Hours
Memory
| Feature | Hours | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $7.99/mo | Free / from $8/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | freelancers, solopreneurs, ios-users, simple-tracking | knowledge-workers, freelancers, remote-workers, self-improvement |
| Founded | 2013 | 2019 |
| Visual Timeline | ✓ | ✗ |
| Running Timers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reports | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export | ✓ | ✗ |
| Apple Watch | ✓ | ✗ |
| Widgets | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automatic Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Categorization | ✗ | ✓ |
| Productivity Insights | ✗ | ✓ |
| Work Life Balance | ✗ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Hours Pros
- Beautiful design
- Visual timeline
- Simple to use
- Quick entry
✗ Hours Cons
- iOS only
- Limited features
- No team features
✓ Memory Pros
- Fully automatic tracking
- AI categorization
- Privacy-focused design
- Good work-life insights
✗ Memory Cons
- Newer platform
- AI accuracy improves over time
- Limited project features
The Verdict
Hours is built for freelancers and solopreneurs, with a focus on visual-timeline and running-timers. Memory targets knowledge workers and freelancers and leads with automatic-tracking and ai-categorization.
Both tools come in at similar price points ($7.99/mo for Hours, $8/mo for Memory), so pricing won't make the decision for you.
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.