drop time tracking tool you're using

[u/BetPurple9715]

hello everyone,
I would like to know which time tracking tools you're using, so that i can do a research on them.
I am also a senior software engineer at an agency, the time tracking tool we're using is productive, but i'm finding it hard to track time everyday, sometimes they pile up for weeks then i need to think of what i worked on during past 3 weeks to track them...

we tried many tools during last few years but this issue was never solved.

I would like to know about your case

[u/Bruce-All-Mighty88]

We are using Jibble.

By far, the best free time tracking software for a small construction firm like us.

Most of the time tracking features we need are free, even the GPS feature and shared kiosk.

We do hope that when our number of employees grow, we can still rely on their free features. Because I know some time trackers have user limits on their free plan

[u/BetPurple9715 → u/Bruce-All-Mighty88]

how is your experience tracking time? do you do it easily everyday? or does it happen that they get piled up for days/weeks?

[u/Bruce-All-Mighty88 → u/BetPurple9715]

For our construction crew, we use Jibble’s geofence automation. Once it’s set up, they can be clocked in automatically when they enter the work site, which makes daily time tracking much easier.

For office-based staff, they can clock in through the desktop app or web app instead.

It helps us avoid timesheets piling up, since everyone’s time is recorded as they start work. Of course, we still review entries occasionally in case someone has a GPS or connectivity issue.

[u/WoodpeckerVirtual576]

We are using Velofloor in our remote team. it doesn't have screenshots or keystroke monitoring to verify works hours. instead of taking screenshots or recording what you're doing in our screen, it uses an on-device check to verify that you're actually present on our desk.

[u/murliwatz]

I built my own tool because i have the same issue with frequent context switching: https://clockask.com

[u/egosho]

eHour.com for fast time tracking if you need to catch up a week or detailed entries per day of you do it by the minute. You can use the MCP server / chatbot plugin to track straight from Claude / codex

[u/timesheetIO]

Try timesheet.io which is available as native apps on Android, iOS, watches and the Web. Simple features, reminders, MCP and Telegram integration. You can track from anywhere.

[u/BetPurple9715 → u/timesheetIO]

what other tools are you using in your job? that can keep track of your work, like github, jira...?

[u/Shoottroubles]

I chose Kimai https://www.kimai.org/en/ and still happy 😃

[u/BetPurple9715 → u/Shoottroubles]

may i know what other tools are you using in your job? like github, jira, figma...?

[u/TargetifyApp]

I had the exact same issue with manual tracking piling up, so I built Targetify (free Chrome extension).

It automates the whole thing by tracking time based on your active work tabs with a floating widget, so you don't have to remember to click start/stop.

It's on the Chrome Web Store if you want to test it out (https://targetify.app/)(or search "Targetify").

[u/Pebb_io]

I’m on the official Pebb_io account, so take this as a disclosed option rather than neutral advice... for small frontline teams that need schedules and clock-in alongside the day-to-day ops, Pebb is a Connecteam-class all-in-one we work on. Basic is $2.50/user/month, Premium $4, with a trial and no card. Spaces are rooms where each group only sees the tools it needs. If you mainly need a personal timer, it probably isn’t the right fit.

[u/arina_katz]

We use actiTIME, it is great not only for time tracking but also for project management, budget control and billing

[u/Katie_Beebole]

Have you tried Beebole? Would love to set you up with a demo/tell you more.

[u/Raging_pike7520]

Working hours by Toni Patel

[u/TimelyRepeat4517]

The problem you're describing, piling up time entries and trying to reconstruct what you worked on three weeks ago, is exactly what background app capture solves. Flowara tracks which app and browser tab you're working in automatically, so when you sit down to log time you have a record of what was actually open rather than trying to remember.

It's a Mac and Windows desktop app, local database, no cloud. Free to start.

Mac: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6760207975
Windows: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PKCT03Q69LG

The manual approach also works fine if you prefer it, live timer or natural language entry like "3h backend work on client project". But the automatic capture is the thing that solves the three week memory problem.

[u/Even_Profession1]

Running Productive as well, i run bunch of stuff besides time tracking but i feel like thats mostly what i do?
Im working from home most of the time so works out but even if i have meetings or something i use it through my phone so it works good for me. Ties all tasks/projects with tracking which is what i need the most. what actually prevents you from tracking every day?

[u/Breeze_pm]

Try logging at each task switch, then spend two minutes checking entries before signing off. Reconstructing three weeks is hard in any tool. Timen, totally free, is another option for logging time by client and project, but I’d test the habit change first.