ActivityWatch Alternatives

ActivityWatch is described as 'Track how you spend time on your devices. Simple (yet powerful), extensible, no third parties' and is a leading Time Tracking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ActivityWatch for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best ActivityWatch alternative is ManicTime, which is free. Other great apps like ActivityWatch are RescueTime, Mindful : Focus & Screen Time, WakaTime and Trackabi.

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ActivityWatch alternatives are mainly Time Tracking Tools but may also be Anti Procrastination Tools or Employee Performance Management Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of ActivityWatch.
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Track how you spend time on your devices. Simple (yet powerful), extensible, no third parties.

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ActivityWatch alternatives page was last updated Jan 11, 2025
  1. MetaMe icon
     10 likes

    MetaMe automatically analyzes your computer usage to improve your productivity. A kind of Fitbit for your productive applications

    13 MetaMe alternatives
    MetaMe screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Automatic time tracking
    2.  Goal Setting
    3.  Goal Tracking
    4.  Personal analytics
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Life Logging & Quantified Self
    MetaMe iconActivityWatch Icon

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  2. Qbserve icon
     20 likes

    Mac time tracking automation: freelance project tracking, timesheets, invoicing & productivity feedback

    226 Qbserve alternatives
    Qbserve screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Qbserve Features

    1.  Project Tracking
    2.  Automated usage tracking
    3.  Automatic time tracking
    4.  Track Activities
    Qbserve iconActivityWatch Icon

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  3. SurfPal icon
     2 likes

    SurfPal is a time management Chrome extension to track, analyze, and limit your time spent on each website, helping you measure and improve your browsing habits, combat addiction, and enhance productivity.

    13 SurfPal alternatives
    Online Screen Time Analytics

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Reminders
    6.  No registration required
    SurfPal iconActivityWatch Icon

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  4. Furtherance icon
     4 likes

    Furtherance is a time tracking app. It allows you to track time spent on different activities without worrying about your data being captured and sold.

    120 Furtherance alternatives
    Timer

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Task Time Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Pomodoro Timer
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Real-time tracking
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  5. Advanced Time and Task Productivity icon
     2 likes

    Advanced Time and Task Productivity Tracker: Boost Your Productivity with the Advanced Time and Task Productivity Tracker. Your ultimate solution for understanding your work habits, optimizing productivity, and enhancing focus.

    4 Advanced Time and Task Productivity alternatives
    Advanced Time and Task Productivity screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Calendar View
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Task Time Tracking
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    Advanced Time and Task Productivity iconActivityWatch Icon

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  6. Nudge icon
     7 likes

    Make the internet less addictive with nudges that help you avoid getting sucked in website designs to make them less persuasive, visualises, and gives you tools to manage the internet — e.g. to delete your Facebook News Feed.

    11 Nudge alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    Nudge Features

    1.  Goal Tracking
    2.  Reminders
    Nudge iconActivityWatch Icon

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  7. Khronos icon
     1 like

    Log the time it took to do tasks.

    107 Khronos alternatives
    Khronos screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Khronos Features

    1.  Task Tracking
    Khronos iconActivityWatch Icon

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  8. TrackYourTime icon
     5 likes

    Cross-platform automated time tracker.

    155 TrackYourTime alternatives
    TrackYourTime screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    TrackYourTime Features

    1.  Tracks used applications
    Discontinued

    No reseases since Dec 2017, no commits since Jan 2018. See https://github.com/Allexin/TrackYourTime

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  9. Memtime icon
     1 like

    Memtime is a fully automatic time tracking tool for Windows, macOS & Linux, which captures every minute you spend working on different projects. While running in the background, Memtime tracks every computer activity - that means every work in different programs/files, every...

    25 Memtime alternatives
    Memtime screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Task Time Tracking
    2.  Support for multiple currencies
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Automatic time tracking
    Memtime iconActivityWatch Icon

    Memtime VS ActivityWatch

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  10. Locategy icon
     5 likes

    Locategy is a family locator with parental control features: allows parents to locate their kid’s mobile, receive realtime alerts when they reaches or leaves predefined places, but also see the list of the installed apps and control the screen time, with also panic button and...

    57 Locategy alternatives
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    +3
    Locategy screenshot 3

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Locategy Features

    Locategy iconActivityWatch Icon

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  11. StaffTimerApp icon
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    Time Tracking Software to manage remote teams with the help of screenshot monitoring, in-app screen sharing and voice message.

    42 StaffTimerApp alternatives
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    +3
    StaffTimerApp screenshot 3

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Chrome OS

    StaffTimerApp Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Employee Time Tracking
    3.  Task Tracking
    StaffTimerApp iconActivityWatch Icon

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  12. EmpMonitor icon
     1 like

    The main aim of EmpMonitor is to track the employee’s activities on PC remotely from any location in 100% invisible mode and to get the Screenshots, Keystrokes, User Logs, as well as to get the detailed reports of the employee’s computer system.

    22 EmpMonitor alternatives
    EmpMonitor screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    EmpMonitor Features

    1.  Employee Engagement
    EmpMonitor iconActivityWatch Icon

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