Compared

nokko compared with the tools freelancers and studios already use.

nokko is a native Mac and iPhone app for project management, time tracking and invoicing, kept as Markdown files on your own disk. These pages put it next to the five tools people ask us about most. Each one says plainly who should stay where they are.

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The short version, in one table.

Each name opens that tool's full comparison. Not listed means we could not find the feature on that product's site in November 2026.

nokko compared with ClickUp and with Toggl Track and with Harvest and with TaskForge and with NotePlan
Capability	nokko	ClickUp	Toggl Track	Harvest	TaskForge	NotePlan
Your files, on your disk	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
One-time purchase available	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Timeline / Gantt	Yes	Yes	Separate product	Scheduling, in a separate product	Not listed	Not listed
Time tracking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Invoices from tracked hours	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Not listed	Not listed

Swipe sideways for the other columns.

No other tool here has every row. The cloud tools keep your work on their servers. TaskForge and NotePlan keep files on your disk, and their sites do not list time tracking or invoices.

nokko is €6.99 a month or €49.99 a year after 14 days free, or €129 once. Each country's App Store shows its own price. See pricing.

Five comparisons, each with who should stay put.

Cloud project management
nokko vs ClickUp
ClickUp is a cloud workspace with roles, automations and sprints. nokko keeps projects as files and adds invoices from the hours.
Stay on ClickUp if your team needs roles, permissions or automations.
Cloud time tracking
nokko vs Toggl Track
Toggl Track is a cloud time tracker with team reports. nokko's timer writes into the task's own file, with projects and invoices in the same app.
Stay on Toggl if you need team-wide reports and approvals.
Cloud time tracking and invoicing
nokko vs Harvest
Harvest tracks time and expenses, invoices and takes payments in the cloud. nokko drafts invoices from hours kept in files on your Mac.
Stay on Harvest if you need online payments, expenses or accounting sync.
Obsidian Tasks app
nokko vs TaskForge
TaskForge is a task app over Obsidian Tasks files on five platforms. nokko reads the same format and adds a timeline, a timer and invoices.
Stay with TaskForge if you work on Android, Windows or an iPad.
Markdown notes and planning
nokko vs NotePlan
NotePlan is a Markdown notes app built around the daily note. nokko is a Markdown project app with a timeline, time tracking and invoices.
Stay with NotePlan if notes and your calendar come first.

The things people ask.

What is nokko an alternative to?

For freelancers and small studios, nokko replaces a project tool, a time tracker and an invoicing app with one native Mac app, with an iPhone app beside it. People most often compare it with ClickUp, Toggl Track, Harvest, TaskForge and NotePlan.

Which tool is best for a freelancer who bills by the hour on a Mac?

If you want projects, the timer and the invoice in one app, with the data as files you own and no account, nokko. If you need online payments and accounting sync, Harvest. If you need a team-wide cloud workspace with roles, ClickUp with Toggl Track.

Is there an app like ClickUp that works offline on a Mac?

nokko works fully offline. It covers projects, boards, a list, a calendar and a Gantt timeline, adds a timer and invoices, and keeps everything as Markdown files on your Mac. It does not have ClickUp's roles, automations or sprints.

Why don't these pages list competitors' prices?

Prices change, and a figure we copied would go out of date without anyone noticing. Each comparison says what the other product does, from its own site. nokko's own prices are under the table on this page.

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