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24 alternatives to Timeow
Active usage time tracker in Mac's menu bar
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Timeow launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Instant for Mac▲132A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Progress Bar OSX▲644This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time
2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →
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Track the time you spend on websites in your Mac Menubar 🕑🌏💻
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Howdy, gang; After almost two weeks of sitting in Apple's approval queue, my new app Timebar is finally available. I think it has a pretty innovative UI feature, so I wanted to float it by Hacker News. It's a timer app that turns your Mac's menu bar into a sort of virtual hourglass. Your menu bar starts out tinted blue (or whatever colour you pick) and it slowly drains from right-to-left until your time is up. It works very well for situations where you want to keep track of time, but don't need to be super precise. The menu bar is easy to glance up at, and it doesn't take long to happen…
2013 · whimsicalifornia.com · its alternatives →
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Autotimer▲108Hands-free time tracking app for the Mac status bar
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Aware▲174Track how long you've been actively using your computer
2016 · awaremac.com · its alternatives →
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Time▲241Time Zones and Meetings in your macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · menubartime.com · its alternatives →
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Usagebar▲172A macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly usage limits. See reset timers, get notifications, and never hit the wall unexpectedly.
Jan 2026 · usagebar.com · its alternatives →
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Pomodoro Time▲420Simple Pomodoro timer in your Mac's menu bar
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Usage▲75A simple menubar app for tracking your application usage
2016 · mediaatelier.com · its alternatives →
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Usage▲461For everyone curious about how their devices are performing, I made an app that lets you monitor many aspects of a Mac. It is a lightweight, customizable, and very convenient app for everyday use. Also available for iPhone and iPad. Check it out, and I would love to hear your feedback!
2025 · usage.pro · its alternatives →
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AppTrack▲74Track the apps you use & capture the time spent in each one
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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TimeBars▲107Adds multiple timeframe progress bars to your macOS menu.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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UptimeBar▲135A simple OS X menu bar app for monitoring website uptime
2018 · uptimebar.app · its alternatives →
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Timing 2▲203Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac.
2017 · timingapp.com · its alternatives →
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Paymo Track▲104Automatically track and register time spent on desktop apps
2023 · paymoapp.com · its alternatives →
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The only truly free time tracker & timesheet for teams
2018 · clockify.me · its alternatives →
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I built a macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time via API after hitting limits mid-flow too often. Signed and notarised by Apple. Open source. https://github.com/richhickson/claudecodeusage https://x.com/richhickson
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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timeBro▲68Automatic Time Tracking App for Teams and Freelancers
2021 · memtime.com · its alternatives →
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Day Progress▲36Display the time remaining today in your macOS menu bar
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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