The short version
- Choose Everhour if you need payroll, resource planning, Windows support, or integrations with many tools beyond Linear.
- Choose Tiiiime if you or your team work on Macs and want a native app with a global hotkey, Linear issues built in, and no seat minimum.
Side by side
| Tiiiime | Everhour | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Individuals and teams on Mac | Teams and agencies |
| Platforms | Native macOS app (SwiftUI) | Web app, browser extension, Mac desktop app |
| Linear workflow | Search and start any Linear issue from a global QuickStart hotkey, from any app | Timer controls embedded in Linear's web UI via browser extension |
| Linear access | Read-only OAuth | Syncs Linear projects and issues into Everhour |
| Where your data lives | Your Mac and your iCloud | Everhour's cloud |
| Billing | Rates per project or activity, invoice-ready CSV | Budgets, invoicing, expenses, payroll |
| AI assistant access | CLI + MCP server (Claude, ChatGPT) | Not a focus |
| Pricing | $4.99/month or $39.99/year, every feature included | Free for small teams; paid Team plan from $8.50/seat/month with a 5-seat minimum* |
*Everhour pricing as listed on everhour.com/pricing in October 2026, billed annually. Check their site for current prices.
Where Everhour is the better fit
Everhour is built around teams: shared project budgets, timesheet approvals, resource planning and integrations with many project tools beyond Linear (Asana, Trello, Jira, GitHub and more). If your team works across Windows and Mac, or needs payroll and resource planning, Everhour covers more ground.
Where Tiiiime is the better fit
Starting a timer shouldn't need a browser tab
Everhour's Linear integration lives inside Linear's web UI. Tiiiime lives in your menu bar: press⌃⌥⌘Space in your editor, terminal or Figma, type the issue ID, press return. You never switch windows to start, stop or switch tasks.
No five-seat minimum
Everhour's paid plan is priced per seat with a five-seat minimum. Tiiiime has no minimum: start on your own or bring the whole team, with every feature in the one plan.
Your time stays yours
Tiiiime connects to Linear with read-only access and keeps your sessions on your Mac, synced through your own iCloud. Nothing is stored on a Tiiiime server.
Your AI can read your hours
Tiiiime's MCP server lets Claude or ChatGPT answer "what did I spend the most time on this week?" or start tracking a Linear issue for you, using your real data.
