Harvest
Hours
| Feature | Harvest | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10.8/mo | Free / from $7.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | agencies, consultants, freelancers, professional-services | freelancers, solopreneurs, ios-users, simple-tracking |
| Founded | 2006 | 2013 |
| Time Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Expense Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reports | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Visual Timeline | ✗ | ✓ |
| Running Timers | ✗ | ✓ |
| Export | ✗ | ✓ |
| Apple Watch | ✗ | ✓ |
| Widgets | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Harvest Pros
- Simple time tracking
- Invoicing included
- Good integrations
- Insightful reports
✗ Harvest Cons
- Limited free plan
- Basic project management
- No built-in payments
✓ Hours Pros
- Beautiful design
- Visual timeline
- Simple to use
- Quick entry
✗ Hours Cons
- iOS only
- Limited features
- No team features
The Verdict
Harvest is built for agencies and consultants, with a focus on time-tracking and invoicing. Hours targets freelancers and solopreneurs and leads with visual-timeline and running-timers.
Pricing is close: Hours starts at $7.99/mo versus $10.8/mo for Harvest — 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.
Both tools are a solid fit for freelancers — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
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.