Overview
Hourstack is a visual time management tool that combines time blocking (planning) with time tracking (execution) in a unified calendar interface. The drag-and-drop design makes it easy to plan your day visually and then track how reality compares to your plans.
Features
- Visual Time Blocking: Drag tasks onto calendar to plan your day
- Integrated Tracking: Track actual time spent on planned tasks
- Planned vs Actual: Compare estimates to reality
- Calendar Sync: Integrate with Google Calendar, Outlook
- Project Management: Organize tasks by projects and clients
- Recurring Tasks: Set up repeating time blocks
- Team Scheduling: See team capacity and availability
- Time Reports: Detailed reporting on time usage
- Budgets: Set project time budgets and track progress
- Tags: Categorize tasks with flexible tagging
- Mobile App: iOS and Android for tracking on the go
- Integrations: Connect with project management tools
- Color Coding: Visual project and category distinction
- Drag-and-Drop: Easy rescheduling by dragging blocks
Workflow
- Plan: Drag tasks from backlog onto calendar
- Estimate: Set expected duration for each block
- Execute: Track actual time using timers
- Compare: See where estimates matched reality
- Learn: Improve future estimates based on data
Benefits
- Combines planning and tracking in one tool
- Visual interface reduces friction
- Learn to estimate time more accurately
- Understand where time actually goes
- Balance workload across team
Pricing
- Personal: $9/month - Individual use
- Team: $12 per user/month - Team features
- Business: $15 per user/month - Advanced reporting, integrations
