Tyme
Simple yet powerful time tracking for teams, freelancers, and the self-employed
About Tyme
Tyme is a native time tracking app for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, built by the Hamburg indie studio Unit Numberfive. It covers timers, projects, tasks, budgets, expenses, and mileage, with team roles for admins and members and timesheet exports that meet German working-time documentation rules. Data syncs across devices, and a cross-platform web version is in beta.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Polished native apps across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch with consistent color-coded projects
- Timers run from the menu bar, hotkeys, Siri Shortcuts, or automatically via geofencing, so tracking stays out of the way
- Timesheet exports are built to satisfy German and DACH working-time documentation rules
- Strong invoicing integrations for German accounting tools plus an API and MCP server for automation
- Importers for Toggl, Clockify, and Harvest make switching straightforward
- Low per-user price with all features included and support directly from the developers
Cons
- Native apps are Apple-only; Windows and Android users depend on a web version that is still in beta
- No free plan, only a 14-day trial
- Better suited to freelancers and small teams than to large organizations needing advanced workforce management
- Many invoicing integrations target the German market, so international accounting coverage is thinner
Key Features
Native Apple apps
Track time on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch with automatic sync between devices, plus a web version in beta.
Menu bar and hotkey timers
Start and stop running timers from the menu bar or global keyboard shortcuts without opening the app; multiple timers can run in parallel.
Location-based clock in
On iPhone, geofencing starts and stops the timer automatically when you arrive at or leave a defined workplace.
Projects, budgets, and rates
Organize work into projects and tasks with hourly rates, budgets, deadlines, billable and non-billable tasks, expenses, and mileage tracking.
Team admins and members
Team admins assign projects and tasks to members, plan budgets and rates, and see live workload, booked hours, and remaining budget for the whole team.
Calendar integration
Recorded times appear as calendar entries that can be edited in the calendar and sync back to Tyme.
Statistics and timesheet exports
View booked hours, revenue, over- and under-time, and breaks, and export timesheets and reports as PDF, CSV, or JSON compliant with the German Working Hours Act (ArbZG).
Reminders
Get reminders for forgotten timers, upcoming deadlines, reaching your daily working time, breaks, and unbooked times.
Integrations and automation
Plugins for invoicing tools such as Lexware Office, sevdesk, WISO MeinBuero, GrandTotal, and Billomat, plus a developer API, MCP server, AppleScript, Apple Shortcuts, and Zapier or n8n automation.
Data importers
Import existing time data from Toggl, Clockify, Harvest, and CSV files when switching tools.
Pricing
- All Tyme features
- Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and web access
- Sync across all devices
- Team admin and member roles
- Cancel anytime
- 14-day free trial
- Everything in Monthly
- About $5 per user per month
- Saves about 28% versus monthly billing
- 14-day free trial
Best For
Freelancer billable hours
Freelancers track time per client and project, set hourly rates, and send hours to invoicing tools such as GrandTotal or sevdesk.
Agency and studio teams
Design, architecture, and marketing teams assign projects to members and watch budgets and workload in real time.
Legal working-time records
German and EU companies document working hours and breaks with exportable timesheets that meet ArbZG requirements.
Apple-centric workflows
People who live on Mac and iPhone use menu bar timers, Apple Watch controls, widgets, and Shortcuts to track time with minimal friction.
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