PropHours: REPS & STR Loophole
Material Participation Tracker
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Material Participation Tracker for STR & Rental Owners
Don’t lose your tax deduction this December. Track your exact progress toward 100h (STR) or 750h (REPS), close the gap before year-end, and hand your CPA an audit-proof log.
PropHours helps real estate investors log short-term rental (STR) and long-term rental (LTR) activities, track progress toward material participation goals, and maintain contemporaneous records with supporting evidence—so your rental work is organized and ready to review with your CPA.
PropHours is the hour-logging timesheet built for Airbnb hosts, landlords, and real estate professionals who need to prove material participation and protect their tax deductions.
LOG HOURS IN SECONDS
• AI activity entry — describe what you did, AI fills the details
• Voice logging — talk, it's logged
• Timer — start when the work starts
• Templates and Quick Add — log repeat tasks in one tap
• Visit reminders — a nudge to log your time after you visit a property
• Every hour logged, every receipt attached — export-ready in one tap
PROVE IT WITH EVIDENCE
• Attach receipts and photos to any activity — every expense documented
• OCR reads merchant, amount, and date automatically
• Missing-evidence indicators so nothing slips through
NEVER MISS THE THRESHOLD: BUILT FOR STR & REPS
• Track progress toward the 100-hour and 500-hour STR tests per property, and the 750-hour Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) goal.
• Real-time pace check shows exactly how many hours or minutes a day you need to cross the finish line before December 31.
• AI Pace Coach — personalized nudges when your recorded hours fall behind.
• Material participation checklist reveals which IRS tests you qualify for right now.
• Daily reminders — the most expensive hours are the ones you forgot to log.
IMPORT THE HOURS YOU ALREADY WORKED
• Your calendar knows hours you never logged. Claim them.
• Google, iOS, and booking calendars — Airbnb, Vrbo, iCal
• Smart suggestions — when a calendar event ends, AI drafts the activity. Swipe through, edit, and save.
YOUR TEAM AND YOUR CPA, IN ONE PLACE
• Invite your spouse, contractors, cleaners, or property manager to log work on the properties you choose. Each person's hours stay separate from your personal goals.
• Give your CPA live, read-only access to your records. No more emailing files at tax time.
• Missing receipts come to you — your CPA asks, you get a notification.
• Audit-ready history shows when each record was logged and if it was edited.
HAND YOUR CPA A TAX PACKAGE, NOT A SHOEBOX
• CPA-ready PDF with Schedule E preparation, Section 469 hours, and an evidence index
• Section 469 election statement draft for CPA review
• Email the tax package or share a secure 7-day link with your CPA
• CSV records by property, month, and category
• Defend your rental loss and depreciation claims with real records
• When the IRS asks, hand them a report — not a shoebox
ASK CHATGPT ABOUT YOUR HOURS
• Connect ChatGPT and AI assistants to query your logs, progress, and records
WORK FROM ANY COMPUTER
• Sign in at prophours.app to review and log your records on the web — everything stays in sync with the app.
Built for short-term rental owners, landlords, and anyone proving material participation under IRS rules.
PRO PREMIUM FEATURES
• Unlimited activity logging
• Evidence attachments for every work hour
• AI and voice powered logging
• Booking and calendar sync, including Airbnb and Hospitable
• Log activities with ChatGPT and Claude
• CPA ready exports
• Team participants and CPA access
• AI Pace Coach and visit reminders
Privacy Policy: https://prophours.app/privacy
Terms of Use: https://prophours.app/terms
PropHours is a record-keeping tool, not tax advice. Consult a tax professional about your eligibility for deductions.
Ratings & Reviews
What's new in 1.0.2
• iPad support: PropHours now runs natively on iPad, in portrait and landscape, with layouts that adapt to every screen size.
• Work with your accountant: give your CPA live, read-only access to your records. You choose what they see: properties, Schedule E details and evidence.
• Missing receipts come to you: when your accountant asks for evidence, you get a notification and can attach it in a tap.
• Visit reminders : a gentle nudge to log your time after you visit a property.
• Redesigned team management: invite people to log work on the properties you choose. Each person has their own work records page with weekly hours and a timeline, and team hours stay separate from your personal goals.
• Performance improvements and bug fixes.
The developer, 辰 龚, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- 辰 龚
- Size
- 21.7 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro $19.90
- Pro $129.00
- Copyright
- © 2026 PropHours