ATracker Time Tracker Ratings and Reviews

Perfectly simple time tracking

This app is the best. Exactly what I wanted. I filled in a million types of “tasks” (I put in : talking in the phone, talking to family, texting, emailing, studying, and more) and then just click between the millions of options I put in to track my time. I’m not sure if I just haven’t figured it out yet but it looks like I can’t track two things at the same time if I am “multi-tasking”. But it is a good reminder that I can’t actually do two things at once and I can see what one thing I am actually doing more than the other. I used this obsessively for a few days and kind of burned out. If I can remember to use it it’s great. I think I need to find a balance with it. Maybe delete or simplify the amount of tasks I have (group them). It won’t be as specific but it’ll be easier to use. I’m going to see if there is an iwatch version of it. Having to constantly take out my phone to switch what I’m tracking is a little weird/annoying because I do a million things a day and taking it out in front of other people feels a bit rude. But it’s still amazing. It also helps keep me motivated. Really. I’m super grateful for the other reviews. They describe it really well. Thanks guys!

Simple and effective.

This is the only app I have ever written a review for. I downloaded probably 25 different apps for the purpose of tracking my time, this one wins in a landslide. I use the one time payment slightly upgraded version, but even for just the base version it’s worth the subscription. After taking some time to set up, all it takes is one tap to change tasks. If I forget to change tasks all day, I spend just a few minutes at the end of the day to catch up. Probably 5 times faster than using the original calendar app. The reporting is great too. Being able to see how my time is being spent on individual tasks, comparing them with other tasks, grouping tasks together and comparing them, it’s the whole nine yards. In the two months I have used it, I been able to get to a place where I am spending almost all of my time wisely. From 40+ hours a week playing video games and watching TV, to about 5 and still going down. Obviously that took some doing, but if you are motivated, this is the best app to help you spend ALL of your time well.

Great App. Very Customizable.

I like being able to record whatever I want to record and the interface is great. It took a little getting used to but it’s very intuitive.

It would be nice to even add some logical expressions to the goals. Such as when I set a daily and monthly goal for the same task. For instance reading, I have a goal of reading 4 books a month (1 per week) and breaking that down on average of 9 hours of reading time to accomplish one book. So I would set my daily goal at 1 hour 17 minutes per day of reading (9 hour book divided by 7 days in a week). Then I would set my monthly goal as an occurrence for 4 occurrences to meet the goal. Each occurrence would be fulfilled if 9 hours of reading were achieved for the 7 day period of time. That way it automatically tracks my progress and when I look at the status of the goals or reports it’s in an easy to view format showing however many books I’ve read so far this month based off the duration of time read on a daily basis.

Most Productive App I Have Ever Owned

Quite possibly the best productivity app I have ever owned. The seamless integration with my calendar and one button reporting is perfect. I am an industrial engineer and wear 8 hats... literally... my time is very important while I am at work and I need to spend it on the right things at the right times. After spending 30 min and setting up custom active tasks, I was up and running. I also have an Apple Watch and have it setup to where I do not even need to pull out my phone. I could never tell managment where my time went because daily operations were that chaotic for me. Now... I know where my time has been and can simply produce a report and show managment exactly what and where I have been. This has been an overnight success for me but it also gets better with age. I have been looking for an app like this for a long time. I am looking into the desktop version as well. I really could go in and on but I just don’t have the time haha.

Phenomenal time tracking app

It requires a slight learning curve but once you know how to use it, it’s extraordinarily powerful. I once saw a show between two very successful and accomplished people. They thought they had incredibly productive lives until they started tracking their time carefully and minutely. It was then they realized how much time was lost to unproductive endeavors. Social media, anyone?

My life has vastly improved using this app. I am more laser focused and aware of how my time is spent and can now warn myself when I see myself beginning to waste time.

What you will find is how much time in a day you actually do have to accomplish your goals and those outside excuses you used before are really inside excuses. And now what are you going to do when you look at the mirror and realize it’s not your job, the kids, and your commute that are keeping you from achieving your goals, whatever they may be.

