Clockify vs timr (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Clockify: it is first in our ranking of time tracking apps, and it grades higher too, 3.2 against 2.4.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Clockify grades higher on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Clockify
Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users
timr
Working time, project time and mileage tracking for companies
Which one is for you
Pick Clockify if
- Fits if you're a team of up to 5 and want a free tracker with no limit on tracked time
- Works for companies that need timesheets, attendance and approvals for payroll
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free with a sixth person, or need reports longer than a month or in a format other than PDF
- Skip it if you want invoicing on the cheapest plan, as that starts on Standard at $5.49
- Not for you if you need scheduling, expenses, budgets or GPS tracking below Pro at $7.99 a seat
- Pricey if you only need single sign-on, which sits on Enterprise at $11.99 a seat
- Watch out: Clockify says it gives no refunds and no discount beyond 20% off for annual billing
Pick timr if
- Fits if you want to try it as one person on the free plan
- Works for small firms that want time, projects and mileage in one tool
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want more than one function on the free plan
- Pricey if you need overtime accounts, at EUR 21.60 each
- Watch out: admins need a full paid licence even if they don't track time
- Watch out: it doesn't renew automatically, so you pay in advance for a set term, and prices are in euros only
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAClockifyVery good | 2.4GPAtimrFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $3.99 a seat a month billed annually, $4.99 monthly, which puts it in the cheaper quarter for time trackers rather than out on its own. Pro, with scheduling, expenses and GPS, is $7.99. Don't hold out for a deal: Clockify says 20% off for annual billing is the only one. | CEUR 7.20 per user a month billed annually, against a category middle of $6.99. Overtime accounts cost EUR 21.60 each, and workflows EUR 17.10. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for up to 5 users with no cap on tracked time, and the timer, timesheet, calendar, auto tracker and Pomodoro timer are all in it. A single user can stay on it. The catch is reports: a 1-month range, and PDF export only. | BA free plan for 1 user with one function of working time, project time or a drive log, with limits. There is also a 14-day trial with no card. |
| Features | BA timer, a weekly timesheet, a calendar and an auto tracker that logs the apps and sites you were in, then a kiosk, invoicing, time off, approvals, scheduling, expenses and GPS as you climb the plans. Nothing in the job is missing, and nothing here is unusual either. | CWorking time, absences, projects, a mileage log, an attendance board and an API. But overtime and surcharge accounts, workflows and capping are paid extras. |
| Ease of use | B4.6 from about 4,400 App Store ratings. Start a timer, or type your hours into a timesheet. There's not much more to it than that. | CNo store rating on record. It has several modules to switch on. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. It hooks into Jira, Asana, Trello, QuickBooks, Xero and Zapier, and there's a public API. | BWeb plus iPhone and Android apps and a kiosk, with Personio and Slack and an API. No desktop app. |
| Best for | free time tracking for a small team | freelancers and small firms tracking time and mileage |
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: Clockify and timr. How we grade
Price against what you get
Clockify starts at $3.99 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. timr starts at about $8.04 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Clockify scores higher and starts $4.05 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, none scores higher than Clockify for less, and 28 score higher than timr 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
- Clockify also covers Pomodoro timer and invoicing.
- timr also covers time clock and time off.
At a glance
| Clockify | timr | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually | €7.20 per user / month, billed annually (€8 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free for up to 5 users: unlimited tracking, timer, timesheet, calendar, auto tracker, Pomodoro timer and the apps. Reports cover a range of up to 1 month and export as PDF only. | Free plan for 1 user with one function of your choice: working time, project time or drive log, each with limits. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of all PRO features, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of all features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | CAKE.com Inc. | troii Software GmbH |
| Price read from | clockify.me | timr.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Clockify
- The free plan stops at 5 users, limits reports to a 1-month range and exports as PDF only.
- Invoicing, time off and approvals need Standard; scheduling, expenses, budgets and GPS tracking need Pro.
- Single sign-on, SCIM and the audit log are limited to Enterprise at $11.99 per seat / month.
