One App Instead of Three
Clockify for time, Pumble for chat, Plaky for projects — that’s three apps, three logins, and three things to keep in sync. TRCR puts time tracking, team chat, task boards, and invoicing in one real-time app. Free until 2026.
Three apps that don’t share a timeline
Clockify tracks time well, but the moment your team needs to chat or run a project board, you are pointed at its sibling apps — Pumble for messaging and Plaky for project management. Three separate products, three sets of logins and permissions, and no single place where the timer, the task, and the conversation line up. Invoicing, meanwhile, only unlocks once you reach a paid tier.
TRCR collapses all of that into one app. The timer, the task board, the chat channel, and the invoice are the same workspace, sharing one real-time source of truth — so nothing has to sync between products and nothing falls out of step between your phone and your laptop.
| TRCR | Clockify | |
|---|---|---|
| How many apps | One app for tracking, chat, boards & invoicing | Clockify + Pumble + Plaky (3 separate apps) |
| One-click time tracking | Persistent timer, synced across devices | Yes |
| Built-in team chat | Channels, threads, DMs, task-linked | Separate app (Pumble) |
| Kanban task boards | Priorities, dependencies, custom workflows | Separate app (Plaky) |
| Invoicing from tracked time | Included — PDF, multi-currency, tax | Standard tier and up only |
| Real-time sync | WebSocket-first — instant, no refresh | Can lag between mobile & desktop |
| Free plan | Everything free until 2026; then 1 user free | Up to 5 users, invoicing excluded |
| APIs | REST, GraphQL, WebSocket & MCP | REST API |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of June 2026. Competitor features and pricing change — check each vendor’s site for current details.
One login, one source of truth
Instead of reconciling Clockify, Pumble, and Plaky, you have a single app where the timer knows the task, the task knows the conversation, and the invoice knows the hours. One set of permissions, one place to look, nothing to sync between products.
Chat built in, not bolted on
TRCR’s chat — channels, threads, direct messages, and reactions — lives on the work itself and is delivered over WebSocket in milliseconds. You discuss a task on the task, not in a separate Pumble window you have to keep open alongside your tracker.
A real project board in the same app
Full Kanban boards with priorities, dependencies, complexity estimates, and custom workflow statuses are part of TRCR — no separate Plaky subscription. Plan the work, track the time against it, and bill it without ever changing apps.
Invoicing without the upsell
Clockify makes you climb to a paid tier before you can invoice. TRCR includes invoicing in Pro and free during early access: generate detailed invoices from tracked time, with multi-currency, tax, recorded payments, and PDF export built in.
Real-time everywhere, built on Rust
Because TRCR is WebSocket-first and written in Rust, your data is consistent and instant across every device. No waiting for the mobile app to catch up to the desktop, no stale timers, no refresh button.
Replace three apps with one
Move your clients and projects over in minutes, or bulk-import them through the API. Free until 2026 — every feature, no credit card, no automatic charge.
Try TRCR Free →Clockify vs. TRCR — common questions
Is TRCR a good alternative to Clockify?
Yes. TRCR covers what teams use Clockify for — time tracking, timesheets, and reporting — but puts chat, task boards, and invoicing in the same app. With Clockify, those come from separate products (Pumble for chat, Plaky for project management), so you end up running three tools that don't share one timeline. TRCR is one workspace.
Do I need separate apps for chat and project management?
No. Clockify, Pumble, and Plaky are three separate apps from the same company — you sign in, sync, and pay for each. TRCR builds chat (channels, threads, DMs) and full Kanban task boards directly into the same product as your time tracking and invoicing, so everything shares one source of truth.
Is invoicing included?
Yes. Clockify gates invoicing behind its paid Standard tier and up. In TRCR, invoicing is part of Pro — generate detailed invoices from tracked time with multi-currency, tax, recorded payments, and PDF export — and during early access every feature, invoicing included, is free until December 31, 2026.
Does my data stay in sync across devices?
Yes. TRCR is WebSocket-first: timers, task updates, chat, and assignments sync instantly across every tab and device with no refresh and no waiting for the mobile and desktop apps to reconcile. Start a timer on your phone and it is already running on your laptop.
How many users does the free plan support?
Clockify's free plan is limited to a handful of users with invoicing excluded. During TRCR's early access, every feature is free until December 31, 2026 with unlimited users. After that, the Free plan covers 1 user and Pro is a flat $12 per user per month for unlimited users and every feature.
How do I migrate from Clockify?
Recreate your clients and projects in minutes, or use TRCR's REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket API (plus the MCP server) to bulk-import clients, projects, and historical time entries from a Clockify export. Most teams are fully moved over the same day.