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Alternatives to Memtime
23 productivity tools sit alongside Memtime in this directory. Below is what separates each from Memtime on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 15
- Cheaper to start
- 8
- Memtime starts at
- €10/month
Why people look past Memtime
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Memtime entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Memtime carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 15 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Memtime publishes 4 tiers, from €15/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Memtime pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Take back control of your time
- Starts $2 a month dearer, at $12/month.
- 2 tiers to Memtime's 4.
Smart scheduling software with AI-powered features
- Starts $1 a month dearer, at $11/month.
Time tracking that's easy, powerful, and frictionless
- Can be used without paying; Memtime cannot.
- Starts $1 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
- 3 tiers to Memtime's 4.
Time tracking software for teams that care about where their time goes
- Can be used without paying; Memtime cannot.
- Starts $1 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Memtime's 4.
Journalling app for iOS, Android and Mac now sold as a subscription after years as a one-time purchase
- Can be used without paying; Memtime cannot.
- Sold on a Free tier plus subscription model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Memtime's 4.
Security-focused AI email client with end-to-end encryption and a lifetime purchase option
- Can be used without paying; Memtime cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per year, or one-time purchase model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Memtime's 4.
Every Memtime alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memtime (this page) | €10/month | Subscription | 4 | |
| RescueTimeThe closest comparison on automatic tracking, focused on attention and distraction reporting rather than turning a timeline into billable timesheets. | $12/month | - | 2 | vs Memtime |
| TimelyAlso records activity automatically and drafts time entries from it, but stores the data in the cloud and gives managers a team view, which is the tradeoff Memtime refuses. | $11/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Memtime |
| Toggl TrackManual timers with a large integration surface and a genuine free tier, appropriate if you will actually remember to press start. | Free, then $9/month | - | 3 | vs Memtime |
| HarvestTime tracking built around invoicing and client billing, stronger on getting paid and weaker on reconstructing what you did. | Free, then $9/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Memtime |
| Day One | Free | Free tier plus subscription | 3 | vs Memtime |
| Canary Mail | Free | Per user per year, or one-time purchase | 3 | vs Memtime |
| Alfred | Free, then £34/one-time | One-time purchase | 3 | vs Memtime |
| Bring! | Free | Free, with an optional paid Premium tier for extras | 2 | vs Memtime |
| Samsung Food | Free | Free, no subscription | 1 | vs Memtime |
| Bluemail | Free | Quote | 1 | vs Memtime |
| Spark Mail | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Memtime |
| Mealime | Free, then $5.99/month | Freemium subscription | 2 | vs Memtime |
| Supernormal | Free, then $20/month | Per month by credits | 3 | vs Memtime |
| MeetGeek | Free, then $9.99/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Memtime |
| Bluedot | Free, then $14/month | Per recording user per month | 4 | vs Memtime |
| LibreOffice | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Memtime |
| Gamma | Free, then $12/month | - | 6 | vs Memtime |
| Streaks | $5.99/one-time | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Memtime |
| AnyList | On request | Per user per year | 1 | vs Memtime |
| Mimestream | $4.99/month | Per user per month | 1 | vs Memtime |
| Paprika Recipe Manager | $4.99/one-time | One-time purchase, priced separately per platform | 2 | vs Memtime |
| HEY | $99/year | Per user per month | 3 | vs Memtime |
| Fastmail | $3/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Memtime |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Memtime badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (15)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Toggl Track , Free, then $9/month
- Harvest , Free, then $9/month
- Day One , Free
- Canary Mail , Free
- Alfred , Free, then £34/one-time
- Bring! , Free
- Samsung Food , Free
- Bluemail , Free
Cheaper than Memtime (8)
Entry price under Memtime's €10/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Toggl Track , Free, then $9/month
- Harvest , Free, then $9/month
- Mealime , Free, then $5.99/month
- MeetGeek , Free, then $9.99/month
- Streaks , $5.99/one-time
- Mimestream , $4.99/month
- Paprika Recipe Manager , $4.99/one-time
- Fastmail , $3/month
What you would be giving up
Memtime is most often brought in for reconstructing a day nobody remembered to time, billing clients accurately without running a stopwatch, tracking time where activity data must not leave the machine, filling timesheets in jira or asana from a recorded timeline, separating billable from non-billable work after the fact. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Memtime is broadly right and the question is cost, the Memtime pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Productivity category lists everything the directory holds, and best productivity tools ranks them.
Memtime runs on windows, macos, linux. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Memtime alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Memtime?
- 23 other productivity tools are listed in this directory, led by RescueTime, Timely, Toggl Track, Harvest. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Memtime?
- 15 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Toggl Track, Harvest, Day One, Canary Mail, Alfred.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Memtime?
- Yes. 8 of the alternatives below start under Memtime's €10/month: Toggl Track at Free, then $9/month, Harvest at Free, then $9/month, Mealime at Free, then $5.99/month, MeetGeek at Free, then $9.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Memtime?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Memtime?
- Memtime is most often brought in for reconstructing a day nobody remembered to time, billing clients accurately without running a stopwatch, tracking time where activity data must not leave the machine, filling timesheets in jira or asana from a recorded timeline, separating billable from non-billable work after the fact. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Memtime?
- None of the productivity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Memtime alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Productivity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Memtime against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Memtime covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every productivity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Productivity category, 23 tools beside Memtime. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.