Tide Accounting vs Timetastic: Which Is Better Accounting Software?

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

Tide Accounting vs Timetastic Basics

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

Note data for this section comes from HMRC here and here

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

	Tide Accounting	Timetastic
Trustpilot Rating	4.3	4.7
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	17984	34
iPhone App Rating	4.4	4.8
Number of iPhone Reviews	7	1500
Android App Rating	4.5	4.7
Number of Android Reviews	13	836

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

Which is cheaper Tide Accounting 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.

	Tide Accounting	Timetastic
Payroll Software Integration	Yes	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	Yes	No
Accept and Make Payments In Different Currencies	No	No
Employee Time Tracking	No	Yes
Projects	No	No
Bank Feed Integration	Yes	No
End of Year Filings	No	No
Capture Bills And Receipts	Yes	Yes
Bulk Reconcile Transactions	Yes	No
Track Inventory & Stock Levels	No	No

	Tide Accounting	Timetastic
Pros	A business account with no monthly fee is available. You can access your account digitally via an app on Android or iPhones and on the Tide website. Tide offers bank accounts provided by ClearBank that are eligible for protection through the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Tide offers 24/7 support with the member support team	Intuitive and easy to use Keep track of all absences Reasonable price No unnecessary paperwork Integrates very nicely with Slack
Cons	E-money accounts (for some existing customers) from Tide are not protected by FSCS, though Tide is in the process of moving Tide accounts from PPS e-money accounts to ClearBank FSCS-protected bank accounts It is not possible to deposit cheques into a Tide account Business partnerships and charities cannot open a Tide account	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