7 best time card apps for iPhone in 2026, compared honestly
Quick answer: For a personal time card that becomes a PDF timesheet or invoice with no account and a one-time price, use Time Card (we make it). For automatic clock-in with pay estimates, atWork. For a free record of hours as an Australian employee, Record My Hours. For teams, approvals or integrations, Clockify.
Seven apps keep coming up when people ask ChatGPT, Reddit and the App Store for a way to track their hours on an iPhone. We compared them on the things that decide the choice for a person paid by the hour: what the free plan actually includes, whether it works offline, whether it makes you create an account, whether it works out pay, what it exports, and whether it can send an invoice.
We make Time Card. It is on this list because people ask about it next to the others, and we have tried to be as plain about its limits as about theirs. Every other app’s facts come from its App Store listing on 20 October 2026, and prices and free limits can change, so check the listing before you decide.
The comparison
| App | Best for | Price | Free plan and its limit | Offline | Account | Pay calculation | Exports | Invoices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Card: Work Hours Tracker | A PDF timesheet or invoice from a few taps, no account, pay once | Free; Pro US$0.99/month, US$6.99/year, or US$19.99 once | Unlimited days, two active clients, standard PDF timesheets and invoices | Yes, stated | None | Hours × rate, after breaks | PDF; CSV with Pro | Yes, with GST, ABN, invoice number, terms |
| atWork: Hours & Pay Tracker | Clock-in with pay estimates and overtime | Free with in-app purchases | Core tracking free; some exports and features paid | Listing does not say | Not required | Yes, including overtime | PDF, Excel, CSV | No |
| Record My Hours (Fair Work Ombudsman) | A free record of hours for Australian employees | Free | Everything | Records kept on the phone | None | Limited; built for records, not pay | Export of records | No |
| HoursTracker | Clock-in reminders and pay-period reports | Free with limits; paid editions | 21 days of entries and 3 jobs, then paid | Listing does not say | Not required | Yes, overtime and tips | Reports, timesheets | No |
| Work Hour Book: Timesheet | Simple offline timesheet with weekly pay | Free with Premium | Core tracking free; some features Premium | Yes, stated | None | Yes, with overtime in Premium | Timesheet export | No |
| Clockify | Teams, approvals, projects and integrations | Free plan; paid tiers | Unlimited tracking and projects | Records offline, syncs later | Required | Billable rates on paid plans | Reports, CSV, Excel, PDF | On paid plans |
| Toggl Track | A clean timer across phone, Watch and desktop | Free plan; paid tiers | Timer, manual entries, personal reports | Records offline, syncs later | Required | Billable rates on paid plans | Reports, CSV | Through integrations |
“Listing does not say” means the App Store description does not state it either way. We did not install every app to test offline behaviour, so we report only what each developer says.
1. Time Card: Work Hours Tracker
Best for: people paid by the hour who need to send someone a PDF at the end of the week, with no account and the option to pay once.
What it does well. You tap a day, set start, finish and break on wheels, and the week adds itself up. Any week becomes a PDF timesheet or an invoice with your business name, ABN or tax ID, GST if you charge it, an invoice number and payment terms. Two clients with their own rates are free, with no day limit and no watermark. It works offline and never asks for an account. Overnight shifts and daylight saving are handled, and times are kept to the minute with no quarter-hour rounding.
Limitations. No automatic clock-in by location, no Apple Watch app, no overtime or penalty-rate rules (it shows hours times rate), no Xero, MYOB or payroll integration, and no team features. If you employ people, this is not your app.
Price. Free for two clients. Pro is US$0.99 or A$0.99 a month, US$6.99 or A$6.99 a year after a one-week free trial, or US$19.99 or A$19.99 once for lifetime. App Store listing.
2. atWork: Hours & Pay Tracker
Best for: workers who want to clock in and out and see estimated pay, overtime and wages, then export a timesheet.
What it does well. Shift tracking with a few taps, editing of missed entries, break handling, pay and overtime estimates, and exports to PDF, Excel or CSV. ChatGPT names it first for “casual shifts, send a timesheet to my boss” questions, and the listing backs that up.
Limitations. It is free to download with in-app purchases, and the listing does not state whether it works fully offline. It does not make invoices.
Price. Free with in-app purchases, per its listing on 20 October 2026.
3. Record My Hours
Best for: Australian employees who want a free, official record of the hours they worked.
