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What Is TimeCamp? What It Does and What It Really Costs

A time tracker whose desktop app fills the timesheet for you. The free plan really has no user limit. The sticker price is not the whole bill, though.

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Every plan and price read off timecamp.com on 31 July 2026.

Definition

What TimeCamp is, in one sentence

What it is

TimeCamp is a time tracking tool built around a desktop app that runs quietly and writes your timesheet for you, so nobody has to remember to press start. You then turn those hours into reports, budgets and invoices. It is made by a Polish company of the same name and has been going since 2009. Its free plan is unusual: no cap on people, no cap on projects, and that is still true today.

Who needs this

Agencies, consultancies and software teams who bill by the hour and keep forgetting to log it. TimeCamp fits when the problem is missing hours. It fits less well when the problem is trusting the hours you already have, or when people do not want a program noting what they had open.

Fact sheet

TimeCamp and TimeTracker side by side

We make TimeTracker, so treat this page as interested. Every number below was read off the vendor's own pricing page, not copied from a review.

TimeCamp

The tracker that fills itself in. A desktop app logs your day and matches it to projects by keyword, so the timesheet is mostly written before you touch it.

Best for
Billable teams who lose hours because nobody remembers to start a timer.
Pricing
Free forever with unlimited users and unlimited projects. Paid runs $3.99, $6.99 and $9.99 per user a month billed yearly, or $5.49, $9.99 and $13.99 month to month. Enterprise is quote only. The AI Time Tracker is billed by token use on top, roughly $6 per user a month.
  • Desktop app that logs the day for you
  • Keyword rules map work to projects
  • Attendance, overtime and time off
  • Invoicing, plus export to QuickBooks and Xero
  • Optional screenshots on Ultimate
  • Syncs with 26 project tools
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Best fit

TimeTracker

The opposite bet. Nobody watches your screen, and one flat price covers the whole product, so the bill does not move when you use it more.

Best for
Teams whose signed-off hours have to survive being questioned later.
Pricing
Free for up to 3 people, no card needed. Paid is $15 per user a month, or $12 per user a month if you pay for the year.
  • No metering, no per-use charges
  • Approvals and locking on our one paid plan
  • Post-approval edits all on the record
  • Rounding keeps the exact raw duration
  • Location rules that block a bad clock-in
  • See who a rule stops before you switch it on
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Head to head

Where TimeCamp wins and where it does not

TimeCamp is cheaper than us and its free plan is far more generous. Pretending otherwise would waste your time, so here is the honest grid.

Comparison dimensionTimeCampTimeTrackerBest fit
Free planUnlimited users and projectsUp to 3 people
Cheapest paid plan$3.99 per user a month, yearly$15 per user a month
Anything billed by usageYes, AI tracker ~$6 per userNo, the seat price is the bill
Fills the timesheet for youYes, that is the whole ideaNo, people clock in themselves
Records what you had openPremium and upNever, none of it exists
Optional screenshotsUltimate only, admin switches onNone, and none planned
Timesheet approvalsUltimate only, $9.99 a seatEvery plan, free one included
Approved period locksEntry history on UltimateYes, and later edits recorded
RoundingPremium and upKeeps the exact time as well
Location rulesGeofencing on Enterprise onlyGeofence, IP range and accuracy
Shared tablet everyone punches onEnterprise only, quote requiredNo, everyone signs in
Connects to other tools26 project tools, 80+ via pluginCSV export

Plans and prices read off timecamp.com/pricing on 31 July 2026, and off our own pricing page the same day. Neither product syncs to a payroll provider. Both export a file you import yourself.

Features

What TimeCamp does, and which plan you need for it

Plenty of what people assume comes with TimeCamp sits two or three tiers up. The plan name is listed against each one so there are no surprises at checkout.

The desktop app that logs your day

This is TimeCamp's whole reason to exist. Install the app on Windows, Mac or Linux, leave it running, and it builds a picture of your working day without anybody pressing start. You then drag that into projects. Auto tracking and keyword rules are on the free plan.

Timers and weekly timesheets

If you would rather do it by hand, there is a normal timer, a weekly grid and a calendar view. A browser plugin puts a start button inside 80 or so other tools such as Jira, Asana and Trello. All free.

Reports and budgets

Ten or so reports come free, and PDF export with them. Excel, Google Sheets, attendance, overtime and time-off reports start at Starter. Project budgets, estimates and budget alerts start at Premium. The pivot table is Ultimate.

Timesheet approvals

Submit a period and have a manager sign it off. This is Ultimate only, at $9.99 per user a month on a yearly plan. Anyone below that tier has no approval step, so a timesheet is never formally agreed by anybody.

