Can I migrate from my current tool?

Yes. CSV importer for clients, projects, and time entries — most teams migrate in an afternoon.

Is there a desktop app?

Yes — a native macOS menu bar app on every plan. Start and stop timers, add time, and see your week without opening a browser tab. It signs in with your normal Tempough login (no separate setup), stays in sync with the web in real time, and keeps working offline — entries you log without a connection sync automatically when you're back. Download it from Settings → Desktop app. A Windows version is on the way.

Can I control what different roles see?

Yes. Permission groups bundle granular keys (view team time, approve timesheets, see project health reports, etc.) and you assign them to staff. Admins can revoke the Dashboard entirely for specific roles, or set a per-user default landing page so contributors jump straight to Timesheet and payroll goes straight to Reports.

Does everyone have to use the dashboard?

No. The Dashboard is a permission — turn it off for a role and those users land directly on their chosen default view after sign-in. Individual gauges adapt too: managers see team-wide utilization, contributors see their own.

Who processes invoice payments?

Your own Stripe account. Payments settle directly to your bank — Tempough never holds funds.

Workspace-level isolation so data never crosses between accounts. Two-factor authentication with backup codes. Scoped tokens for integrations and AI access. Every change recorded in a searchable audit log with configurable retention.

Can I connect Claude, Cursor, or Zed?

Yes. Tempough exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server from Partnership up. Each user mints a personal token in Profile → AI access — the AI client then acts as that user, scoped to their permissions. A contributor's AI sees their own time; a manager's AI sees the team. Per-token rate limits and sustained-abuse auto-cooldown built in.

What if I pick the wrong tier?

Move between tiers any time. Features turn on or off tenant-wide when you switch — data stays put, no migration, no downtime. Individual plans can upgrade to Partnership when a co-founder joins, and Partnership plans can move to Team when the business grows past two people.

Does it work for solo freelancers or partnerships?

Yes to both. Free covers the basics — timer, timesheet, projects, and CSV export — for one user, forever. Individual at $8/mo adds invoicing and QuickBooks export. Partnership at $15/mo adds a second seat for a partner or co-founder. All three plans support unlimited clients and projects; the difference is whether you need to send invoices and how many people are logging time.

Are there any add-on fees or metered usage charges?

No. The monthly price on this page is the full cost. Tempough does not charge per email sent, per API call, per integration, or per any other usage metric. No overage charges, no tiered add-ons, no "starter" features that get unlocked for extra money. If you ever see a surprise line item on your invoice, it's a bug — email us and we'll fix it.

Why move from Clockify's free tier to a paid Tempough plan?

If Clockify Free covers everything you need (just timing + basic reports), don't move. The reason teams switch is when they want one or more of: invoicing, capacity planning, cost rates / margin reports, approvals, time-off — Clockify spreads these across 3-4 paid tiers, while Tempough bundles them at Team ($11/seat). If you're going to pay for Clockify Pro at $9.99/seat anyway, Tempough Team is $1/seat more with a more integrated feature surface.

Can I import my Clockify time history?

Yes. Clockify's CSV exports include user emails, project names, and time entries with notes — Tempough's importer accepts that shape directly. No spreadsheet pre-processing needed. Each import has a Dry-run button that previews what would land before committing.

What about the Chrome extension / desktop app?

Tempough doesn't have a Chrome extension or native desktop apps today. The web app is keyboard-first and supports PWA install for a desktop-like experience. We may build a browser extension if there's demand — let us know.

How do I handle teammates who only need free time tracking?

Tempough's pricing is whole-workspace, not per-user-tier. If half your team only logs time and the other half manages invoicing and forecasting, everyone pays the Team rate ($11/seat). For a tiny subset of users who really only need a personal timer, Clockify Free can run in parallel — but most teams find unified workspace pricing simpler than tier-juggling.

Is Tempough as polished as Clockify on mobile?

Tempough is mobile-friendly (responsive web app, PWA-installable) but doesn't have native iOS/Android apps. Clockify's native mobile apps are more polished for on-the-go timing. If 80% of your team's timing happens on phones, Clockify's mobile experience is a real edge today. If most timing happens at desk, Tempough's web + keyboard-first UI is faster.

How does Clockify Scheduling compare to Tempough Schedule?

Clockify Scheduling is a calendar overlay — you can see what people are scheduled for but it doesn't enforce capacity or compute variance. Tempough's Schedule is a Gantt-style scheduler with capacity per person, time-off integration, and a forecast-vs-actual variance report at the end of each week. For an agency doing real resource planning, Tempough's model is more useful.

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Tempough vs
Clockify

The free time tracker with the largest user base. Limited beyond timer + reports.

TL;DR

Clockify wins on the free tier — unlimited seats, basic features, no real ceiling for small teams that just need a shared timer. Tempough wins once you outgrow timer-only: invoicing, capacity planning, project margin reports, and approvals come standard at Team instead of spread across four paid Clockify tiers.

Clockify is the most popular free time tracker on the market, with a free tier that includes unlimited users, projects, and clients. Most teams adopt it for that reason. The paid tiers ($3.99-$14.99/seat) unlock incremental features but never quite reach the integrated feature surface of a tool like Harvest or Tempough — invoicing, forecasting, cost rates, and approvals are all spread across the higher tiers. Tempough is the all-in-one product Clockify users typically graduate to when their billing or planning workflow starts to need real software.

Where Clockify wins

●Free tier supports unlimited users — no other product in this comparison comes close.
●Cheaper at every paid tier (Standard at $5.49/seat, Pro at $9.99/seat, Enterprise at $14.99/seat).
●Massive integration list via Zapier, plus a Chrome extension and desktop apps for every platform.

Where Tempough wins

Clockify gates invoicing, forecasting, approvals, and reports across THREE different paid tiers. Tempough Team bundles all of them at $11/seat with no tier-juggling.
Clockify's "Scheduling" feature (their forecasting) is bolted on; Tempough's Schedule is integrated with the timer + capacity + time-off natively.
Project profitability (cost rates + margin reports) at Tempough Team. Clockify's Cake plan ($5.99) has it but doesn't include forecasting or approvals.
Built-in invoicing with Stripe at Individual+. Clockify's invoicing requires the Standard plan and uses their payment processor.
Predictable per-seat pricing. Clockify mixes free + paid users in the same workspace with feature limits per user — confusing at scale.

Side by side

Feature	Tempough	Clockify
Time tracking + timer	✓	✓
Free tier	1 user	Unlimited users (limited features)
Invoicing + online payment	Individual+	Standard tier ($5.49)
Approvals workflow	Team+	Pro tier ($9.99)
Forecast + capacity planning	Team+	Pro tier ($9.99)
Cost rates + margin (P&L)	Team+	Cake tier ($5.99) — no forecasting
Time-off requests	Team+	Pro tier
Expense tracking	Individual+	Pro tier
QuickBooks Online export	✓	Limited
Webhooks + REST API	Partnership+	Pro tier
AI assistant access (MCP)	Partnership+	—
All paid features in one tier	✓	—

Clockify Pro: $9.99/seat/mo (2026). Tempough Team: $11/seat/mo with everything bundled (vs Clockify's tier-juggling). Pricing snapshots reflect publicly listed plans and can change — see the source's own site for the latest.

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