Quick comparison
| App | Best for | Tracking style | Mac app | Linear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiiiime | Individuals and teams who want a fast, keyboard-first timer | Manual, one keystroke | Native, menu bar | Yes (read-only) |
| Timing | Automatic tracking on Mac | Automatic + timers | Native | Yes (higher plans) |
| Toggl Track | Simple cross-platform tracking | Manual timer | Yes | Browser extension |
| Harvest | Teams that invoice clients | Manual timer | Yes | Browser extension |
| Everhour | Teams with budgets and approvals | Manual timer | Yes, menu bar | Browser extension |
| Rize | Focus and automatic tracking | Automatic | Yes, menu bar | Yes (API) |
1. Tiiiime: best for a fast, private menu-bar timer
Tiiiime is a native SwiftUI app that lives in the menu bar. A global hotkey (⌃⌥⌘Space) opens a launcher where you fuzzy-search any task, activity or Linear issue and start tracking with return. Idle detection, per-project rates, budgets and invoice-ready CSV export are built in, and Apple Intelligence suggests activity tags on-device. Data syncs through your own iCloud. It also ships a CLI and MCP server, so Claude or ChatGPT can query and control your tracking.
Skip it if you need Windows or fully automatic tracking.
2. Timing: best for automatic tracking
Timing records which apps, documents and websites you use, then helps you assign that time to projects. If you never remember to start a timer, it's the strongest option on the Mac. Linear issue import and write-back are available on its higher plans.Tiiiime vs. Timing →
3. Toggl Track: best for simple cross-platform tracking
Toggl Track is a straightforward timer with apps for Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and the web, plus a browser extension that adds timer buttons to many tools. It has a free tier for small teams. A good pick if your team spans platforms.
4. Harvest: best for teams that invoice
Harvest pairs time tracking with invoicing and expenses, with apps for Mac and Windows. Its Linear integration is a browser extension that adds a timer to issues; per Harvest's docs it doesn't work in the desktop app.
5. Everhour: best for team budgets
Everhour targets teams and agencies, with budgets, approvals and resource planning. It has a Mac menu-bar app and embeds timers in Linear and other tools through its browser extension. Paid plans are priced per seat with a minimum team size.Tiiiime vs. Everhour →
6. Rize: best for focus coaching
Rize tracks your activity automatically and focuses on productivity insights: how much of your day was focused work, and where it went. It runs on Mac and Windows and connects to Linear over the API to match activity to issues.
How to choose
- You bill a team's hours: Harvest or Everhour.
- You never remember to start timers: Timing or Rize.
- You're on Mac and Windows: Toggl Track.
- You want a native, keyboard-first timer for you or your team, especially with Linear: Tiiiime.
Features checked against each vendor's website in October 2026. Products change; check their sites for the latest.
