Hourtick for writers
Time tracking for writers and content teams
Whether you bill by the word or by the hour, knowing how long pieces really take changes how you price them. Hourtick tracks research, drafting and editing per client with one click.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
Effective hourly rate
Set a rate per project and compare it with actual hours.
Research visibility
Track Research as its own task type.
Free for writers
Every feature, free forever.
The real product
What writers get, free
Timer, timesheet, tasks, chat and reports in one place, the same for the whole team. Free from the first hour.
The problem
- Underpricing articles
- Research time that goes unbilled
- Many small clients
How writers set up Hourtick
- 1
A project per client; task types Research, Drafting, Editing.
- 2
Track from the menu bar while you write.
- 3
Review hours per piece and client.
- 4
Adjust your rates with real data.
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 content writer discovers research takes 45% of each piece and adds a research fee.
Included, free
- Mac menu bar timer
- Timesheet approvals
- Billable rates and budgets
- Reports and CSV export
- Invoiced locks
- Offline sync
Frequently asked questions
Free?
Yes, with 500 MB of usage a month.
Can my editor see my time?
Invite them to your workspace as a manager.
Team 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. Every feature included.