Clockify vs Things

Clockify is a time tracking app from CAKE.com, a software company that also makes the Pumble team chat and Plaky project management tools. Its defining trait is a free plan with unlimited projects and tracked time for up to 5 users, which made it one of the most widely used time trackers among freelancers, agencies and companies of all sizes.

People track time with a start-stop timer, manual entries or weekly timesheets, across the web app, desktop and mobile apps, and a browser extension that adds a timer inside tools like Jira, Asana and Trello. A kiosk mode turns a shared device into a punch clock for on-site staff. Reports summarize hours by project, client, user and tag and can be shared or exported. Paid tiers are priced per seat: Basic adds admin controls, Standard adds timesheet approvals and invoicing with billable rates, Pro adds scheduling, expenses and project budgets, and Enterprise covers SSO and custom domains. GPS location tracking is available on higher tiers.

Clockify suits teams that need reliable hours for client billing, payroll or project costing without paying for basic tracking. The interface is denser than Toggl Track, which many users find more pleasant and stronger at reporting, and some admin features sit behind paid seats for everyone in the workspace. Harvest combines time tracking with invoicing for agencies, and Hubstaff is stronger for remote workforce monitoring.

Things is a personal task manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro made by Cultured Code, a small independent company based in Stuttgart, Germany. Things 3, released in 2017, won an Apple Design Award and is widely regarded as one of the most carefully designed productivity apps on Apple platforms.

Tasks live in areas and projects, projects can be divided with headings, and checklists sit inside tasks. The Today, Upcoming, Anytime and Someday views separate what needs attention now from later ideas, and This Evening helps plan the end of the day. Quick Entry with natural language dates captures tasks from anywhere on the Mac, calendar events appear next to scheduled tasks, and tags and filters add flexibility. Things integrates with Shortcuts, Siri, widgets and the share sheet. It is sold as a one-time purchase per platform, with separate prices for Mac, iPhone and iPad and free Things Cloud sync, so there is no subscription.

Things fits individuals in the Apple ecosystem who want a calm, fast and beautiful personal task manager. It has no collaboration or shared projects, no Windows, Android or web app, and each device type needs its own purchase. Todoist works on every platform and supports teams, OmniFocus offers deeper GTD power for Apple users, and TickTick adds habits and a Pomodoro timer.