The TimeCamp Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about TimeCamp 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.
TimeCamp
The Insider’s Guide
Time tracking with attendance, billing and a free plan for any team
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among time tracking apps, read from TimeCamp’s own pages.
Made by TimeCamp Inc. · checked Oct 5, 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 TimeCamp’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on TimeCamp’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.2
GPA, above 39 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade
TimeCamp is time tracking software for teams that combines timesheets with automatic tracking of computer activity. Paid plans add attendance and time off, invoicing, budgets, productivity tracking of apps and websites, timesheet approvals and screenshots. The free plan has no user limit, and an AI Time Tracker that suggests time entries is billed separately by usage.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about TimeCamp, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for free timesheets for a team of any size
TimeCamp gives timesheets free to unlimited users and projects.
- 2
Paid plans start at $3.99 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free forever plan with unlimited users and projects: timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication. Integrations, invoicing and attendance need a paid plan.
- 4
It runs on 6 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Timesheets and automatic tracking
Time is logged with a timer, manual entries or a weekly timesheet, and the desktop app can track computer activity automatically. Apps and websites tracking starts on Premium.
- 6
AI Time Tracker
A separate app for macOS and Windows that suggests time entries. It is billed by token usage on top of the plan, which TimeCamp estimates at about $6 per user a month.
- 7
Attendance and time off
From Starter, an attendance calendar records working days alongside time-off and overtime tracking, with reports for each.
- 8
A 3.2 GPA, above 39 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 TimeCamp you could make: time tracking, reports and invoicing. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
TimeCamp at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- Made by
- TimeCamp Inc., since 2009
- Category
- Time Tracking
- Our grade
- 3.2 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for free timesheets for a team of any size
TimeCamp gives timesheets free to unlimited users and projects. Paid plans start at $3.99 a user and add attendance, invoicing and budgets, but integrations are rationed: none on Free or Starter, one on Premium. Approvals, expenses, billing rates, screenshots and SSO wait for Ultimate at $9.99, and the AI Time Tracker is billed by usage on top, so teams that need those for less should look elsewhere.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Starter is $3.99 a user a month billed annually, $5.49 month-to-month, and invoicing, attendance and time off are already in it. That sits in the cheaper quarter for time trackers. Ultimate is $9.99. The AI Time Tracker is extra, billed by token usage. |
| Free plan and trial | A | Free forever with unlimited users and unlimited projects, plus timesheets and the web, desktop and mobile apps. A whole team can stay there. No integrations, invoicing or attendance, mind. |
| Features | B | Log time with a timer, by hand or on a weekly timesheet, or let the desktop app track by itself. Then attendance, time off and overtime, invoicing, budgets with alerts, 10-plus reports and, on Ultimate, approvals, expenses and screenshots. The job is covered. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. There are three ways to log time, but this is a web app you furnish with projects first, and working out which of five plans holds the feature you need takes longer than the setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | A | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and a browser extension, with Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Jira, GitHub, QuickBooks and Xero on the list. Integrations are rationed, though: none on Free or Starter, one on Premium, unlimited on Ultimate. |
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 TimeCamp is for
- Fits if you want free timesheets for a team of any size
- Works for companies that keep attendance, overtime and time off alongside time tracking
Who it is not for
- Tight if you rely on integrations, because Free and Starter have none and Premium has one
- Pricey if you want the AI Time Tracker, as it's billed by token usage on top of your plan
- Skip it if you need timesheet approvals, expenses, billing rates, screenshots or SSO below Ultimate at $9.99 a user
- Not for you if you bill clients on the free plan, as invoicing and attendance start on Starter and budgets on Premium
- Watch out: self-hosted or private cloud setups are only for 50 or more users on annual Ultimate
Good to know
Good for
- Teams of any size that want free timesheets with no user limit
- Companies that keep attendance, overtime and time-off records with time tracking
- Agencies that bill clients and watch project budgets
- Larger organizations that need a self-hosted or private cloud deployment
Worth knowing
- Integrations are not part of Free or Starter: Premium includes one and Ultimate removes the limit.
- The AI Time Tracker is billed by token usage on top of the plan price.
- Timesheet approvals, expenses, billing rates, screenshots and SSO login need the Ultimate plan.
- Self-hosted and private cloud setups are offered to customers with 50 or more users on annual Ultimate.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$3.99
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
TimeCamp has a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month).
That sits in the cheaper quarter for time trackers.
Free
$0
Unlimited users and projects with timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication.
Starter
$3.99
per user / month, billed annually ($5.49 month-to-month)
Adds invoicing, attendance and an attendance calendar, time off, overtime tracking, Excel report export and unlimited tasks.
Premium
$6.99
per user / month, billed annually ($9.99 month-to-month)
Adds one integration, billable time, budgets and estimates, apps and websites tracking, a resource planner and scheduled email reports.
Ultimate
$9.99
per user / month, billed annually ($13.99 month-to-month)
Adds unlimited integrations, timesheet approvals, billing rates, expenses, labor costs, screenshots, custom fields and SSO login.
Enterprise
Custom
Price on request. Adds self-hosted or private cloud deployment, custom integrations, an audit log, data warehouse access and an SLA.
The free plan
Free forever plan with unlimited users and projects: timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication. Integrations, invoicing and attendance need a paid plan.
