Chrometa vs Memtime (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Chrometa and Memtime share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Memtime starts cheaper, at $14 a month for each person against $19 a month for each person.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Chrometa grades higher on platforms. Memtime grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Chrometa
Automatic time tracking that sorts desktop activity into billable time
Memtime
Automatic desktop time tracker that keeps activity data offline
Which one is for you
Pick Chrometa if
- Fits if you bill by the hour and forget to start timers
- Works for lawyers and consultants already on Clio, QuickBooks or Xero
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $19 against $11.67 a month on yearly billing
- Skip it if you want screenshots or a team dashboard, as those start on Plus at $29
- Not for you if you need the API, which is Premium only at $49
- Watch out: the homepage mentions the Clio team adding features, so who owns it is unclear
Pick Memtime if
- Fits if you bill in short increments, the way lawyers and consultants do
- Works for teams that don't want activity data uploaded to a server
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only want basic tracking, at $14 a user a month before any integrations
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because after the 14-day trial you need a subscription to log in
- Not for you if you work on two computers and want one timeline, as activity data doesn't sync between devices
- Tight if you need more than 2 integrations, call tracking or SSO, which all mean Premium at $29 a user
- Watch out: prices are listed in dollars, but checkout charges in euros and your card provider converts it
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAChrometaFair | 2.0GPAMemtimeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$19 a user a month, or $140 a year ($11.67 a month), where the middle of time tracking is $6.67 and the dearest tenth starts at $12. API access only arrives on Premium at $49. | DBasic is $14 a user a month billed annually, which puts it in the dearest tenth of this category, and it has no project software integrations at all. Those mean Connect at $21, which allows 2, or Premium at $29. A 2-year term brings Basic to $12. |
| Free plan and trial | D30-day trial of the chosen plan, but the page does not say whether a card is needed, and there is no free plan. | CNo free plan. The 14-day trial needs no payment details and doesn't turn into a subscription on its own. But once it ends you need a subscription just to log in again. |
| Features | CPassive capture, keyword allocation, daily timesheets and invoicing, but Standard has no screenshots and limits clients and workspaces; the listing names those gaps. | CBackground tracking, a timeline in intervals from 1 to 60 minutes, calendar sync and a built-in project platform. The gaps are in the listing: activity doesn't sync between your own computers, Basic connects to nothing, call tracking waits for Premium, and nothing here invoices. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Collectors for each computer and keyword rules for allocating time have to be set up first. | CNo store rating on record. It's a desktop app that records by itself, but the actual work is yours: going back over the day as a timeline, a list or a week calendar and deciding what counts, every day. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, an API on Premium and integrations with Clio, QuickBooks, Xero and others. | BWindows, Mac and Linux for tracking, plus a web project platform you can open on a phone, though there's no phone app as such. There are 100+ integrations, Jira, Asana, ClickUp, Xero and Clio among them, but only on Connect and Premium. |
| Best for | automatic time capture for hourly billing | automatic tracking that never leaves your computer |
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: Chrometa and Memtime. How we grade
Price against what you get
Chrometa starts at $19 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Memtime starts at $14 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Chrometa scores higher, and starts $5 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 16 score higher than Chrometa for less, and 31 score higher than Memtime 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
- Chrometa also covers invoicing.
- Memtime also covers tasks.
At a glance
| Chrometa | Memtime | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per user / month, billed monthly ($140 billed yearly) | $14 per user / month, billed annually ($12 on a 2-year term) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial with full access to the chosen plan | 14-day free trial, no payment details needed; it does not convert into a subscription |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Chrometa | memtime GmbH |
| Price read from | chrometa.com | memtime.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Chrometa
- Standard limits client and workspace tracking and has no screenshots.
- Screenshots start on Plus and API access only on Premium.
- Yearly prices are per user per year and work out well below the monthly rate.
- The homepage mentions the Clio team adding features, so ownership is unclear from the site.
Memtime
- There is no free plan; after the 14-day trial a subscription is needed to log in again.
