Timing for Mac2021.3.2

I have to say that I agree with B-Tom's 04.29.2020 review below mine as well as a bunch of the others (well at least the positive ones). LOL, even if B-toms is a fake, at least it's an accurate fake. I am a self-employed sound designer and I have been relying on automated time trackers for at least the past decade. In that time, I've jumped across pretty much every time tracker for 'at least' a couple months past the free trial expiring to really get a fair shake out of it before I Junk it. I try to keep this mindset for most integrations-apps-etc. b.c I won't really improve anything if I'm not willing to adjust to an app's design as much as the dev. is willing to accommodate, or has already accommodated, my desired outcome of the service (ie, Muscle Hass to be torn before it can be grown). I had been a premium user of RescueTime b4 Timings because my main issue wasn't with knowing when I worked, but it was more of what I was doing while I was working so I could create more accurate invoices for clients and also use the detailed breakdowns of time to improve estimates for incoming projects. RescueTime had decent detail, But I feel like the auto capturing of my systems actions never felt completely reflected in an accurate way. But with timing it always feels right on the money. For me, the biggest Selling point is the intense amount of specificity I can get from the (meta)data. For instance I just opened the Timing app and for the past 10 minutes and 45 seconds I have been In the Google Chrome app on my home Mac Pro, at Path: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/39766/timing#comments , With the title of the page/doc 'Timing for Mac: Free Download + Review [Latest Version] - Aaron (Aaron B (Personal))'. Also, the time is being logged as 'Personal' but tagged as overall productive. I mean, in a day, I can have three separate sessions that were being mixed, possibly even moving back and forth amongst all three, with all sessions being three separate clients. With the quick turnarounds in TV and film, If I'm dealing with multiple different companies and having to switch that quickly between session, (most importantly if I happen to be working hourly instead of at flat-rate) there's no way in hell that I'm going to give up even a second of billable hours when the expectation can potentially carry that much stress. I mean I don't want to sound too crass, but Timing's strict specificity benefits everyone involved, because no one is being overcharged, I'm not being underpaid, And none of those clients are getting inadvertently billed for that 8min & 32seconds I spent on YouTube watching 2 Tim Dillon videos. Also I'm not giving the app ANY training when I go to make an invoice reflecting this stuff. All I do in Timing is drag the session folders for the specific project and drop them onto/into the project/subproject i made for that client. I could be more specific, or potentially less specific depending on how detailed I had to be with my recordkeeping. I just had to chime in because I'm a big big fan of the app And if I were to have developed my own tracker, this would basically be what it is. Needed to add some insight re: the 'fake review' claims with a review that hopefully doesn't smell like the insincerity of payola. Then again, maybe the the claims from people saying that the reviews were "too good" Or the users don't have a lot of downloads were in-fact the ACTUAL 'fake review's' being posted by shills on behalf of the competition. :) But also I would be super suspect of advice or any recommendations by someone that isn't running a quick test query into their package managers first and just clicking download like some psycho. Bro dont even 'brew' SMH.

After looking at the 5-stars reviews, it's clear that many of them have 0 downloads (?) and only 1 post (??). And they look fake.

This is not a fake review. 5 stars are not enough. As a freelance designer I am jumping back and forth between multiple applications all-day. Timing keeps tracking my workflow across ALL applications. With rules you can customize, automatically include or exclude tracking for files, applications and website. It's so easy to set up. This a real game changer and I don't have to sort and categories activities immediately. I can easily lookup project activities at any time and provide in-depth time tracking documentation to my clients. I really appreciate that Timing does not require Third-Party cloud syncing. All data are kept locally. I haven't used their sync service. In short: It's a rock solid application (never experienced any crashes) with an intuitive and beautiful mac-like UI, fair pricing model and friendly support. Feature requests are taken seriously and implemented quickly in regular updates. I love it.

Nothing but fake, shill 5-star reviews. I don't support shady developers. Avoid.