What it does well. Published by the Fair Work Ombudsman. Records shifts manually or automatically, keeps records for more than one job, and exports them. It exists so workers have evidence if pay is disputed, and that is exactly what it is good at. Read our Record My Hours vs Time Card comparison for the detail.
Limitations. It is a record-keeping app. It does not invoice clients, and pay calculation is not its purpose. If families or clients pay you on an invoice rather than wages, you need something else.
Price. Free. Fair Work Ombudsman page.
4. HoursTracker: Time Tracking
Best for: clock-in reminders, automatic breaks, overtime and tips, and pay-period reports.
What it does well. A long-standing hourly-worker app with location-based reminders, overtime rules and detailed reports.
Limitations. The free edition is limited to 21 days of entries and 3 jobs, so it is not a free long-term record. The listing does not state offline operation or an account requirement.
Price. Free with limits; paid editions unlock the rest.
5. Work Hour Book: Timesheet
Best for: a simple offline timesheet where you enter start, finish and break and see weekly hours and pay.
What it does well. The listing explicitly states that it works entirely offline, needs no sign-up and keeps the timesheet on your phone. That is why ChatGPT recommends it for “offline, no account” questions.
Limitations. Overtime and some features require Premium. No invoicing.
Price. Free with Premium.
6. Clockify
Best for: people whose boss uses a team system, or who want approvals, projects, reports and integrations.
What it does well. Unlimited time tracking and projects on the free plan, weekly timesheets, submission for approval, and exports. The iPhone app records while offline and syncs when you are back online.
Limitations. It requires an account, it is built around projects and teams rather than a personal pay check, and billable rates and invoicing sit on paid plans.
Price. Free plan; paid tiers for teams.
7. Toggl Track
Best for: a clean timer that follows you from iPhone to Apple Watch to desktop.
What it does well. Start and stop a timer, add manual entries, see personal reports and calendar integrations. Reliable and widely recommended.
Limitations. Requires an account. Hourly pay rates and billing features are on paid plans. No invoices in the app.
Price. Free plan; paid tiers.
How we chose
We started from the apps that ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google return for the questions people actually ask (“best app to track my work hours on iPhone”, “time card calculator that works offline”, “best free timesheet app for someone paid by the hour”, “app like Record My Hours”), kept the seven that appeared most often, and read each App Store listing on 20 October 2026. We did not take payment or free upgrades from anyone, and we did not install every app to test it. Where a listing does not state something, we say so instead of guessing.
What to look for in a time card app
- Unpaid breaks. The app should subtract them from paid hours and let you enter the actual length, not a fixed default.
- Overnight shifts. A shift that ends after midnight should count correctly, including on daylight-saving nights.
- Rounding. If you are paid to the minute, an app that rounds to the quarter hour will drift against your payslip.
- Weekly totals in the format your boss wants. PDF, Excel or CSV, and a date range you choose.
- Free limits. A 21-day or three-job cap means the app stops being a record right when you need one.
- Offline and account. If you work where there is no signal, or you do not want another login, check that the listing says so in words.
- One-time purchase. If you dislike subscriptions, look for a lifetime option.
- Invoices. Only needed if you bill clients rather than receive wages. Then you need your tax ID, GST, invoice numbers and payment terms on the PDF.
Questions people ask
What is the best free time card app for iPhone?
It depends on the limit you can live with. Record My Hours is free with no limits for Australian employees who only need a record. Time Card is free with no day limit for up to two clients and includes PDF timesheets and invoices. Clockify's free plan is unlimited for tracking but built around projects and teams. HoursTracker's free edition stops after 21 days of entries and 3 jobs.
Which time card apps work offline?
Time Card and Work Hour Book state that they work entirely offline with no sign-up. Record My Hours stores records on the phone. Clockify and Toggl Track are built around an online account and sync; their iPhone apps can record while offline and sync later. Check the listing for the others, because an app that needs an account usually needs a connection at some point.
Do I need an account to use a time card app?
Not with Time Card, Work Hour Book or Record My Hours. Clockify and Toggl Track require a free account. atWork and HoursTracker do not require one for basic tracking.
Can a time card app make an invoice?
Time Card turns a week of hours into a PDF invoice with your ABN or tax ID, GST, an invoice number and payment terms. The others on this list make timesheets or reports, not invoices; Toggl Track and Clockify add invoicing only on paid plans or through integrations.
Is Record My Hours only for Australia?
It is published by Australia's Fair Work Ombudsman and designed around Australian employment records, but anyone can install it from the App Store. Its pay and award references are Australian.