The Noko Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Noko in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Noko
The Insider’s Guide
Time tracking and invoicing for small agencies and consultants
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among time tracking apps, read from Noko’s own pages.
Made by Slash7 LLC · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 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 Noko’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Noko’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
2.0
GPA, above 0 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade
Noko is a web-based time tracker for consultancies and agencies that bill for their time. Entries are logged against projects and categorized with tags, timers sync between the browser, a Mac menu bar app and an iPhone app, and the logged time feeds reports and client invoices. Plans are priced per month with a set number of users included and a fee for each extra user.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Noko, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Logging is quick, from any page, and you can make a new client's project while you're at it.
- 1
Best for small agencies that invoice for hours
The free account isn't on the plans page: you email support for it.
- 2
Paid plans start at $12 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $12 per month for 1 user (Essential), billed monthly.
- 3
You can try it first
30-day fully functional free trial
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, macOS and iOS.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 0 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 Noko you could make: time tracking, invoicing and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Noko at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $12 per month for 1 user (Essential), billed monthly
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 30-day fully functional free trial
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, iOS
- Made by
- Slash7 LLC, since 2008
- Category
- Time Tracking
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for small agencies that invoice for hours
Noko is time tracking and invoicing for small agencies and consultants who bill by the hour, with timers in the browser, a Mac menu bar app and an iPhone app. One person pays $12 a month for a plan that doesn't invoice, invoicing means $19, Team bills 5 users at $49 however many of you there are, and there's no Android or Windows app. The free account isn't on the plans page: you email support for it.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Essential 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 | C | The 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 | C | Quick 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 | C | No 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 | B | Web, 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. |
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 Noko is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Small agencies and consultancies that invoice for hours
- Developers who log time from commit messages
- Mac and iPhone users who want a menu bar timer
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$12
A month to start
Noko is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12 per month for 1 user (Essential), billed monthly.
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.
Enterprise
From $499
per month
For larger teams that need more users, integrations and training: all features, concierge setup and an account manager, by quote.
Trying it first
30-day fully functional free trial
Read from nokotime.com on Oct 6, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on help.nokotime.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, macOS and iOS
Time tracking and invoicing for small agencies and consultants. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, time tracking, invoicing, reports, menu bar app.
But nothing tracks automatically, there are no budgets on record, and entry approval starts on Team.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- iOS
What it works with
- Basecamp
- QuickBooks Online
- GitHub
- Beanstalk
- Zapier
- Stripe
- PayPal
Noko is made by Slash7 LLC, and has been around since 2008.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/42
Other time tracking apps it is graded above
Noko's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 11 of 42) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12 a month, against a middle price of $6.55 for the category: 32 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 25 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. Noko’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 42
- CFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 42
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 42
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 42
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 11 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. Noko 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 Noko you could make: time tracking, invoicing and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 39 of the 42 other time tracking apps grade higher. It costs $144 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking, invoicing and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A native app living in the menu bar.
- Apps for macOS and iOS that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Basecamp, QuickBooks Online and GitHub among them, and has an API.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. Noko’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
Harvest, Toggl, Tick, Everhour and Clockify
The 5 tools Noko is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Harvest
Free plan · from $9/mo
Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices.
- Harvest has a free plan. Noko does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Harvest lists Windows and Android apps.
- Only Harvest lists a browser extension.
- 3.0GPA
Toggl
Free plan · from $9/mo
Team time tracker with billing reports and capacity planning.
- Toggl has a free plan. Noko does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Toggl lists Windows and Android apps.
- Only Toggl lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
Tick
Free plan · from $19/mo
Time tracking against project budgets, priced by project count.
- Tick has a free plan. Noko does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Tick lists an Android app.
- Only Tick lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
Everhour
Free plan · from $8.50/mo
Time tracking that sits inside Asana, Jira, Linear and Trello.
- Everhour has a free plan. Noko does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Everhour lists an Android app.
- Only Everhour lists a browser extension.
- 3.2GPA
Clockify
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users.
- Clockify has a free plan. Noko does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Clockify lists Windows, Linux and Android apps.
- Only Clockify lists a browser extension.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
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 Noko free?
No, Noko is a paid product, but you can try it first. 30-day fully functional free trial.
How much does Noko cost?
Noko lists 5 plans. Essential: $12 per month with 1 user; extra users $7 each a month.
What platforms does Noko work on?
Noko is available on Web, macOS and iOS.
Does Noko offer any discounts?
Noko publicly lists the following: One month free with yearly billing.
Does Noko have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Noko is listed for Web, macOS and iOS.
Does Noko have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Noko is listed for Web, macOS and iOS.
Is Noko open source?
Noko is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Does Noko have an API?
Yes. Noko offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Noko integrate with?
Noko's listing names Basecamp, QuickBooks Online, GitHub, Beanstalk, Zapier, Stripe and PayPal.
Who makes Noko?
Noko is made by Slash7 LLC. It dates from 2008.
What are the alternatives to Noko?
The closest alternatives to Noko in our directory are Harvest, Toggl, Tick, Everhour and Clockify.
How does Noko compare with other time tracking apps?
Noko's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 0 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 3.
Is Noko good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Noko D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $12 a month, against a middle price of $6.55 for the category: 32 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Noko?
The plain part of Noko you could make: time tracking, invoicing and reports.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Noko’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 Noko's own pages on 6 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-05-08.
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 Slash7 LLC. Prices change, so check nokotime.com before you buy.
- nokotime.com/plans/
- nokotime.com
- help.nokotime.com/article/67-prepaying-for-a-year-in-advance
- help.nokotime.com/article/69-upgrading-and-downgrading-your-account
- help.nokotime.com/article/63-using-noko-on-mobile-phones
- help.nokotime.com/article/19-mac-os-x-app
- help.nokotime.com/article/96-installing-the-noko-chrome-app
- help.nokotime.com/category/28-integrations
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Noko, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/noko
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Noko’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Noko is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Slash7 LLC. Prices and plans change: check nokotime.com before you buy.