- Automatic tracking runs only on Windows, macOS and Linux, and activity data does not sync between devices.
- Basic has no project software integrations, Connect allows 2, and SSO and call tracking need Premium.
- Dollar prices are listed, but the vendor says checkout shows the amount in euros and the card provider converts it.
Key features
Chrometa
- Passive time capture
- Collectors for Mac, Windows and Android log documents, emails, websites and calls without timers.
- Automatic allocation
- Assigns time to clients and projects by keywords, email addresses and phone numbers; AI allocation improves on Plus.
- Daily timesheets
- A generated timesheet is ready each day to review, edit and tag before billing.
- Budgets and alerts
- Sets time and budget alerts for projects, including a warning when billable time is at risk of under-billing.
- Invoicing
- Invoices clients from tracked time, with exports to accounting and practice management tools.
- Team tracking
- Plus and Premium add shared workspaces and a team productivity dashboard, with real-time monitoring on Premium.
Memtime
- Automatic activity timeline
- The app runs in the background and records time spent in programs. A day can be reviewed as a timeline, a list or a week calendar, in intervals from 1 to 60 minutes.
- Activity data stays on the device
- Captured activity is stored only on the user's computer and is not uploaded or synced. Only the time entries a user creates are shared with a team or an integration.
- Calendar sync
- Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, the macOS Calendar app, iCloud and other CalDAV calendars show appointments beside tracked activity, on every plan.
- Memtime Projects
- A built-in web-based project platform for creating projects and tasks, inviting users with roles and reviewing team time entries from any device, including a phone.
- Project software integrations
- Connect and Premium import project structures from tools such as Jira, Asana, ClickUp and QuickBooks and send time entries back in a two-way sync.
- Phone call tracking
- Premium adds iPhone and Mac call history and call system integrations such as RingCentral and Zoom, so calls appear in the timeline.
Plans
Chrometa
Standard$19
per user / month, billed monthly ($140 per user billed yearly)
Passive time tracking, unlimited entries, basic AI categorization, daily summary emails and invoicing.
Plus$29
per user / month, billed monthly ($212 per user billed yearly)
Adds screenshots every 10 minutes, shared workspaces, team dashboard, unlimited projects and integrations.
Premium$49
per user / month, billed monthly ($360 per user billed yearly)
Adds API access, role-based access, screenshots every 5 minutes, real-time team monitoring and audit logs.
Memtime
Basic$14
per user / month, billed annually ($18 quarterly, $12 two-yearly)
Automatic and away-time tracking, calendar integrations, custom reports and the built-in project platform. No project software integrations.
Connect$21
per user / month, billed annually ($26 quarterly, $18 two-yearly)
Adds two-way sync of projects and time entries with up to 2 of the 100+ software integrations. Custom integrations on request.
Premium$29
per user / month, billed annually ($35 quarterly, $23 two-yearly)
Unlimited integrations, phone call tracking and call system integrations, Google SSO, Entra ID, SAML and priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
For teams of 50 or more seats: custom integrations, SCIM provisioning, SAML and SSO, and a team trial with onboarding.
Ways to pay less
Chrometa
- Annual discount
40% off with annual billing
Chrometa's pricing page states a 40% discount for an annual subscription on any plan.
Memtime
- Annual discount
Lower price on annual and 2-year terms
The pricing page labels annual billing "Save up to 20%" and 2-yearly "Save up to 33%" against quarterly: Basic is $18 quarterly, $14 annually and $12 on a 2-year term.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Chrometa or Memtime?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Memtime is cheaper to start with: $14 a month for each person, against $19 a month for each person for Chrometa. Chrometa starts at $19 per user / month, billed monthly ($140 billed yearly), and Memtime starts at $14 per user / month, billed annually ($12 on a 2-year term).
Which has a free plan, Chrometa or Memtime?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Chrometa nor Memtime has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Chrometa and Memtime run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Chrometa lists iOS and Android apps and only Memtime lists a Linux app. Both list a web app and macOS and Windows 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.