Tenths vs Toggl

Toggl is great for general productivity tracking.
Tenths is built specifically for legal billing.

Tenths Toggl Track
Industry Focus Legal billing Tenths (6-min increments) General productivity
Monthly Cost $8.99Flat rate. Free tier available. $0 – $20/user/mo
Encryption End-to-endYou hold the keys Standard cloud encryption
AI Entry Voice dictationSpeak → time entry Task generator, autotracker
Platform Native iOS, iPad, Mac Cross-platform (web, apps)
Lock Screen Widgets
Dynamic Island
Legal-Specific

Built for Legal Billing

Toggl tracks time in hours and minutes. That works for most industries — but not for lawyers.

Legal billing uses tenths: 6-minute increments. 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 hours. Tenths was built from the ground up for this workflow.

  • Client → Matter → Entry hierarchy (the way law firms organize)
  • Automatic conversion to tenths
  • PDF invoices formatted for legal clients
  • No manual conversion or rounding
Automatic rounding
0:36:00 0.6
0:36:01 0.7
0:42:00 0.7
Per-entry rounding Each time entry rounds to the nearest tenth independently. Tenths handles the conversion so your invoices stay compliant with ABA Rule 1.5 billing standards.
Privacy

Your Client Data Stays Private

Toggl stores your time data on their servers with standard cloud encryption. That's fine for general productivity tracking — but legal billing data is sensitive.

Tenths doesn't store your data at all. Everything lives in your Apple iCloud account as encrypted ciphertext. We never see it, we never hold it, we can't access it. Client names, matter details, billing notes — all protected with keys only you control.

Learn About Our Security

P256 + ChaCha20-Poly1305
Your data. Your keys.

Voice Dictation

Speak Your Time Entry

Toggl offers AI for task generation and auto-tracking apps. Useful for productivity workflows.

Tenths takes a different approach: voice-to-entry dictation. Describe your billable work naturally, and Tenths creates the time entry instantly:

"An hour reviewing discovery documents for the Morrison case"

Entry created: Morrison • Discovery Review • 1.0 tenths

Tenths AI voice-to-entry transcription
Apple Native

Deeper iOS Integration

Toggl works across platforms — Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, web. That's useful for teams with mixed devices, but it means the iOS experience is constrained by cross-platform compatibility.

Tenths is built exclusively for Apple devices. That means:

  • Lock screen widgets — See your timer without unlocking
  • Dynamic Island — Timer stays visible on iPhone 14 Pro+
  • Live Activities — Persistent timer on your lock screen
  • iCloud sync — Automatic, encrypted, no account needed
  • Apple Intelligence — On-device AI processing
Tenths Dynamic Island and widgets
Value

Built for Legal, Priced Fairly

Toggl is a great general-purpose tracker with a solid free tier. But it wasn't designed for the confidentiality requirements of legal work.

Tenths is $8.99/user/month — and that includes end-to-end encryption, legal billing in tenths, and data that never touches our servers. For attorneys handling sensitive client matters, that's not a feature add-on. It's table stakes.

$8.99/user/month
E2E encryption included. No add-ons.

Confidentiality built in,
not bolted on

When Toggl Makes Sense

Toggl is excellent for teams that need cross-platform support (Windows, Android) and project-based time tracking with detailed reporting. It integrates with 100+ tools and works well for agencies, freelancers, and remote teams.

But if you're a lawyer or legal professional who bills in tenths, uses Apple devices, and wants privacy by default — Tenths is purpose-built for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why use Tenths instead of Toggl for legal work?

Toggl is a general productivity tracker. Tenths is purpose-built for legal billing: it tracks in tenths (6-minute increments), uses Client → Matter → Entry hierarchy, and includes end-to-end encryption for client confidentiality.

What are tenths in legal billing?

Tenths are 6-minute increments used in legal billing (0.1 hours). Most law firms bill in tenths per ABA guidelines. Tenths automatically converts your tracked time to this format with proper rounding.

Is Tenths more secure than Toggl?

Yes, for sensitive legal data. Toggl uses standard cloud encryption on their servers. Tenths uses end-to-end encryption where your data is stored only in your personal iCloud account as encrypted ciphertext. Tenths never sees or stores your data.

Does Tenths work on iPhone, iPad, and Mac?

Yes. Tenths is a native Apple app with iCloud sync across all your devices. It includes lock screen widgets, Dynamic Island support, and works fully offline.

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