Hourtick for architects
Time tracking for architecture practices
Architecture fees are set per stage, but work spreads across years and many people. Hourtick tracks time per project and stage so you can see whether a fee still covers the hours — before the project ends.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
Stage-level insight
Task types per stage show where fee overruns begin.
Budget burn
Hours used vs budget per project, all-time.
Non-billable visibility
Admin and competitions tracked separately, marked non-billable.
The real product
What architects get, free
Timer, timesheet, tasks, chat and reports in one place, the same for the whole team. Free from the first hour.
The problem
- Fee stages that silently overrun
- Long projects spanning many team members
- Admin time hiding inside project time
How architects set up Hourtick
- 1
Create one project per commission; use task types for stages (Concept, Planning, Technical, Site).
- 2
Set an hours budget from the fee.
- 3
The team tracks daily; managers approve weekly.
- 4
Watch budget burn per project in reports.
Start tracking your team's time in a minute
Create a free workspace, invite your team with a link and start the timer.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
In practice
A 15-person practice sees Technical Design running 30% over across projects and re-prices that stage.
Included, free
- Mac menu bar timer
- Timesheet approvals
- Billable rates and budgets
- Reports and CSV export
- Invoiced locks
- Offline sync
Frequently asked questions
Can we track by stage?
Yes. Use task types for stages and report by task type.
Can we set budgets?
Yes, an hours budget per project, with burn shown in reports.
Pricing for a practice?
Free for your whole firm with 500 MB of usage a month, or $29/month for 5 GB — never a per-seat bill when you hire.
Other teams using Hourtick
Track your first hour in a minute.
Free for your whole team, forever. Every feature included.