I was very close to buying this. But almost all reviews seem to be fake reviews: Users with a single post, a 5 star post for Timing. I'm also a consultant. But this scares me, so I will not recommend such developer.

I have used Timing for many years now, and it's one of my favorite applications. It has saved me so much time and effort in time-tracking for invoicing. I do most of my work on the computer, so all of my application use and browsing is automatically tracked. The rules are incredibly helpful, making it easy to assign tasks correctly to the right project. In the latest version, the rules were made even more helpful — if you change settings for a rule or add a new one, you can reapply the updated rule to past days (which gives you a quicker view of what tasks you might assign to which project). Export settings do everything I'd hope for. It's easy to search by certain criteria to see more details on time spent (for example, I can search by filename to see how much time I spent on one file). I really feel that with every update, Daniel makes Timing better and better. He's also very kind and responsive to questions, too. Can't say enough good things - this continues to be a really helpful program for me!

Fantastic app. Easy to use, tracks everything, doesn't slow down other processes, very good customer support. I wouldn't be without it--it lets me track client time (I'm a freelancer) without turning on/off and manual timer (and forgetting half the time). I also use it to figure out what my most productive tasks/times are so I can maximize my productivity. Five stars!

This app is a game changer for my consulting job. I'm terrible at keeping track of how I spend my time switching between 5-10 clients in a day, but Timing just does it for me! The UI is super intuitive... Beautiful app!

The easiest to use, least time consuming and most accurate time tracking app out there .- and it's super affordable. I have used Office Time, Toggl, Timecamp and Timely each for years and Timing is light years ahead of these other apps. Don't waste your time tracking time, get Timing and get it sorted today.

Super Applikation, sehr hohe Qualität, einfache Bedienung. In Setapp enthalten. (Great App, highest Quality, easy to use, included in Setapp)

Best time tracker ever. Awesome graphics, good interface, friendly and fast support.

This app is one of a handful of apps I use multiple times a day. I LOVE this app for its ease of use, its beautiful design and exceptional reporting!!! This is app is at the center of my side hustle and I don't know what I would do with out it!

Great timer. German quality. Has the simple features I need for freelancing, and a lot more if you really want to automate the way you track your time. I bought the "Productivity" version.

Great app. Very polished, obviously made with love and craftsmanship. If you have problems procrastinating, this app is a must have. I am not superhuman, I get distracted while working, and that costs me money and career prospects. This app is an elegant self-accountability solution that reliably puts me back on track. It's worth every cent.

Before buying make sure you understand the long-term cost → https://timingapp.com/pricing. If you buy the expert version, it is going to cost you $99 up-front and then $50 per year. This is an anti-customer pricing model—-buyer beware

This software works quite well and it does indeed do a great job at tracking and reporting your time. I love it, and am just waiting to see what else Daniel will build! dgs

Really great app that helped me a lot in figuring out where all my time goes. Its UI is beautiful and really intuitive (i.e. I didn't have to invest a lot of time to use the time tracker). At first I found the price point to be a bit steep, but after using it for a while it really is worth every cent of it.

Timing has been extremely helpful and has taken some of the pain out of time tracking. Setting up rules to track time to specific projects is truly a safety blanket and I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t need to use my former time tracking app. The ease of use and speed in which I can assign chunks of time that didn’t match an existing rule is great.

I've looked around for a Tracker which respects privacy and after a lot of trial and error have settled on Timing. As much as there are similarities between different trackers and different approaches to categorising, I've found that the most important thing to me was that there was 0% risk of my data being compromised. Thanks for a thoughtfully made app - Privacy by design.