Powerful, flexible and easily customizable

This app does everything I want. I am able to track the time I spend doing professional development, the time I spend preparing curriculum and the time I spend actually teaching. The reason I downloaded it is that I am a computer science instructor and I wanted to know how much time I actually put in for the amount of money I get for each class. I get paid a set price per class rather than by the hour, so I wanted to figure out what my hourly rate actually ended up being. I’ve been tracking the time I spend learning a new programming language, the time I spend developing curriculum and once I am assigned a class, the time I spend actually teaching the class and grading assignments. It’s been perfect for that. I could build my own app, but why when this one does everything I need? It’s flexible, easily customizable and has never crashed.

Updated: cross device syncing is much better

Updated: syncing was updated significantly and certainly worth the added star. The app is right on the verge of an incredible tool. Apple Watch sync is erratic now though. Would also love to create ‘checklists’ with something more performant than tags. Example: would love to automatically select a ‘morning checklist’ based on waking up using apple’s shortcuts. Widgets could enable this too but long lists don’t fit I want to love this app as it is exactly what I need in so many ways. But syncing across devices is critical. And the Dropbox sync is not only a very atypical choice for iOS apps, but it fails 50% of the time. Even once set up and used successfully it will eventually fail and require wasting my time to set up. Dev…please step up for the sake of your customers and embrace the platform you’re on. iCloud sync is the way to go. Despite preferring this app I’m now going through the painful process of evaluating other apps

Developer Response ,

Thanks for using ATracker! Currently, we support both Dropbox sync and web sync (to sync data among iOS/Android and web apps). We disabled iCloud sync due to stability issues about eight years ago. We might enable it again in the future.

Easy to use, easy to personalize

I have to admit that I downloaded this app because when DH comes home and says "what did you do all day" it makes me consider homicide.

So instead of going to hail for murder, I downloaded a handful of apps that I could use to show him every minute of my day is busy. Out of all the apps, this one is my favorite. I got rid of all the other ones. This one lets me pick colors and icons for my activities and I can add activities as I go through the day or ex post facto. I can make things as specific or vague as I want--which is important to me.

More than showing DH that I don't eat fritos and watch soaps all day, it is really helping me analyze and see where I could be more effective in time management. You can even set alarms to remind you to do things. Although this is not a feature I currently use, I appreciate that it is there in case I decide to use it later.

Awesome, Helpful & Useful!

Once I learned how to use the app, I realized it’s awesome. I read other reviews, and it’s clear that the developer has continued to improve the app through the years. I can already see how helpful it will be in improving my productivity. I’ve tried multiple apps and couldn’t find an app that has everything I need. This app has covered what I need. It’s simple to use, I can set different times for each task, add notes, stop and start the task one or more times, easily copy tasks to other days, report on my progress, set alerts, put tasks in categories and sort the tasks. I arrange the tasks from my highest priority to my lowest priority or according to what I want to complete first. I track absolutely everything related to work or my personal life. It helps me to maintain balance in my life. I find the pro version to be very helpful and useful.

Simple, intuitive, free but I upgraded

This app is perfect for what I need - a simple, intuitive way - to capture times on several different tasks throughout the day. Got the Free version which allows you to Track 5 tasks (I believe?) - trick is it already comes loaded with 3 or 4 sample tasks but you can edit those to suit you. Shortly after I had the apo I realized there were more tasks for me to capture so I upgraded to the Full version for a few bucks, don't remember the price but it was inexpensive.
To Developers: please allow user to track multiple items at the same time. Currently, when I do one task & switch to another, the timer on the first one stops. Example: I 'clock-in' when I start work (Timer 1 started), then I click 2nd Timer - "Reading Email" to track how much of my day is sucked-dry by email. Timer 2 starts, but Timer 1 stops.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for using ATracker! In Current ATracker, we support multiple tasks to be started simultaneously. You only need to enable it in ATracker->settings.
Please have it a try!