Hours
Paymo
| Feature | Hours | Paymo |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $7.99/mo | Free / from $5.9/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | freelancers, solopreneurs, ios-users, simple-tracking | freelancers, small-businesses, agencies, consultants |
| Founded | 2013 | 2008 |
| Visual Timeline | ✓ | ✗ |
| Running Timers | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reports | ✓ | ✗ |
| Export | ✓ | ✗ |
| Apple Watch | ✓ | ✗ |
| Widgets | ✓ | ✗ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Project Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Invoicing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Resource Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| Kanban Boards | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gantt Charts | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Hours Pros
- Beautiful design
- Visual timeline
- Simple to use
- Quick entry
✗ Hours Cons
- iOS only
- Limited features
- No team features
✓ Paymo Pros
- All-in-one project and time tool
- Built-in invoicing
- Resource scheduling
- Good free plan
✗ Paymo Cons
- Limited advanced features
- Reporting could be deeper
- Mobile app less polished
The Verdict
Hours is built for freelancers and solopreneurs, with a focus on visual-timeline and running-timers. Paymo targets freelancers and small businesses and leads with time-tracking and project-management.
Pricing is close: Paymo starts at $5.9/mo versus $7.99/mo for Hours — 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.