Price against what you get
Best-value time tracking apps
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.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- Nothing scores higher without costing more
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
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Each step is the highest score time tracking apps reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.
Free
No paid plan · scores 2.3 of 4
- ActivityWatchFreeCCB
- TimeScribeFreeCBC
$3.33
a month to start · scores 2.7 of 4
- Timelines$39.99 per year, or $7.99 per monthCAC
$3.99
a month to start · scores 3.3 of 4
- Clockify$3.99 per seat / month, billed annuallyBBA
Paying more for less
The time tracking apps that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.
- QuickBooks TimeStarts at $20 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.26 of 38 score higher for lessCCB
- MemtimeStarts at $14 a month for each person and scores 2.3 of 4.25 of 38 score higher for lessCCB
- NokoStarts at $12 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.25 of 38 score higher for lessCCB
- ChronoidStarts at $8 a month and scores 2.0 of 4.21 of 38 score higher for lessBCD
- ClockkStarts at $8 a month for each person and scores 2.3 of 4.16 of 38 score higher for lessCCB
A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.
The four quarters
Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.
More for less8
Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.
Clockify, Timesheet, Hubstaff, TimeCamp, WebWork, TrackingTime, TMetric, DeskTime
Costs more, scores more6
Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.
Costs less, scores less13
Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.
Timelines, My Hours, Apploye, Buddy Punch, Tyme, ActivityWatch, TimeScribe, Daily and 5 more
All 39 on the chart
Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.
| # | Tool | Score | Features, ease, platforms | A month | As its listing states it | Score higher for less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clockify | 3.3 | BBA | $3.99 | $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually | None |
| 2 | Timesheet | 3.3 | BBA | $4.50 | $5 per month, or $54 per year (Plus, single user) | None |
| 3 | Hubstaff | 3.3 | BBA | $4.99 | $4.99 per seat / month, billed annually (2-seat minimum) | None |
| 4 | RescueTime | 3.3 | BBA | $7 | $7 per month, billed annually ($84) | None |
| 5 | Timely | 3.3 | BBA | $9 | $9 per user / month, billed yearly ($11 billed monthly) | None |
| 6 | Toggl | 3.3 | BBA | $9 | $9 per user / month, billed annually | None |
| 7 | TimeCamp | 3.0 | BCA | $3.99 | $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month) | None |
| 8 | WebWork | 3.0 | BCA | $3.99 | $3.99 per user / month, billed annually | None |
| 9 | TrackingTime | 3.0 | BCA | $4.50 | $4.50 per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly) | 1 |
| 10 | TMetric | 3.0 | BCA | $5.83 | $5.83 per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly) | 3 |
| 11 | DeskTime | 3.0 | BCA | $6.42 | $6.42 per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly) | 3 |
| 12 | Time Doctor | 3.0 | BCA | $6.67 | $6.67 per user / month, billed annually ($8 month-to-month) | 3 |
| 13 | Everhour | 3.0 | BCA | $8.50 | $8.50 per seat / month, billed yearly (5-seat minimum) | 4 |
| 14 | Harvest | 3.0 | CBA | $9 | $9 per seat / month, billed annually ($108 per seat) | 4 |
| 15 | Timelines | 2.7 | CAC | $3.33 | $39.99 per year, or $7.99 per month | None |
| 16 | My Hours | 2.7 | BCB | $4 | $4 per user / month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly) | 3 |
| 17 | Apploye | 2.7 | CCA | $4.50 | $4.50 per user / month, billed annually | 3 |
| 18 | Buddy Punch | 2.7 | CBB | $4.99 | $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually | 5 |
| 19 | Tyme | 2.7 | BBC | $5 | $59.99 per user / year ($6.99 billed monthly), US App Store | 6 |
| 20 | ManicTime | 2.7 | BCB | $7 | $7 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly) | 9 |
Show the other 19
| # | Tool | Score | Features, ease, platforms | A month | As its listing states it | Score higher for less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | timeBuzzer | 2.7 | CCA | $8 | $8 per user / month, billed annually | 10 |
| 22 | WakaTime | 2.7 | CBB | $8.25 | $8.25 per month, billed yearly ($99); $9 billed monthly | 10 |
| 23 | solidtime | 2.7 | BCB | $8.96 | €8 per user / month, billed annually; on-premise licenses from €49 / year | 11 |
| 24 | Timing | 2.7 | BCB | $9 | $9 per month, billed annually ($11 billed monthly) | 11 |