Attendance and time off

Clock-in and clock-out records, an attendance calendar, overtime tracking and leave requests. None of it is free. All of it starts at Starter, which at $3.99 a user a year-billed month is the cheapest way in.

Invoicing and integrations

Turn billable hours into an invoice from Starter up. Pushing those invoices out to QuickBooks or Xero needs Premium, as does syncing projects from one other tool. Unlimited integrations across the 26 supported tools needs Ultimate.

Screenshots and activity levels

TimeCamp can take periodic screenshots and score how active the keyboard and mouse were. This is Ultimate, and an admin has to switch it on, so it is off unless somebody chooses it. Window titles and app reports arrive a tier earlier on Premium.

Geofencing and the shared time clock

TimeCamp does have GPS location on every plan and a fenced area that ties a punch to a place, plus a shared time clock for a tablet by the door. Both of those sit on Enterprise, which has no published price. You have to book a call.

Pros and cons

The honest case for each one

Same rules for both write-ups. Nothing invented, limits weighted as heavily as strengths, and every figure read off the vendor's own site on the date shown.

TimeCamp

Best for

Billable teams who lose hours because nobody remembers to start a timer.

Pricing

Free with unlimited users and projects. Paid is $3.99, $6.99 and $9.99 per user a month billed yearly, or $5.49, $9.99 and $13.99 monthly. Enterprise on request. AI tracking is charged by token use on top.

Checked 31 July 2026

More on TimeCamp

TimeCamp solves the one problem that kills time tracking projects: people forget. The app fills the sheet in and you correct it, which is far easier to keep up than starting a timer twelve times a day. On top of that the free plan has no user cap, which almost nobody else offers, so a whole team can try it for nothing.

Where it wins

  • Free plan has no user or project limit, still true as of 31 July 2026
  • The desktop app writes most of the timesheet before anyone touches it
  • Keyword rules sort work into the right project on their own
  • Attendance, overtime, time off and invoicing all arrive at the $3.99 tier
  • Syncs projects from 26 tools and starts timers inside 80 more through the browser plugin

Where it falls short

  • The AI Time Tracker is billed by token use, not by seat, and TimeCamp's own estimate is about $6 per user a month on top
  • Timesheet approvals are Ultimate only, so the two cheaper paid tiers have no sign-off step at all
  • Geofencing and the shared time clock are Enterprise, which has no published price
  • Attendance and time off are not on the free plan despite the free plan being unlimited
  • Screenshots and activity scoring exist, which makes it a harder sell to a team that does not want to be watched

TimeTrackerOurs

Best for

Teams whose signed-off hours have to survive being questioned later.

Pricing

Free for up to 3 people. Paid is $15 per user a month, or $12 per user a month billed yearly.

Checked 31 July 2026

More on TimeTracker

We took the opposite bet. No program here ever looks at your screen, so the hours come from a person clocking in and a manager signing off. That is a slower way to fill a timesheet and we charge more for it. It only pays off if somebody downstream, a client or a payroll run or an auditor, has to be able to trust the number.

Where it wins

  • One price covers everything, with nothing charged by the hour or by usage
  • Approvals and locking come with the only paid plan, so there is no top tier to climb to
  • Once a period is approved it locks, and every change after that is written down
  • Rounding to 6, 15 or 30 minutes stores the exact duration next to the rounded one
  • Location rules combine a fence, an IP range and an accuracy limit, and you can see exactly who a rule will stop before turning it on

Where it falls short

  • Much more expensive, at $15 a seat against TimeCamp's $3.99
  • Free plan takes 3 people, where TimeCamp's takes as many as you like
  • Nothing fills the timesheet in for you, so people have to clock in
  • No shared tablet mode, no punching without a connection
  • CSV export only, with no push to QuickBooks, Xero or a payroll provider
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Which to pick

Should you use TimeCamp or something stricter?

Choose TimeCamp when…

  • Your team keeps forgetting to log hours.

    TimeCamp's app fills the sheet in and you just fix it.

  • You need a lot of seats and cannot spend anything yet.

    The free plan has no user cap. Ours stops at 3.

  • Budget is the deciding factor.

    $3.99 a seat against our $15. Not close.

  • Hours must land in QuickBooks or Xero.

    TimeCamp exports invoices there. We give you a CSV.

  • You want timers inside Jira, Asana or Trello.

    Its browser plugin covers 80 or so tools. We have none.

Choose TimeTracker when…

  • You want one bill that does not move month to month.

    The seat price is the whole charge. Nothing is metered.See how

  • Every period needs a manager to sign it off.

    Approvals come with our only paid plan, not a top tier you climb to.See how

  • Someone edited an hour after it was approved.

