Daily vs Tyme

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

Tyme

• Freelancers who work on a Mac, iPhone and Apple Watch
• Small teams that all use Apple devices
• German-speaking businesses that invoice with Lexware Office or sevdesk

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.

Tyme

• Tyme runs on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch only; a web login is labelled beta and no Windows or Android app is listed.
• There is no free plan: after the 14-day trial or a canceled subscription the app becomes read-only.
• The website shows prices in the visitor's local currency; the dollar figures here are in-app purchase prices from the US App Store.
• Invoices are not made in Tyme itself but through plugins for tools such as GrandTotal, Lexware Office and FreshBooks.

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.

Tyme

Timers and tracking modes

Timers start and stop from any app with global shortcuts, and several can run at once. Entries are kept either with start and end times or as one duration per task and day.

Location-based tracking

Up to 20 work locations can be set as geofences. A timer starts when you arrive and stops when you leave, with a minimum stay and a reverse mode.

Projects, budgets and costs

Projects and tasks carry hourly rates, planned time, budgets, due dates and a billable flag. Expenses, fixed costs, flat rates and mileage are tracked alongside time.

Timesheets and statistics

Customizable PDF timesheets and CSV or JSON exports cover working hours and breaks. Statistics show hours per day, workload, overtime and non-billable time.

Teams

Team admins create users, assign projects and tasks to each member, plan budgets and rates, and see the team's booked hours and remaining budget live.

Automation and API

More than 20 Apple Shortcuts actions, AppleScript, a developer API with webhooks, Zapier and n8n automate Tyme. Plugins send hours to invoicing tools.

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.

Tyme

• Monthly Plan (1 User)$6.99

  per month, US App Store in-app purchase

  One person on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, on up to 5 devices. Renews monthly and can be canceled at any time.

• Monthly Plan (teams)From $13.99

  per month for 2 users, US App Store in-app purchase

  Team plans on the US App Store listing: $13.99 for 2 users, $19.99 for 3, $24.99 for 4 and $39.99 for 6, each per month.

• Annual Plan (1 User)$59.99

  per year, US App Store in-app purchase

  The same single-user subscription paid once a year, which the website labels a 28% saving.

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.

Tyme

• Annual discount

  Save 28% with the annual plan

  Tyme's pricing page labels the annual plan "Save 28%". On the US App Store the single-user plan is $59.99 a year against $6.99 a month.