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24 alternatives to Harpoon for Mac

A beautiful time-tracking companion for Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Harpoon for Mac launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Harpoon v3▲68

   Next generation time-tracking and billing software

   2019 · harpoonapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Freelancy▲118

   Dead simple time tracking for freelancers

   2015 · getfreelancy.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Timepot▲90

   Time tracking, simplified

   2017 · timepot.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Timing▲105

   Automatic time tracking for your Mac

   2014 · timingapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Klokki for Mac▲349

   Rule-based automatic time-tracking

   2019 · klokki.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chronoid▲51

   Hi HN, I've been building Chronoid, a native macOS time tracker. It runs in the menu bar and automatically logs apps, windows, and file activity using macOS accessibility APIs. Everything is stored locally, no sync or cloud service. At first I tried using DuckDB as the storage engine. It looked promising for analytics, but after ~2 weeks I realized it was overkill for my needs—extra dependencies, trickier integration, and not much real benefit at the scale of a single-user app. I switched to SQLite, and it turned out to be the simpler, more reliable choice. The codebase got smaller and the…

   Nov 2025 · chronoid.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tyme 2▲135

   Time tracking made easy.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ding▲87

   Dead simple time tracking for freelancers and small teams

   2014 · ding.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   FreelanceStation▲72

   Time tracking and Invoicing for Mac. Built for freelancers.

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ClockDock▲118

    Show the time in your Mac dock

    2021 · dockapp.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Timing 2▲203

    Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac.

    2017 · timingapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Timelancer▲95

    Simple time tracker for freelancers

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Yotilo▲123

    Free open source time tracker in your browser

    2016 · yotilo.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Qbserve▲195

    Automatic productivity & time tracking for macOS

    2016 · qotoqot.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Turnip▲210

    Time tracking for freelancers

    2024 · turniptimer.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Autotimer▲108

    Hands-free time tracking app for the Mac status bar

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tim▲148

    Simple time tracker for macOS

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TickTag▲87

    Smarter time tracking with tags

    2025 · ticktag.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tracktiq▲8

    Easy project time tracking for freelancers

    2017 · tracktiq.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Timeneye▲186

    Track time for your projects, without feeling like work

    2016 · timeneye.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TimeScroll▲12

    Find anything you saw on your Mac

    2025 · timescroll.muzhen.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    timeBro▲68

    Automatic Time Tracking App for Teams and Freelancers

    2021 · memtime.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Harpoon▲74

    Freelancers, take control of your finances

    2014 · harpoonapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Time Tracking (Free)▲166

    Time tracking freelancers won't hate

    2016 · fiverr.com · its alternatives →

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