Track time and bill hours without a timesheet subscription
Time trackers charge monthly per person, then hold your history in their cloud. These tools log hours locally and turn them straight into invoices.
Tools that solve this
Timevault
Self-hosted time tracking — one-click timers, hourly rates, weekly timesheets, billable reports.
$10/user/mo
Punchcard
Self-hosted punch clock, PIN kiosk, approval queue and payroll CSV — no per-user fees.
$10/user/mo
Billcraft
Clients, invoices, PDFs, share links & recurring billing — on hardware you control.
$19/mo
How to track time and bill hours with Timevault
Buy once on Whop
One-time $79 for the packaged Windows installer with everything pre-built.
Set up projects and rates
Clients, colors, billable flags and hourly rates — archive projects when engagements end.
Track, then invoice from the report
Run timers or enter time manually, open a report for the billing period, apply 15-minute rounding, and read the exact billable amount off the screen.
Honest answers
Is there a free option?
Yes. Timevault — like every app in the suite — has a free, MIT-licensed MVP on GitHub (https://github.com/bensblueprints/timevault-tracker-mvp). Buying gets you the signed installer, one-click setup and updates; the source is free forever.
Which one should I pick?
Pick by where you want the software to live. Timevault, Billcraft are desktop apps — everything runs locally on your machine, so your files stay private and the app works offline; Punchcard is a self-hosted web app — you run them on your own server or VPS, so your team can log in from anywhere while the data stays yours. Either way, every option here is a one-time purchase with MIT-licensed source on GitHub.
Are these really one-time?
Yes. Every app on this page is a single payment — Timevault is $79, Punchcard is $29, Billcraft is $99. No renewal, no seats, no usage meter. The apps keep working even if you never pay again.
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