Time Tracking

Contents

1. 01WelcomeWhat these tools do, how many we grade and what to know before choosing
2. 02Our top threeThe three we'd look at first, and who each one suits
3. 03What they costWhat paid plans start at, the best buy at each budget and the free plans
4. 04The gradesThe highest graded, and how the whole category does on each subject
5. 05Keep or make?Which are worth paying for, and which you could make yourself
6. 06Every toolAll of them, best graded first, with what each costs
7. 07Quick answersThe questions people ask when choosing, each answered in a line or two
8. 08About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from each tool’s own pages, their app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on the Time Tracking page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.

Timers and automatic trackers that show where the hours go, for yourself or for billing.

Before you choose, here are 8 things to know about time tracking apps, worked out from every one we grade.

1. 1

   We grade 43 time tracking apps

   28 of them are free or have a free plan, and 15 more let you try before paying. Everything in this guide comes from their own pages and our grades.

2. 2

   Paid plans start at $6.55 a month in the middle

   From $1.08 (Tim) to $20 (QuickBooks Time), going by what each one's paid plans start at.

3. 3

   Best value: Clockify, Timelines, TimeScribe and ActivityWatch

   Nothing on our chart scores higher than these without costing more.

4. 4

   25 of 43 have iPhone and Android apps

   32 run in a web browser and 23 have a Windows app. Check the one you need before you fall for anything.

5. 5

   The middle GPA is 2.6

   9 score 3.0 or higher. The highest is Jibble, at 3.4.

6. 6

   Best free option: Jibble

   Jibble has the highest GPA of the free ones, 3.4. Free time clock and attendance tracker with GPS and face recognition.

7. 7

   37 worth keeping, 1 you could make

   By our keep-or-make rules, 37 do something you couldn't reasonably build yourself, 1 are simple enough to make with an AI app builder, and 5 are a close call.

8. 8

   1 price changes in the past year

   That's how many price moves we've recorded for time tracking apps in twelve months. Prices change, so check the maker's page before you pay.

Part 02 · Top three

Our top three

The three we'd look at first, and who each one suits

The three time tracking apps we'd look at first. First place suits the most people; second and third are the best picks for the people it leaves out. Each has an Insider's Guide of its own.

1. 1st

   

   3.2GPA

   Clockify

   Free plan · from $3.99/mo

   For: Most people, from one freelancer to a team

   Clockify logs hours with a timer, a weekly timesheet or a calendar view, then reports them by project, client and team member. It runs on the web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. The free plan covers up to 5 users with unlimited tracking, the timesheet, calendar, auto tracker and Pomodoro timer, and paid plans start at $3.99 per seat a month, billed annually. Its iPhone and iPad app averages 4.6 from about 4,400 ratings. Know the limits: free reports cover a range of up to 1 month and export as PDF only, billable rates need Basic, invoicing, time off and approvals need Standard at $5.49 per seat a month, billed annually, and Clockify states that it gives no refunds.

   The Clockify Insider’s Guide

2. 2nd

   

   2.8GPA

   RescueTime

   Free plan · from $7/mo

   For: People who want time recorded without starting a timer

   RescueTime records the time you spend in apps and websites in the background, with no timers to start, and turns it into reports and productivity scores. It runs on the web, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. The free Lite plan includes automatic tracking, activity reports, weekly summaries and 1 goal, and Solo is $7 a month, billed annually, with unlimited history and Focus Sessions that block distracting sites and apps. It is second because it measures one person's time more than it bills it: timesheets, clients, projects and billable rates need Solo+ at $12 a month, billed annually. Lite keeps 2 weeks of history and leaves out the iOS app, and Linux is not on the supported systems list.

   The RescueTime Insider’s Guide

3. 3rd

   

   3.0GPA

   ActivityWatch

   Free

   For: People who want their activity data on their own device

   ActivityWatch automatically records the active application and window title on your computer and, with extensions, browser tabs and code editors. Everything is stored on your own device and is not sent to a server, and it can be exported, deleted or backed up at any time. It is free and open source with no feature gates, usage limits or ads, and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. It is third because it asks more of you than the two above: no iOS app is listed, syncing between devices is described as still being worked on, the stable macOS download is listed for Intel with Apple Silicon builds in a pre-release, and the maintainers say they do not work on the project full-time.

