Hourtick for marketing agencies
Time tracking for marketing agencies and retainers
Marketing retainers are notorious for scope creep. Hourtick tracks every hour against each retainer's budget and shows account managers where the time really goes — content, ads, reporting or meetings.
Scope creep radar
Budget burn turns amber at 85%, red past 100%.
Meeting cost
See how many hours Meetings take per client.
One flat price
Free for the whole agency; $29/month when you need 5 GB.
The problem
- Retainers that quietly overrun
- Meetings eating billable time
- Per-seat costs as the team grows
How marketing agencies set up Hourtick
- One project per retainer with a monthly hours budget.
- Task types: Content, Paid media, SEO, Reporting, Meetings.
- Track from the menu bar or web; ⌘K to switch fast.
- Review burn weekly; talk to the client before the overrun.
In practice
A 10-person performance agency finds reporting takes twice the scoped hours on two clients and renegotiates.
Included on every plan
- Mac menu bar timer
- Timesheet approvals
- Billable rates and budgets
- Reports and CSV export
- Invoiced locks
- Offline sync
Frequently asked questions
Monthly budgets?
Projects have an hours budget; create a project per month or per retainer period.
Do clients see anything?
No, Hourtick is internal. Share reports via CSV if needed.
Pricing?
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. $29/month when you need 5 GB.