# Tick

> Time tracking against project budgets, priced by project count

Tick is a time tracker built around budgets: each time entry is logged to a project and task, and the remaining hours in both budgets are shown as soon as it is saved. Reports break hours down by client or person and export to CSV or QuickBooks. Every plan allows unlimited people, and the price depends on how many open projects an account has, with one project free.

- **Category:** Time Tracking
- **Made by:** Higher Pixels (since 2006)
- **Website:** https://www.tickspot.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Tick has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19 per month for a team running 10 projects, unlimited users.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free when tracking time toward a single project, with unlimited people. An account downgraded to the Free plan must first close its other open projects.
- **Free trial:** 30-day free trial, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free plan | $0 | Tracking time toward a single open project, with unlimited people. |
| 10 open projects | $19 per month, unlimited users | The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team running 10 projects, whether it has 10 people or 30. |
| 30 open projects | $49 per month, unlimited users | The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team running 30 projects. |
| 50 open projects | $79 per month, unlimited users | The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team of 50 people running 50 projects. |
| 100 open projects | $149 per month, unlimited users | The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team of 100 people running 100 projects. |

Read from https://www.tickspot.com/compare-toggl on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tick before buying.

## Key features

- **Timecard:** Entering time takes three steps: pick a project, organized by client, pick a task, and enter the hours. Notes can be added to each entry.
- **Running timers:** Start one timer or switch between several as you move between tasks, then save the time from the timer. Timers run on phone, watch, desktop and browser.
- **Budget feedback on every entry:** Projects and individual tasks each carry a time budget. After an entry is saved, Tick shows how many hours remain in both, without running a report.
- **Recurring projects:** A monthly project such as a retainer can be set to recur: it closes at the end of the month and a new one opens. The help center marks this as available on select plans.
- **Reports and exports:** Reports show hours by client or by person for a week, month or custom period, expand to individual entries, and export as CSV or to QuickBooks.
- **Basecamp integration:** Imports projects from a Basecamp account, creates tasks from Basecamp to-dos automatically, and lets people track time inside Basecamp 2 or 3.

## Good for

- Agencies tracking hours against fixed time budgets
- Growing teams that want pricing by project count, not headcount
- Teams that manage their projects in Basecamp

## Worth knowing

- Tick's pricing page is behind a bot check and was not read; prices here come from its comparison pages, which give no plan names or exact project limits.
- Tick tracks time budgets only: the help center says it does not track expenses or work with dollar amounts.
- There is no built-in invoicing; time and billable rates are pushed to QuickBooks Online to create invoices there.
- A Mac menu bar app is listed, but no Windows or Linux desktop app.

## Works with

Basecamp, Trello, Asana, QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Metric.ai

**Tags:** Time tracking, Reports, Menu bar app, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Harvest](https://toolgpa.com/tools/harvest): Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/harvest-vs-tick)
- [Toggl](https://toolgpa.com/tools/toggl-track): Team time tracker with billing reports and capacity planning. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tick-vs-toggl-track)
- [Noko](https://toolgpa.com/tools/noko): Time tracking and invoicing for small agencies and consultants. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/noko-vs-tick)
- [Everhour](https://toolgpa.com/tools/everhour): Time tracking that sits inside Asana, Jira, Linear and Trello. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/everhour-vs-tick)
- [Clockify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/clockify): Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clockify-vs-tick)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://www.tickspot.com/compare-toggl
- https://www.tickspot.com/compare-harvest
- https://www.tickspot.com
- https://www.tickspot.com/time-tracking-app
- https://www.tickspot.com/time-management-software
- https://www.tickspot.com/project-budget-tracking
- https://www.tickspot.com/time-reporting
- https://www.tickspot.com/api
- https://www.tickspot.com/help/11-charge-per-user
- https://www.tickspot.com/help/25-open-vs-closed-projects
- https://www.tickspot.com/help/48-cancel-your-tick-subscription
- https://www.tickspot.com/help/30-recurring-project
- https://www.tickspot.com/help/10-track-expenses
- https://www.tickspot.com/help/15-system-requirements

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