The Apploye Insider’s Guide

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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Apploye

The Insider’s Guide

Time tracking and employee monitoring with a free 10-user plan

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among time tracking apps, read from Apploye’s own pages.

Made by SpaceSoft Limited · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.6GPA

01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Apploye’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Apploye’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.6

GPA, above 19 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade

Apploye is time tracking and employee monitoring software for remote, hybrid and office teams. Desktop, mobile and Chrome extension timers feed timesheets, attendance, payroll and client invoices, while the desktop app can capture screenshots, activity levels and the apps and websites used during tracked time. Projects, tasks and budgets are managed in the same dashboard, and screen recording and a hidden tracker are sold as add-ons.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Apploye, taken from its own pages and our grades.

1
Best for time tracking with screenshots, from $4.50 a user
Apploye tracks time with screenshots, activity levels and the apps and sites in use, and turns hours into timesheets, payroll and client invoices, from $4.50 a user on annual billing or $7 monthly.
2
Paid plans start at $4.50 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $4.50 per user / month, billed annually.
3
There is a free plan
Starter: free for up to 10 users, limited to 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour, 3 apps and 5 websites tracked a day, and 1 month of timesheet history.
4
It runs on 6 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
5
Timers on desktop, mobile and browser
Time is tracked against projects and tasks from the desktop app, the mobile app or a Chrome extension, with idle time detection, a Pomodoro timer, offline tracking and manual entries on the web.
6
Screenshots and activity tracking
Captures screenshots, activity levels and the apps and URLs used while the timer runs. Starter takes 1 screenshot an hour, Elite 18 and Power 60, and a live feed shows current screens.
7
Timesheets and attendance
Daily, weekly, monthly and custom timesheets can be approved or denied before payroll. Clock in and out times build an attendance report, alongside time off and holidays.
8
A 2.6 GPA, above 19 of 42
That is against the other time tracking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
9
Keep it
The plain part of Apploye you could make: time tracking, reports, invoicing, tasks and Pomodoro timer. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

Apploye at a glance

Pricing: Free plan, from $4.50 per user / month, billed annually
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: 10-day free trial, no credit card required
Runs on: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Made by: SpaceSoft Limited
Category: Time Tracking
Our grade: 2.6 GPA, good

The report card

Best for time tracking with screenshots, from $4.50 a user

Apploye tracks time with screenshots, activity levels and the apps and sites in use, and turns hours into timesheets, payroll and client invoices, from $4.50 a user on annual billing or $7 monthly. The free plan for up to 10 people allows 3 projects, 3 clients and 1 screenshot an hour, screen recording and the API cost extra, and Slack, QuickBooks and Zapier are still marked coming soon.

ToolGPA report cardApployeGraded Oct 10, 2026

Subject	Grade	Comment
Value for money	B	Elite is $4.50 a user a month billed annually, at the low end of what time tracking charges, against $7 month to month. Watch the extras, though: screen recording is $4 a user, the stealth app $2, and API access another $1 on Elite unless you go to Power at $8.
Free plan and trial	C	Starter is free for up to 10 people, with caps: 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour, 3 apps and 5 websites tracked a day, one month of history, and no integrations or custom reports.
Features	C	It has timers on desktop, phone and browser, screenshots with activity levels and app and URL tracking, timesheets with approvals, attendance, budgets, payroll and client invoices. The listing's own gap: Slack, QuickBooks, PayPal and Zapier are all marked coming soon.
Ease of use	C	No App Store rating on record. Before anyone's hours are worth reading there are projects and clients to create, roles assigned, pay and bill rates set per person, screenshot frequency chosen and an approval step agreed.
Platforms and integrations	A	Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension. Trello, ClickUp, Asana, Jira, Zoho, monday.com and Deel connect, and there's an API, though on Elite it costs $1 a user extra.

Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.6

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Apploye is for

Fits if you manage remote staff and want screenshots with app and URL tracking
Works for agencies that bill clients and pay contractors from tracked hours

Who it is not for

Tight if you're staying free, with 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour and one month of history
Pricey if you pay month by month, at $7 a user against $4.50 on annual billing
Watch out: screen recording is $4 a user, the stealth app $2, and API access $1 more on Elite
Skip it if you need Slack, QuickBooks, PayPal or Zapier hooked up today, as they're marked coming soon
Not for you if you need SSO or account provisioning, which sit on Enterprise with no published price

Good to know

Good for

Small teams that want free time tracking for up to 10 people
Managers of remote staff who want screenshots with app and URL tracking
Agencies that bill clients and pay contractors from tracked hours

Worth knowing

The free Starter plan stops at 10 users, 3 projects and 3 clients, with 1 screenshot an hour and no integrations or custom reports.
Screen recording ($4), the stealth app ($2) and, on Elite, API access ($1) are add-ons priced per user a month.
The integrations page marks Slack, QuickBooks, PayPal and Zapier as coming soon.
SSO, account provisioning and payment by ACH are limited to the custom-priced Enterprise plan.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$4.50

A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too

Apploye has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.50 per user / month, billed annually.

Starter
$0
Up to 10 users with 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour and 1 month of timesheet, attendance and payroll history.
Elite
$4.50
per user / month, billed annually ($6 quarterly, $7 monthly)
Full time tracking and monitoring with 18 screenshots an hour, app and URL tracking, integrations, custom reports, invoices and payroll.
Power
$8
per user / month, billed annually ($10.50 quarterly, $12 monthly)
Everything in Elite plus 60 screenshots an hour, API access and real-time instant screenshots.
Enterprise
Custom
Adds SSO, account provisioning, a business associate agreement, payment by ACH, higher API limits, guided onboarding and dedicated support.

