Best time tracking apps
Timers, timesheets and productivity trackers, from free and open-source tools to automatic trackers and workforce time and attendance.
31 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.
All time tracking apps
- Alternatives to Toggl Track
A popular one-click time tracker with timers, timesheets and reports for freelancers and teams.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Clockify
A low-cost time tracker and timesheet app with a free plan and paid tiers priced per seat.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Harvest
Time tracking with built-in invoicing and expenses, long popular with agencies and consultancies.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to ActivityWatch
A free, open-source automatic time tracker that keeps all your activity data on your own device.
Open sourceWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Timing
An automatic Mac time tracker that records apps, documents and sites and helps sort them into projects.
PaidmacOS, Web - Alternatives to Kimai
A free, open-source time tracker for teams that you can self-host or rent as an EU cloud service.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Memtime
An automatic time tracker that records your activity offline and helps you book it to projects.
PaidWindows, macOS, Linux - Alternatives to solidtime
A modern open-source time tracker for teams, available as a hosted service or self-hosted.
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted - Alternatives to Everhour
A time tracker that embeds timers inside Asana, ClickUp, Trello, Jira and other project tools.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Browser extension - Alternatives to RescueTime
An automatic tracker that shows how you spend time on your devices and helps protect focus time.
PaidWindows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Jibble
A time and attendance tracker with clock-in, GPS and timesheets that is free for unlimited users.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Timely
An automatic time tracker that records your work in the background and drafts timesheets for you.
PaidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to DeskTime
Automatic employee time tracking with productivity scores, screenshots and shift scheduling.
PaidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Hubstaff
Time tracking and workforce monitoring for remote and field teams, with screenshots, GPS and payroll.
PaidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to TimeCamp
An affordable time tracker with automatic activity tracking, timesheets and billing.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to My Hours
A simple project time tracker with billable rates, reports and invoicing for teams.
Free plan + paidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to ManicTime
Automatic time tracking with local data, timesheets and an optional on-premises server.
PaidWindows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted - Alternatives to TrackingTime
A team time tracker with timesheets, approvals, retainers and client reporting.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to QuickBooks Time
Intuit's employee time tracking app, formerly TSheets, that feeds hours into QuickBooks payroll.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Rize
An AI-assisted automatic time tracker for Mac and Windows that also coaches focus and breaks.
PaidmacOS, Windows - Alternatives to Tempo Timesheets
The leading time tracking app for Jira, logging hours against issues with approvals and reports.
PaidWeb - Alternatives to Time Doctor
Employee time tracking and productivity analytics for remote and hybrid teams.
PaidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Timemator
A Mac and iPhone time tracker with automatic rules, sold as a one-time purchase.
PaidmacOS, iOS - Alternatives to Tyme
A time tracker for Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch aimed at freelancers who bill by the hour.
PaidmacOS, iOS - Alternatives to TimeTac
An Austrian time and attendance platform for work hours, leave and project time, now home to EARLY.
PaidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to Clockodo
A German time tracker for work hours, absences and project time with invoicing exports.
PaidWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android - Alternatives to TMetric
A time tracker with in-app timer buttons, billing and activity tracking for small teams.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Timewarrior
A free, open-source command-line time tracker from the makers of Taskwarrior.
Open sourceLinux, macOS - Alternatives to WakaTime
Automatic coding-time analytics from plugins for your editors and IDEs.
Free plan + paidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux - Alternatives to Tick
A budget-focused time tracker for agencies, with tight Basecamp integration.
PaidWeb, iOS, Android, Browser extension - Alternatives to Beebole
A timesheet platform for tracking time, costs and budgets with multi-level approvals.
Free plan + paidWeb
Our picks by need
Best for most people
Toggl TrackBest for a free option
ActivityWatchBest for open source
KimaiBest for self-hosting
solidtimeBest for Mac
ClockifyBest for Windows
HarvestBest for Linux
MemtimeBest for iPhone and Android
RescueTimePopular comparisons
Common questions
What are the best time tracking apps?
Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading time tracking apps right now are Toggl Track, Clockify, Harvest, ActivityWatch and Timing.
Are there free time tracking apps?
Yes. Toggl Track (free plan + paid), Clockify (free plan + paid), Harvest (free plan + paid), ActivityWatch (open source) and Kimai (open source) have a free option, out of 15 free or freemium apps we track.
Which time tracking apps are open source?
ActivityWatch, Kimai, solidtime and Timewarrior.