Daily – Hours & Time Tracker for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By 0x0100

  Nicely built and perfectly minimal tracking tool.

  I've been wary of the sample based/popup approach to tracking, but the developers have clearly taken care to make Daily Time Tracker unintrusive and fluid to use. The AppleScript integration is a nice touch, although it could use more documentation. I especially appreciate the developer's privacy policy. As of writing activities are locally stored, and personal data isn't shared with anyone (increasingly rare, needless to say). I'm happy to pay for a solid product that doesn't make its money slinging my data. The only thing I've felt is missing is sync across machines. I use multiple Macs throughout the day, and it would be useful to continue tracking when switching. It would be great if this could be done in a way that wouldn't detract from the privacy, say using iCloud Drive instead of a remote database. Or just adding an AppleScript action to import data could let users tinker this together themselves.

  
  
• By mattpat

  Just the pesky remining I need

  I bounce around from task to task so frequently, that I find it impossible to stay sufficiently-disciplined at tracking my per-task time. Although the regular popping-up of this app's "what are you working on" is a bit pesky, it's the only thing I've found that makes sure I'm tracking the right thing. And the stats at the end of the day are not only good for billable hours, but for getting a sense of my overall workflow and efficiency. I would like to see some (mostly) cosmetic improvement to the interface, primary of which is a visual indicator of (green dot, radio button?) of the task that's currently being tracked, and a stop/play or green/red button for enable/disable tracking (as opposed to the dropdown menu). I'd love an app that could automatically track the names of the window/file I'm on, as then I wouldn't need the pop-up reminder, but I strongly suspect that would be a much more complicated program, and so I say again, this is the only thing I've found that works.

  
  
• By twlegend

  Simple yet efficent

  I was previously using a free web app to track my time while working, but it was a hassle having to flip to that browser window to change my time when I had lots of tabs open. I tested a handful of time tracking apps but fell in love with Daily. I love being able to quickly flip my time to a new task without interrupting what I'm currently looking at or working on. The keyboard shortcuts are a breeze to use once you get acclimated. I also use the iCloud sync feature for when I switch between Macs and it works like a charm! All of my tasks show up between computers and gets updated automatically. It’s nothing super fancy but it gets the job done and works consistently. I’d recommend the free trial to see if it works for you if you’re interested like I was so you can try it out for yourself!

  
  
• By Uladyne

  Love it for what it does and doesn't do

  It's simple and it stays out of the way. It also reminds me to use it which is nice considering many other time tracking solutions I've used in the past would simply be forgotten. With Daily, I tell it which hours of the week I want to be tracking time on, and during those times a simple little popup will ask me what I'm doing. I quickly tell it what I'm up to and click a button and it goes back to the background and I go back to work. It occaisionally checks in with me to ask if I'm still working on the same thing. If yes, I click a button and continue working. If I need to take a break I can quickly disable time tracking for a half hour, an hour, or even the rest of the day if I end up finishing early. I love this app.

  
  
• By HollowReed95

  Appreciate the Simplicity of this App

  So far I’ve logged about 15 hours on this app. I like the idea that even if I am not working on my computer I can add tasks and edit the timeframe if my computer goes to sleep, while I’m reading or writing/journaling or researching. I am a freelancer so it also helps me see whether I am using my tme effectively, or wasting it on nonproductive activities! I just started a project that requires hours of research BEFORE I can begin the work that provides income, so it helps me see how much I am making for the amount of time I am spending on the project! Helps me provide accurate recordkeeping for my client as well. From reading other reviews I learned how to edit time if I client the check mark on an old task when it should be a new one! Being able to create a PDF or print a report would be great by using a print menu option. I don’t know how to use AppleScript. Suggestions?

  
  

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