Everhour
Focusmate
| Feature | Everhour | Focusmate |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $8.5/mo | Free / from $6.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | project-teams, agencies, asana-users, jira-users | remote-workers, freelancers, students, adhd-professionals |
| Founded | 2015 | 2016 |
| In App Timer | ✓ | ✗ |
| Project Budgeting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Estimates Vs Actuals | ✓ | ✗ |
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Resource Planning | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reporting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Coworking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Session Booking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Accountability Partner | ✗ | ✓ |
| Calendar Integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Session History | ✗ | ✓ |
| Community | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Everhour Pros
- Native integration with PM tools
- Timer appears inside Asana/Trello/Jira
- Visual budgeting and estimates
- Simple and clean interface
✗ Everhour Cons
- Requires a PM tool to get full value
- Free plan limited to 5 users
- No GPS or location tracking
✓ Focusmate Pros
- Powerful accountability through social presence
- Free plan includes 3 sessions/week
- Global community available 24/7
- Proven to reduce procrastination
✗ Focusmate Cons
- Requires camera on (can feel awkward)
- Limited to 25/50/75 min sessions
- Depends on partner availability
The Verdict
Everhour is built for project teams and agencies, with a focus on in-app-timer and project-budgeting. Focusmate targets remote workers and freelancers and leads with video-coworking and session-booking.
Pricing is close: Focusmate starts at $6.99/mo versus $8.5/mo for Everhour — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.