REPSShield vs REPS Time: An Honest Comparison
At a glance
Choose REPSShield if you…
- You want automation instead of manual logging: calendar and email capture, AI-drafted entries, and voice logging — none of which we could find listed on REPS Time's site.
- You need evidence attachments, team logins with roles, or CSV import — not listed for REPS Time.
- You want audit-focused tooling: compliance AI that reviews entries for risk flags, plus CPA-ready PDFs with findings breakdowns.
Choose REPS Time if you…
- You want the cheapest possible option: a genuinely free-forever plan (5 hours/month, 1 property, no credit card).
- You're disciplined about quick-tap manual logging and don't need a timer, voice, AI, or integrations.
- You're iPhone-first — REPS Time covers iOS, Android, and web; REPSShield has no App Store app yet.
Feature by feature
Logging & entries
REPS Time is deliberately simple: “quick-tap tracking” — pick a property and activity, tap, done. It was built by its founder, a REPS-qualified investor, for herself, and that focus shows. There's no timer listed, no voice, no AI — just fast manual logging, progress toward 750 hours in real time, and audit-ready reports. For a disciplined logger, that's enough. REPSShield assumes you'll forget to log — because everyone does. It scans your connected Google and Outlook calendars and Gmail and Outlook mail, and its AI drafts suggested entries from the real activity it finds; you approve, edit, or decline each one. Voice entries turn a spoken description into a structured entry (hours, dates, and activity type parsed automatically), there's a built-in stopwatch, and you get 30 predefined activity types plus unlimited custom ones. Manual entry exists too — automation is the default, not the only option.
| Feature | REPSShield | REPS Time |
|---|---|---|
| Manual entry | “quick-tap” | |
| Built-in timer / stopwatch | Not listed | |
| Voice logging to structured entry | Not listed | |
| Evidence attachments | receipts, photos, documents — with AI analysis | Not listed |
| Activity types | 30 built-in + unlimited custom | Not listed |
“Not listed” means we couldn’t find the feature on the vendor’s own website or store listing as of the check date below — not that it doesn’t exist.
Automation & AI
This is the entire difference between the two products. We couldn't find a timer, voice logging, AI-assisted entry, or AI document reading listed anywhere on REPS Time's site. Its one automation-adjacent feature is “Smart Calendar Sync,” which imports calendar events — the provider isn't specified. REPSShield is automation-first by design: one-way calendar and email capture (read-only — nothing is written back to your calendar or inbox), AI analysis that proposes entries from what it finds, optional auto-approval of high-confidence suggestions, and AI that refines vague descriptions into audit-defensible language. Its Advisor mode answers tax questions grounded in real documentation, and Compliance mode audits your entries for risk flags. If you like the idea of the log building itself, this is the gap that matters.
| Feature | REPSShield | REPS Time |
|---|---|---|
| AI-assisted entry drafting | base plan | Not listed |
| Calendar capture | Google + Outlook, one-way | “Smart Calendar Sync”; provider unspecified |
| Email capture (Gmail / Outlook) | one-way, AI-analyzed | Not listed |
| Auto-approval of suggestions | optional, high-confidence only | Not listed |
| Compliance AI audit of entries | Not listed |
“Not listed” means we couldn’t find the feature on the vendor’s own website or store listing as of the check date below — not that it doesn’t exist.
Integrations
REPS Time lists no integrations beyond its generic calendar import: no email sync, no booking-platform sync, no CSV import, no public API that we could find. REPSShield connects to Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook calendars, Gmail and Outlook mail, and Airbnb/Vrbo/Booking.com via iCal feeds — with the deliberate choice that detected stays become pending turnover check-ins (“what work did you do around this stay?”) rather than auto-logged hours. It also offers CSV import with AI column mapping and a public API with scoped keys.
| Feature | REPSShield | REPS Time |
|---|---|---|
| Google / Outlook calendar | Not listedgeneric import only | |
| Gmail / Outlook mail | Not listed | |
| Booking iCal feeds (Airbnb / Vrbo / Booking.com) | pending check-ins, never auto-logged | Not listed |
| CSV import | AI column mapping | Not listed |
| Public API | scoped keys | Not listed |
“Not listed” means we couldn’t find the feature on the vendor’s own website or store listing as of the check date below — not that it doesn’t exist.
