Hours icon

Hours

★★★★ 4.2
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Toggl Track icon

Toggl Track

★★★★★ 4.5
Feature Hours Toggl Track
Pricing Free / from $7.99/mo Free / from $9/mo
Free Plan ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Rating 4.2 / 5 4.5 / 5
Best For freelancers, solopreneurs, ios-users, simple-tracking freelancers, agencies, consultants, remote-teams
Founded 2013 2006
Visual Timeline
Running Timers
Reports
Export
Apple Watch
Widgets
One Click Timer
Projects
Team Dashboard
Integrations
Billable Rates

✓ Hours Pros

  • Beautiful design
  • Visual timeline
  • Simple to use
  • Quick entry

✗ Hours Cons

  • iOS only
  • Limited features
  • No team features

✓ Toggl Track Pros

  • Very easy to use
  • Good free plan
  • Great reports
  • Many integrations

✗ Toggl Track Cons

  • Limited project management
  • Invoicing requires add-on
  • Idle detection basic

The Verdict

Hours is built for freelancers and solopreneurs, with a focus on visual-timeline and running-timers. Toggl Track targets freelancers and agencies and leads with one-click-timer and reports.

Pricing is close: Hours starts at $7.99/mo versus $9/mo for Toggl Track — 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.

Bottom line: Toggl Track has a slight overall edge — but if beautiful design matters most to you, Hours may still be the right call.

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