Timely's AI drafts your timesheet from tracked apps and documents — great for billing, silent on improvement. FocusUp writes the report and the coaching: what you worked on, when you focus best, and what to change tomorrow, for every member plus a manager digest.
| Feature | FocusUp | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic time capture | ||
| AI-written daily narrative report | partial | |
| Daily coaching (personal suggestions) | ||
| Manager team digest + workload alerts | ||
| Screenshots (optional, blurrable) | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Member data parity |
Timely starts at $9/seat. FocusUp is free for up to 3 seats, then $4.90.
Start freeTimely is an AI timesheet: it drafts billable entries from captured activity so you stop filling cells. FocusUp is an AI work coach: it turns the same kind of capture into a daily written report with focus scores and 3 concrete suggestions per member, plus a team digest for managers.
Yes at every tier: FocusUp is free for 3 seats and AI Coach is $9.90 per seat/month, while Timely starts at $9 per user/month (annual, capped at 5 users) with most teams needing the $16 Premium tier. Timely has no free plan.
If your single job is accurate client billing from automatically drafted timesheets — especially with PM-tool integrations — Timely is built for exactly that. FocusUp fits teams that want daily visibility and improvement, with invoice drafts as a byproduct rather than the core.