If you claim Real Estate Professional Status or use the STR Loophole, the IRS expects contemporaneous records: when you worked, what you did and how long it took. Three apps are built specifically for that job: REPSLog, HourProof and REPStracker. This page puts them side by side so you can pick the one that fits how you work.
One thing up front: we make REPSLog. Every fact below about HourProof and REPStracker comes from their own websites, App Store listings and Google Play listings, checked on September 16, 2026, with sources at the end of the page. If you find something out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Updated September 16, 2026: HourProof’s platforms now read iPhone, Android and web, its prices now show the current $19.99 a month and $139.99 a year, its AI entry autofill now reads built in, and the table gained separate rows for REPS goal tracking and STR loophole tracking.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | REPSLog | HourProof | REPStracker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | ✓iOS, Android and web | ✓iPhone, Android and web | ✓iOS and Android |
| Price per month | $14.99 Starter, $19.99 Premium | $19.99 Premium | $32.00 |
| Price per year | $149.99 Starter, $199.99 Premium | $139.99 Premium | $304.99 |
| Try before you pay | ✓14-day free trial, full access | ✓Free plan capped at 20 entries a month and 1 property | ✓Free trial |
| AI entry autofill | ✓Built in, no API key needed | ✓Built in | ✗Not listed |
| Speech-to-text logging | ✓Live: speak, the entry fills as you talk | ✓On-device dictation | ✗Not listed |
| Built-in timer | ✓With Live Activity on the iPhone lock screen and Dynamic Island | ✓ | ✓ |
| Booking calendar sync | ✓Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Hospitable and 20+ more | ✓Airbnb, VRBO and Hospitable (Premium) | ✗Not listed |
| Any iCal calendar link | ✓Paste the iCal link from any booking site or property manager, listed or not | Airbnb, VRBO and Hospitable listed | ✗Not listed |
| Calendar suggestions | ✓Google and Microsoft 365 calendars, plus bulk-add from any calendar on your device | ✓Google Calendar (Premium) | ✗Not listed |
| Spreadsheet import | ✓CSV import wizard | ✗Not listed | ✗Not listed |
| Evidence attachments | ✓Photos and documents on every entry | ✓Premium | ✓ |
| AI reading of receipts and documents | ✓AI scans, reads and summarizes every attachment | ✓Receipt OCR, auto-categorized (Premium) | ✗Not listed |
| Personalized entry suggestions | ✓AI suggests the activities you usually log, one tap to add | ✗Not listed | ✗Not listed |
| Smart Search | ✓Search your log in plain language, including what is inside your receipts and documents | ✗Not listed | ✗Not listed |
| Export | ✓CPA-ready PDF report and CSV | ✓PDF and CSV (Premium) | ✓Data download |
| Team access | ✓Invite spouse, cleaners, co-hosts and your CPA, free, hours tracked per person | ✓Spouse and participants (Premium) | ✓Spouse and team members |
| ChatGPT and Claude | ✓ | ✓Premium | ✗Not listed |
| MCP connector | ✓ | ✓ | ✗Not listed |
| Public API | ✓ | ✗Not listed | ✗Not listed |
| Recurring activities | ✓One-tap re-log of your regular tasks | ✓Recurring templates, one tap from the Add screen | ✗Not listed |
| Custom activity categories | ✓ | Pre-built categories | ✗Not listed |
| REPS goal tracking | ✓750 and 500-hour tests, with spouse hours combined when you need them | ✓Custom thresholds | ✓ |
| STR loophole tracking | ✓100-hour test per short-term rental, each property side by side, cleaner and co-host hours logged per person for the more-than-anyone-else check | ✓Custom thresholds | ✓ |
| Multiple properties | ✓ | ✓1 on Free, unlimited on Premium | ✓ |
| Tax experts network | ✓Trusted Tax Experts network of CPAs and cost segregation firms | Partner page for cost seg firms | ✗Not listed |
| Referral program | ✓Friends get up to $20 off, you earn a $20 to $30 Amazon gift card per referral | ✗Not listed | ✗Not listed |
| Secured daily backups | ✓Automatic daily backups, encrypted at rest, kept for 30 days | Cloud sync | Cloud storage |
| Full privacy control, including AI | ✓Every AI feature has its own switch in Settings, your data never trains AI models, opt out of ad sharing, export or delete your account any time | ✗Not listed | ✗Not listed |
| App Store rating | 4.9 stars, 181 ratings | 5.0 stars, 3 ratings | 4.3 stars, 25 ratings |
| Google Play rating | 4.9 stars, 13 ratings | No rating yet | 2.5 stars, 8 ratings |
| On the App Store since | January 2025 | April 2026 | March 2021 |
Checked on September 16, 2026 against each company’s own website, App Store listing and Google Play listing. Each feature name links to its REPSLog feature page. “Not listed” means the feature is not mentioned there. Prices are US App Store list prices and can change. If you spot something out of date, email [email protected] and we will correct it.
Built for people who log every day
Exceptional UI and UX, tested by thousands
REPSLog is rated 4.9 on the App Store and 4.9 on Google Play, and more than 3,000 real estate investors log their hours with it. Every screen is designed for a host on the move: open the app, say what you did, done. The polish is not decoration, it is what keeps a log contemporaneous instead of reconstructed in April.
Easy to use
Say what you did and the entry fills itself. Regular tasks are one tap. Stays from your booking calendar arrive as suggested entries. Your spouse or cleaner logs in the same account without a manual. The log should be the easiest part of your day, and that is the standard every feature is held to.