- Clockify states it offers no discounts beyond 20% off for annual billing, and no refunds.
timr
- Prices are listed in euros only; no dollar prices are shown.
- Overtime and surcharge accounts cost €21.60 per account; workflows and permissions, and automatic capping, €17.10 each.
- Admins need a full paid license even if they do not record time.
- timr does not renew automatically; you pay in advance for a term of 1, 3 or 6 months or longer.
Key features
Clockify
- Timer, timesheet and calendar
- Start and stop a timer, enter hours by hand, fill in a weekly timesheet or block out time on a calendar that shows Outlook and Google Calendar events.
- Auto tracker
- Records the time you spend in apps, websites and documents on a timeline that only you can see, and lets you turn those records into time entries.
- Reports and rates
- Summary, detailed and weekly reports break down tracked time. Billable rates start on Basic, and labor cost and profit reports need Pro.
- Kiosk
- From Basic, staff can clock in with a PIN on a shared device. QR code sign-in is on Standard and photo capture on Pro. Kiosk-only seats start at $0.79 a month, billed annually.
- Invoicing, time off and approvals
- Standard adds invoices built from tracked time and expenses, time-off policies and balances, and manager approval and locking of timesheets.
- Scheduling and location
- Pro adds a scheduling timeline for assignments and capacity, project forecasting, expense recording and optional GPS tracking of visited job sites.
timr
- Working time recording
- Working time types and models, automatic breaks, time accounts, flexitime and monthly closing with export.
- Vacation and absence management
- Absence types with a request function, vacation accounts, substitute management, holiday calendars and an absence calendar.
- Project time tracking
- Project and task structures with task permissions, approval and invoicing of project times, and location-based task suggestions.
- Mileage log
- Manual or automatic drive log for tax purposes, with vehicle management and GPS position detection in the app.
- Apps and kiosk
- iPhone and Android apps with offline use and GPS, plus a kiosk app for Android tablets where a crew clocks in and out.
- Control and reporting
- Recording rights, a change history, geofencing, reports and exports, a live attendance board and an API.
Plans
Clockify
Free$0
Up to 5 users. Unlimited tracking, timer, timesheet, calendar, auto tracker, Pomodoro timer, team activity and reports.
Basic$3.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($4.99 billed monthly)
Adds billable rates, adding time for others, required fields, bulk edit, kiosk, time audit, project templates and customized exports.
Standard$5.49
per seat / month, billed annually ($6.99 billed monthly)
Adds time off, invoicing, timesheet approval and locking, attendance and overtime, the manager role, rounding and the QuickBooks integration.
Pro$7.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)
Adds scheduling, forecasting, expenses, labor cost and profit, budgets, custom fields, GPS tracking, activity monitoring and a choice of data region.
Enterprise$11.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($14.99 billed monthly)
Adds single sign-on, SCIM provisioning, a custom subdomain, account control and an audit log.
CAKE.com Bundle$12.99
per seat / month, billed annually ($15.99 billed monthly)
Enterprise Clockify together with the Pumble team chat and Plaky project management tools. Excludes Clockify data regions.
timr
Free Plan€0
1 user, one function: working time (2 working time types), project time (5 active tasks) or drive log (1 vehicle, 2 categories).
Regular€7.20
per user / month, billed annually (€8 billed monthly)
Working time, vacation and absences, project time, mileage log, live attendance board, API and SSO, with phone, email and chat support.
Ways to pay less
Clockify
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
Clockify's pricing page states 20% off all plans when a seat is prepaid for the year: Basic is $3.99 per seat a month annually against $4.99 monthly.
timr
- Annual discount
Lower per-user rate with annual payment
The pricing calculator shows €7.20 per user with annual payment against a standard €8 rate; volume discounts apply from 20 users on request.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Clockify or timr?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Clockify is cheaper to start with: $3.99 a month for each person, against about $8.04 a month for each person for timr. Clockify starts at $3.99 per seat / month, billed annually, and timr starts at €7.20 per user / month, billed annually (€8 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Clockify or timr?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Clockify and timr have a free plan.
Which platforms do Clockify and timr run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Clockify lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app and 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.