Daily vs Toggl

Daily

• Mac users who forget to start and stop timers
• Employees who report hours to an employer each week
• People who want a lifetime license instead of a subscription

Toggl

• Agencies and consultancies that bill clients by the hour
• Teams that want time tracking and capacity planning in one tool
• Freelancers and teams of up to 3 who can stay on the free plan
• Employers who want time data without screenshots or keystroke logging

Daily

• Tracking happens only on the Mac; the iOS app views and edits timesheets, and the FAQ says there is no Windows app.
• A license is needed to track time. There is no free plan, and the length of the trial is not published.
• Business licenses are priced in euros, excluding VAT, and each one is assigned to a single device.
• The integrations page describes sending billable hours to an invoicing system; invoices are made in that other tool.

Toggl

• The free plan stops at 3 users, and billable rates and team-level reports start on Starter.
• Timesheet approvals, profitability reports, the Jira and Asana integrations and SSO need Premium.
• Monthly billing costs more: $12 instead of $9 per user on Starter and $24 instead of $16 on Premium.
• Desktop apps are listed for Windows and macOS; none is listed for Linux.

Daily

Asks instead of timing

Daily periodically asks what you are doing and logs the answer, so no timer has to be toggled when you switch tasks. The vendor says confirming your activity regularly also helps against procrastination.

Timesheets

Timesheets cover a day, week, month or year, broken down by category, project or customer, and show when work started and stopped. Time can be added or edited.

Scheduler and silent tracking

A scheduler sets when Daily tracks on each day of the week and accounts for overtime. An activity can also be applied silently for a set duration.

Activity management

Activities can be added, renamed, archived, merged and deleted, and grouped by category, client or project.

Export, API and automation

Data exports to CSV, JSON or PDF. A web API, an MCP connection for AI assistants, Zapier and AppleScript link Daily to other tools.

iOS companion app

The iOS app shows and edits timesheets when you are away from the Mac. It syncs through iCloud and is covered by an existing Daily license.

Toggl

Timers and manual entries

Start a timer, log hours afterwards or fill in a week at a time. Idle detection prompts you when the timer is running but the device has gone quiet.

Automated tracking

Toggl can record which apps and sites you used and lay them out on a private timeline. You decide which of them become time entries.

Focus mode and Pomodoro

Timed work sprints with a Pomodoro timer, plus reminders when logged time is under or over a threshold you set.

Billing and profitability

Billable rates by workspace, member or project start on Starter. Premium adds labor costs, fixed fee projects and reports on revenue, cost and margin.

Capacity and project planning

Tasks sit on boards, lists, timelines and calendars with estimates against tracked time. Utilization and workload reports account for time off and working hours.

Toggl AI

Ask in plain language about hours logged or projects over estimate, or have it log time and create tasks. An MCP server and CLI connect Toggl to Claude, Cursor or Codex.

Daily

• Monthly$7.99

  per month, in-app subscription

  A license for one person, bought in the app through the Mac App Store. Renews each month until canceled.

• Quarterly$19.99

  per quarter, as labelled on the App Store listing

  Listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store. The app description names only monthly, yearly and lifetime licenses.

• Yearly$39.99

  per year, in-app subscription

  A license for one person, renewing each year until canceled. The iOS companion app is included with any license.

• Lifetime$99.99

  one-time purchase

  A license bought once in the app, with no renewal.

• Business license€39.99

  per license / year, excl. VAT (€7.99 per month)

  Licenses bought in bulk on the vendor's site with one payment method and VAT invoices, then handed out to employees by email.

Toggl

• Free$0

  Up to 3 users. Timers, focus mode, calendar integrations, tasks and boards with estimates, and personal-level insights.

• Starter$9

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

  Billable rates, team-level productivity and revenue reports, timeline views, milestones, and capacity basics such as PTO and public holidays.

• Premium$16

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

  Labor cost and profitability reports, fixed fee projects, project dashboards, timesheet approvals, Jira and Asana integrations, and SSO.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Everything in Premium plus personalized onboarding, a dedicated customer success manager, custom roles and custom solutions.

Daily

• Annual discount

  Yearly license costs less than paying monthly

  The US App Store listing shows Yearly at $39.99 and Monthly at $7.99, so a year paid at once costs $39.99 against $95.88 for twelve monthly payments.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime license for $99.99

  The US App Store listing includes a Lifetime in-app purchase at $99.99, and the app description says a lifetime license can be obtained in the app.

Toggl

• Annual discount

  Up to 33.3% off with annual billing

  The pricing page labels annual billing "Save 33.3%" and "4 months free". Premium is $16 per user a month annually against $24 monthly; Starter is $9 against $12, a 25% saving.