   The ActivityWatch Insider’s Guide

Going by our grades, Clockify, Timelines, TimeScribe and ActivityWatch give the most for the money among time tracking apps: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $6.55 a month across the 36 that charge, from $1.08 (Tim) to $20 (QuickBooks Time). 3 more cost nothing at all.

8 of the 39 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 12 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Every tool gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. Here are the 12 highest graded time tracking apps, then how the whole category does on each subject.

Tool	Value	Free	Features	Ease	Platforms	GPA
Jibble	C	A	B	A	A	3.4
Clockify	B	B	B	B	A	3.2
TimeCamp	B	A	B	C	A	3.2
TrackingTime	B	A	B	C	A	3.2
ActivityWatch	A	A	C	C	B	3.0
aTimeLogger	A	C	C	B	A	3.0
TimeScribe	A	A	C	B	C	3.0
Timesheet	C	B	B	B	A	3.0
Toggl	C	B	B	B	A	3.0
ATracker	A	C	C	B	B	2.8
My Hours	B	B	B	C	B	2.8
RescueTime	C	C	B	B	A	2.8

Some software does something you couldn’t reasonably build yourself. Some is simple enough that an AI app builder could make the core of it in an afternoon. Here’s where time tracking apps land, by the same rules for every tool.

• 37

  Keep it

  It does something you could not reasonably make for yourself, or it costs nothing.

• 5

  Your call

  You could make the core of it, and you would give something up.

• 1

  You could make this

  What it does is the kind of thing an AI app builder makes well, and it charges every month.

Every time tracking app we grade, with its GPA and what it costs. Each one has a page of its own on toolgpa.com, with its Insider’s Guide.

1. 1JibbleFree plan3.4
2. 2ClockifyFree plan · from $3.99/mo3.2
3. 3TimeCampFree plan · from $3.99/mo3.2
4. 4TrackingTimeFree plan · from $4.50/mo3.2
5. 5ActivityWatchFree3.0
6. 6aTimeLoggerFree plan · from $5.99 one-time3.0
7. 7TimeScribeFree3.0
8. 8TimesheetFree plan · from $5/mo3.0
9. 9TogglFree plan · from $9/mo3.0
10. 10ATrackerFree plan · from $4.99 one-time2.8
11. 11My HoursFree plan · from $4/mo2.8
12. 12RescueTimeFree plan · from $7/mo2.8
13. 13Simple Time TrackerFree2.8
14. 14TMetricFree plan · from $5.83/mo2.8
15. 15WebWorkFree trial · from $3.99/mo2.8
16. 16ApployeFree plan · from $4.50/mo2.6
17. 17DeskTimeFree trial · from $6.42/mo2.6
18. 18EverhourFree plan · from $8.50/mo2.6
19. 19HarvestFree plan · from $9/mo2.6
20. 20HubstaffFree trial · from $4.99/mo2.6
21. 21solidtimeFree plan · from €8/mo2.6
22. 22TimelinesFree plan · from $39.99/yr2.6
23. 23TimelyFree trial · from $9/mo2.6
24. 24TimeTaggerFree plan · from €3/mo2.6
25. 25Buddy PunchFree trial · from $4.99/mo2.4
26. 26DailyFree trial · from $39.99/yr2.4
27. 27KimaiFree plan · from €2.99/mo2.4
28. 28ManicTimeFree plan · from $7/mo2.4
29. 29TickFree plan · from $19/mo2.4
30. 30TimFree plan · from $12.99/yr2.4
31. 31Time DoctorFree trial · from $6.67/mo2.4
32. 32timeBuzzerFree plan · from $8/mo2.4
33. 33TimematorFree trial · from $39 one-time2.4
34. 34TimingFree trial · from $9/mo2.4
35. 35TymeFree trial · from $59.99/yr2.4
36. 36actiTIMEFree plan · from $5/mo2.2
37. 37ClockkFree plan · from $8/mo2.2
38. 38RizeFree trial · from $9.99/mo2.2
39. 39WakaTimeFree plan · from $8.25/mo2.2
40. 40ChronoidFree trial · from $8/mo2.0
41. 41MemtimeFree trial · from $14/mo2.0
42. 42NokoFree trial · from $12/mo2.0
43. 43QuickBooks TimeFree trial · from $20/mo2.0

ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

• 3,189

  tools graded

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  categories

• 426

  price changes on record

• 579

  apps priced in 12 countries