A Toggl alternative
that you talk to
Toggl Track is a mature, cross-platform time tracker with a free plan and a large ecosystem. If you work across Windows, Linux, mobile, and the browser, or you track time as a team, it is a solid choice.
Klepsy.ai is narrower on purpose. It is a native macOS app where the primary interface is your voice: hold a hotkey, say what you are doing, and the timer follows. This page lays out the differences so you can decide quickly.
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 | Toggl Track | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, or mobile app, or from the browser extension. You can also add time manually after the fact. |
| 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 entry and start another, or pick a recent entry from the list to continue it. 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. Runs almost anywhere. |
| 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 with filters and dashboards, built for reviewing and sharing tracked time. Check toggl.com 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 and PDF, with Excel available for reports. Larger catalog of formats and integrations than Klepsy.ai. |
Toggl Track details are summarized from public information and may change. Check toggl.com 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 Toggl Track if you
- need to track time on Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, or in the browser, not just on a Mac
- track time as a team and need shared workspaces, billable rates, or approvals
- rely on the browser extension to start timers from other web tools
- need Excel exports or a wide range of integrations today
- prefer clicking a Start button and keeping everything manual and predictable
Pick Klepsy.ai if you
- work on a Mac and want to start or switch a timer without leaving what you are doing
- switch context often and want the reason for each switch recorded, not just the timestamps
- want an AI summary of your day and a written narrative of your month instead of only charts
- want to ask questions about your time in plain language
- are tracking for yourself or a small consultancy and are happy with CSV, JSON, and PDF exports
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Try the voice-first way
Keep Toggl Track if it fits your team and platforms. If you are on a Mac and want tracking to disappear into the background, download Klepsy.ai and say your first task.
Requires macOS 14 or later. Notarized Developer ID disk image.