WWD Screencast: Toggl, a Time-Tracking App
I think the most important attributes of a time tracking app are that it should be incredibly simple to use and available everywhere. Fortunately, Toggl scores on both those counts. It’s very simple, although it has some powerful features, like tagging of tasks and collaboration with team members, that make it useful. It also has desktop clients available for Windows, Mac and Linux, and mobile apps for iPhone and Android, so you can track your time wherever you are. I made a quick screencast to show you how just fast and easy it is to use:
A basic Toggl account is free. Pro users get access to more features, including integration with other apps like Basecamp and tracking of billable hours. Pricing for Pro accounts ranges from $5 per month for a single user, up to $79 per month for 40 users.
Which time-tracking app do you use?
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I agree. Toggl is accessible and effortless.
About 5 months ago, my team tried time tracking for a week. It didn’t end up sticking for most people, but as a 3/5 telecommuter, I’ve not only stuck with it, but have found it very helpful in keeping a good handle on what I’m up to.
Other than a minor glitch that popped up just after the daylight savings time change, it has been flawless from a usability standpoint. The nano widget makes the process of tracking time relatively effortless. Adding in new projects, archiving old ones, and the occasional retcon if you happen to forget switching gears are all extremely easy to do. The reporting components of the utility are also very usable. The dashboard provides an easy way to assess your week/month and the task list helps me get a handle on the day’s projects.
I’ve used Toggl (the free version) for the past 3+ years. It’s an outstanding web app–one of the few I’ve used for that long.
It doesn’t appear to auto track time so that at the end of the day you can see where your time has gone, on which word or excel doc you were working, which websites you visited and then allocated the time to a client/project.
Nonetheless it seems a nifty little program for people who remember to set the timer before they start and don’t need to monitor the time they waste.
I would really appreciate it if reviewers would stop labeling “services” as “apps”. I personally am not a fan of SaaS for the most part. I would to use products within my own infrastructures and host the data myself. Anyway, an app is something local, a service is remote. Toggl is definitely not an app.
It’s a web app, Mark.