Chrometa vs LeanLaw

Chrometa is a time- and project-tracking app for recording work and managing billable time. It supports timesheet approvals, offline tracking, and data export, and is available on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. A desktop app and mobile apps are listed. Chrometa is made by Chrometa, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Sacramento, California. There is no free plan; paid plans start at $19 per user per month, with a 30-day trial. Standard costs $19 a month and includes unlimited time entries. Plus costs $29 a month and includes unlimited projects. Premium costs $49 a month and adds advanced AI allocation, API access, role-based access controls, screenshots every five minutes, real-time team activity monitoring, and priority support. Annual options cost $140 a year for Standard, $212 a year for Plus, and $360 a year for Premium. The listed plan details distinguish entry and project limits from the additional team and administration tools in Premium.

LeanLaw provides law firms with timekeeping, billing, trust accounting, payments and financial reporting built around QuickBooks Online. It supports hourly, flat-fee and contingency billing. Trust tools include three-way reconciliation, automated transfers from trust to operating accounts, sub-ledger management and IOLTA reporting. The Core plan costs $55 a month per user and includes time and expense tracking, e-payments, reporting, trust accounting, professional invoices and two-way QuickBooks Online sync. Pro costs $75 a month per user and adds custom invoice templates, LEDES files, user permissions and matter-based accounting. Contingency and Elite pricing is custom. An active QuickBooks Online subscription is required; QuickBooks Desktop is not supported. LeanLaw offers a 14-day trial without requiring a credit card, though migration and QuickStart onboarding begin with a paid subscription. The mobile app shows matter details but cannot create or edit matters. The public REST API supports programmatic access to clients, matters, time entries, expenses, invoices, users and codes.