    The period was locked, and the change is on the record.See how

  • You round billable time and a client asks for the raw figure.

    Both numbers are stored, so you can show either.See how

  • Clock-ins must come from an approved place, without a sales call.

    Fences, IP ranges and accuracy limits are on our only paid plan.

FAQ

Common questions about TimeCamp

These are the questions people put into Google and into chatbots about TimeCamp, answered straight.

What is TimeCamp used for?
TimeCamp captures billable hours without relying on people to remember. A desktop app runs in the background, keyword rules sort the day into projects, and managers get reports on where the hours went and whether a project is still inside budget. Agencies use it to justify an invoice. For the wider market, see our TimeCamp alternatives roundup.
How much does TimeCamp cost?
Paid plans are $3.99, $6.99 and $9.99 per user a month if you pay for the year, or $5.49, $9.99 and $13.99 if you pay monthly. Enterprise has no published price. Watch one extra line, though: the AI Time Tracker is charged by token use rather than covered by the seat, and TimeCamp's own estimate is around $6 per user a month. On a Starter seat that add-on costs more than the plan.
Is TimeCamp free?
Yes, and unusually so. As of 31 July 2026 the free plan still says unlimited users and unlimited projects, so a whole team can use it at no cost. What free does not include is attendance, overtime, time off, invoicing, budgets, rounding, approvals or Excel export. Those start at Starter or higher. Reports and timers are free, and so is the automatic desktop tracking.
Does TimeCamp take screenshots?
Only on the Ultimate plan, and only if an admin turns it on. It is off by default. A tier lower, on Premium, TimeCamp reports window titles and open programs, which many people find just as intrusive and which arrives more quietly. If you are an employee, ask what is switched on, because the setting is invisible from your side. TimeTracker has no screen capture of any kind.
Is TimeCamp a good value?
For a team that just wants hours captured, yes, it is one of the best value tools available and the free plan is hard to beat. It stops being good value in two spots. Approvals only exist on the top published tier, so if you need sign-off you jump straight to $9.99 a seat. And the AI tracker bills on usage, so the number on the pricing page is a floor rather than a total.
How does TimeCamp track time automatically?
You install TimeCamp's desktop app and leave it running. It notes what was in front of you and builds a timeline from it. You then set keyword rules, so anything with a client name or project code lands in the right bucket on its own. The result is a draft timesheet you tidy up rather than one you write. That is the main reason people pick TimeCamp.
Does TimeTracker track time automatically too?
No, and that is on purpose. We run no desktop agent, take no screenshots and keep no record of what anybody had open. Hours come from a person clocking in and out, and the app nudges them when a session is left open. If a hands-off timesheet is what you want, pick TimeCamp. If you would rather nothing watched the machine, see how our time tracking works instead.
Are TimeCamp's timesheet approvals on every plan?
No. Approvals are Ultimate only, which is $9.99 per user a month on the yearly plan or $13.99 monthly. On Free, Starter and Premium there is no submit-and-approve step, so nobody formally signs a period off. This is the single biggest gap between the two products, because TimeTracker has one paid plan and approvals come with it rather than a top tier. Our pricing page has the full breakdown.
Does TimeCamp do geofencing and shared time clocks?
It does, but only on Enterprise, which is quote-only. GPS location itself is on every plan, so a punch records where it happened. Fencing that location, or putting a shared time clock on a tablet, means booking a call with sales. TimeTracker has no shared-device mode either, but our location rules run on ordinary plans and can block a clock-in from outside an allowed place.
Does TimeCamp integrate with QuickBooks?
Yes. From the Premium plan you can push invoices out to QuickBooks and Xero, and sync projects and tasks from one other tool. Ultimate lifts that to all 26 supported tools. TimeTracker does not connect to QuickBooks or Xero. We export timecards, leave and balances to CSV and you bring that file in yourself.
What are the disadvantages of TimeCamp?
Three worth knowing before you commit. Approvals only exist on the top published tier. The AI tracker is billed on usage, so the bill moves with how much you use it. And geofencing plus the shared time clock need an Enterprise quote. There is a human problem too: some people dislike a program noting what they had open, even with screenshots off.
Who should not use TimeCamp?
Anyone who needs a signed-off, locked record more than they need effortless capture. If a client disputes an invoice, or payroll gets audited, the thing that saves you is an approval that cannot be quietly edited afterwards, and TimeCamp puts that on its priciest published tier. That gap is what we built around, and the full head-to-head lays it out row by row.

Need the hours to hold up, not just to exist?

If you got here because approvals sit on TimeCamp's top tier, try TimeTracker free with up to 3 people. Sign-off and locking come with the one paid plan, and that seat price is the entire bill.

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