A Clockify alternative
built for one Mac user
Clockify is known for a generous free plan that supports unlimited users, plus timesheets, team reports, and apps on every major platform. For a team that needs to log hours in one place, it is hard to beat on price.
Klepsy.ai is a different shape of product: a native macOS app for one person, where you hold a hotkey and say what you are working on. Here is how the two compare on the things you touch every day.
Side by side
The day-to-day differences that decide whether a tracker gets used: how a timer starts, what a switch costs you, and what you get back at the end of the month.
| Klepsy.ai | Clockify | |
|---|---|---|
| How you start a timer | Hold Control+Option+Shift anywhere on your Mac and say the task name. A live transcript shows what was heard, and the timer starts when you let go. | Press Start in the web app, desktop app, mobile app, or browser extension, or fill in hours on a timesheet. Manual entry is a first-class workflow. |
| Switching tasks | Say "switch to the invoice" and the running task stops, the new one starts, and the reason you switched is logged. You can also stop, resume, or mark a task done by voice or with a keyboard shortcut. | Stop the running timer and start a new one, or continue a previous entry from the list. Switch reasons are not a built-in concept. |
| Platform | Native macOS app (macOS 14 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel). Signed-in data syncs across all of your Macs. No web, Windows, or mobile app today. | Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, and browser extensions. Built to cover a whole team on mixed devices. |
| AI summaries and reports | AI daily summary of your day, an AI narrative for your monthly report, and a natural-language Ask box for questions about your time. Daily timeline and project breakdowns are built in. | Summary, detailed, and weekly reports that can be filtered, shared, and scheduled, aimed at reviewing team hours. Check clockify.me for current AI features. |
| Export formats | CSV, JSON, and PDF for a month, quarter, half year, year, or a custom range of up to one year. | Report exports to CSV, Excel, and PDF. |
Clockify details are summarized from public information and may change. Check clockify.me for current plans and features. Klepsy.ai details reflect version 1.1.0.
Who should pick which
Both tools are good at what they were built for. Here is an honest split.
Pick Clockify if you
- need a free tracker for a whole team, with unlimited users on the free plan
- run on timesheets, approvals, or scheduled hours rather than a live timer
- need Windows, Linux, mobile, or browser access alongside the Mac
- want Excel exports or shareable team reports for clients and managers
- want a predictable, click-driven tool with no AI in the loop
Pick Klepsy.ai if you
- track your own time on a Mac and want the timer to follow your voice, not your mouse
- lose track of what you were doing when you get pulled into something else, and want the switch and its reason logged
- want a written AI summary at the end of each day and a narrative for the month
- want to ask "how much time went to the redesign in August" and get an answer
- are fine with CSV, JSON, and PDF exports and do not need team administration
Also comparing:
Track by talking
Clockify is the right call for teams on mixed platforms. For a single Mac and a habit of talking through your day, download Klepsy.ai and hold the hotkey.
Requires macOS 14 or later. Notarized Developer ID disk image.