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See the Hours Behind a Flat Fee

Tag research, drafting and editing separately, then compare the total against the fee you quoted. The timer keeps running while you write.

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Designed specifically for Writers

Creative writing flow gets disrupted when you stop to track time

After your writing session, tell Claude or ChatGPT 'Log 3 hours article writing for TechBlog' via MCP Server.

Manual time tracking wastes valuable work hours and leads to inaccurate billing

Automatic timers with geofencing and Wi-Fi triggers start tracking when you begin working.

Desktop-first time tracking software is left unused when writers are away from the computer

Native iOS and Android apps with one-tap timer, offline mode and Apple Watch support.

Writing projects have many phases, hard to know where time actually goes

Tag time entries by phase (research, drafting, editing) and see allocation charts.

Writers work from cafés, home, anywhere with inspiration

Same timer on all devices. Start anywhere, your data follows.

Writing sessions blend into undefined time

Clock in when you start, out when you stop. Clear boundaries.

Writing sessions run long without awareness

Background timer captures exact hours. Focus on writing.

Without project-level tracking, writers never know which jobs are actually profitable

Every tracked second is filed against a project, task and client with its own hourly rate.

Professionals using ChatGPT on writing tasks finished 40% faster, and their output was rated 18% higher

Source: MIT study in Science (Noy & Zhang, 2023)

What Timesheet Handles

Time tracking, reports, invoices, exports, automation, HR rules, and AI logging in one system.

Simplified Time Tracking

Start when the document opens and leave it running through the draft. A morning of writing becomes a record rather than a guess at midnight.

  • One-tap time tracking
  • WLAN & Geofencing automation
  • Scheduled break reminders
  • NFC tag support
Timesheet timer with the running task and its live time statistics

Project & Task Management

A project per publication or client, with tasks for research, interviews, the draft and each round of notes from the editor.

  • Unlimited projects
  • Task categorization
  • Team collaboration
  • Calendar integration
Project and task list in Timesheet with tracked hours per entry

Accurate Feedback & Analytics

See how much of the month went to paid commissions and how much to pitches, research and interviews that never reach an invoice.

  • Daily, weekly, monthly reports
  • Income tracking
  • Trend identification
  • Export to Excel & CSV
Timesheet analytics dashboard with tracked hours and earnings per project

Professional Invoice Generation

Turn a commission into an invoice on your own template, and keep the hours behind the flat fee ready for the day an editor asks.

  • Generate invoices from time entries
  • Add expenses and notes
  • Track payment status
  • PDF export
Invoice generated in Timesheet from tracked time, expenses, and notes

Comprehensive Data Export

Export a year of one client as CSV for your tax return, or a single commission as PDF when the accounts department queries it.

  • Excel export
  • CSV export
  • PDF reports
  • API access
Timesheet export screen with field selection and output format options

Automatic Time Tracking

Wi-Fi rules start tracking when you connect at your desk, because the deep writing hours are exactly the ones you forget to enter.

  • Location-based tracking
  • WLAN detection
  • Background timer operation
  • Persistent quick actions
Automatic time tracking rules in Timesheet using geofence, Wi-Fi, and NFC

HR-Ready Time Tracking

Set a weekly hour target and see whether the freelance week balanced, instead of working that out in January when the numbers are fixed.

  • Contracts & employment models
  • Live working-time limits
  • Leave & overtime balances
  • Absence requests & calendar
Timesheet HR view with contracts, working time limits, and absence requests

AI-First Time Tracking

Log from chat when you file: "Add 3 hours drafting on the Northwind feature".

  • Log time in one message
  • Control the timer from chat
  • Instant project answers
  • Reminders, daily & weekly
Chronis AI assistant in Timesheet logging time from a plain language message

Everything You Need

  • Log writing and research time through ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini
  • Automatic time tracking with intelligent triggers
  • One-tap timer on iOS, Android and the web
  • Unlimited projects with custom hourly rates
  • Track regular hours, breaks, overtime and billable time
  • Tag time by phase (research, drafting, editing, revisions)
  • Automatic timesheets, no manual entry
  • Team project sharing tracks hours across the editorial team
  • Ask 'How much time on Client X articles this month?' for totals
  • Professional invoice generation from tracked time
  • Offline mode for writing retreats
  • Visual charts showing hours per project
  • Track by content type (blog, whitepaper, copy) naturally

Integrate With Your Favorite Tools

Send tracked time where the rest of your work already happens.

Plans by workflow

Start free, add sync, teams, HR, or AI when you need them.

Multi-user plans

For teams that work together across web, mobile, AI, and HR.

Most Popular

Pro

Best for Professionals

$10/month

per user

  • Everything in Plus
  • Web Access
  • Invoice Generation
  • Team Features
  • API Access
  • Chronis AI assistant (chat-based tracking)
  • MCP server (Claude · ChatGPT)
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Business

HR & AI for growing teams

$20/month

per user

  • Everything in Pro
  • Contracts & employment models
  • Working-time limits & live caps
  • Absence requests, approvals & calendar
  • Leave & overtime balances
  • Rest period & break enforcement
  • Custom approval workflows
  • Flextime & core-time policies
  • Audit logs & compliance reports
Start Free Trial

Enterprise

Scale & dedicated support

$35/month

per user

  • Everything in Business
  • Up to 200 team members
  • 24/7 priority support
Start Free Trial

Single-user plans

Mobile-first plans for individuals.

Basic

Perfect for personal use

$0/month
  • Time Tracking
  • Unlimited Projects
  • Basic Statistics
  • Excel & CSV Export
Start Free

Plus

Great for freelancers

$5/month
  • Everything in Basic
  • Cloud Backup
  • Real-time Sync
  • Unlimited Storage
Start Free Trial

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Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers about plans, trials, payments, and data.

Loved by Thousands Worldwide

See what our users have to say about Timesheet.

"Awesome App, truly an easy app to use and track your hours/jobs. Don't waste your time with the others tried them, this is a great app. Thanks"

Joe Bloggs

Writer

"After totally messed up update fix was provided really fast. Now this work like it should. I can and I will suggest this one to anyone who need to track working hours."

Jari Salmela

"I love how simple this is to use. Great project time tracker, as well as expenses, mileage, breaks. It just does it easily. Please do not change this App!!"

Doug Roberts

"My Dream App Literally Let's Me Know How Much Time I Spend Where And How? Go For It!"

Praveen

"Was great until last update, been sluggish, ever since and today it stopped working completely 18 dec 2024 update: fixed. Thanks"

Aaron Eipe John

"Just the thing to track your time for multiple jobs"

Ken Grimm

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