Cloud options and alternative platforms

Working away from the main computer.

As it’s a purely command-line-based tool, Timewarrior can be used over SSH, which means that it can be accessed over a network. This could also be extended to a mobile device running an SSH client. However, the host machine would have to be set up and available over the network and left running, and you’re restricted to a command-line interface when starting and ending task recording, which could be awkward, particularly on mobile. It is only available to run on Unix-type operating systems such as Linux.

If anything, TimeCamp is a stronger application when accessed from the website. Every function can be accessed on the web and many functions can only be accessed in that way. This means that it can be accessed from multiple machines and even from a mobile device. Speaking of which, there are also dedicated mobile phone apps for Android and iOS. This is along with applications for Linux, Windows and Mac OS.

As Arbtt gathers information about usage from the computer on which it is run, it can’t be used remotely. In addition to various Linux versions, there is a Windows version.

TimeSlotTracker is a multi-platform application, and this means it can run on Windows and Mac OS machines as well as Linux. Unfortunately, there isn’t a mobile app version, and there are no cloud data-sharing features. What could work is exporting data from the program on one computer, then importing the data back into the program on another.

Hamster is a simple GUI-based time tracker that is designed to be used on a single machine.

TimeCamp can be operated from the mobile phone app, and it’s a fairly extensive piece of software. As well as the starting and stopping of tasks, it also has some charting and summary modes.