Chrometa
Automated time tracking that captures your billable hours for you
About Chrometa
Chrometa is automatic time tracking software that runs quietly in the background and records every minute you spend on emails, documents, calls, and apps across Mac, PC, and Android — no timers to start or stop. It uses AI to allocate captured time to the right clients and projects based on keywords, email addresses, and phone numbers, then turns it into ready-to-bill timesheets and invoices. Popular with attorneys, accountants, consultants, and agencies, it integrates with 50+ practice management and accounting tools like Clio, QuickBooks, and Xero.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Fully passive capture means billable time is recorded automatically without remembering to start or stop a timer
- AI allocation assigns time to the right client or project and improves with use, cutting manual data entry
- Recovers otherwise-lost billable minutes spent on email, calls, and quick tasks
- Deep integrations with legal and accounting tools like Clio, QuickBooks, and Xero fit professional-services workflows
- Cross-device tracking covers Mac, PC, and Android plus offline away time
- Generous 30-day free trial and 40% annual discount lower the cost of trying it
Cons
- Background activity capture and periodic screenshots can feel intrusive to employees
- Per-user pricing adds up for larger teams compared to flat-rate trackers
- AI auto-allocation still requires review and correction, especially early on
- Geared toward billable-hour professionals — less suited to teams that don't bill by time
- No native dedicated iPhone tracking app for passive capture compared to Android
Key Features
Passive Automatic Time Capture
Records time spent on every email, document, application, and phone call in the background across desktop and Android — no manual timers required
AI-Based Time Allocation
Uses keywords, email addresses, and phone numbers to automatically assign tracked time to the correct clients and projects, learning and improving over time
Daily Timesheet Summaries
Generates daily and weekly time summary reports delivered by email so you can review and edit entries before billing
Budget & Time Alerts
Set budget and time thresholds for yourself and your team and get alerts when projects approach their limits
Invoicing & Billing
Turn captured time into client invoices directly, simplifying billing and payment tracking for billable-hour professionals
50+ Integrations
Connects with practice management, accounting, and project tools including Clio, QuickBooks, Xero, and Google Calendar
Team Productivity Dashboard
Real-time visibility into team member activity, KPIs, utilization, and top apps and sites used
Cross-Device Tracking
Runs on Mac, PC, iPhone, and Android, capturing billable work wherever it happens, including offline 'away time'
Pricing
- Passive time tracking (desktop + Android calls)
- Unlimited time entries
- Basic AI-based time categorization
- Manual time edits and tagging
- Daily time summary reports (email)
- Basic dashboard (weekly view)
- Invoice your clients
- Support platform access
- Everything in Standard
- Screenshots every 10 minutes
- Smart AI allocation that learns over time
- Shared workspaces for collaboration
- Team productivity dashboard
- KPI tracking (hours, utilization, top apps/sites)
- Unlimited projects
- Integrations (Clio, QuickBooks, Google Calendar)
- Customizable daily/weekly reports
- Budget and time alerts
- Everything in Plus
- Full KPI dashboard with trends and benchmarks
- Advanced AI allocation with automation rules
- API access and custom integrations
- Role-based access controls
- Screenshots every 5 minutes
- White-label reporting options
- Real-time team activity monitoring
- Priority support (chat/email)
- Admin audit logs and compliance tools
Best For
Law Firms & Solo Attorneys
Automatically capture every billable minute spent on client matters, emails, and calls, then export to Clio or generate invoices without manual time logs
Accountants & Bookkeepers
Track time across client engagements and push entries into QuickBooks or Xero for accurate, defensible billing
Consultants & Freelancers
Recover billable hours lost to context switching and quick tasks, ensuring clients are billed for all the work performed
Agencies & Remote Teams
Give managers a real-time productivity dashboard with utilization and KPI tracking across distributed team members
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