Tick review
A project-focused time tracker with budgets, billable rates, reports, and accounting exports.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Tick is a cloud-based time-tracking application for freelancers and teams managing client projects. It records time against projects and tasks, supports running timers, tracks project budgets in real time, and provides reports by client, person, week, month, or custom period. Billable projects and billable rates support invoicing workflows, while all plans include unlimited people. Tick is available on the web, macOS, iOS, Android, and through a Chrome extension, making it suited to project teams that need time capture across devices.
Pricing is based on active projects rather than users. The “1 Project Free” plan includes Basecamp integration. Paid plans start with “10 Projects” at $19 per month, followed by “30 Projects” at $49 per month, “60 Projects” at $79 per month, and “Unlimited Projects” at $149 per month. The 30-, 60-, and Unlimited Projects plans add recurring projects, while Basecamp integration appears across the listed plans. A 30-day free trial is available, and the published pricing uses monthly billing. This structure fits teams that can forecast their active project volume, while groups managing many concurrent projects should compare the higher tiers carefully.
Tick’s ecosystem covers Basecamp, Asana, Trello, Zapier, QuickBooks, and Metric.ai. QuickBooks time-entry export and synchronization, CSV report export, and reports organized around clients or people make it practical for service work and accounting handoffs. The product is a strong fit for teams that need project budgets, billable time, and flexible reporting rather than a basic stopwatch. Teams seeking a narrow personal timer, or those that prefer pricing that does not scale with project count, may want to consider alternatives.
Tick pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Real-time project and task budget tracking
- Reports with CSV export and QuickBooks synchronization
- Web, desktop, mobile, and browser-based timers
- Where it doesn't
- Paid plans begin at $19 per month
- Higher tiers are priced by active project count
- Refunds are discretionary rather than a fixed money-back period
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