REPLACEMENT BRIEF

finance & accounting

Can AI replace Everhour?

EDITORIAL ANSWERYESCatalog estimate

Time tracking with estimates and budgets is genuinely buildable — timers plus rollup. The product's edge is the project-tool integration: timers inside Asana, Trello, and friends, plus invoicing — the tracking that lives where the work is.

Build a private time + budget tracking ledger that imports user-supplied CSV files, categorizes entries, reconciles balances, and exports reports.

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AT A GLANCE

price
$10/mo
listed annual price
$120/yr
replaceable scope
personal replacement for the core loop
build time
one sitting
Build promptcatalog estimate

the prompt

Catalog estimate
Build a usable personal replacement for the core loop of Everhour.
Use exactly this stack: Next.js 15 + TypeScript + SQLite.
Primary job: Build a private time + budget tracking ledger that imports user-supplied CSV files, categorizes entries, reconciles balances, and exports reports.
Start from an empty folder and create the complete working project.
Make the default mode single-user and private.
Store user data locally unless the core job requires the declared self-hosted database.
Do not add analytics, telemetry, ads, or third-party accounts.
Put every secret and external credential in .env and provide .env.example.
Use realistic sample data that is clearly labelled and easy to delete.
Implement the smallest polished interface that completes the core loop end to end.
Include clear empty, loading, validation, success, and failure states.
Add import and export so the user is not trapped in the app.
Use accessible keyboard navigation, labels, focus states, and sensible contrast.
Validate untrusted input and never log secrets or private file contents.
Deliberately exclude these paid-product advantages: bank, payment, tax, and reconciliation integrations; live bank feeds and payment rails; tax and accounting rule updates.
Do not fake integrations, network effects, proprietary data, model quality, compliance, or security claims.
Where an external API is optional, keep the app useful without it and explain the degraded mode.
Write focused unit tests for the data model and the most important workflow.
Add one end-to-end smoke test that proves the core loop works.
Create a README with setup, permissions, architecture, data location, backup, and limitations.
Add scripts for install, development, test, build, and a production-style local run.
Run the tests and build before finishing, then fix errors rather than merely describing them.
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what AI can build

Build a private time + budget tracking ledger that imports user-supplied CSV files, categorizes entries, reconciles balances, and exports reports.

Editorial catalog estimate · not a completed build

The honest tradeoff

why people still pay

Teams pay for the timers inside the tools — PM integrations, budgets, and invoicing — because a standalone tracker is a second system nobody fills in.

what you lose

Native time tracking embedded directly inside Asana, Trello, and Jira

Client invoicing generated directly from tracked project hours

Resource scheduling and team member capacity planning

Budget tracking with automated over-budget email alerts

Expense tracking with receipt attachment uploads

EVIDENCE LEDGER

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Catalog estimate

Editorial catalog estimate · not a completed build

replacement boundarypersonal replacement for the core loop

known limits · Native time tracking embedded directly inside Asana, Trello, and Jira; Client invoicing generated directly from tracked project hours

editorial reviewawaiting manual review

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questions

Can AI replace Everhour?

Likely for the core workflow, based on an editorial catalog judgment. This entry is not a verified build yet; use the prompt as a starting point and validate the result against your own acceptance criteria.

How much does Everhour cost?

Everhour is listed at about $10/month (Team, checked 2026-07-31), or $120 per year. This is a pricing reference, not evidence of a completed replacement or realized savings.

What do I lose by replacing Everhour?

Honestly: Native time tracking embedded directly inside Asana, Trello, and Jira; Client invoicing generated directly from tracked project hours; Resource scheduling and team member capacity planning; Budget tracking with automated over-budget email alerts; Expense tracking with receipt attachment uploads. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Everhour?

Yes — Actual Budget (Local-first open-source personal finance and envelope budgeting.), Invoice Ninja (Open-source invoicing, payments, and client management.). Using prior art is also a valid exit; the prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.