Smokeball is a legal practice management software used by a lot of law firms. It is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Smokeball is also a marketing company for lawyers and focuses more on practice management rather than legal billing, unlike TimeSolv.
TimeSolv is the #1 Legal Billing Software and focuses only on the legal billing aspect rather than indulging in legal marketing. Which is why TimeSolv’s legal billing features are more robust as compared to Smokeball.
Small-Business Usability Index for Legal Billing | Spring 2023
Usability Index for Legal Billing | Spring 2023
Small-Business Grid® Report for Legal Billing | Spring 2023
Products shown on the Small-Business Grid® for Legal Billing have received a minimum of 10 reviews/ratings in data gathered by March 07, 2023. Products are ranked by customer satisfaction (based on user reviews) and market presence (based on market share, seller size, and social impact) and placed into four categories on the Grid®:
- Products in the Leader quadrant are rated highly by G2 users and have substantial Market Presence scores. Leaders include: Clio, Smokeball, TimeSolv, MyCase, CosmoLex, Rocket Matter, LawPay, PracticePanther, and Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker
- High Performing products have high customer satisfaction scores and low Market Presence compared to the rest of the category. High Performers include: CARET Legal (Zola Suite), Tabs3 Software, LollyLaw, and AppColl
- Contender products have relatively low customer Satisfaction scores and high Market Presence compared to the rest of the category. While they may have positive reviews, they do not have enough reviews to validate those ratings. Contenders include: Sage Timeslips, Juris®, LEAP, and ProLaw
- Niche products have relatively low Satisfaction scores and low Market Presence compared to the rest of the category. While they may have positive reviews, they do not have enough reviews to validate those ratings. Niche products include: AbacusLaw and Actionstep
Smokeball Reviews
TimeSolv Legal | Smokeball | |
Features | Comparable | |
Reviews | ||
Terms | Annual and Monthly Options | Not Provided |
Annual Cost* | $503.40 | Not Provided |
* Smokeball has only 86 reviews on G2Crowd as compared to TimeSolv’s 242 reviews
TimeSolv Review
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Smokeball Pricing
The pricing structure for TimeSolv is fairly simple as compared to Smokeball. You cannot find Smokeball pricing anywhere on their website. You can compare the pricing details below and can even play with TimeSolv Pricing Tool Here.
TimeSolv Legal | Smokeball | |
Total | ||
Get started cost | Free Trial (30-Days Free Trial) | Not Provided |
Monthly cost | $43.95/mo. | Not Provided |
Onboarding | Free | Free |
Price Transparency | Yes | No |
Unlimited Clients and Matters | Yes | Yes |
Unlimited Document Storage | Yes | Yes |
Free Training | Yes | Yes |
TimeSolv vs. Smokeball – Key Features
TimeSolv Legal | Smokeball | |
Total | 14/14 | 10/14 |
Cloud Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Reports | ||
Mobile App | ||
UTBMS/LEDES Billing | ||
Conflict Management | ||
Autopay Invoices from Trust | No | |
Commission Tracking | No | |
Document Automation | ||
Integration with NetDocuments | No | |
Custom Fields | ||
Track Time Offline | No | |
Client Statements | ||
Activity Tracking | ||
Receipt Management |
TimeSolv is an excellent, simple to use time-entry and invoicing system with good customer support. TimeSolv is intuitive and easy to use. The program opens to the time-entry page. Entering time and generating invoices is quick and simple
Comparison of Features
TimeSolv Legal | Smokeball | |
Total | 8/8 | 6/8 |
Time Tracking | ||
Invoicing | ||
Reporting | ||
Split Billing | No | |
Project Management | No | |
Credit Card Payment Processing | ||
Mobile Apps | ||
Desktop Widget |
It does exactly what I need. I am a very small firm. Only two people in my office. I previously used Timeslips and then Chaos Legal. TimeSolv does the job exactly as needed. It has abbreviations (snippets) that are excellent.
Legal Document Management Features
TimeSolv Legal | Smokeball | |
Total | 8/8 | 8/8 |
Access Controls | ||
Archiving & Retention | ||
Calendar Management | ||
Collaboration | ||
Document Assembly | ||
Document Automation | ||
Document Tagging | ||
Expense Tracking |
Timesolv User. The timekeeping function is great and helps me keep track of all my time. I like how easy it is to track my monthly billing.
Integration Comparison
TimeSolv Legal | Smokeball | |
Total | 5/5 | 2/5 |
LawPay | ||
Xero Accounting | No | |
QuickBooks | ||
NetDocuments | No | |
Dropbox | No | |
Account Edge | No |
Comparison of Support
TimeSolv Legal | Smokeball | |
Total | 6/6 | 6/6 |
Training | ||
Premium Support | ||
Client Portal | ||
Live Chat | ||
Phone Support |
Very happy with TimeSolv. Easy to use the platform, very user-friendly, Great Customer Support. I like that I can email bills to the client and they can pay online. The app is great too.