TradesTimer vs Connecteam
What Connecteam is
An all-in-one workforce management platform for managing deskless teams through scheduling, chat, and task tracking.
Best for: Small to medium-sized businesses and managers who need to coordinate multiple employees, assign tasks, and maintain centralized communication for their entire crew.
Pricing at a glance
$0 FREEMIUM
Free for up to 10 users; paid plans add per-user fees. Pricing changes — verify.
Verified 2026-06-08
$0 FREE — FULL APP
Where Connecteam is strong
- Comprehensive suite for team communication and scheduling
- Centralized task and project management for deskless workers
Where Connecteam falls short for trades
- Requires the user to manually clock in and out of each job
- Requires setting up jobsite locations or tasks in the app before work begins
What TradesTimer does differently
- Automatic detection of work stops and trips via background GPS
- No account creation or manual jobsite configuration needed
The verdict
Connecteam is a robust, feature-dense platform for managing teams and complex workflows. TradesTimer is a lightweight, automated utility for solo operators who need to capture hours and mileage without manual input.
Page last verified 2026-06-08. If Connecteam has changed pricing or features since then and this page is stale, email [email protected] 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.