Best free time tracking apps: 9 compared for 2026

The best free time tracking app for most people is Clockify or TimeCamp if you want a free plan for a team, Toggl Track if you work alone or in a team of up to 3, and ActivityWatch if you want automatic tracking that costs nothing and keeps data on your computer. Every free plan has a catch, though: a user cap, a short report history, or no invoicing.

Below are 9 time tracking apps with their free plan limits and paid prices, all checked on each company's own site as of October 2026. One of them, TimeUno (ours), has no free plan. It is in the list because it tracks time automatically, and we say plainly where the free options beat it.

Free time tracking apps at a glance

Prices are per user per month, as of October 2026. "Annual" means billed yearly.

How we chose

We started from what people searching for a free time tracker need: a free plan you can use without a time limit, or a free and open source app, and enough features to track work for real. For each app we read its own pricing page in October 2026 and noted the free plan limits, the cheapest paid plan and the platforms.

We left out apps that are only free as a trial, apart from TimeUno, which we include and label as paid. Prices change often, so check the linked pricing page before you buy.

Is there a truly free time tracking app?

Yes. Clockify, TimeCamp, Jibble, My Hours and Toggl Track all have free plans with no end date, and ActivityWatch is free and open source. The limits sit elsewhere: number of users, how far back reports go, billable rates and invoicing. Pick the app whose limit you won't hit.

A rough guide to the catches:

• User caps: Toggl Track (3 users), Clockify and My Hours (5 users), Harvest (1 seat).
• History caps: Clockify's free reports cover a 1 month range.
• Money features: billable rates and invoicing are mostly paid. Harvest is the exception, with invoicing on its free plan for 2 projects.

The best free time tracking apps, reviewed

1. Clockify: a free timer on every device

Clockify's free plan covers up to 5 users with unlimited tracking, a timer, timesheets, an auto tracker, a Pomodoro timer, idle detection and apps for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux, as of October 2026. Paid plans start at $3.99 per user a month billed yearly ($4.99 monthly). See Clockify pricing, or our TimeUno vs Clockify comparison for how it differs from automatic tracking.

• Best for: small teams and freelancers who want a timer on every device without paying.
• Weak spot: free reports only cover a 1 month range, and invoicing, approvals and time off start on the Standard plan ($5.49 a month billed yearly).

2. Toggl Track: a timer-first tracker for solo work

Toggl Track's free plan supports up to 3 users with manual and real-time timers, calendar integrations, tasks and personal reports, as of October 2026. Starter costs $9 per user a month billed yearly ($12 monthly), and Premium $16 ($24 monthly). See Toggl Track pricing, or TimeUno vs Toggl Track if you would rather not start a timer at all.

• Best for: freelancers and very small teams who like starting a timer and want good apps on desktop, iOS and Android.
• Weak spot: the free plan has no billable rates, timeline or tags, so billing clients means upgrading.

3. TimeCamp: free for unlimited users, with automatic tracking

TimeCamp's free plan has unlimited users and projects, a timer, automatic activity tracking, idle detection, GPS tracking and PDF report exports, on web, desktop and mobile, as of October 2026. Paid plans start at $3.99 per user a month billed yearly ($5.49 monthly). See TimeCamp pricing.

• Best for: teams that need many free seats and some automatic tracking.
• Weak spot: invoicing, billable time, timesheet approvals and app and website monitoring are paid features.

4. Jibble: free clock-ins for staff

Jibble describes itself as free forever for unlimited users, with desktop time tracking, mobile and web clock-ins, basic timesheets and integrations with Slack, Microsoft Teams and QuickBooks. Its site also lists GPS tracking, geofencing and selfie capture at clock-in. As of October 2026, its pricing page does not list prices for paid plans.

• Best for: businesses with shift or field staff who need attendance and clock-in on phones.
• Weak spot: it is built around attendance for payroll rather than personal focus, and you have to sign up or talk to sales to see paid prices.

5. My Hours: free project tracking for up to 5 people

My Hours' free plan covers up to 5 active users with a timer or manual entry, unlimited projects, tasks and clients, basic reports, mobile apps and a browser extension, as of October 2026. Basic costs $4 per user a month billed yearly ($5 monthly). See My Hours pricing.

• Best for: small agencies that want to log time per project and client.
• Weak spot: billable rates and labor costs are not on the free plan.

6. Harvest: free invoicing for one freelancer

Harvest's free plan gives 1 seat and 2 projects with time tracking, invoicing, expense tracking and the Mac and iOS apps, as of October 2026. The Teams plan costs $9 per seat a month billed yearly ($11 monthly) and has a 30-day trial. See Harvest pricing.

