15 Time Tracking Apps For Remote Workers
When you’re working with remote teams, one of the tools that become almost inevitable is the time tracking app. The tool allows you to track the performance of your team, manage projects, collaborate, and create invoices.
To add to your convenience, here is a list of the best time-tracking apps that you can find in the market. These tools offer different sets of features and include time tracking apps for browsers as well as the mobile platform. So, read on to know about each item in detail.
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Bonsai Time Tracking
Bonsai is a powerful time tracker tool with features to make your workflow easier and efficient than without it. You can centralize your timesheets with Bonsai, thanks to its easy and straightforward interface. Also, it lets you manage tasks, track billed hours, and create and send invoices to clients.
Bonsai provides a 14-day free trial, after which, you have to subscribe to one of its two plans. Its Workflow plan costs $19 per month (3 max. users per account), and Workflow Pro plan costs $29 per month with more advanced features.
- Supported Platforms: iOS, Android and browser
- Is Bonsai Time Tracking free? Yes
- Does Bonsai Time Tracking has paid plan? Yes, Starts at $19/month.
What we like:
- Intuitive and sleek interface, making it charming to use.
- Simple client relations management feature, unlike many others.
What we don’t like:
- No support for third-party integrations.
- No native app for Windows.
Check out Bonsai’s Time Tracker
DeskTime
DeskTime is the best time-tracking tool for remote teams. With this service manager can see who earned their paychecks and who spent working hours updating Facebook.
It tracks time and analyzes employees’ productivity in real time. It sorts apps and websites used into categories: productive, unproductive and neutral, and monitors who is using which app and for how long. It tracks mouse and keyboard clicks to see when an employee is working or having a break.
You can see advanced reports with graphs and sheets in real time. You can take screenshots from every 5 minutes to every hour. It’s available on Windows, Mac, Linux and iPhone and Android. I think it’s the best app to track not only time spent at work but the overall productivity of the user.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and browser
- Is DeskTime free? Yes
- Does DeskTime has paid plan? Yes, Starts at $7/user/month.
What we like:
- Suitable for managers and remote teams.
- Has desktop version that works offline.
What we don’t like:
- No hotkeys to control desktop or web timer.
Check out DeskTime’s Time Tracker
TimeCamp
Another great time tracking tool that supports complete billing system to handle employees. Time Camp lets you create unlimited projects to track time and activity to create billable reports.
You can create keywords for your tasks to automatically start monitoring when those keywords are used. I also found its reporting feature to be very detailed with ability to see the app in use and activity inside it with complete details.
Time Camp offers all its tracking features in the free version, making it perfect for individual users. You can upgrade to its pro version to get advanced reporting and automatic billing features; including online invoicing.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and browser
- Is TimeCamp free? Yes
- Does TimeCamp has paid plan? Yes, Starts at $5.25/user/month.
What we like:
- Built-in billing system.
- Great time-tracking features for free.
- Detailed reporting.
- Automatic invoicing and time-tracking.
What we don’t like:
- Complicating interface that forces you to create individual tasks.
Check out TimeCamp’s Time Tracker
Hubstaff Windows Time Tracker
An advanced time tracking app that comes with built-in employee payment system. Hubstaff is best for teams where you can track activity of your employees and automatically complete payments according to work done. It allows you to track time spent on applications and websites while taking occasional screenshots of individual users.
Using its free version, you can track total time spent, take screenshots (limited storage) and see activity level through interactive graphs. With its paid version, you’ll get the ability to track keyboard/mouse activity, automatically make payments, complete tracking of each app or website used, create weekly budgets, track offline time and track daily attendance.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and browser
- Is Hubstaff Windows Time Tracker free? Yes
- Does Hubstaff Windows Time Tracker has paid plan? Yes, Starts at $7/user/month.
What we like:
- Takes occasional screenshots.
- Built-in employee payment system.
- Advanced offline time-tracking.
What we don’t like:
- Limited tracking in free version.
Check out Hubstaff’ Windows’ Time Tracker
Harvest
Harvest is a modern time-tracking tool with an intuitive interface and a powerful set of features. One of the important features is it provides invoicing and payment options on the same platform. It automatically generates invoices from tracked time and expenses as well as sets up reminders and thank you notes.
Harvest avails its Free plan, allowing you to create and manage two projects by yourself. If you are looking forward to managing more projects or collaborating with your team members, its Pro plan comes for $12 per person per month.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Is Harvest free? Yes
- Does Harvest has paid plan? Yes, Starts from $12/month.
What we like:
- Easy-to-use and intuitive user interface.
- Integrates the entire workflow under a single dashboard.
- Works on all popular platforms (Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS).
What we don’t like:
- Limited free plan – only allows one person to create two projects for free.
- Pricing is quite expensive.
Check out Harvest’s Time Tracker
timeEdition
timeEdition is simple free software for tracking time. It focuses on simplicity and usability while providing detailed documentation of your working hours. This software is extremely convenient to track work with some special highlights like a color-coding feature to differentiate clients and notes for adding details.
