Tackle Time Tracking review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Calendar-based time tracking and analytics for Google and Outlook
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Tackle Time Tracking report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for tracking time from Google or Outlook calendar events
Tackle turns calendar events into time entries and reports, with a free plan of 1 calendar. But the free plan keeps only the current month, paid plans start at $30 for 3 calendars, and it only works if your work is on a calendar.
Who Tackle Time Tracking is for
- Fits if your day is mostly meetings in Google or Outlook
- Makes sense if you want to see where meeting time goes
Who Tackle Time Tracking is not for
- Pricey if you want history, since the free plan keeps only this month and Standard keeps 6
- Skip it if your work isn't on your calendar, as other time needs manual entries
- Not for you if you want goals or the API, both on Premium at $45
- Watch out: the refund window is 48 hours after subscribing
Why Tackle Time Tracking gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$30 a month for 3 calendars on yearly billing, $39 monthly. That's several times the $4.50 to $10 monthly range of time trackers.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan for 1 calendar, with only the current month's data, 10 exports and 10 automations.
- CFeaturesCalendar tags, automations, reports and exports. Goals and API need Premium, and work not on a calendar needs a paid stopwatch.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect calendars and build tagging rules.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb and browser extension with Google Calendar, Outlook and Google Sheets. No desktop or phone apps listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tackle Time Tracking's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/timetackle#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/timetackle.svg" alt="Tackle Time Tracking: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Tackle Time Tracking stands among time tracking apps
Tackle Time Tracking's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 8 of the 98 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 26 of 98) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $30 a month, against a middle price of $6.99 for the category: 79 of the 80 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 41 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Tackle Time Tracking’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 98, level with 15
- CFree plan and trialAbove 15 of 98, level with 58
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 98, level with 64
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 98, level with 75
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 98, level with 45
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 87 time tracking apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Tackle Time Tracking, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Tackle Time Tracking you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 76 of the 98 other time tracking apps grade higher. It costs $360 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking, calendar and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Tackle Time Tracking’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.
What is Tackle Time Tracking?
Tackle reads events from a Google or Outlook calendar and lets users tag them with clients, projects and custom properties, so time is tracked from the calendar instead of a separate timer. Tagged events feed dashboards, goals and exports, and automations can apply tags by rule. It is aimed at consultancies, executive assistants and customer-facing teams.
Worth knowing
- It builds on Google or Outlook calendar events, so work not on a calendar needs manual entries or the in-browser stopwatch (paid plans).
- The free plan keeps only the current month's data and 10 lifetime exports.
- Goals and API integration need Premium; the pricing page lists no desktop or mobile apps.
- The refund FAQ says to email within 48 hours of subscribing for a full refund.
Key features
- Calendar-based tracking
- Connects Google and Outlook calendars so meetings and events become time entries that can be tagged in place.
- Custom tags and properties
- Annotate events with your own tags, categories and properties, then filter and segment reports by them.
- Automations
- A rule builder applies tags to events automatically. The free plan allows 10 automations, Standard 50 and Premium 200.
- Dashboards and exports
- Charts and reports can be exported to Excel, CSV or PDF, and data can sync to Google Sheets.
- Goals
- Time-based goals compare planned focus against tracked time. They are included from the Premium plan.
- AI tagging and assistant
- AI suggests tags for entries, capped at 10 on the free plan and 500 or 1,000 on Standard and Premium.
Tackle Time Tracking pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Tackle Time Tracking has a free plan, and paid plans start at $30 per month for 3 calendars, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $30 per month for 3 calendars, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 1 calendar, current-month data only, 10 lifetime exports, 10 automations and AI-powered tags for 10 entries.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 calendar, current month's data, 10 lifetime exports, 10 automations and AI tags for 10 entries. |
| Standard | $30per month for 3 calendars, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly) | 6 months of history, extra calendars at $10 each billed yearly ($13 monthly), 50 automations and up to 10 calendar seats. |
| Premium | $45per month for 3 calendars, billed yearly ($57 billed monthly) | 3 years of history, extra calendars at $15 each billed yearly ($19 monthly), 200 automations, goals and API access. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited calendars, automations and entries, multiple workspaces, team reports by email and custom integrations. |
Read from timetackle.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tackle Time Tracking before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountLower rate with yearly billing
Standard is $30 a month billed yearly against $39 billed monthly, and Premium $45 against $57.
Stated on timetackle.com
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Common questions
Does Tackle Time Tracking have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Tackle Time Tracking is listed for Web.
Does Tackle Time Tracking have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Tackle Time Tracking is listed for Web.
Is Tackle Time Tracking open source?
Tackle Time Tracking is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Tackle Time Tracking have an API?
Yes. Tackle Time Tracking offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.