Reviews 3 min read Updated February 19, 2026

5 Best Time Tracking Apps for Freelancers in 2026

If you bill by the hour, creating an accurate timesheet at the end of the month is a nightmare. Unless you use one of these.

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1. Toggl Track (Best Overall)

Simple, clean, and free for up to 5 users. It has a great Chrome extension that lets you track time from anywhere.

Why use it: One-click timer. "What was I doing?" becomes "Oh, here it is."

Harvest turns your tracked time directly into invoices. It's more expensive but saves you the step of manually calculating billable hours.

If you need unlimited users for free, Clockify is the only choice. The UI is a bit clunky, but you can't beat the price.

Timely automatically tracks everything you do on your computer and suggests timesheets for you using AI. Spooky but useful.

Not strictly for billing, but great for seeing where your time goes. Are you really working or just on Twitter?

Tracking time is only half the battle. You still need to get paid.

Export your hours from any tracker and invoice your clients instantly with Followio.