TickTick vs Clockify

TickTick and Clockify are both productivity options. TickTick lists 8 features across 5 platforms; Clockify lists 8 features across 7 platforms — see the full breakdown below, sourced from each vendor's own site rather than ratings or reviews.

Side-by-side summary

ComparingTickTickClockify
CategoryProductivityProductivity
Alternatives tracked33
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, AndroidWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Pricing modelFree + paid plansFree + paid plans

Best for TickTick

Positioned for individuals who want a to-do list combined with calendar planning, habit tracking, and time-blocking in one free-to-start app.

Best for Clockify

Best suited to freelancers and teams that need time tracking first, with optional billing, approvals, scheduling, productivity monitoring, GPS, and enterprise administration on higher plans.

Feature comparison

Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.

TickTick

  • Multiple calendar views: yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and agenda
  • Kanban boards, timeline view, and Eisenhower Matrix for prioritization
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer for focus sessions
  • Habit tracker with statistics and flexible tracking options
  • Natural language processing for automatic date and time recognition
  • Recurring and persistent reminders
  • Task sharing and assignment for collaboration
  • 40+ customizable themes

Clockify

  • Timer, manual timesheet entry, and calendar view for logging time
  • Auto-tracker that turns app and website usage into time entries
  • Kiosk clock-in for shared-device attendance tracking
  • Detailed reports on activity, rates, earnings, and project budgets
  • Scheduling and time-off management
  • Timesheet approval workflows
  • Expense tracking and invoicing
  • Role-based team administration

Pros and cons

TickTick

Pros
  • Multiple calendar views: yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and agenda
  • Kanban boards, timeline view, and Eisenhower Matrix for prioritization
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer for focus sessions
  • Habit tracker with statistics and flexible tracking options
  • Natural language processing for automatic date and time recognition
  • Recurring and persistent reminders
  • Task sharing and assignment for collaboration
  • 40+ customizable themes
Cons
  • The Free plan has hard capacity limits such as 9 lists and 99 tasks per list, with reduced calendar, reminder, attachment, and customization capabilities.
  • Premium is sold as an annual $49.99 subscription on the current official upgrade page; subscription billing auto-renews unless canceled.

Clockify

Pros
  • Timer, manual timesheet entry, and calendar view for logging time
  • Auto-tracker that turns app and website usage into time entries
  • Kiosk clock-in for shared-device attendance tracking
  • Detailed reports on activity, rates, earnings, and project budgets
  • Scheduling and time-off management
  • Timesheet approval workflows
  • Expense tracking and invoicing
  • Role-based team administration
Cons
  • Clockify's Free plan is currently capped at 5 users, so larger teams need a paid plan even if they only need basic time tracking.
  • Every active or invited user on a paid plan occupies a paid seat; annual pricing requires prepaying the seat for the year.
  • Features such as invoicing and approvals start on Standard, while scheduling, expenses, GPS tracking, and profitability controls require Pro or higher.

Key differences

  • TickTick lists Multiple calendar views: yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and agenda, Kanban boards, timeline view, and Eisenhower Matrix for prioritization, Built-in Pomodoro timer for focus sessions, Habit tracker with statistics and flexible tracking options, Natural language processing for automatic date and time recognition, Recurring and persistent reminders, Task sharing and assignment for collaboration, 40+ customizable themes that Clockify doesn't list.
  • Clockify lists Timer, manual timesheet entry, and calendar view for logging time, Auto-tracker that turns app and website usage into time entries, Kiosk clock-in for shared-device attendance tracking, Detailed reports on activity, rates, earnings, and project budgets, Scheduling and time-off management, Timesheet approval workflows, Expense tracking and invoicing, Role-based team administration that TickTick doesn't list.
  • Clockify supports Linux, Browser extension, which TickTick doesn't list.

Choose TickTick if…

Choose TickTick if this fits: Positioned for individuals who want a to-do list combined with calendar planning, habit tracking, and time-blocking in one free-to-start app. Compared with Clockify specifically, TickTick also offers Multiple calendar views: yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, and agenda, Kanban boards, timeline view, and Eisenhower Matrix for prioritization, Built-in Pomodoro timer for focus sessions, and 5 more features that Clockify doesn't list.

Choose Clockify if…

Choose Clockify if this fits: Best suited to freelancers and teams that need time tracking first, with optional billing, approvals, scheduling, productivity monitoring, GPS, and enterprise administration on higher plans. Compared with TickTick specifically, Clockify also offers Timer, manual timesheet entry, and calendar view for logging time, Auto-tracker that turns app and website usage into time entries, Kiosk clock-in for shared-device attendance tracking, and 5 more features that TickTick doesn't list, plus Linux, Browser extension support that TickTick doesn't list.

Facts on this page are sourced from each vendor's official site (linked below), not from ratings or reviews. Products change — verify anything that matters to your decision directly on the vendor's own site before switching. See our Disclaimer and Sources Policy.

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