Compliance & reporting
Both apps serve the same two goals: the 750-hour REPS test and STR material participation. REPS Time tracks both, offers unlimited properties on paid plans, and generates audit-ready PDF reports (paid plans). REPSShield tracks the 750-hour goal and explicit STR 100-hour and 500-hour material participation paths per property, with per-property math and grouping-election checks. Reports include a tax-year statement PDF, an AI compliance-audit PDF with findings by severity, and CSV export. Evidence — receipts, photos, documents — attaches to entries with AI analysis. And where REPS Time has no team features listed, REPSShield gives spouses, bookkeepers, and CPAs separate logins with roles (including read-only CPA access).
| Feature | REPSShield | REPS Time |
|---|---|---|
| 750-hour REPS goal tracking | ||
| STR material participation paths | 100/500-hour per-property paths | 750-hour + 100+ hour STR |
| Per-property math + grouping checks | Not listed | |
| Tax-year PDF report | paid plans — “audit-ready” | |
| AI compliance-audit PDF | findings by severity | Not listed |
| CSV export | Not listed | |
| Separate logins with roles | incl. read-only CPA access | Not listed |
“Not listed” means we couldn’t find the feature on the vendor’s own website or store listing as of the check date below — not that it doesn’t exist.
Platforms & access
REPS Time covers iOS, Android, and web with “no download required” — genuinely full coverage, and the iPhone app is a real edge over REPSShield for iOS users today. REPSShield is web and Android, with iOS marked coming soon. On support, REPS Time offers priority support on paid plans and runs a blog of expert resources; we couldn't find a help center listed. REPSShield provides in-app live chat with an AI first responder, and likewise has no public self-serve help center.
| Feature | REPSShield | REPS Time |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone app | Not listedcoming soon | |
| Android app | ||
| Web app | “no download required” | |
| Live chat support | AI first responder | Not listedpriority support on paid plans |
| Help center | Not listed | Not listed |
“Not listed” means we couldn’t find the feature on the vendor’s own website or store listing as of the check date below — not that it doesn’t exist.
Pricing, plainly
REPSShield Essential: $10/month or $100/year. 14-day free trial, then a limited free plan. Shield Advisor ($29/month, $279/year) adds advisor-level AI guidance and compliance auditing.
REPS Time: Free forever — 5 hours/month, 1 property, basic progress view, no credit card. Paid plans at $14.99/month ($149/year, “save $30 vs monthly”) add unlimited properties, audit-ready PDF reports, and priority support. No time-limited trial listed.
The honest read: if 5 hours a month on one property covers you, REPS Time's free plan is unbeatable — it's $0 forever. If you need more than that, REPSShield Essential ($100/year) undercuts REPS Time's paid plan ($149/year) by about $49/year while adding the automation REPS Time doesn't list.
Switching to REPSShield
- 1
Keep your REPS Time reports.
Its audit-ready PDFs (paid plans) are good historical records — save them. PDFs don't import into a new app, so you'll start your REPSShield log fresh or from a CSV.
- 2
Start your 14-day REPSShield trial
Add your properties — long-term or short-term, with 100-hour or 500-hour STR paths where they apply.
- 3
Import any CSV history
With AI-assisted column mapping (you confirm the mapping first), or connect your calendar and email and let the AI surface past activity as suggested entries to backfill.
- 4
Turn on what REPS Time doesn't list:
calendar + email auto-capture, voice entries, evidence attachments.
- 5
Invite your team
Spouse, bookkeeper, or CPA with their own logins and roles — then generate your first CPA-ready PDF.
Switching from REPS Time? Keep your old reports as historical records — they’re the proof of what you logged before the move.
Frequently asked questions
Try REPSShield free for 14 days
Connect your calendar and email, and see how much of your log writes itself. $10/month after the trial.
No credit card required.
How we researched this page. We make REPSShield, so read this with that in mind. Facts about the other app come from repstime.com, checked on October 3, 2026. If something has changed, email support@repsshield.com and we’ll fix it.
REPSShield is not a CPA or tax advisor. This page is for information only — talk to your tax professional about your situation.