Apploye vs Monitask (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Apploye grades higher than Monitask: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Apploye grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Apploye
Time tracking and employee monitoring with a free 10-user plan
Monitask
Time tracking with screenshots and activity logs for remote teams
Which one is for you
Pick Apploye if
- Fits if you manage remote staff and want screenshots with app and URL tracking
- Works for agencies that bill clients and pay contractors from tracked hours
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, with 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour and one month of history
- Pricey if you pay month by month, at $7 a user against $4.50 on annual billing
- Watch out: screen recording is $4 a user, the stealth app $2, and API access $1 more on Elite
- Skip it if you need Slack, QuickBooks, PayPal or Zapier hooked up today, as they're marked coming soon
- Not for you if you need SSO or account provisioning, which sit on Enterprise with no published price
Pick Monitask if
- Fits if you manage remote staff and want screenshots with their hours
- Works for teams on mixed Windows, Mac and Linux machines
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on Pro, with 1 month of data storage and one integration
- Skip it if you need website and app tracking, as that starts on Business at $8.99
- Pricey if you need more than 30 screenshots an hour, a paid add-on from $2.40 a licence
- Watch out: Enterprise is for 50 or more employees, and the trial is only 10 days
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAApployeGood | 2.2GPAMonitaskFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BElite is $4.50 a user a month billed annually, at the low end of what time tracking charges, against $7 month to month. Watch the extras, though: screen recording is $4 a user, the stealth app $2, and API access another $1 on Elite unless you go to Power at $8. | C$6.49 per user a month billed yearly ($7.99 monthly), around the middle of time tracking at $6.67. |
| Free plan and trial | CStarter is free for up to 10 people, with caps: 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour, 3 apps and 5 websites tracked a day, one month of history, and no integrations or custom reports. | D10-day trial with no card detail on record, and no free plan. |
| Features | CIt has timers on desktop, phone and browser, screenshots with activity levels and app and URL tracking, timesheets with approvals, attendance, budgets, payroll and client invoices. The listing's own gap: Slack, QuickBooks, PayPal and Zapier are all marked coming soon. | CTimesheets, screenshots, activity and stealth mode, but Pro keeps data for 1 month and allows one integration. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. Before anyone's hours are worth reading there are projects and clients to create, roles assigned, pay and bill rates set per person, screenshot frequency chosen and an approval step agreed. | CNo store rating on record. Agents and team rules need setting up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension. Trello, ClickUp, Asana, Jira, Zoho, monday.com and Deel connect, and there's an API, though on Elite it costs $1 a user extra. | AWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android, with an API and 2 integrations on record. |
| Best for | time tracking with screenshots, from $4.50 a user | screenshots and activity monitoring for remote teams |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Apploye and Monitask. How we grade
Price against what you get
Apploye starts at $4.50 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Monitask starts at $6.49 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Apploye starts $1.99 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 5 score higher than Apploye for less, and 10 score higher than Monitask for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Apploye also covers tasks, Pomodoro timer and invoicing.
- Monitask also covers time clock.
At a glance
| Apploye | Monitask | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $4.50 per user / month, billed annually | $6.49 per user / month, billed annually ($7.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Starter: free for up to 10 users, limited to 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour, 3 apps and 5 websites tracked a day, and 1 month of timesheet history. | None |
| Free trial | 10-day free trial, no credit card required | 10-day free trial |
| Web | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | SpaceSoft Limited | Monitask |
| Price read from | apploye.com | monitask.com |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Apploye
- The free Starter plan stops at 10 users, 3 projects and 3 clients, with 1 screenshot an hour and no integrations or custom reports.
- Screen recording ($4), the stealth app ($2) and, on Elite, API access ($1) are add-ons priced per user a month.
- The integrations page marks Slack, QuickBooks, PayPal and Zapier as coming soon.
- SSO, account provisioning and payment by ACH are limited to the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
Monitask
- Data storage is short: 1 month on Pro and 2 months on Business and Premium.
- The Pro plan allows only one integration.
- Screenshot frequency above 30 an hour is a paid add-on, from $2.40 per license a month on annual billing.
- Enterprise is for organizations with 50 or more employees.
