Coutingup vs Timetastic: Which Is Better Accounting Software?

We compare them based on real user reviews, prices and what features they both offer.

Coutingup vs Timetastic Basics

	Coutingup	Timetastic
Software Website	Coutingup Website	Timetastic Website
HMRC MTD Status	Not Included	Not Included
Who Can Use It?	Businesses, Accountants, and Self-employed	Businesses
HMRC Listed Features	None	Record keeping, absence records, sickness and holiday allowance tracking, holiday pay accruals
Platforms	Android, and iOS	Web, iPhone, Android

Note data for this section comes from HMRC here and here

Wondering if Coutingup or Timetastic has better user reviews. We compared them below.

	Coutingup	Timetastic
Trustpilot Rating	4.4	4.7
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	2317	34
iPhone App Rating	4.7	4.8
Number of iPhone Reviews	2700	1500
Android App Rating	4.5	4.7
Number of Android Reviews	1280	836

Please note ratings we’re accurate at the time of writing but may have since changed

Which is cheaper Coutingup or Timetastic? Here are their prices compared.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

	Coutingup	Timetastic
Payroll Software Integration	No	No
Track VAT	Yes	No
VAT Filing	Yes	No
Real-Time Financial Reports	Yes	Yes
Prepare Self Assessment	Yes	Yes
Income Tax Estimates	Yes	No
Manage Income & Expenses	Yes	No
Create Invoices	Yes	No
Forecast Cash Flow	No	No
Accept and Make Payments In Different Currencies	Yes	No
Employee Time Tracking	No	Yes
Projects	No	No
Bank Feed Integration	Yes	No
End of Year Filings	Yes	No
Capture Bills And Receipts	Yes	Yes
Bulk Reconcile Transactions	Yes	No
Track Inventory & Stock Levels	No	No

	Coutingup	Timetastic
Pros	First 3 months are completely free Free company incorporation 2-in-1 banking & accounting app Multiple accounts for varying needs No credit checks needed to open Backed by ING Bank and Sage Rated ‘excellent’ on Trustpilot Pay cash in at any PayPoint or Post Office branches	Intuitive and easy to use Keep track of all absences Reasonable price No unnecessary paperwork Integrates very nicely with Slack
Cons	App-only with no desktop access No overdrafts or credit facilities offered One card is issued per account Not protected by the FSCS Free account no longer available Customer support available only be email	More options for adding custom office days off Desktop app would also be a good thing Sometimes lags and logged time can be lost Functionality could be improved with simpler pages, wall chart and calendar More colour throughout the page layout