• Best for: a freelancer with one or two clients who wants time and invoices in one place.
• Weak spot: 2 projects is a tight limit. Once you have a third client, you pay.

7. ActivityWatch: free, open source and automatic

ActivityWatch is a free, open source tracker (MPL-2.0 license) that records the active app and window title, the active browser tab and when you are away from the keyboard. Your data stays on your own computer. Syncing between devices is listed as work in progress on its GitHub page, as of October 2026. More automatic options, free and paid, are in our list of the best automatic time trackers in 2026.

• Best for: privacy-minded people who want automatic tracking at no cost and don't mind some setup.
• Weak spot: no team features, no timesheets for clients, and no built-in sync, so each computer has its own data.

8. RescueTime: automatic tracking with focus tools

RescueTime tracks your apps and sites in the background, and its paid plans are built around focus. As of October 2026, the solo Focus plan costs $7 a month billed yearly ($9 monthly) and Solo+ with timesheets $12 ($15 monthly). Paid plans have a 14-day trial, and the pricing page mentions a free Lite plan without listing what it includes. If you use RescueTime now, see the best RescueTime alternatives or TimeUno vs RescueTime.

• Best for: people who want automatic tracking plus focus features, on desktop and phone.
• Weak spot: the free option is limited and not described in detail, so plan on paying if you want the full reports.

9. TimeUno: automatic tracking that also records your AI tools

TimeUno is not free. It costs $14.99 a month ($10.49 billed yearly), and the Team plan $19.99 per seat ($13.99 billed yearly), as of October 2026. Every plan starts with a 14-day trial; a card is added at the start and charged when the trial ends. See TimeUno pricing.

It runs as a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux plus a browser extension (Firefox now, others listed as coming soon). It records the app or site in front of you, sorts the time into categories and marks it productive or unproductive, with no timer to start. It also records when AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor or ChatGPT are working, waiting or done, next to your own time. Timesheets come from the project time it already tracked and export as CSV.

• Best for: people who forget to start timers, freelancers who want timesheets without a timer, and anyone who wants to see their AI tool time.
• Weak spot: no free plan, no mobile app, no invoicing, no GPS clock-in, and CSV is the only export. If you need any of those, Clockify, Harvest or Jibble fit better.

Free vs paid: when a free plan stops being enough

A free plan stops being enough when you hit its cap: more users than it allows, reports older than its history, or clients you need to bill. For one person tracking hours, a free plan is often all you need. Teams that bill clients usually end up paying for rates, approvals and invoicing; our page on time tracking for agencies covers what that work needs.

Signs you've outgrown free:

• You add a sixth person to Clockify or My Hours, or a fourth to Toggl Track.
• You need billable rates or invoices and you're not on Harvest's 2 project free plan.
• You keep forgetting to start the timer, so your tracked hours are lower than your real ones. That is a problem no free timer solves; an automatic tracker does. If you are leaving Clockify for that reason, see switching from Clockify.

If you only need a timesheet now and then, our free timesheet template might be enough without any app.

Which is the best time tracking app for you?

Pick the best time tracking app by how you work, not by feature count. A team of up to 5 with phones: Clockify. More than 5 people on a free plan: TimeCamp or Jibble. Solo with a timer habit: Toggl Track. One freelancer who invoices: Harvest. Automatic and free: ActivityWatch. Automatic with AI tool time and timesheets: TimeUno.

Questions people ask

What is the best free time tracking app?

For a team, Clockify (free for up to 5 users, with apps on every device) or TimeCamp (free for unlimited users, with automatic tracking), as of October 2026. Working alone, Toggl Track is a good free timer, and ActivityWatch is the free pick if you want tracking to happen on its own.

Is Clockify really free?

Yes, for up to 5 users, with no end date, as of October 2026. Free reports cover a 1 month range, and invoicing, approvals and time off need a paid plan.

Is Toggl Track free?

Yes, for up to 3 users, as of October 2026. Billable rates, the timeline and tags need the Starter plan or higher.

Is there a free time tracker app with no user limit?

Yes. TimeCamp and Jibble both allow unlimited users on their free plans, as of October 2026. TimeCamp adds automatic tracking, and Jibble is built around staff clock-ins on phone, web and desktop.

Which free time tracker software tracks automatically?

TimeCamp's free plan includes automatic activity tracking, Clockify's free plan has an auto tracker, and ActivityWatch is free, open source and fully automatic. RescueTime and TimeUno are automatic but paid.

Does TimeUno have a free plan?

No. TimeUno has a 14-day trial, then costs $14.99 a month or $10.49 a month billed yearly.