Timeero vs TradesTimer
What Timeero is
A GPS-based time and mileage tracking platform designed for small teams to manage employee locations and mileage reimbursement.
Best for: Small contractors or business owners managing up to 10 employees who need to track team locations and automate mileage reimbursement for their staff.
Pricing at a glance
$5 PER USER / MO (MIN)
Basic tier $5/user/mo billed annually ($6 monthly), 10-user cap; advanced mileage gated to higher tiers.
Verified 2026-06-08
$0 FREE — FULL APP
Where Timeero is strong
- Bundles GPS, time tracking, and mileage into a single, affordable tier
- Built-in features specifically designed for mileage reimbursement workflows
Where Timeero falls short for trades
- Paying a per-user fee every time you hire a new helper or apprentice
- Managing user seats and permissions within a 10-user cap
Timeero problems, in users' own words
These aren't our words — they're from public threads written by people using Timeero (or shopping for a way out). Each quote links to the original discussion.
I just don't feel comfortable using the app to track my crew's whereabouts, especially since the app tracks location 24/7. I've heard some good things about GPS tracking apps like Timeero that stop tracking once employees clock out.
Even people sold on GPS tracking are uneasy about where the location data goes. TradesTimer's answer is structural: the history stays on your phone, full stop — there's no server to be uneasy about.
Why I built a Timeero alternative
When I ran the office at an electrical contractor, the time data lived in our system, not the guys' phones — that's just how employer tools work. The guys were fine with it, mostly, but it colored everything: the tracker was the company watching. When it's your own one-man business, that model makes no sense. You're the company. The trail should live with you.
Timeero does GPS time and mileage well — for employers, with the location trail living in an employer dashboard. When it's your own business, you deserve the version where the trail belongs to you. TradesTimer records the same stops and drives but keeps them on-device, and the core app costs nothing.
What TradesTimer does differently
- Zero configuration required as the app auto-detects stops and trips via background GPS
- Complete privacy with no account creation and all location data staying on your device
The verdict
Timeero is a solid choice for small teams needing integrated mileage reimbursement and employee tracking. TradesTimer is the better fit for the solo tradesperson who wants a free, zero-setup way to capture billable hours and mileage without managing accounts or per-user costs.
Page last verified 2026-06-08. If Timeero has changed pricing or features since then and this page is stale, email support@tradestimer.com and we'll fix it.
Free. The whole app.
The whole time-tracking app is free — no trial, no feature gate, no ads, no per-user fees. (Encrypted cloud backup is on the roadmap.)
- Automatic day reconstruction from background GPS
- Unlimited stops, drives, and days
- Review and edit any block
- Rounded billable-hours summary, shareable as plain text
- Automatic mileage log, exportable for taxes
- 7-day summary view
- All location data stays on your device
Your location history stays on your phone.
There is no TradesTimer server storing your location trails. No account. No sign-up. Your GPS history lives on the device that recorded it — for as long as you want it. The only time anything leaves your phone is when you choose to share your billable-hours summary yourself.
The app does not talk to any third-party service with your location. Nothing about where you've been is uploaded anywhere. See the privacy policy for the full detail.