Comparison of the best 10 time tracking apps

PlainStaff is the perfect solution for companies to optimize their time tracking processes, whether for shift work, field service, project work, or general working hours. The app is very user-friendly, ensuring a quick and easy customer experience. After a brief yet detailed walkthrough, your employees can start right away, as everything operates in an extremely intuitive manner. Every feature meets all needs, making the use of the app effortless. What makes PlainStaff even more appealing is its unbeatable price.

Advantages

The app offers many features

The provider with the best price-performance ratio

The usage is very intuitive

The interface is very appealing, making the use of the time tracking app enjoyable

There is a capacity planning feature for the clear organization of all ongoing projects

Disadvantages

The shift planning feature is still new and continues to evolve

Timr offers exactly what one would expect. You can track work and project hours, request vacations and absences, and a bit more. However, the implementation is only moderately successful. After some practice and with the help of video tutorials, the app becomes understandable. Unfortunately, the app is anything but intuitive. Moreover, instead of feeling light and easy like a solution to a problem, the interface feels more like additional work.

Advantages

Delivers exactly what is promised to the customer

All features are easy to understand thanks to well-made tutorial videos

Disadvantages

Using the app is tedious despite good explanations

There are only a limited number of features

Moco is a very straightforward app that appears easy to understand at first glance. However, getting familiar with it can initially be quite tedious. While there is a comprehensive manual along with several hours of tutorial videos, anyone wanting to dive in right away will have to accept a lengthy and relatively dry learning process. Despite the higher price, you won't find more features here compared to other providers.

Advantages

The app offers customers support for acquisition

You can directly track project time for all employees

The navigation is simple and clear

Disadvantages

Shift planning is not possible

The operation is somewhat tedious at times

Clocko is very well-equipped. It offers everything you need, whether it's shift planning, project time tracking, an overview of your data, and much more. A great addition is how Clocko allows customers to easily monitor their productivity, such as managing work hours and time management at a glance. While some of the many features offer nothing more than expected, and the numerous menu options can initially make it feel a bit overwhelming, Clocko overall provides a well-rounded app.

Advantages

There are many partners/integrations

The app delivers exactly what one would expect from a time tracking system

Disadvantages

There are no special features

Some features are poorly developed

Ordio is very customer-oriented, starting with the ability to customize the homepage layout to your personal taste, followed by an integrated to-do list that can be shared and collaboratively edited with employees. The focus here is on user-friendliness, aiming to ensure that the customer actively uses the app and feels comfortable with its interface. The downside, however, is that the app is kept quite basic, meaning that apart from absence and time tracking, there aren't any significant additional features.

Advantages

The app is very customer-oriented in its usage

The interface can be customized to personal expectations

There is an integrated to-do list, which leads to increased productivity

Disadvantages

The features are lacking, and important ones are missing

The app is kept very plain

Although Crewmeister offers a relatively limited introduction to their program, users quickly find their way around. The handling is very intuitive and therefore easy for everyone to understand. Overall, Crewmeister successfully integrates most desirable features, such as absence/work time tracking or general shift planning, into their app. However, during use, it becomes apparent that some important features, such as simple project time tracking, are notably missing.

Advantages

You can quickly find your way around the app

Using it is very easy

The most important features are well integrated

Disadvantages

Many functions, such as project time tracking, are missing

The user interface is kept very plain

Clockin is an excellent solution, especially for field service tracking, such as in trades and crafts. In the mobile app, everything can be recorded easily and clearly, whether it's the customer's address, the instantly calculated travel route, or a detailed documentation of the work, including pictures of the steps and remaining tasks. Since the field service tracking feature is so brilliantly executed, the rest unfortunately feels rather lacking, and due to the few other functions, it comes across as somewhat mediocre.

Advantages

The mobile app is exceptionally well done

With the mobile app, detailed documentation of the work steps is possible

This enables excellent communication between work groups

Disadvantages

Clockin is solely specialized in field service

As a result, there are hardly any other features

You can immediately tell that Papershift has been perfected for shift work. Whether for cafés, restaurants, shops, or other businesses, with Papershift, you can easily and clearly create a professional shift plan in just a few minutes. Additionally, it allows for quick responses to employee absences and intuitive plan adjustments. However, due to its focus on this one feature, Papershift is not a good alternative for companies that don't require time tracking specifically for shift work.

Advantages

Detailed shift planning is possible

The app's operation is extremely intuitive

All features are quickly understandable

Disadvantages

There are hardly any alternatives to the shift plan

Timebutler impresses with many easy-to-use features. However, navigating the app can be challenging. You are overwhelmed by far too many menu options, and it is especially difficult to maintain an overview at the beginning. Additionally, the app’s high flat rate makes it less attractive for companies with up to 50 employees. Therefore, it is more suitable for larger companies with employees who have the time to get familiar with the extensive navigation, rather than smaller businesses looking for a simple and straightforward solution.

Advantages

Man kann den Kalender mit anderen Personen synchronisieren

Die Bedienung der App fällt einem generell sehr leicht

Es werden neben normaler Zeiterfassung viele Features angeboten

Disadvantages

The navigation is incredibly unclear, leading to a tedious user experience

Unfortunately, there is poor access to other employees

Shift planning is not possible, which becomes a problem for many requirements

Timemaster approaches the time tracking issue a bit differently. The primary focus has been placed on hardware to make it as simple as possible for the user. However, with an additional software license, it is still possible to use all functions within the app. Yet, it becomes apparent once again that the emphasis has been heavily on hardware development and perfection. The app is cluttered, difficult to understand, and overall offers very little content and features.

Advantages

The focus here is on using the app in combination with the hardware

An all-in-one package is provided

Disadvantages

The implementation is rather dry

The app is very poorly equipped

As a result, the user experience is not very pleasant