With more features like deadline reminders and easy export options, it becomes an excellent choice for people who want a free yet handy tool for tracking time. It can export the entries to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and more.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, iOS and Android
- Is timeEdition free? Yes
- Does timeEdition has paid plan? Yes, 3.99.
What we like:
- Simple interface, allows one to avoid the clutter of unused features.
- Syncs desktop recordings to mobile (and vice versa) using Dropbox.
What we don’t like:
- Have to manually start and stop the timer.
Check out timeEdition’s Time Tracker
Tick
If you are looking for a tool offering a button-click to start tracking time, Tick is your time-tracking tool. Tick helps track your time and measures tracked time against your projects’ budgets, highlighting issues to fix to stay profitable. It also supports exporting time-entries to other softwares for simpler invoices.
Tick offers a free plan for one project. The pricing plans are based on the number of projects per month; for example, it is $19 per month for 10 projects, $49 per month for 30, $79 per month for 60 projects, and $149 for unlimited projects.
- Supported Platforms: iOS, Android and browser
- Is Tick free? Yes
- Does Tick has paid plan? Yes, Starts from $19/month.
What we like:
- Easy and accessible for keeping track of timebareven on the go.
- Feature to compare tracker time with budget saves cost and time.
What we don’t like:
- User interface is a bit complex for beginners.
- Notifications are not reliable.
actiTIME
actiTIME is a web platform that allows you to log hours via timesheets and track progress. It lets you include breaks and sick leaves, allowing you to properly account for the working hours for each project. It also provides features for the team’s accounting needs including invoices, like Freshdesk, and Harvest.
actiTIME provides a free version with limited functionality for 1-3 you while its paid plans start from $6 per user per month for 1-40 you, $5 per user per month for 41-200 you, and a custom, fixed-cost plan for 200+ you.
- Supported Platforms: iOS, Android and browser
- Is actiTIME free? Yes
- Does actiTIME has paid plan? Yes, $6/user.
What we like:
- Offers a flexible set of features suitable for tracking any business.
- Provides color-labeled reports to help harvest the data insights.
- Allows integrating with hundreds of tools for automating workflows.
What we don’t like:
- User interface seems complex.
Check out actiTIME’s Time Tracker
Minutedock
MinuteDock offers a time tracking platform that lets you set targets and budgets for teams and projects. Then, you can coordinate time tracking for projects across different clients and teams. It is recommended for professional service firms, recruiting agencies, etc. who need to track teams and bill clients.
An important feature of this platform is that it lets you see their progress in real-time and promotes sharing of data and billing invoices within a matter of seconds. Apart from its free trial, MinuteDock plans start at $19 per month + $9 per extra user per month for Freelancer, $49 per month for 5 users + $9 per extra user per month, and $99 per month for 10 users + $9 per extra user per month.
- Supported Platforms: iOS and Android
- Is Minutedock free? Yes
- Does Minutedock has paid plan? Yes, 14-days trial, or plan starts at $19/month.
What we like:
- Lets you clock billable as well as non-billable hours.
- Allows users in the team to set and follow work goals.
- Supports integrations with accounting software.
What we don’t like:
- Less affordable compared to others.
Check out Minutedock’s Time Tracker
Todo.vu
todo.vu offers an integrated cloud-based environment for task management, time tracking, and billing for small teams and freelancers. Unlike many tools like Harvest and Tick, todo.vu packs fully-functional project and task management with features like an effective CRM, checklists, access control, conversations, etc. Also, you can sync it with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and more.
todo.vu offers two plans: Free Solo for freelancers with almost all features for a single user or Business Time costing you $9 per user per month for teams.
- Supported Platforms: iOS and Android
- Is Todo.vu free? Yes
- Does Todo.vu has paid plan? Yes, Starts at $9/user/month.
What we like:
- Offers tools to break the project into small tasks and subtasks.
What we don’t like:
- Complex billing system, which may daunt beginner users.
- Too many features for those who are looking to just do time-tracking.
Check out Todo.vu’s Time Tracker
Fanurio
With a flexible timer and detailed invoicing features, Fanurio is a time tracking and billing software application. Its prominent feature is its dual option for tracking time: manual as well as automatic method to clock hours. It also supports organizing billed hours into projects and tasks and invoicing them.
Fanurio provides a free trial of 15 days for its Standalone edition. Its Standalone edition costs $59 as a one-time payment for one user while its Server edition costs $119 per user. Also, you need to install it on your own web server.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- Is Fanurio free? Yes
- Does Fanurio has paid plan? Yes, $59 for single user license.
What we like:
- Offers a simple project-based interface.
- Provides detailed charts and reports for getting better insights.
What we don’t like:
- Requires web server installation to use, like Kimai.
Check out Fanurio’s Time Tracker
Clockify
Clockify is one of the simplest time tracking applications with an easy-to-use interface and handy timesheet features. The platform comes with numerous features to help you track time, mark billed hours, and fill timesheets. Its Calendar and Dashboard views help you visualize your team’s efforts. Also, its reports help get detailed information about hours spent on a client or project.
Clockify is free for most of its features, which are commonly required by individuals and teams. And it also offers optional upgrades for teams looking for advanced features: Basic costing $4.99, Standard costing $6.99, Pro costing $9.99, and Enterprise costing $14.99 per user per month if billed monthly.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and browser
- Is Clockify free? Yes
- Does Clockify has paid plan? Yes, Starts at $3.99/user/month.
