Clockk vs Timely

Clockk

• Freelancers and agencies that bill hours to several clients in a day
• People who forget to start and stop timers
• Teams that want timesheets without employee monitoring

Timely

• Consultancies and agencies that bill by the hour and dislike running timers
• People who want timesheets drafted from a record of their activity
• Managers following project budgets and team capacity

Clockk

• There is no mobile app; the FAQ says one is planned but still a long way off.
• The free Express plan shows only the current day in the Activity view and keeps limited tracked data for three months.
• FreshBooks is the only third-party integration available today; QuickBooks and Clio are announced but not yet listed as live.
• Time cannot be attached to individual tickets or tasks in a project tool, a choice the vendor explains in its FAQ.

Timely

• There is no free plan: a subscription is needed once the 14-day trial ends.
• Starter is capped at 5 users and 20 projects, and Premium at 50 users.
• Timely's handbook says the iOS and Android apps remain available but are no longer actively developed.
• Memory apps are offered for macOS 14 or later and Windows 10 or later; no Linux app is listed.

Clockk

Tracking without timers

The Mac or Windows desktop app records the active window by app and document name, and a browser extension records each page's URL and title. Nothing has to be started or stopped.

Activity view

Each day is laid out project by project, showing the files, apps, web apps, calendar events and emails behind the time. Items are assigned to a project once or always.

AI project grouping

Clockk learns from past assignments and assigns matching work to the same project. On supported apps it reads the document or account name to tell projects apart.

Email and calendar tracking

The desktop app connects to Gmail, Outlook or Exchange, or an IMAP server to time draft emails, and imports Google and Outlook calendars or any public .ics feed.

Timesheets, budgets and team reports

Assigned time is locked in as a timesheet. Studio adds tags, project budgets, project-user permissions and team reports, including one listing who has not submitted.

Private by design

Clockk takes no screenshots and tracked activity is visible only to the person it belongs to. Employers see submitted timesheets, and tracking can be switched off at any time.

Timely

Memory tracker

The Memory app for Mac and Windows records your work automatically to a private timeline, so there are no timers to start and stop. A manual timer is also available.

AI timesheets

AI drafts a timesheet from the recorded activity and sorts it into projects, leaving the user to review and approve the entries.

Projects and budgets

A project dashboard shows team and budget activity as it happens, with billable rates and time or money budgets. Recurring budgets need Premium or Unlimited.

Planning and capacity

Premium lets managers plan work for their teams. Unlimited adds capacity management and reporting along with overtime and undertime tracking.

Reports and invoicing

Reports export as PDF, CSV or XLS and can be shared as live or snapshot links. Invoices are built from tracked time and can be sent to QuickBooks Online.

Tasks add-on

An optional add-on for assigning, scheduling and tracking progress on deliverables, available on any plan from $5 per person.

Clockk

• Express$0

  Daily Timesheet Cheatsheet email, same-day access to the Activity view and three months of limited tracked data retention.

• Insight$8

  per user / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)

  Unlimited Activity view and data retention, AI project grouping, idle time detection and limited API access.

• Studio$15

  per user / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)

  Adds tags, project-user permissions, project budgets, team timesheet reports and integrations such as FreshBooks.

• Agency$20

  per user / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)

  Adds single sign-on with Microsoft Entra ID or Google, full API access, an admin assistant per seat (in beta) and an account manager.

Timely

• Starter$9

  per user / month, billed yearly ($11 billed monthly)

  Up to 5 users and 20 projects, with automatic time tracking, AI categorization, billable hour reports and API access.

• Premium$16

  per user / month, billed yearly ($20 billed monthly)

  Up to 50 users and unlimited projects. Adds project management and accounting integrations, team management, budgets and costs, and planning.

• Unlimited$22

  per user / month, billed yearly ($28 billed monthly)

  Unlimited users and projects. Adds capacity management and reporting, overtime and undertime, Azure user management and 50+ currencies.

• EnterpriseCustom

  All Unlimited features plus tailored onboarding, team training, monthly or quarterly reviews and priority support.

Clockk

• Annual discount

  Up to 33% less with annual billing

  The pricing page lists Insight at $8 per user a month annually against $12 monthly (33% less), Studio at $15 against $18 and Agency at $20 against $24 (17% less each).

Timely

• Annual discount

  Up to 22% off with yearly billing

  Timely's pricing page lists savings of up to 22% for a yearly subscription: Unlimited is $22 per user a month yearly against $28 monthly, and Starter is $9 against $11.

• Education

  Student discount on request

  The pricing FAQ offers student discounts through support chat or email to people with a valid student ID and student email address. No amount is stated.