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TimeCamp vs. timeBuzzer

Software

TimeCamp is a time tracking and productivity software that combines app and website monitoring with project management and invoicing features.

Best for: IT-teams that want to monitor app usage and productivity of employees and contractors and bill their projects.

Feature highlights:

Detailed app & website tracking, manual timer, computer activities insights, custom reports, expenses, automatic screenshot tracking

TimeCamp offers a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, supporting all popular platforms.

The desktop app mainly runs in the background and tracks programs and can capture screenshots thautomatically.

To enable its core productivity monitoring and screenshot features, users are required to grant Security and Privacy permissions on their operating system. All recorded activities are sent to TimeCamp servers for further analytics.

The app also offers the possibility to manually start timers to assign computer activities to projects and tasks. There is no timeline or display of time entries in the app, so it don’t give much control to easily edit time entries, like changing the duration or adding specific notes to tasks which makes it less suited for project-based time tracking.

The app also supports notifications, however further settings are very limited and only contain functionality like proxy settings which are only accessible by administrators.

For on the go, TimeCamp offers a mobile app for iOS and Android.

Similar to the desktop app, it also provides users with a simple timer that allows to track time on the go, as well as the ability to manage recorded time entries. You can also manage projects, view reports or add expenses — features that not all are available in the desktop app.

Unlike the desktop app, the mobile app also can’t track your time spent on apps and websites on your phone due to restrictions from the Apple App Store and Google Playstore.

timeBuzzer is a time tracking software with optional hardware that focuses on accurate project-based time tracking by making it effortless, intuitive, and hard to forget.

Best for: Freelancers, agencies and small to medium-sized service businesses that want to track and bill their projects.

Feature highlights:

Effortless project time tracking, customizable layer system, clear reports, easy-to-use team & role management & member assignments

timeBuzzer also offers a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, supporting all popular platforms.

Instead of silently monitoring computer activities and taking screenshots, timeBuzzer puts the user in control of his time and provides a simple timer (that can also be easily controlled with their hardware add-on) and an intuitive timeline that displays all time entries, giving users a clear overview of their day.

The app allows users to enable notifications and reminders and supports users with an helpful idle detection feature, in case users forget to stop the timer.

Users can also edit time entries in the app via drag and drop or easily add further time entries via click and drag. At timeBuzzer we deliberately avoid features like screenshot tracking as we believe successful time tracking is built on trust and simplicity, not surveillance.

For on the go, timeBuzzer also offers a mobile app for iOS and Android.

Similar to the desktop app, it provides a simple timer that lets users easily start and stop tracking time, as well as manage recorded time entries. The mobile app also allows to manage clients, projects and tasks as well as to create new ones on the go.

Generally the app is focused on the most essenstial time tracking features, with advanced reporting and management features intentionally kept in the web app to avoid disctractions and maintain focus. Its functionality matches that of the desktop app, ensuring a consistent and seamless user experience across both apps.

Hardware

TimeCamp is entirely software-based and does not support dedicated hardware for time tracking.

Users must manually start and stop timers in the app to log time on specific tasks. To enable its productivity monitoring features, users are required to grant Security and Privacy permissions on their operating system, including access to documents and browsers.

timeBuzzer offers a unique physical buzzer device as an optional add-on to its software that is designed to make time tracking effortless and fun.

Learn more about physical desktop buzzer

Integrations

TimeCamp offers an open API and various integrations, making it easy to connect with your existing tool stack.

timeBuzzer offers an open API and various integrations, making it easy to connect with your existing tool stack.

Pricing

TimeCamp’s software subscription plans cost up to $14.99 per user per month, with an approximate 30% discount available for annual billing.

A 14-day free trial of all paid features is offered without requiring credit card details. There is also a free Lite plan with limited features.

Cancellation: You can cancel your subscription at any time; it will remain active until the end of the billing cycle, after which your account will be automatically downgraded to the free plan. According to TimeCamp, all data is safely stored even after cancellation, and you will regain access if you resubscribe.

timeBuzzer’s software subscription plans cost up to $10 per user per month, with a 20% discount for annual billing. The optional hardware buzzer device costs $59 and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, allowing you to try it risk-free.

A free 15-day trial of all the paid software features is available, and no credit card details are required. If you order atleast one desktop buzzer hardware for testing, your software trial even extends to 30 days!

Cancellation: You can cancel your subscription at any time; it will run until the end of the billing cycle, after which you will be downgraded to the limited free version. All your data is securely stored even after cancellation, and you will regain full access upon resubscribing.

Support

TimeCamp, based in Poland, EU, offers support in English via email and 24/7 live chat. Accoding to TimeCamp their email response time is within 24 hours.

A Help Center is available in English and includes detailed documentation, FAQs, and video tutorials for self-service.

Support levels vary by plan, with higher tiers receiving faster response times and enhanced assistance from dedicated success managers, onboarding support, and training.

timeBuzzer, based in Germany, EU, offers support in English and German via email and scheduled calls within 24 hours, during business hours from Monday to Friday, 9 am–6 pm CET you usually can expect much faster response times.

A Help Center is available in English and German, offering detailed documentation, FAQs, and video tutorials for self-service.

All users receive equal, personalized assistance, and user feedback is actively incorporated into product development.

Real people. Real results.

See how timeBuzzer makes a difference.

“Roughly speaking, we save about 3–4 hours per employee per week. We also tend to bill more — around 10% — because we can now record activities more accurately”

Christian Euler
HOCH3 GmbH

“We used to track our time with spreadsheets, which was a pain and often forgotten. With timeBuzzer, our time tracking is now more flexible and yet easier to use. Especially the billing of projects has never been so easy and reliable.”

Katrin Schuler
KP PressConsulting

“We save around 30–60 minutes per employee per day. Billing has also become significantly more precise – we can clearly show which services were delivered and avoid any uncertainties.”

Marc Lübbers
beeNoord Marketing