HoursTag — Help & FAQ

What HoursTag does

What does it really cost? Not just in pounds, but in hours of your life.

HoursTag turns any price into the work time it takes to earn it. Set your pay once, enter a price, and see the real hours before you buy.

One-time purchase. Spend your time on purpose.

What's included

• Tag spending as Need, Want or Impulse
• Track goals and wish lists in real work hours
• Review category insights and a clear monthly breakdown
• No account, no ads, no tracking

At a glance

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from a normal budget app?

HoursTag converts a price into the work hours it takes you to earn it, rather than tracking categories of spending after the fact. You set your income once — hourly or monthly — and it works out your real hourly value, so a price is shown as time before you decide, not as a line item afterwards.

How do I set my income so the hours are accurate?

Set it once, hourly or monthly, and the app derives your real hourly value from it. Use take-home pay rather than gross if you want the hours to reflect money you can actually spend — the conversion is only as honest as the number you put in.

What are Need, Want and Impulse tags for?

Tag each amount as Need, Want or Impulse and your patterns become visible over time, alongside spending insights by category and a clear monthly breakdown. The tags are the part that turns a list of numbers into something you can act on.

Can I use it to save for something specific?

Yes — goals and a wishlist are tracked in real work hours with live progress, so a target reads as hours of work remaining rather than an abstract amount. That is the same conversion applied to saving instead of spending.

Does it work in my currency?

Yes, the conversion from money to time runs in your own currency. Set your income in the currency you are actually paid in, so the hourly value and every price you enter are on the same basis.

Do I need to create an account?

No. The listing states there is no account, sign-up or login — you can start using the app straight after installing it.

Is this a subscription?

No. The listing describes a one-time purchase rather than a recurring subscription. You can always confirm what you are being charged for on the App Store product page before you buy, and review anything active under Settings → your name → Subscriptions.

Are there ads?

No. The listing states the app contains no advertising.

I paid but the app still shows the locked version

One-time purchases are tied to the Apple Account that bought them. Sign in with that same account (Settings → your name → Media & Purchases), then use the app's restore option if it offers one, or reinstall the app from the App Store's Purchased list. Purchases made with a different Apple Account, including a family member's, will not appear.

I switched to a new iPhone — do I have to pay again?

No. Sign in to the new device with the same Apple Account and re-download the app; the purchase belongs to the account, not the handset.

How do I request a refund?

Refunds for anything bought on the App Store are handled by Apple, not by the developer. Go to reportaproblem.apple.com, sign in, find the purchase and choose "Request a refund". We can't issue, speed up or overturn an App Store refund decision, but do tell us what went wrong so we can fix it.

How do I delete the app and everything it stored?

Touch and hold the app icon → Remove App → Delete App. Deleting an iOS app removes its sandbox — the documents and settings it kept on the device go with it, so export anything you want to keep first. What the app stores and where is described in our privacy policy.

How do I make sure I'm on the latest version?

Open the App Store, tap your profile picture, and pull down to refresh the pending-updates list. If the app appears there, tap Update. Turning on Settings → App Store → App Updates keeps it automatic.

Which devices and iOS version does HoursTag need?

See the App Store product page — the Information section there is always the authoritative, up-to-date answer for compatibility, size and languages.

Troubleshooting

The app won't open, or closes straight away

Force quit it first: swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause, then swipe the app's card away. Reopen it. If it still closes, restart the device — that clears the majority of one-off launch failures.

It feels slow, or freezes on a big job

Check free storage in Settings → General → iPhone Storage. iOS gets unpredictable below roughly 1 GB free, and anything that writes files (exports, scans, image processing) is the first thing to suffer. Also close other apps that are working in the background.

Something looks broken after an update

Update iOS itself (Settings → General → Software Update), then update the app. A mismatch between an old iOS and a new build is a common cause of layout or feature glitches.

Last resort: reinstall

Export anything you want to keep, delete the app, then reinstall it from the App Store's Purchased list. Paid unlocks belong to your Apple Account and survive a reinstall; data stored only on the device does not.

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Still stuck? Email us

Write to hourstag.app@gmail.com. To get a useful answer on the first reply, include: your device model (Settings → General → About), your iOS version, the app version, and what you tapped right before the problem appeared. Screenshots or a screen recording help a lot.