What we like:
- Free for unlimited users, projects, and integrations.
- Supports wide integrations with other tools, including Zapier and Integrately.
What we don’t like:
- Free features call for data privacy issues though it claims otherwise.
Check out Clockify’s Time Tracker
TopTracker
TopTracker is completely free with no limits to the number of users, clients, or projects. It’s available as desktop and web app. It is simple to work: just create a project, add team members, and start tracking your work.
TopTracker offers a lot of useful features like timer screenshots, webcam shots etc., however, you can control how often the screenshots are taken and even add blur to screenshots if needed. Just set your parameters and get back to work.
TopTracker desktop version sits in the status bar for quick access. If you ever need a break — use “Stop Tracking” button. It has real-time summaries and reports to easily improve productivity.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- Is TopTracker free? Yes
- Does TopTracker has paid plan? No
What we like:
- Free, with no limit on users or projects.
- Can track activity on multiple monitors.
- Ability to take screenshots.
What we don’t like:
- It does not track keyboard or mouse clicks, so you have to manually stop tracking when you need a break. If you forget to stop the timer, it will run automatically even if you’re gone.
- No invoicing features, which are actually important for freelancers.
TMetric
TMetric is a brand new free time-tracking app which would be useful for freelancers and small business owners. It has a user-friendly simple interface, and is not limited to a specific number of clients and projects.
You can edit your working hours, create new tasks, switch tasks, add tags to each task, and get detailed reports on tasks and projects you have. You’re also allowed to edit your tasks and time during the day, and add break hours using the timeline.
Additionally, if you forget to stop the timer, it will remind you about it after 10 hours of a continuous session. TMetric can be easily integrated with a lot of task managers, such as Basecamp, Trello, Asana, Bitbucket, Bugzilla, GitHub, Jira, Producteev, Redmine and more.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and browser
- Is TMetric free? Yes
- Does TMetric has paid plan? Yes, Starts at $5/user/month.
What we like:
- Completely free with no limits in users or clients.
- Easy-to-use.
- Easy to integrate with a number of services.
What we don’t like:
- TMetric is an online app, requires internet access to use it.
- Doesn’t have the option to take screenshots.
Check out TMetric’s Time Tracker
RescueTime
Rescue Time is the easiest yet highly customizable time tracking app that is perfect for individual users. Download this app for Windows and it will start logging in all your activity in its smart dashboard. The dashboard categorises your activity in different built-in categories, and lets you see how you have spent the time.
In the free version you will get unlimited website and applications monitoring, weekly summaries and ability to set goals. If you are looking for more features, then its pro version offers ability to block websites, unlimited report history, alerts for achievements and track time away from the PC.
Along with these handy features, it gives full control over when you would like to track time and which websites/applications should be tracked.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and browser
- Is RescueTime free? Yes
- Does RescueTime has paid plan? Yes, 14-days trial, or plan starts at $6.50/month.
What we like:
- Easy to use.
- Full tracking available for free.
- Smart dashboard categorizes time spent.
- Highly customizable.
What we don’t like:
- Limited project handling features.
- Not suitable for multiple users.
Check out RescueTime’s Time Tracker
Toggl Track
Toggl is a highly customizable and comprehensive time tracking app that is perfect for both individuals and teams. It’s easy to use and many of its advanced tracking features are available for free.
It will let you track applications and website activity on your PC, manually add and delete entries, track idle time, track time automatically based on tags, see on demand reports and much more — all for free.
It’s paid versions offers complete billing system, ability manage reports, use custom logo, get alerts for tasks, setup goals, set budget, limit time allotted and more. Toggl is the perfect app if you are looking for a simple, customizable yet powerful time tracking app.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Is Toggl Track free? Yes
- Does Toggl Track has paid plan? Yes, Starts from $9/month.
What we like:
- Advanced time tracking features for free.
- Simple interface.
- Automatic management of activity using tags.
What we don’t like:
- Limited reporting in the free version.
Check out Toggl’s Time Tracker
ManicTime
One thing that attracted me the most to put ManicTime in this list is its a Windows app. All the apps listed in this article just track usage and send it to the web portal where you can see the reports in your browser. However, ManicTime tracks and shows reports in its desktop app without depending on web portals.
Furthermore, it’s real-time tracking is very detailed and separately shows time spent on each application and contents inside it. I was also very impressed by automatic tags and smart bar charts.
It’s free version offers automatic tracking and detailed stats. You will have to buy a paid lifetime license (without future updates) to get features like, auto tagging, time limitations, password protection, ability to hide the tracker and more.
- Supported Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux, Android and browser
- Is ManicTime free? Yes
- Does ManicTime has paid plan? Yes, $67 for single user license.
What we like:
- Built-in dashboard.
- Real-time state update.
- Detailed reporting.
- Doesn’t requires sign-up to use the free version.
What we don’t like:
- Doesn’t come with auto-sync for free version so you can’t see data from anywhere.
- Free version is rather limited in features.