Hours Tracker Alternatives That Do Not Bill Weekly (2026)

If you are looking for an alternative to Hours Tracker, you are probably leaving because of the bill. As of October 2026, Hours Tracker by SCRL charges $4.99 a week after a 7-day trial, limits the free version to one job, and does not calculate overtime. HoursTracker by Cribasoft, a different company with a nearly identical name, keeps 21 days of entries on its free tier, sells Pro for $4.99 to $6.99 a month or $29.99 to $47.99 a year, and removed the one-time purchase its long-time users bought. This guide covers how to get your history out first, what the two apps actually do, and what to look for in a replacement.

Get your history out before you cancel

Do this first, while you still have access. Once a subscription lapses, both apps keep your entries but may hide or lock them.

1. Export a CSV if the plan allows it. In HoursTracker, CSV export by email is a Pro feature; use it before the plan ends. In Hours Tracker, export is on the paid plan.
2. If export is locked, take screenshots. Open each week's view and screenshot it. A screenshot of a dated week with in and out times is a usable record, and it takes a few minutes for a year of history.
3. Rebuild the weeks you need. Enter the hours from your screenshots into the free time card calculator on this site. It keeps each period on your device and exports CSV, so you can carry the weeks into a new app or a spreadsheet.
4. Keep the originals. Store the CSV and screenshots somewhere that survives a new phone, such as iCloud Drive or email to yourself.

Your employer is required to keep the official time records under federal rules, but your own log is what you compare against the stub, and a log you can no longer open is no log at all.

Why people leave: the two apps side by side

These facts come from the App Store listings, the in-app pricing screens and 1,133 recent reviews read in October 2026. Full comparisons with a feature table are at PunchStamp vs Hours Tracker and PunchStamp vs HoursTracker.

The complaints behind those rows, in order of how often they appear:

• Weekly billing and price hikes. Subscription anger is the top complaint across every hours app we read, with 46 mentions. Hours Tracker's weekly plan is the sharpest example, and HoursTracker users who bought the old one-time Pro describe being moved to a subscription.
• History held behind a paywall. HoursTracker's 21-day window is described by reviewers as having their data held hostage.
• No overtime. Hours Tracker totals hours and multiplies by a rate. If you work over 40 hours, the number on screen is wrong.
• Popups and ads. Rating prompts and upgrade prompts in Hours Tracker, ads in HoursTracker.
• Data loss on a new phone. Reported for both, and for most apps in the category.

What to look for in a replacement

The reviews also say what people wanted and could not get. Use them as your list.

• Lifetime or annual pricing shown plainly. No weekly plans, no trial that converts.
• Overtime rules per job: weekly 40, daily 8, double time after 12, seventh day, and a shift differential, because the regular rate for overtime has to include it.
• Breaks that are paid or unpaid, and only unpaid ones deducted.
• Overnight shifts as one entry.
• Export with totals, notes and your name, with no watermark, so the file is something a manager or labor board can read.
• History that stays yours on the free tier.
• Backup without an account that restores on a new iPhone.
• No popups.

Supershift ($39.99 lifetime) is a well-reviewed schedule planner but not a time clock. WorkingHours ($9.99 one-time) has a full feature set and a small user base. Punch Time Clock has a $7.99 premium purchase but puts pay, export and notes behind it and lost daily totals in its 2025 redesign. Toggl Track is free for one person but needs an account and has no pay rules.

Where PunchStamp fits

PunchStamp is a one-tap iPhone time clock built from this list. Each punch is time-stamped on your device and edits keep the original, so the log is credible. Jobs carry their own rates and overtime rules, breaks are paid or unpaid, overnight shifts are one entry, and the PDF export has totals, notes and the edit log with no watermark. There is no account; data stays on your phone with iCloud backup. The free tier keeps unlimited history with two jobs and one export per pay period, and Pro is $14.99 a year or $29.99 once. It is coming to the App Store. In the meantime the time card calculator below saves your weeks on your device, applies the same overtime rules, and exports CSV or a printable time card.

If you stay

If you decide to keep either app, two changes cut the damage. Move from weekly to annual billing in Hours Tracker, which drops the cost from roughly $260 to $29.99 a year. And export or screenshot your weeks every pay period, so the record exists outside the app whatever happens to the subscription.