RescueTime Alternatives

RescueTime is described as 'Automatically tracks and analyzes computer activity, offering insights to improve habits and reduce distractions, without requiring data entry' and is a very popular Time Tracking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to RescueTime for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Android and iPhone apps. The best RescueTime alternative is ActivityWatch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RescueTime are ManicTime, TimeScribe, LeechBlock and Orkana.

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  1. TimeCamp icon
     34 likes

    TimeCamp logs hours hands-free in the background — no timers, no chasing. Real-time margin on every client and project. Time, attendance, reporting, and capacity planning in one login. Automatic capture, not clock-watching. Stop guessing. Start knowing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
     
  2. Chronoid icon
     4 likes

    Chronoid runs automatically in the background, captures everything, and keeps your data on YOUR Mac forever. No subscriptions. No cloud uploads. No bullshit.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Timemator icon
     7 likes

    Timemator for Mac lets you automate your time-tracking and forget about the timer. Forever! Just tell Timemator what files, applications or websites you use for your work and it will start the timer for you. Automatically!

    54 Timemator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  4. Trackabi icon
     41 likes

    Web-based, desktop, & mobile software for time tracking and leave management optimized for freelancers & SMEs. Includes a smart timer, gamification, leave management, time reports, invoices, user roles, and other helpful tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Trackabi vs RescueTime Comments
    Andy
    Positive
    0

    There is a great desktop time tracker based on user activitiy

    ivanko
    Positive
    0

    Can detect what apps are used during the day and if they are related to work

    • Trackabi is Freemium and ProprietaryRescueTime is Paid and Proprietary
  5. ProcrastriTracker is a time tracking tool that automatically tracks what applications and documents you use, and allows you to view statistics on your usage in great detail. It is written to be small and non-intrusive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    ProcrastiTracker vs RescueTime Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    This is the only listed alternative that has actually a full feature set

    • ProcrastiTracker is Free and Open SourceRescueTime is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Timing icon
     27 likes

    Automatic time and productivity tracking app for Mac. Lets you track hours, improve productivity, and bill clients.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
     
  7. TimeAnt icon
     5 likes

    TimeAnt helps you easily track your workday so you always know what you did and how long you did it. Whether you need to fill out your weekly timecard, review your productivity, or just stay on top of your tasks, TimeAnt makes it effortless.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  8. Nudge icon
     8 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  9. WakaTime icon
     37 likes

    Analytics for programmers using open-source text editor plugins. The service itself is not open source, only the plugins.

    110 WakaTime alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Komodo IDE
    • Xcode
    • Visual Studio Code
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Vim
    • Notepad++
    • Pycharm
    • Sublime Text
    • TextMate
    • RubyMine
    • GNU Emacs
    • Atom
    • Brackets
    • Komodo Edit
     
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    WakaTime vs RescueTime Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    WakaTime only tracks your development time; RescueTime is about your whole time.

    • WakaTime is Freemium and ProprietaryRescueTime is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Screen Time icon
     6 likes

    With Screen Time, you can access real-time reports about how much time you spend on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and set limits for what you want to manage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  11. StayFocusd icon
     42 likes

    StayFocusd is a productivity extension for Google Chrome that helps you stay focused on work by restricting the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites. Once your allotted time has been used up, the sites you have blocked will be inaccessible for the rest of the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
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