The free plan

Starter: free for up to 10 users, limited to 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour, 3 apps and 5 websites tracked a day, and 1 month of timesheet history.

Trying it first

10-day free trial, no credit card required

Read from apploye.com on Oct 6, 2026.

Ways to pay less

Annual discount
30% or more off with annual billing
The pricing FAQ gives a 30%+ discount for paying yearly: Elite is $4.50 per user a month against $7 monthly and Power $8 against $12. Quarterly billing is $6 and $10.50.
Stated on apploye.com

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and Browser extension

Time tracking and employee monitoring with a free 10-user plan. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, tasks, Pomodoro timer, time tracking, invoicing, reports.

The listing's own gap: Slack, QuickBooks, PayPal and Zapier are all marked coming soon.

From our grade for features

Timers on desktop, mobile and browser: Time is tracked against projects and tasks from the desktop app, the mobile app or a Chrome extension, with idle time detection, a Pomodoro timer, offline tracking and manual entries on the web.
Screenshots and activity tracking: Captures screenshots, activity levels and the apps and URLs used while the timer runs. Starter takes 1 screenshot an hour, Elite 18 and Power 60, and a live feed shows current screens.
Timesheets and attendance: Daily, weekly, monthly and custom timesheets can be approved or denied before payroll. Clock in and out times build an attendance report, alongside time off and holidays.
Projects, tasks and budgets: Managers create projects, assign tasks and roles, and track time and budget per project. Starter is limited to 3 projects; tasks are unlimited on every plan.
Payroll and client invoices: Pay rates and bill rates are set per member, payroll is calculated from approved hours, and tracked work is invoiced to clients. Billable and non-billable hours are kept apart.
Reports and dashboard: Time and activity reports export as PDF or Excel, and a weekly summary is emailed to admins. Custom reports are included from Elite and are not part of Starter.

Where it runs

Web
macOS
Windows
Linux
iOS
Android
Browser extension

What it works with

Trello
ClickUp
Asana
Jira
Zoho
monday.com
Deel

Apploye is made by SpaceSoft Limited.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

19/42

Other time tracking apps it is graded above

Apploye's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 19 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 8.

It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 24 of 42) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $4.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.55 for the category: 9 of the 35 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 43 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Apploye’s own letter is outlined.

BValue for money
Above 26 of 42
CFree plan and trial
Above 0 of 42
CFeatures
Above 0 of 42
CEase of use
Above 0 of 42
APlatforms and integrations
Above 24 of 42

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 39 time tracking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Apploye is the marked dot.

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

The plain part of Apploye you could make: time tracking, reports, invoicing, tasks and Pomodoro timer. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

It costs $54 a year.

What you could make

Time tracking, reports, invoicing, tasks and Pomodoro timer: an app builder makes these well.

What you could not

Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
It plugs into other products, Trello, ClickUp and Asana among them, and has an API.

What this rests on. Apploye’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Hubstaff, Time Doctor, WebWork, DeskTime and Clockify

The 5 tools Apploye is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

2.6GPA
Hubstaff
Free trial · from $4.99/mo
Time tracking with screenshots, activity levels and payroll.
- Apploye has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
- Apploye also covers Pomodoro timer.
Apploye and Hubstaff compared in full
2.4GPA
Time Doctor
Free trial · from $6.67/mo
Employee time tracking and workforce analytics for remote teams.
- Apploye has a free plan. Time Doctor does not, though it has a free trial.
- Apploye also covers tasks, Pomodoro timer and invoicing.
Apploye and Time Doctor compared in full
2.8GPA
WebWork
Free trial · from $3.99/mo
Time tracking with screenshots, payroll and an AI assistant.
- Apploye has a free plan. WebWork does not, though it has a free trial.
- Apploye also covers Pomodoro timer.
- WebWork also covers team chat.
Apploye and WebWork compared in full
2.6GPA
DeskTime
Free trial · from $6.42/mo
Automatic time tracking and productivity monitoring for teams.
- Apploye has a free plan. DeskTime does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Apploye lists a browser extension.
- Apploye also covers tasks, Pomodoro timer and invoicing.
Apploye and DeskTime compared in full
3.2GPA
Clockify
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users.
- Apploye also covers tasks.
Apploye and Clockify compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Apploye free?

Apploye has a free plan. Starter: free for up to 10 users, limited to 3 projects, 3 clients, 1 screenshot an hour, 3 apps and 5 websites tracked a day, and 1 month of timesheet history.

How much does Apploye cost?

Apploye lists 4 plans. Starter: $0.

What platforms does Apploye work on?

Apploye is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.

Does Apploye offer any discounts?

Apploye publicly lists the following: 30% or more off with annual billing.

Is Apploye open source?

Apploye is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.

Does Apploye have an API?

Yes. Apploye offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Apploye integrate with?

Apploye's listing names Trello, ClickUp, Asana, Jira, Zoho, monday.com and Deel.

Does Apploye have a free trial?

Yes. 10-day free trial, no credit card required.

Who makes Apploye?

Apploye is made by SpaceSoft Limited.

What are the alternatives to Apploye?

The closest alternatives to Apploye in our directory are Hubstaff, Time Doctor, WebWork, DeskTime and Clockify.

How does Apploye compare with other time tracking apps?

Apploye's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 19 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 8.

Is Apploye good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Apploye B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $4.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.55 for the category: 9 of the 35 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Apploye?

The plain part of Apploye you could make: time tracking, reports, invoicing, tasks and Pomodoro timer.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Apploye’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Apploye's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-26.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by SpaceSoft Limited. Prices change, so check apploye.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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