Trying it first
14-day free trial, no credit card required
Read from timecamp.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Lower rate with annual billing
Annual billing costs roughly 27% to 30% less than month-to-month: Starter is $3.99 per user a month against $5.49, and Ultimate is $9.99 against $13.99.
Stated on timecamp.comNonprofit
30% off for nonprofits
TimeCamp's pricing FAQ offers an additional 30% discount to non-profit organizations that email support with a copy of their 501(c)(3) paperwork.
Stated on timecamp.comEducation
30% off for universities, schools and students
The same pricing FAQ extends the additional 30% discount to universities, students and schools, arranged by contacting TimeCamp support.
Stated on timecamp.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and Browser extension
Time tracking with attendance, billing and a free plan for any team. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: self-hostable, public API, AI features, time tracking, invoicing, reports.
Log time with a timer, by hand or on a weekly timesheet, or let the desktop app track by itself.
- Timesheets and automatic tracking
- Time is logged with a timer, manual entries or a weekly timesheet, and the desktop app can track computer activity automatically. Apps and websites tracking starts on Premium.
- AI Time Tracker
- A separate app for macOS and Windows that suggests time entries. It is billed by token usage on top of the plan, which TimeCamp estimates at about $6 per user a month.
- Attendance and time off
- From Starter, an attendance calendar records working days alongside time-off and overtime tracking, with reports for each.
- Billing and budgets
- Invoicing starts on Starter, and billable time and budgets with alerts on Premium. Billing rates, expenses, labor costs and fixed fee projects need Ultimate.
- Reports
- More than 10 time tracking reports with PDF export. Excel export starts on Starter, scheduled email reports on Premium and the pivot table report on Ultimate.
- Approvals and monitoring
- Ultimate adds timesheet approvals, screenshots, unusual activity detection, remote work detection and a history of changes to time entries.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Trello
- Asana
- ClickUp
- Monday
- Jira
- GitHub
- QuickBooks
- Xero
TimeCamp is made by TimeCamp Inc., and has been around since 2009.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
39/42
Other time tracking apps it is graded above
TimeCamp's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 39 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 37 of 42) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $3.99 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.55 for the category: 5 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 43 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. TimeCamp’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 26 of 42
- AFree plan and trialAbove 37 of 42
- BFeaturesAbove 22 of 42
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 42
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 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. TimeCamp 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 TimeCamp you could make: time tracking, reports and invoicing. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 39 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade. It costs $47.88 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking, reports and invoicing: 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, Asana and ClickUp among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. TimeCamp’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
Clockify, Toggl, Hubstaff, Time Doctor and DeskTime
The 5 tools TimeCamp is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
Clockify
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users.
- TimeCamp is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Clockify also covers Pomodoro timer.
- 3.0GPA
Toggl
Free plan · from $9/mo
Team time tracker with billing reports and capacity planning.
- Only TimeCamp lists a Linux app.
- TimeCamp is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- TimeCamp also covers invoicing and reports.
- 2.6GPA
Hubstaff
Free trial · from $4.99/mo
Time tracking with screenshots, activity levels and payroll.
- TimeCamp has a free plan. Hubstaff does not, though it has a free trial.
- TimeCamp is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Hubstaff also covers tasks.
- 2.4GPA
Time Doctor
Free trial · from $6.67/mo
Employee time tracking and workforce analytics for remote teams.
- TimeCamp has a free plan. Time Doctor does not, though it has a free trial.
- TimeCamp is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- TimeCamp also covers invoicing.
- 2.6GPA
DeskTime
Free trial · from $6.42/mo
Automatic time tracking and productivity monitoring for teams.
- TimeCamp has a free plan. DeskTime does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only TimeCamp lists a browser extension.
- TimeCamp is self-hostable, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
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 TimeCamp free?
TimeCamp has a free plan. Free forever plan with unlimited users and projects: timesheets, the web, desktop and mobile apps and 2-factor authentication.
How much does TimeCamp cost?
TimeCamp lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does TimeCamp work on?
TimeCamp is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does TimeCamp offer any discounts?
TimeCamp publicly lists the following: Lower rate with annual billing; 30% off for nonprofits; 30% off for universities, schools and students.
Is TimeCamp open source?
TimeCamp is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Can TimeCamp be self-hosted?
Yes. TimeCamp's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
Does TimeCamp have an API?
Yes. TimeCamp offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does TimeCamp integrate with?
TimeCamp's listing names Trello, Asana, ClickUp, Monday, Jira, GitHub, QuickBooks and Xero.
Does TimeCamp have a student discount?
30% off for universities, schools and students. The same pricing FAQ extends the additional 30% discount to universities, students and schools, arranged by contacting TimeCamp support.
Does TimeCamp have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Who makes TimeCamp?
TimeCamp is made by TimeCamp Inc. It dates from 2009.
What are the alternatives to TimeCamp?
The closest alternatives to TimeCamp in our directory are Clockify, Toggl, Hubstaff, Time Doctor and DeskTime.
How does TimeCamp compare with other time tracking apps?
TimeCamp's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 39 of the 42 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 2.
Is TimeCamp good value for money?
ToolGPA grades TimeCamp B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3.99 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.55 for the category: 5 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of TimeCamp?
The plain part of TimeCamp you could make: time tracking, reports and invoicing.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from TimeCamp’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from TimeCamp's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-20.
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 TimeCamp Inc. Prices change, so check timecamp.com before you buy.
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
- TimeCamp, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/timecamp
- 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.
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