For consultants who bill by the hour

Stop rebuilding your invoice from memory

You switched between four client projects today and started a timer for none. Chronoid records every app, repo, and document you touch, then has the hours billed to the right client before you ask.

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Automatic project tracking, no timers to manage

Chronoid captures every app, website, and document you work on, automatically assigned to client projects. No more forgetting to start timers or losing billable hours.

  • Tracks apps, websites, and documents
  • Detects when you're idle or away
  • Zero setup required
Chronoid timeline showing tracked apps and documents assigned to projects

Ask questions about your billable hours

Chat with your time data to get answers. Ask "How many hours did I spend on Client X this month?" or "What was I working on last Tuesday?" — useful for filling timesheets or preparing invoices. Chronoid also ships a local MCP server, so you can ask the same questions from Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or Cursor without leaving the terminal. Run it on local AI and your time data stays on your Mac.

  • Ask anything, in the app or from your agent
  • Local AI with Ollama, LM Studio, or Apple Intelligence, cloud optional
  • Private the MCP server runs on your Mac, not ours

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Send invoices you never have to second-guess

When the invoice is due, your hours are already there. Set your hourly rate once and Chronoid works out what to charge each client from the hours you actually worked. Filter by client and date range, review the breakdown, and export a PDF report — instead of reconstructing your month from memory.

  • Filter hours by client, project, or date range
  • Export PDF reports ready to attach to invoices
  • Recover billable time you would have forgotten

See where your billable time goes

Visual breakdowns by client, project, and day. See how your hours are distributed so you can price projects accurately and find your most profitable work.

  • Know your most productive days, hours
  • Understand your productivity throughout the day
  • Top apps and projects
Chronoid statistics view with time distribution charts by project

Stay focused during client work

Block distracting websites when you're on the clock for a client. Built-in Pomodoro timer and website blocker help you get work done without getting sidetracked.

  • Block websites on demand
  • Scheduled focus sessions
  • Pomodoro technique to maximize focus
Chronoid Pomodoro timer interface showing focus session countdownChronoid website blocker settings panel for focus management

Designed for the Mac

Automatic tracking, local processing, and focus tools that stay out of your way.

low CPU

Lightweight

Background tracking runs quietly while you work.

Apple silicon

Apple silicon ready

Built for modern Macs and Retina displays.

AppKit

Native macOS

App, website, and document tracking, the Mac way.

Battery

Energy aware

Idle detection pauses tracking when you step away.

Pay once, not every year

Three years of time tracking, elsewhere versus here.

Competitor prices are their standard individual plans, billed annually, as of July 2026.

All features

No limits

Lifetime updates

Free forever

Priority support

Direct access

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1–3 devices by tier · 30-day money-back guarantee · 50% off for students

Trusted by freelancers and consultants

Chronoid is a great piece of software, I am very happy with it after moving over from Qbserve, which I used for years. Chronoid is simpler and faster when it comes to retrieving stats. Rules are easy to configure, and once they are in place I can let the app do its work while I focus on what matters: the actual job. No-brainer. Efficient. Fast. Easy to implement. Great UI.

Emmanuel Avargués
Photographer & Videographer, Diptica

I work as a freelance consultant, switching between different projects, at times on an hourly basis. I've tried many time-tracking apps, but few as thoughtfully made as this. I can actually see myself using something like this long-term.

FragrantArugula3434
r/macapps

Most apps I've tested are either too heavy, too abstract, or bury the actual time-breakdown behind clutter. Chronoid shows the timeline in a clean, direct way — when I worked, what app I used, how long each block lasted — exactly the type of visibility I need.

nidokido712
r/macapps

Just downloaded and did some first tests. Looks and feels amazing! Especially the nuance of having keywords, which is really useful in comparison to other apps, instead of only seeing activity on app-level. Currently really enjoying the app. Keep it up!

Val_We_Unity
r/macapps

I'm a freelance business owner juggling multiple projects and clients every day, and it's easy to lose track of where I spent my time. Chronoid has been incredible in tracking and logging in the background, with very little manual work to assign tasks to projects. It's really helpful to assess how long a project takes, accurately bill clients for hourly work, and see how much time I waste going down YouTube and Reddit rabbit holes. I like that it's a one-time purchase instead of a monthly subscription fee.

Freelance writer
Multi-client business owner

I was part of your prior round of free codes. I really love this App. I use it everyday and go back through my day to capture billable time I missed.

ActiveUpstairs3238
r/macapps

I honestly really like this app and see tons of value from using it on the daily. I'm genuinely happy this app exists. The dev seems like a really genuine person with proper human responses to various kinds of comments so it makes it even easier to support this app!

lost-sneezes
r/macapps

Paid for this app a little more than a month ago thanks to a student discount the dev was offering on here. Have it running in the background at all times. It's great for tracking how much time I spend on Reddit when I should be in lecture!

tallwhitnerd
r/macapps

This is the greatest time tracking application I've tried. Bring your own key, one time payment, nice analytics, great design, and it breaks everything down in a really helpful manner. I couldn't think of a feature when I was first using it that I would suggest that it doesn't already have.

AdventurousTruth9568
r/macapps

Chronoid is a one-time purchase. Been using it for 4+ months and the dev has been very responsive to feedback.

1Wrongdoer
r/macapps

I love how clean the dashboard looks! I've tried out tons of time tracking apps, but most of them are either a pain to customize or heavy on CPU. The drag and drop is a useful feature that the other apps never had.

T0p_Ti3r
r/macapps
Vu Nguyen, the developer of Chronoid

Why I built Chronoid

I've been a developer and freelancer on a Mac for more than ten years, and for most of that time I lost money the same way every month: I'd drop into focus mode, forget to start a timer, and then guess my hours when the invoice was due. The under-billing was real.

I liked the tools out there, but I was exhausted by subscriptions — paying monthly for an app that runs entirely on my own machine never sat right. So I built Chronoid: it tracks my day automatically, keeps every byte on my Mac, and you pay for it once.

A user recently told me: “Chronoid saved my butt during invoicing. No more guessing hours.” That's why I keep building it.

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