Key features
Apploye
- Timers on desktop, mobile and browser
- Time is tracked against projects and tasks from the desktop app, the mobile app or a Chrome extension, with idle time detection, a Pomodoro timer, offline tracking and manual entries on the web.
- Screenshots and activity tracking
- Captures screenshots, activity levels and the apps and URLs used while the timer runs. Starter takes 1 screenshot an hour, Elite 18 and Power 60, and a live feed shows current screens.
- Timesheets and attendance
- Daily, weekly, monthly and custom timesheets can be approved or denied before payroll. Clock in and out times build an attendance report, alongside time off and holidays.
- Projects, tasks and budgets
- Managers create projects, assign tasks and roles, and track time and budget per project. Starter is limited to 3 projects; tasks are unlimited on every plan.
- Payroll and client invoices
- Pay rates and bill rates are set per member, payroll is calculated from approved hours, and tracked work is invoiced to clients. Billable and non-billable hours are kept apart.
- Reports and dashboard
- Time and activity reports export as PDF or Excel, and a weekly summary is emailed to admins. Custom reports are included from Elite and are not part of Starter.
Monitask
- Time tracking and timesheets
- Records hours automatically and builds timesheets, with a clock-in and clock-out board and attendance reports.
- Screenshots
- Captures screenshots of work screens, with support for several monitors; frequency is set per license from 30 to 120 an hour.
- Activity monitoring
- Measures activity from keyboard and mouse use, plus idle time, and reports the apps and websites used.
- Visible or stealth mode
- The desktop app can run visibly or in a stealth mode; the pricing page lists stealth mode on the entry plan.
- Project, task and team management
- Projects on every plan, with task and team management and client logins on Business and above.
- Mouse jiggler detection
- Detects mouse jigglers so that tracked time reflects real activity.
Plans
Apploye
Starter$0
Up to 10 users with 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour and 1 month of timesheet, attendance and payroll history.
Elite$4.50
per user / month, billed annually ($6 quarterly, $7 monthly)
Full time tracking and monitoring with 18 screenshots an hour, app and URL tracking, integrations, custom reports, invoices and payroll.
Power$8
per user / month, billed annually ($10.50 quarterly, $12 monthly)
Everything in Elite plus 60 screenshots an hour, API access and real-time instant screenshots. 40% off for the first 3 months until 19 November 2026.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SSO, account provisioning, a business associate agreement, payment by ACH, higher API limits, guided onboarding and dedicated support.
Monitask
Pro$6.49
per user / month, billed annually ($7.99 billed monthly)
Stealth mode, timesheets, screenshots, basic projects, email reports, 1 integration and 1 month of data storage.
Business$8.99
per user / month, billed annually ($10.99 billed monthly)
Adds website and app monitoring, unlimited integrations, team management, scorecards and 2 months of storage.
Business Premium$12.99
per user / month, billed annually ($15.99 billed monthly)
Adds full URL and page tracking, search query and document tracking and location tracking.
Enterprise$15.99
per user / month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly)
Sold through sales for 50+ employees: audit logs, higher API limits, VIP support and custom storage.
Ways to pay less
Apploye
- Annual discount
30% or more off with annual billing
The pricing FAQ gives a 30%+ discount for paying yearly: Elite is $4.50 per user a month against $7 monthly and Power $8 against $12. Quarterly billing is $6 and $10.50.
- Other savings
40% off Power for the first 3 months
Until 19 November 2026 the pricing page takes 40% off Power for the first 3 months: $4.80 per user a month billed annually ($6.30 quarterly, $7.20 monthly), then $8, $10.50 or $12.
Monitask
- Annual discount
Save 18% with annual billing
Monitask's pricing page states that paying yearly saves 18% compared with the monthly rates.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Apploye or Monitask?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Apploye is cheaper to start with: $4.50 a month for each person, against $6.49 a month for each person for Monitask. Apploye starts at $4.50 per user / month, billed annually, and Monitask starts at $6.49 per user / month, billed annually ($7.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Apploye or Monitask?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Apploye has a free plan. Monitask does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Apploye and Monitask run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Apploye lists a browser extension. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.