AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to DoneThat - Where do you spend your time?
Hey HN! I wanted a time tracker accurate enough to be useful and easy enough to not require a new habit while protecting your privacy. Most trackers (RescueTime etc) only use activity logs and that isn't enough to be very useful. DoneThat uses LLMs to parse your screenshots, which makes it much more accurate but also requires much higher privacy standards, so let's start with those: - Source-available desktop app (https://github.com/donethatai/donethat-electron) screenshots every few min. - App exclusions (password managers, personal comms, etc.) are blanked before the…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites.
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Blitzit▲595A simple to-do list & timer that gives you superpowers
2024 · blitzit.app · its alternatives →
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OFFLIGHT▲579To-dos, calendar and time tracking in one place
2024 · offlight.work · its alternatives →
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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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Freework▲206An easy way to keep track of your daily work
2017 · app.freework.com · its alternatives →
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Hours 2.0▲299The time tracker you will actually use. Now on the web.
2016 · hourstimelord.com · its alternatives →
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ActivityWatch▲130Track how you spend your time. Privacy-focused & open source
2019 · activitywatch.net · its alternatives →
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I quit my job and made an automatic time trackerfrom $39/mo▲136Hey Hacker News! This is my first post here. About 5 months ago, I left my job because I was completely burnt out. After taking some time off, I started freelancing. But I found tracking my time to be a real hassle as I kept forgetting to start or stop the timer and often had no idea what I’d worked on. So, I decided to build Taim as a side project, while also working now on some freelancing gigs. Taim is going to be automated time tracking tool for freelancers and teams. It’s designed to make tracking time effortless and accurate, so you can focus on your work and not worry about the clock.…
2024 · taimapp.io · its alternatives →
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Didon▲10As an indie engineer, I wanted some real feedback on my productivity, like having an actual external boss. I tried using time trackers (even a physical timer), but they weren't good at tracking everything. So I built Didon, an AI time tracker that watches the screen periodically and generates work logs, then summarizes them into your workday report.
Jun 2026 · didon.app · its alternatives →
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Donegood▲67Task tracker that shows you one thing at a time.
2020 · goodtohear.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I made this because I needed to track how much I work and on what. Timeretain allows you to track time using a fast, private feed of time cards. It displays your stats next to it, and you can filter to zoom in on a description or tag. You can always export what's in view. It's different from other time trackers because it's powerful and minimalist. Here's how I use it. I need to hold myself accountable. I want to know how much I've worked in a week, and Timeretain immediately shows that — no need to create extensive 'reports'. Next, a log of what I did is useful for standup. I can get…
2023 · timeretain.com · its alternatives →
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WIBU69 dikenal sebagai spot bermain slot di bawah pohon dengan suasana yang teduh dan pemandangan hijau yang membuat area sekitar terasa lebih nyaman sepanjang hari.
2019 · maesure.com · its alternatives →
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Acti▲76Hi HN, I made Acti, an iOS app that automatically records the places you visit and builds a timeline of your life. It’s totally private, no accounts, no cloud, everything stays local on your device. The motivation: I wanted something like Google Maps Timeline, but without data collection or ads. Acti just runs in the background, asks you to name new places once, and then remembers them forever. You can also add photos, comments, and ratings. What I’m struggling with: because there are no registrations, I don’t really know how to connect with users, gather feedback, or even measure if people…
2023 · getacti.app · its alternatives →
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Wellcome▲95Hi everyone, I got tired of the daily "Where is everyone working from?" / "Who's coming in today" messages in various slack channels. So I built *FindMyTeam*: it's a Slack app that pings your team once a day with three buttons – Home, Office, Traveling – and then shows a quick who's‑where summary (plus a monthly heat‑map in the App Home to see patterns). How it works: * Once a day the app posts a reminder to check-in * Either hit one of the three buttons, or use natural language (AI, yo! ;) * The app maintains a summary each day in the channel * Reminder times can be customized per…
2020 · wellcome.me · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I made TimeAnt because my dad needed a simple way to track his time at work and he didn’t like the other apps out there because they were too complicated or had way too many features. So, I built an app that just does the basics: track work hours, meetings, breaks, lunch and optionally lets you add notes - and that's it. It’s totally free, works both online and offline, and doesn’t require an account (but you can create one if you want). The goal was to keep it super simple and let you focus on tracking time without all the fluff. It also gave me a chance to learn Swift and build my…
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I kept trying to explain how important outdoor light is and how most people aren’t getting enough. Eventually I figured that showing is more effective than telling. So we built a free app that uses your Apple Watch or iPhone to automatically track your light exposure throughout the day. It tells you if you’re getting enough, shows you how consistent you are, and rewards habits that support hormone balance. It's in beta on TestFlight, let me know what you think!
2025 · lumehealth.io · its alternatives →
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drifty goes beyond app-level tracking, using AI to understand what you do inside each app, separate focus from drift, and reveal clearer workday insights.
Jul 2026 · drifty.so · its alternatives →
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