FunctionFox vs Grindstone
FunctionFox
functionfox.comGrindstone
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| Figure | FunctionFox | Grindstone |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12.75/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Spec score · Time Tracking Software | 8.9 (#7) | 8.8 (#9) |
| Spec score · Time tracking apps | 8.8 (#15) | 8.2 (#31) |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Purpose | FunctionFox provides web-based tools for creative teams to improve productivity and profitability. | Grindstone is a free app for keeping track of time spent on work. |
| Reporting | Reports can be filtered and grouped by date, task or personnel and exported as Excel, PDF, HTML or CSV. | Users can export view contents or copy them to the clipboard, and the graph feature can create graphical or tabular representations. |
| Paid from | 10.5 | 5 |
| Support | FunctionFox reports an average support response time of less than one hour and provides free customer support and onboarding. | Epiforge lists tutorial videos, user manuals, a discussion forum, and specialist support as support options. |
| Time tracking | Users can record billable or non-billable time with a stopwatch or manual timesheet entry. | The timer creates a time slice when you start working on a work item and can create a new work item from its name. |
Plans
Grindstone
- Grindstone Sync Cloud$5 a month
- Grindstone Sync Server$10 a month
- GrindstoneFree
- Grindstone Sync Cloud$5 a month
- Grindstone Sync Server$10 a month
In their own words
FunctionFox
FunctionFox is a web-based work and financial management platform for creative teams. It brings together time tracking, budgets and billing, retainers, reporting, project management, and resource forecasting. Users can record time with a real-time stopwatch or manual entry. Project tools include to-do lists, Gantt charts, board views, calendars, recurring tasks, and automated reminders; resource and campaign planning are also listed. The mobile app runs on iOS and Android, and web access is available. Zapier integrations connect FunctionFox with other tools. Its In-House platform adds custom request forms that create projects automatically and can send email notifications. Plans include 10GB of file management storage, with additional storage available at extra cost. FunctionFox offers free customer support and onboarding, and reports an average support response time of less than one hour. It has a free trial but no free plan. Listed monthly prices are Classic at $12.75 a month, Premier at $19.25 a month, and In-House at $44 a month; each has a three-user minimum and unlimited clients and projects.
Grindstone
Grindstone has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.