mite vs Noko (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, mite grades higher than Noko: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
mite grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
mite
Simple web time tracking for freelancers and small teams
Noko
Time tracking and invoicing for small agencies and consultants
Which one is for you
Pick mite if
- Fits if you track hours by customer and project and invoice somewhere else
- Works for small teams that want one price with nothing locked
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there isn't one
- Not for you if you want invoices inside the tool, as it hands time to other apps
- Too light for Windows users who want an official desktop app, since that client is third-party
- Watch out: prices are in euros and include VAT where it applies
Pick Noko if
- Fits if you run a small agency or consultancy and invoice for hours
- Works for developers who want to log time from GitHub commit messages
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're on your own, at $12 a month without invoicing or $19 with it
- Skip it if you want a native Android or Windows app, because neither exists
- Not for you if you want a free plan you can just sign up for, as the free account means emailing support
- Pricey if you're a team of two or three, since Team bills 5 users at $49 a month and Organization 25 at $199
- Watch out: entry approval starts on Team, the audit log needs Organization, and no budgets are on record
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAmiteFair | 2.0GPANokoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C€5 a user a month including VAT, €4.20 for non-EU businesses. That's between the cheaper quarter and the middle of time trackers. | DEssential is $12 a month for one user, which is the dearest tenth of this category, and it doesn't invoice. Invoicing means Solo at $19, nearly three times what a time tracker typically costs. Team is $49 a month with 5 users included even if there are two of you. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day trial with no card. No free plan, and data is deleted if you don't pay. | CThe plans page has no free plan, just a 30-day trial, fully functional and with no card asked for. The help centre does describe a free account with 1 user and 1 project, but you have to email support to get it. |
| Features | CTimer, customers, projects, services, reports and exports. It does tracking fully but has no invoicing of its own. | CQuick entry against projects with tags, timers that round up to your billing increment, unbillable time kept separate, and invoices in several currencies paid through Stripe or PayPal. But nothing tracks automatically, there are no budgets on record, and entry approval starts on Team. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build customers, projects and services before tracking. | CNo store rating on record. Logging is quick, from any page, and you can make a new client's project while you're at it. It's still a web app where you build out the projects and tags first, and timers have shortcuts worth learning. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, iOS, Android and a macOS menu-bar app, with an open API and invoicing imports like Billomat and sevDesk. | BWeb, a Mac menu bar app and an iPhone app, with a REST API, Zapier, Basecamp, QuickBooks Online and GitHub. But there's no native Android or Windows app. Android phones get the mobile web app instead. |
| Best for | simple time tracking for freelancers and small teams | small agencies that invoice for hours |
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: mite and Noko. How we grade
Price against what you get
mite starts at about $5.59 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Noko starts at $12 a month and scores 2.3.
mite scores higher and starts $6.41 a month lower. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 10 score higher than mite for less, and 37 score higher than Noko 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
- Noko also covers invoicing.
At a glance
| mite | Noko | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | €5 per user / month, including VAT if required | $12 per month for 1 user (Essential), billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, fully featured, no credit card required | 30-day fully functional free trial |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | mite GmbH | Slash7 LLC |
| Price read from | mite.de | nokotime.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
mite
- Prices are in euros per user; the €5 includes VAT where it applies, and EU businesses with a VAT ID pay the net amount.
- There is no free plan, and data is deleted after a trial that is not paid for or after cancelling.
- It is a hosted web application only; the vendor says there is no self-hosted version.
- The official apps cover iOS, Android and macOS; the Windows client is third-party.
Noko
- The plans page lists no free plan; the help center describes a free account with 1 user and 1 project, set up by emailing support.
- Essential has no invoicing, entry approval starts on Team and the entry audit log needs Organization.
- Team is priced for 5 users at $49 a month and Organization for 25 at $199, even if fewer people use it.
- There is no native Android or Windows app; Android phones use the mobile web app.
Key features
mite
- Manual entry and server-side timer
- Add entries by choosing a project and service, or start a timer that keeps running after the browser tab is closed.
- Customers, projects and services
- Time is structured by customer, project and service. Any of them can be archived instead of deleted.
- Reports and exports
- Dashboards for the person, team and project, filters by time frame, customer, user or billable status, and export to XLS, CSV or XML.
- User roles
- Four roles: account owner, administrator, co-worker and time tracker, who can track only on projects an admin grants.
- Apps
- Official iOS and Android apps and the mite.nano menu-bar app for macOS are included in the user fee.
- Open API and connections
- An open API for every user, with invoicing apps such as Billomat and sevDesk importing tracked time.
Noko
- Fast entry with projects and tags
- Time is logged from any page against a project, with tags to categorize the work. A new client's project can be created while logging the entry.
- Timers that follow you
- A timer started in the browser carries over to the Mac menu bar app or the iPhone app, and timers have keyboard shortcuts.
- Billing increments and unbillable time
- Timers and entries round up automatically to the increment you set. Unbillable time is tracked separately to show client and project overhead.
- Invoicing
- Invoices are generated from logged time in multiple currencies, with expenses or credits added. Clients can pay through Stripe or PayPal.
- Reports and exports
- Reports show who is working on what and how often, can be shared with a client or manager, and download as CSV, Excel or PDF.
- Developer integrations and API
- Developers can log time from GitHub or Beanstalk commit messages. Projects sync from Basecamp, and a REST API and Zapier connect other tools.
Plans
mite
mite€5
per user / month, including VAT if required
One plan with every feature, billed monthly per active user; no minimum term. Businesses outside the EU pay €4.20 per user.
Noko
Essential$12
per month with 1 user; extra users $7 each a month
Time tracking and reporting for a team of one. No invoicing.
Solo$19
per month with 1 user; extra users $14 each a month
Time tracking, reporting and invoicing for a team of one.
Team$49
per month with 5 users; extra users $10 each a month
Time tracking, reporting, invoicing and entry approval, with email support.
Organization$199
per month with 25 users; extra users $8 each a month
Everything in Team, plus the entry audit log and priority support.
EnterpriseFrom $499
per month
For larger teams that need more users, integrations and training: all features, concierge setup and an account manager, by quote.
Ways to pay less
mite
No public discounts listed.
Noko
- Annual discount
One month free with yearly billing
Noko's help center says switching a plan to yearly billing gives one month free, with plan and user changes prorated during the prepaid year.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, mite or Noko?
As of Nov 13, 2026, mite starts at €5 per user / month, including VAT if required, and Noko starts at $12 per month for 1 user (Essential), billed monthly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, mite or Noko?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither mite nor Noko has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do mite and Noko run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only mite lists an Android app. Both list a web app and macOS and iOS 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.