If you’re a freelancer looking for a tool to manage your work, you’ve probably come across Toggl, FreshBooks, and Harvest. They’re popular for a reason — they’re polished, well-marketed, and have been around for years.
So why would you consider TaskTime Pro instead? Let’s be honest about what each tool does well, and where TaskTime Pro takes a different approach.
Toggl: Great timer, but that’s about it
Toggl is excellent at one thing: tracking time. The start/stop interface is clean, the reports are solid, and the browser extensions work well.
But Toggl is just a time tracker. You still need a separate tool for tasks, a separate tool for expenses, and a separate tool for invoicing. That means more subscriptions, more logins, and more context-switching.
TaskTime Pro’s approach: Time tracking, tasks, expenses, and invoicing all live in the same app. Start a timer on a task, stop it, and the time entry is automatically connected to the right project. When you invoice, the data is already there.
FreshBooks: Full-featured, but cloud-dependent
FreshBooks is a solid all-in-one accounting tool. It handles invoicing, expenses, time tracking, and even basic project management.
The trade-off? Everything lives on FreshBooks’ servers. Your client data, billing history, and business details are all in their cloud. If you stop paying, you lose access to your records (they give you a grace period, but still). And their pricing has gone up steadily over the years — the Lite plan that used to be cheap now costs more than many freelancers want to spend.
TaskTime Pro’s approach: Your data stays in your browser. No product account required and no monthly fee. If you want sync across devices, routine file data travels directly between your browser and your own selected Google Drive or Dropbox account, rather than through TaskTime Pro. FreshBooks hosts your business records; TaskTime Pro does not receive your routine provider file bodies.
Harvest: Solid but aging
Harvest is a reliable time tracker with invoicing built in. It’s been around since 2006, and it shows — in both good ways (stability) and less good ways (the interface feels dated, and innovation has slowed).
Harvest also uploads everything to their servers and charges per seat, which gets expensive if you ever need to add a collaborator.
TaskTime Pro’s approach: A modern interface that works as an installable PWA. The app is free to use, with an optional Pro plan for unlimited active clients, advanced reports and hosted email sending.
The honest trade-offs
Let’s be fair about where TaskTime Pro isn’t the right choice:
- Team collaboration. If you need to share projects with a team, tools like Harvest or FreshBooks handle multi-user access better. TaskTime Pro is built for freelancers and solo professionals.
- Accounting features. FreshBooks connects to banks, handles tax calculations, and generates financial reports. TaskTime Pro focuses on the freelancer workflow (tasks → time → expenses → invoice), not full accounting.
- Integrations. Toggl and Harvest plug into dozens of other tools. TaskTime Pro is self-contained — which is a pro if you want simplicity, but a con if you rely on integrations.
Who TaskTime Pro is for
TaskTime Pro is the best fit if you’re a freelancer or solo professional who wants:
- One tool for tasks, time, expenses, and invoices
- Your data on your device, not someone else’s server
- No account creation, no credit card, no monthly fee
- An app that works offline and syncs when you want it to
If that sounds right, give it a try — it takes about 30 seconds to start your first project.