Crunch vs Hammock: Which Is Better Accounting Software?

We compare them based on real user reviews, prices and what features they both offer.

Crunch vs Hammock Basics

	Crunch	Hammock
Software Website	Crunch Website	Hammock Website
HMRC MTD Status	Not Included	In Development
Who Can Use It?	Businesses and Self-employed	Landlords, agents and property managers
HMRC Listed Features	None	None
Platforms	Web-based application, Android, and iOS	Web-based application, Android, and iOS

Note data for this section comes from HMRC here and here

Wondering if Crunch or Hammock has better user reviews. We compared them below.

	Crunch	Hammock
Trustpilot Rating	4.6	3.8
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	1198	2
iPhone App Rating	3.5	4
Number of iPhone Reviews	19	7
Android App Rating	4.2	No Rating
Number of Android Reviews	12	No Reviews

Please note ratings we’re accurate at the time of writing but may have since changed

Which is cheaper Crunch or Hammock? Here are their prices compared.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

	Crunch	Hammock
Payroll Software Integration	Yes	No
Track VAT	Yes	No
VAT Filing	Yes	No
Real-Time Financial Reports	Yes	Yes
Prepare Self Assessment	Yes	Yes
Income Tax Estimates	Yes	Yes
Manage Income & Expenses	Yes	Yes
Create Invoices	Yes	No
Forecast Cash Flow	Yes	Yes
Accept and Make Payments In Different Currencies	Yes	No
Employee Time Tracking	No	No
Projects	No	No
Bank Feed Integration	Yes	Yes
End of Year Filings	Yes	No
Capture Bills And Receipts	Yes	Yes
Bulk Reconcile Transactions	Yes	Yes
Track Inventory & Stock Levels	No	No

	Crunch	Hammock
Pros	Software is very intuitive Easy to track everything User friendly Bank reconciliation with certain banks is free	Free trial Automated bookkeeping Unlimited Bank Feeds
Cons	Bugs in the front end Upload and reconcile in one go didn’t work You get great bar charts but only for the active tax year	Low review score