The best free timesheet apps in 2026, compared honestly
Which free timesheet app fits best depends on who records the time: employees clocking in, a person running a timer, or the employer afterwards. Klokka is our own app, free to use and open source (MIT), and below we are as clear about where it falls short as about the others.
The facts about the other apps come from their own websites and were checked on 30 September 2026. Free offers change, so always check with the vendor before you decide.
The short answer
It depends on who records the time:
- Employees clock in and out: Jibble and Connecteam have free versions with a time clock.
- Each person times their own work: Clockify for a small team, Working Timer for someone tracking only their own time.
- You want to host it yourself as open source: Kimai, solidtime and Klokka as open source.
- You, the employer, log the hours and your staff see them: the Klokka app.
- You do not want an app at all: a free timesheet template in Excel or PDF.
How we compared
We looked at five things: who records the time, what is free according to the vendor itself, whether the code is open, which platforms exist and what the free version leaves out. Every fact about another app comes from the vendor's own website or code repository, linked under sources, and was checked on 30 September 2026.
We leave out what anything costs and name only what is included for free. If a vendor says nothing about something, it is left out. The table is in alphabetical order, and Klokka is described as plainly as the others.
Comparison table
This is what the free versions look like, with who records the time in the second column:
| App | Who records the time | Free, as the vendor states it | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clockify | Each person, with a timer or timesheet | Up to 5 users. Reports go back at most one month. | No | Web, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Connecteam | Employees clock in | Up to 10 users, with time clock and scheduling. | No | Web, iOS, Android |
| Jibble | Employees clock in | Free forever, unlimited users. Web and mobile check-in, basic timesheets. | No | Web, iOS, Android, desktop |
| Kimai | Each person, per project | Free to host yourself. The cloud service is paid after a trial. | Yes, AGPL-3.0 | Web |
| Klokka | The employer, per day. The employee sees and flags. | Free to use, no limit on employees. | Yes, MIT | Web, Android. iPhone through the web. |
| solidtime | Each person, with timer and projects | Free to host yourself. Free in the cloud for one user. | Yes, AGPL-3.0 | Web, desktop app |
| Working Timer | Each person, with a timer | Up to 5 profiles and 3 active projects. Managing employees is paid. | No | iOS, Android |
Clockify
Clockify is made for each person to track their own time, with a timer they start and stop or a timesheet per day or week. According to Clockify, the free version is for up to 5 users, with unlimited tracking, mobile and desktop apps, a team overview and basic reports that reach back one month. Approvals, scheduling, GPS and a kiosk time clock are not included for free.
Fits: a small team where each person reports their own time, often against projects. A poorer fit if you, the employer, are the one logging the hours for your staff.
Connecteam
Connecteam is an app for staff who do not sit at a desk, with a time clock, scheduling, chat and a lot more in one app. According to Connecteam, its small business version is free for life for up to 10 users, with all hubs and features.
Fits: a business of ten people or fewer that wants staff to clock in and out, and also wants scheduling. Keep in mind that the employees record their own time, and that the limit is ten users.
Jibble
Jibble is a time clock: employees check in and out on the web, on their phones or on a shared tablet. According to Jibble, the free version is free forever with unlimited users, and it includes web and mobile check-in, basic timesheets and integrations with Slack, Microsoft Teams and QuickBooks. Jibble has a Swedish-language website.
Fits: a business where staff should clock in, however many they are. Keep in mind that the employees record their own time, not the employer afterwards.
Kimai
Kimai is open source under AGPL-3.0 and made for project-driven teams, freelancers and agencies. If you host Kimai yourself, with Docker or a manual install, it is free. Kimai also runs as a cloud service, which is paid after a free trial. Kimai is available in more than 30 languages, Swedish included.
Fits: anyone who wants full control of their data and has someone to run a server. Keep in mind that time is recorded per person and project, and that hosting it yourself takes upkeep.
Klokka
Klokka is our own app. Here the employer logs each employee's hours per day, and the employee sees the same numbers on their phone, is notified when anything changes and can flag an entry that is wrong. The month can be locked and exported as CSV. Klokka is free to use, open source under the MIT licence, has no limit on employees, and works on the web and in the Android app, in English and Swedish.
What Klokka does not have: no time clock, no scheduling, no link to payroll systems (only the CSV export) and no App Store app, so iPhone users use the web app. Employees cannot log their own hours. Fits: an employer with a few hourly staff who already knows who worked and wants both sides to see the same month. Read more about the Klokka app.
solidtime
solidtime is open source under AGPL-3.0 and built for freelancers and teams tracking time against clients and projects, with a timer, billable hours and reports. You can host solidtime yourself, and in the cloud the smallest version is free for one user. There is a web app and a desktop app.
Fits: a freelancer, or a team that wants to run its own server. Keep in mind that the free cloud version is for one person, not a team.
Working Timer
Working Timer is an app for keeping track of your own working time, with a timer you start and stop with one tap. According to Working Timer, the free version is free forever, with up to 5 profiles, 3 active projects, cloud data and work reports in PDF or Excel, in the Android and iOS apps. Managing employees is only included in the business version, which is paid. The website is available in Swedish.
Fits: an employee or freelancer who wants to keep their own record.
Free version or open source
A free version is the vendor's decision, and the terms can change. Open source means anyone may use, change and run the code under its licence, even if the service were to disappear. It does take someone who can run a server.
Kimai and solidtime use AGPL-3.0, which requires anyone who modifies the program and lets others use the modified version over a network to offer them its source code too (section 13). Klokka uses MIT, which allows almost anything as long as the copyright and licence text come along. The Klokka code and Dockerfiles are on GitHub.
Before you choose
Five questions that usually decide it:
- Who should record the time: the employees, each person with a timer, or you afterwards?
- Does your trade need a personalliggare, the Swedish staff register? Then you need a system that meets the Tax Agency requirements, alongside the timesheet. See personalliggare in Sweden.
- What does whoever runs payroll need: a file, or a direct link to the payroll system?
- How many of you are there today, and in a year? Several free versions cap the number of users.
- Where is the data stored, and can you take it with you if you switch?
When you do not need an app
If there are two or three of you and the hours look the same every week, paper or a spreadsheet is often enough. Our free timesheet template comes in Excel and PDF, and the work hours calculator adds up shifts and breaks. The guide on how to track employee hours helps you cover what matters.