Before I bought Timing I was skeptical, because I've seen other apps that aim to solve the same problem, and they have all been simplistic and inadequate. Timing on the other hand was able to be useful for me immediately, and with a little bit of time spent "training" it in my ways of categorizing different activities, it has become one of my essential utilities. I really could not possibly live without it, now that I've grown accustomed to just letting it keep track of my time for me. Instead of rounding _way_ down to make sure I don't overcharge my clients, I have accurate records of how much time I spent doing work for them, and I can therefore bill confidently and completely. I would _gladly_ pay $100 for it, now that I've seen how indispensable it is.

I'm not saying that it is absolutely perfect, because it does have some rough edges, but the developer is very open to feedback and very responsive. But it's nonsensical to downgrade an app based on the hypothetical possibility of improvement (though some people do that). The value that this provides me with is unsurpassed. Therefore, if it were possible, I would gladly give 25 stars! It deserves them!

I'm freelancing for over 5 years. Timing is the only time management app that I ever actually use. You can see every tiny detail about what you've been doing. You'll see how much time you've spent checking reddit, watching youtube. Racing for the productivity percentage is also fun!

I started using this app because I am subscribed to Setapp. I have long been looking for something like this and it was there under my nose the whole time. The idea threw me off at the beginning because it thought it only gave you a breakdown on how much time you spend on each app, which I thought was useless. After actually using the app, I realised that it has an incredibly smart way to track down what you do. The project/category classification makes it so easy to put your tasks where they belong. Starting and finishing a task takes no effort once you start using the app and you can reuse the project/categories you have defined. The UI is really beautiful. I tried using OfficeTime to track things but even though it gets the job done, the UI is so ugly it really makes you not want to use the app. This app is beautiful and that motivates you to go back and keep using it. I also like how you can tag activities. I use this so I can have projects that I tag as 'billable' and then I can easily transfer that to my invoicing software. If this program could generate invoices, it would just be golden. Absolutely love it. I have tried countless task trackers (Klok, office time, etc.) and this one excels its competition in every aspect.

really great app. Not as difficult to understand as the busy UI might lead you to think. Make sure to watch the video tutorial, it was quite helpful. Probably the best and most complete offline timing app I've tried so far.
The only con is the price , you really need the higher 80€ version for the saved filters, they're quite indispensable to make sense of your data. That's a bit too much in my opinion. ( or you could get it as part of Setapp, but I hate subscriptions)

Best time tracking app out there period. Having used RescueTime, Desktime, Harvest, and countless others, I can honestly say Timing is the best time tracking app I have ever used. Very user friendly, doesn't slow down my mac in any way, and above all, it's extremely customizable! With Timing, you can choose your own colors for projects, customize reports to your hearts content, and time track with a level of detail simply not present in other programs. But more than anything, the developer is super helpful and gets back to you very fast, even on weekends! Five stars for an outstanding time tracking program and stellar customer service!!!

Timing 2 is a really well-designed and useful app, with a responsive developer who continues to make improvements. It may look complex at first glance but when you start using it, you realize quickly that it's very intuitive and user-friendly. For the privacy-minded, it's a great alternative to web-dependent apps like the information recorded by Timing about your activity stays on your Mac.

Version 2.0 is a nice visual improvement. Has potential. E.g., should be able to automatically create a rule by option-dragging an unclassified activity to a project. Feature doesn't work yet. Should be able to make a rule by assigning an app to a project in the rule editor for that project. Feature doesn't work yet. Etc. Etc. Maybe in a few releases this app will improve. It has good bones, but needs a wee bit more attention to the rules engine.

It would be great if they had a mobile version as well.

Useful and handy app. Recommend it. =)

Stable and light. I like that I can drag and drop URLs, file paths, applications into whatever category I want. So for example I can track urls that are "productive work" but I can also track sites that are "time wasters" (facebook, etc.). I haven't seen that other apps can do that. It also supports AppleScript which is a plus for me.

After upgrading to 1.2.2 thru the AppStore it crashes on launch. I did a reboot to make sure some processes where updated but it still crashes. Running OSX 10.6.8

I own Timings and use it daily. Works well and doesn't get in the way or hog resources.