting future balances with customizable accrual rates. It automatically accounts for holidays and integrates with your calendar.
- Track PTO balance
- Project future balances
- Customizable accrual rates
- Holiday exclusion
- Calendar integration
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Keep track of your vacation or PTO (Paid Time Off) balance. See at a glance your vacation/PTO balance at any date in the future. Accrual rate can be weekly or bi-weekly on any day of the week, or semi-monthly on either the 1st and 16th of the month or the 15th and last day of the month. Automatically excludes holidays from being counted as a vacation day. Integrates with your iOS calendar, or can use its own calendar, or both.
PlayTime
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Plan your time off with confidence. PlayTime helps you track and plan your PTO before it's even approved. See exactly how much time you'll have available months in advance. Smart PTO Tracking - Enter your starting balance, accrual rate, and carryover limits - Automatically calculates your balance for any future month - Schedule time off and instantly see how it affects your future PTO - Plan vacations before requesting approval Stay Organized - Calendar and list views of your time off - Automatic Google Calendar sync (one-way) marks you out of office - Glanceable dashboard with upcoming PTO and key stats - Home screen widgets: countdown to next PTO, current balance, year-end projection Personalize Your Experience - Multiple, customizable color themes - Clean, intuitive interface - Works offline Stop guessing if you'll have enough PTO. Start planning with PlayTime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PlayTime at every 3 weeks against PTO Tracker's every 2 months. PTO Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PTO Tracker ships an update every 2 months, PlayTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PTO Tracker | PlayTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Preston | Sempurna LLC |
In-app purchases
PTO Tracker
No in-app purchases
PlayTime
No in-app purchases