High-end engineering
Native iOS and Android apps with a full web app and live sync between all three. A public API and an MCP connector for ChatGPT and Claude. Daily encrypted backups, continuous error monitoring, and improvements shipped every week. This is a product built to be relied on at audit time, not a side project.
Superb support
Real people answer, fast, and they are the same people who build the app. Reach us from inside the app or by email, browse the help center, and try everything free for 14 days before you pay a cent.
Where REPSLog stands out
It works everywhere you do
REPSLog runs on iPhone, Android and the web, and every entry syncs live between them. Log a repair from your phone at the property, then review the month on a laptop with your CPA. HourProof covers iPhone, Android and the web. REPStracker covers iOS and Android.
AI logging that is ready on day one
Say or type what you did (“spent forty minutes with the plumber at the lake house”) and REPSLog fills in the property, duration, category and description. The AI is built into the app, so there is nothing to configure. HourProof also lists built-in AI logging. REPStracker does not list AI or dictation features.
Booking calendars from more than twenty platforms
Connect Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Hospitable and more than twenty other booking sites and property management systems through their calendar links, or paste any iCal link. REPSLog turns each stay into a suggested log entry for turnover, guest communication and check-in work, so your STR hours are anchored to real reservations. HourProof imports Airbnb, VRBO and Hospitable calendars on its Premium plan. REPStracker does not list calendar sync.
Built for the STR loophole
Short-term rental hosts have their own test: 100 hours of material participation per property, and more than anyone else who works on it. REPSLog tracks each short-term rental against its own 100-hour goal, side by side, and logs your cleaner’s and co-host’s hours as participants so the comparison sits on the same screen. Connect the Airbnb or Vrbo calendar and every guest stay becomes a suggested entry for the turnover, so the log fills itself between check-outs. The export lists every entry with its property, so your CPA can total each rental.
Reports your CPA can use as they are
Export a CSV or a formatted, CPA-ready PDF report grouped by property and category, with your attachments referenced. Both are included in every REPSLog plan. HourProof includes PDF and CSV exports on Premium. REPStracker offers a data download.
Bring your whole team, free
Invite your spouse, cleaners, co-hosts or your CPA to the same account at no extra cost. Their hours are tracked separately, which is exactly what the “more than anyone else” test needs. HourProof supports spouse and participant collaboration on Premium. REPStracker records spouse and team hours in one account.
Search and suggestions that learn from your log
Smart Search finds anything in your log in plain language, including what is written inside your receipts and documents. Personalized suggestions surface the activities you usually log, so a routine turnover is one tap. Neither HourProof nor REPStracker lists search or history-based suggestions.
Works where you already work
Log hours and check your progress from ChatGPT or Claude through the REPSLog MCP connector, or build your own integration on the public API. HourProof lists a ChatGPT and Claude connector on Premium. Neither competitor lists a public API.
No readiness score, on purpose
Some hour-tracking apps show an audit-readiness or credibility score, or have an AI write an audit narrative for you. REPSLog does neither, on purpose. No app can know how an IRS examiner will read your log, and a number that says you are ready can mislead you into believing you are. REPSLog records what you did, when, for how long and with what evidence, and leaves the judgment to you and your CPA.
Full privacy control, including AI
Every AI feature that reads your log or your files has its own switch in Settings, under AI and Privacy, and you can turn any of them off at any time. Your data is never used to train AI models. Next to those switches are the advertising opt-out and account deletion, and you can export everything you have logged whenever you like, on every plan including Free.
Pricing
REPSLog starts with a 14-day free trial. After that, Starter is $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year and Premium is $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year. Premium adds unlimited properties, speech-to-text, AI autofill, calendar sync, the ChatGPT integration and free team invites.
Why hosts pick REPSLog
You self-manage short-term rentals: REPSLog. Booking calendar sync from Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Hospitable and 20+ other platforms means your stays become log entries instead of memories.
You log from your phone, your laptop and your Android tablet: REPSLog runs on iPhone, Android and the web, and every entry syncs live between them.
You want AI that just works: REPSLog’s AI autofill and live speech-to-text are built in: speak, and the entry fills in as you talk.
Frequently asked questions
Is REPSLog available on Android and on the web?
Yes. REPSLog is on the App Store, on Google Play and at app.reps-log.com, and your entries sync between all three.
Does REPSLog export a PDF report for my CPA?
Yes. REPSLog exports both a CSV file and a formatted, CPA-ready PDF report.
Does REPSLog sync with Airbnb and Vrbo?
Yes. Connect the calendar link from Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Hospitable or more than twenty other booking sites and property management systems, or paste any iCal link, and REPSLog turns your stays into suggested log entries.
Does REPSLog have a free plan?
REPSLog has a 14-day free trial with full access, then a paid plan starting at $14.99 a month.
Can my spouse, cleaner or CPA use my REPSLog account?
Yes. Invite as many people as you need at no extra cost. Each person’s hours are tracked separately.
Does REPSLog work for the STR loophole?
Yes. Set a property to short-term rental and REPSLog tracks it against the 100-hour material participation test, with a per-property breakdown when you have more than one, participant hours for cleaners and co-hosts, and guest stays from your booking calendar offered as entries. Ask your CPA whether the STR loophole applies to your situation.
Sources
Note: REPSLog is not a CPA, attorney or tax advisor. This page is for informational purposes only. Feature and price information about other products was collected from public sources on September 14, 2026 and may have changed since. Consult a qualified tax professional before making decisions about REPS or any tax strategy.
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