| 25 | Rize | 2.7 | BBC | $9.99 | $9.99 / month, billed annually | 14 |
| 26 | Tick | 2.7 | CCA | $19 | $19 per month for a team running 10 projects, unlimited users | 14 |
| 27 | ActivityWatch | 2.3 | CCB | Free | Free | None |
| 28 | TimeScribe | 2.3 | CBC | Free | Free | None |
| 29 | Daily | 2.3 | CBC | $3.33 | $39.99 per year or $7.99 per month; lifetime license $99.99 | None |
| 30 | TimeTagger | 2.3 | CBC | $3.36 | €3 per month, billed annually (€4 billed monthly) | 1 |
| 31 | actiTIME | 2.3 | CCB | $5 | $5 per user / month, billed yearly ($6 for up to 40 users) | 10 |
| 32 | Clockk | 2.3 | CCB | $8 | $8 per user / month, billed annually | 16 |
| 33 | Noko | 2.3 | CCB | $12 | $12 per month for 1 user (Essential), billed monthly | 25 |
| 34 | Memtime | 2.3 | CCB | $14 | $14 per user / month, billed annually ($12 on a 2-year term) | 25 |
| 35 | QuickBooks Time | 2.3 | CCB | $20 | $20 / month base fee plus $10 per user / month | 26 |
| 36 | Simple Time Tracker | 2.0 | CBD | Free | Free | None |
| 37 | Tim | 2.0 | CBD | $1.08 | $12.99 per year, or $24.99 one-time (Pro, US Mac App Store) | 2 |
| 38 | Kimai | 2.0 | CCC | $3.35 | €2.99 per user / month, billed annually (€3.99 billed monthly) | 4 |
| 39 | Chronoid | 2.0 | BCD | $8 | $8 per month, billed yearly at $96 ($15 billed monthly) | 21 |
How time tracking apps grade
Every bar is all the time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.
- Value for moneyaverage 2.4
- Free plan and trialaverage 2.5
- Featuresaverage 2.5
- Ease of useaverage 2.5
- Platforms and integrationsaverage 3.1
An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every time tracking grade in one table
Not on the chart
Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.
- aTimeLogger$5.99 one-time purchase (Standard)
- ATracker$4.99 one-time for Pro on iOS ($2.99 on Android)
- JibbleNo public price
- Timemator$39 one-time for the Mac app; the iOS app is $7.99 one-time, sold separately
Common questions
Which time tracking apps give the most for the money?
Clockify, Timelines, TimeScribe and ActivityWatch. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: ActivityWatch scores 2.3 out of 4 and is free; TimeScribe scores 2.3 out of 4 and is free; Timelines scores 2.7 out of 4 and starts at $3.33 a month when paid by the year; Clockify scores 3.3 out of 4 and starts at $3.99 a month for each person. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.
Which are the best free time tracking apps?
Of the 3 time tracking apps here with no paid plan at all, ActivityWatch and TimeScribe score highest, at 2.3 out of 4. 22 more have a free plan beside their paid ones.
Which time tracking apps are best for under $5 a month?
Clockify, Timesheet and Hubstaff, with a score of 3.3 out of 4: the highest among the 19 that start at $5 a month or less. Clockify starts at $3.99 a month for each person; Timesheet starts at $4.50 a month when paid by the year; Hubstaff starts at $4.99 a month for each person.
Which time tracking apps are best for under $10 a month?
Clockify, Timesheet, Hubstaff, RescueTime and 2 more, with a score of 3.3 out of 4: the highest among the 35 that start at $10 a month or less. Clockify starts at $3.99 a month for each person; Timesheet starts at $4.50 a month when paid by the year; Hubstaff starts at $4.99 a month for each person.
Which time tracking apps cost the most for what they offer?
On this chart, QuickBooks Time (starts at $20 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 26 tools score higher for less), Memtime (starts at $14 a month for each person, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 25 tools score higher for less) and Noko (starts at $12 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 25 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.
How much do time tracking apps cost?
The middle starting price is $6.55 a month: half of the 36 time tracking apps with a recurring price start below that and half above. 3 of the 43 in this directory have no paid plan, and 22 of those that charge also have a free plan.
How is the score on this chart worked out?
It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 39 of the 43 time tracking apps are on the chart; 4 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.
How this chart is made
- The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
- The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
- A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
- The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade
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