Time tracker
Tockly vs Clockify
Clockify is the high-volume free time tracker: unlimited tracking at $0 for up to 5 users, with invoicing, approvals, and scheduling in paid tiers and screenshots gated to its Pro plan.
Tockly is work tracking that reads AI activity: every minute scored as hands-on, agent running, steering, or idle. Here is how the two compare, line by line.
At a glance
| Capability | Tockly | Clockify |
|---|---|---|
| Classifies human vs AI-agent minutes | Every minute: hands-on, agent running, steering, or idle | No |
| Credits time supervising an AI agent | Reads agent activity directly and credits it as work | Quiet minutes prompt you to discard them as idle |
| Screenshots | Every 10 minutes, tied to the minute they capture | Pro plan only, about every 5 minutes |
| Activity tracking | Input event counts only, never keys or content | Idle detection; app usage stays private to the user |
| App and site usage | Active app and window titles | Local-only auto tracker, not visible to managers |
| Invoicing from tracked time | Free for up to 3 clients, unlimited on Pro | Standard plan and up |
| Free tier | Full capture, unlimited activity history | Up to 5 users, 1-month report window |
| Entry price (annual) | Free. Pro $12, Team $16 per seat/mo | $3.99/seat/mo |
Clockify details verified against its public pricing and documentation as of July 2026. Products change; check Clockify's site for current numbers.
The minute Clockify can't see
Clockify's model is binary: active or idle, plus which app was open. A minute where you type, a minute where an agent grinds while you watch, and a minute where you steer it are indistinguishable in Clockify, and if your mouse goes quiet during an agent run the idle detector may prompt you to discard real work. It has shipped no AI features at all as of mid-2026.
Agent minutes score as nothing happening.
Hands-on, steering, and agent time, each credited for what it is.
Pricing
Tockly
- Personal: free. Full capture, invoicing for 3 clients, screenshots from this month and last.
- Pro: $12/seat/mo annual ($15 monthly). Unlimited clients, 12 months of screenshot receipts.
- Team: $16/seat/mo annual ($20 monthly). Org rollups, roles, per-person AI adoption.
Clockify
- Free: up to 5 users, reports capped to a 1-month range.
- Standard: $5.49/seat/mo annual. Invoicing, approvals, attendance.
- Pro: $7.99/seat/mo annual. Screenshots (about every 5 minutes), GPS, forecasting.
Which should you pick?
Pick Clockify if you want free timesheets for a small team, or the cheapest path to basic invoicing and approvals, and you do not need to know how the work happened.
Pick Tockly if the question you are answering is what actually happened during the hours, especially hours where AI tools did part of the work. Clockify records that time passed; Tockly records who was driving, minute by minute.
Frequently asked
Is Clockify really free?
For small teams, yes: the free tier covers up to 5 users with unlimited tracking, and the practical limits are that cap plus a 1-month reporting window. Screenshots and GPS require Pro at $7.99 per seat per month annual. Tockly's free tier is also real: full capture including screenshots from this month and last, invoicing for up to 3 clients, and unlimited activity history.
Can Clockify tell how much of my work was done by AI?
No. Clockify has no AI features and no concept of agent work. Its signal is active versus idle plus which app was open, so an hour of Claude Code running under your supervision looks identical to an hour of hand-typing, or worse, reads as idle. Tockly classifies every minute as hands-on, agent running, steering, or idle.
When is Clockify the better choice?
When you need free timesheets for a small team and nothing more. Clockify's free tier covers 5 users, and its paid tiers add solid admin features like approvals, scheduling, and invoicing cheaply. If you bill for knowledge work or manage people who use AI tools, the record it produces is too coarse to answer the questions that matter.
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