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24 alternatives to Dayflow

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Dayflow – A git log for your day▲480

   Hi HN! I've been building Dayflow, a macOS app that automatically tracks what you're actually working on (not just which apps you have open). Here's what it does: - It creates a semantic timeline of your day; - It does it by understanding the content on your screen (with local or cloud VLMs); - This allows you to see exactly where your time went without any manual logging. Traditional time trackers tell you "3 hours in Chrome" which is not very helpful. Dayflow actually understands if you're reading documentation, debugging code, or scrolling HN. Instead of "Chrome: 3 hours", you get…

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Workflow▲556

   Automate things you do every day on your iPhone/iPad

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Flow▲337

   A pomodoro based work timer to help you get things done

   2020 · flow.app · its alternatives →

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   Day One 3.0 for Mac▲190

   A simple journaling app for mac

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Taskade AI Workflows▲513

   Create and customize any project workflow with Generative AI

   2023 · taskade.com · its alternatives →

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   Magicflow 2.0▲563

   Deep work tracker for builders, makers and founders

   2023 · magicflow.com · its alternatives →

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   Workflow for Apple Watch▲351

   Automate things you do every day from the Apple Watch

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Spinach.io for Daily Standups▲348

   Faster, more-focused daily stand-ups

   2022 · spinach.ai · its alternatives →

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   Daybreak▲205

   An intelligent to-do app that learns when to remind you

   2016 · its alternatives →

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    DayFlow▲10

    Stop Planning Your Day Start Living It.

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Spotter▲114

    Productivity tool to launch everything

    2021 · spotter-application.github.io · its alternatives →

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    DayFlow▲8

    Pure minimalist daily task tracking and prioritizing tool

    2025 · dayflow.pro · its alternatives →

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    Screencap▲125

    Turn your team's real workflows into AI training data

    Jul 2026 · screencap.sh · its alternatives →

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    Today▲66

    The productivity tool for getting things done

    2021 · today.rcruz.es · its alternatives →

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    Flow OS▲74

    Measure yourself getting 1% better each day

    2022 · alligatorman.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    TaskFlow▲71

    Free To-Do app with reminders, custom lists and more.

    2022 · galaxystore.samsung.com · its alternatives →

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    Workflow Visualizer▲103

    Create your workflow

    2023 · workflow-visualizer.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Finisher▲67

    Build visual streamlined workflows for your team in Slack

    2021 · finisher.co · its alternatives →

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    FreelanceStation▲72

    Time tracking and Invoicing for Mac. Built for freelancers.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    RunFlow▲12

    An open, free, efficient, cross-platform productivity tool.

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Quickflow▲80

    Workflow automation made simple

    2019 · getquickflow.com · its alternatives →

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    Automated▲89

    Automate any workflow by recording a demo

    Mar 2026 · useautomated.com · its alternatives →

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    Dailyflow: ToDo List & Planner▲1

    Boost Productivity with Dailyflow

    May 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Manuscripts.app▲87

    For academics who have outgrown the spreadsheet tracker

    May 2026 · manuscripts-app.com · its alternatives →

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