timeEdition vs WorkingHours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
timeEdition
Track your work hours, clients, projects, and tasks with this intuitive time tracking tool. It offers seamless syncing across devices and export options for detailed billing and project analysis.
- Start and stop work time recording
- Track time by customer, project, and task
- Siri Shortcuts for voice control
- Add notes to recordings
- Color coding for clients
- Manual entry and editing of recordings
- Export recordings to Numbers or Excel
- Deadline reminders
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TIME IS MONEY With timeEdition you can see detailed documentation of your working hours. Be it for a billing of a client, or tracking the efficiency of a project. timeEdition puts great emphasis on ease of use. The user first sees only the functions that are needed for daily time tracking: Start and Stop recording of work time, work time elapsed, customer, project and task. You don't give away your time or your money. With timeEdition you have the perfect tool to track your work time and your colleagues work time. You can track the work outlay of your project and give your clients a detailed bill. ON THE DESKTOP AND ON THE ROAD timeEdition is available for iOS & macOS. This lets you track your projects on your office desk, but also mobile when your are on the road consulting. All timeEdition apps can be synced through dropbox. No matter where you are time tracking, all of your recordings are always available on all your devices. No internet connection required for recording. This gives you a high flexibilty for tracking your projects on different platforms. FEATURES - Siri Shortcuts: With Siri Shortcuts you can start and stop recordings just with your voice. - Notes for all your recordings: At any time you can take a note for any recording that you are doing. - Color coding: Different colors for your clients lets you see at a glance which client you are currently tracking. - Add and edit recordings: If you missed a recording: Easily add it manually or adjust the tracking time. - Export recordings: You can export your recordings for use in third party applications like Numbers or Excel. - Reminder of your deadlines: Never miss a deadline. Let timeEdition remind you of all your upcoming deadlines. - For mobile and desktop: timeEdition is available for macOS and iOS. This allows you to record your working time anywhere. - Synchronize all devices: No matter where you are working: Sync your mobile recordings with your desktop and vice versa. - Calendar export: timeEdition let´s you export all your recordings to your calendar.
WorkingHours
Effortlessly log, organize, and analyze your work hours. This app helps freelancers, hourly workers, and employees manage their time with features like task assignment, data export, and calendar integration. Enjoy a productive workflow with optional Pomodoro technique reminders.
- Cross-platform time tracking with cloud sync
- Start/pause/stop work time via widget or notification
- Edit work units and assign tasks/tags
- Export data as Excel, CSV, or PDF
- Auto-start/stop with GPS geofencing
- Analyze time and earnings with graphs
- Calendar integration for appointments
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Track work time, keep accurate timesheets, and prepare billable records without a subscription. WorkingHours is a personal time tracker for freelancers, hourly workers, employees, contractors, consultants, and anyone who wants a clear record of their workday. Start the timer when work begins, pause and resume for breaks, then stop when you are done. Breaks can be subtracted automatically. If you forget to track something, add or edit entries manually and correct the details later. Sessions that cross midnight can be split automatically. Keep your hours organized and useful. • Assign time to tasks or projects • Add tags, notes, and descriptions • Automatically apply tags to projects or new entries • Track overtime, hourly rates, earnings, and fixed fees • Adjust time or earnings with flexible tag rules • Search and filter entries quickly Understand where your time goes with charts and visual reports. Switch between duration and revenue to review work patterns, check billable hours, or prepare records for clients and managers. Export timesheet data in the format you need. • Export to Excel or CSV • Choose which columns to include • Group records by day, week, month, task, or tag • Create PDF invoices from tracked data with SubTotal Capture time with less friction using widgets, notifications, NFC tags, and Apple Watch timer controls. Geofencing can detect workplace arrivals and departures, while Pomodoro focus sessions help structure concentrated work. You can also use Apple Shortcuts and view or import appointments from your calendar or Outlook. Optional sync keeps your work available across supported phone, tablet, laptop, and desktop versions. It uses your own iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or WebDAV storage, so no WorkingHours account or registration is required. WorkingHours is free to use, and Pro features can be tested with a 7-day trial. Pro is a one-time purchase linked to your Apple ID that unlocks Pro for iOS/iPadOS; a separate purchase may be required on other platforms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WorkingHours at 91% against timeEdition's 43%. WorkingHours also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (346 vs 4). timeEdition's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. WorkingHours sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. timeEdition asks for nothing beyond the download.
WorkingHours holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorkingHours has 346 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of timeEdition's written reviews are positive against 91% of WorkingHours's.
timeEdition ships an update every 2 months, WorkingHours fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | timeEdition | WorkingHours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (346 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 91.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 346 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAMP GmbH | Timo Partl |
Customer experience
timeEdition
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In-app purchases
timeEdition
No in-app purchases
WorkingHours
- Pro version (iOS)$9.99
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