Honest Work Hour Tracking For Remote Developers

Stop guessing your productive hours.Track the hours you actually code.

Work Time Tracker is a lightweight desktop + web workflow that separates real engineering time from distraction loops. Bill accurately, plan sanely, and avoid burnout caused by invisible overwork.

30s

sampling interval

0

manual timers required

100%

dark mode focus

Productivity Tools

Work Time Tracker

Honest analytics for remote developers who bill by the hour.

$9

per month, cancel anytime

Automatic coding-vs-distraction detection

Daily and weekly focus analytics

Desktop agent with 30-second sampling

No screenshot capture or keystroke logging

CSV-ready activity feed for invoices

After checkout, sign in to claim access by purchase email on the dashboard.

The problem with remote productivity tracking

Manual timers are fiction

Most developers forget to start and stop timers, then estimate from memory. Billing and planning get noisy fast.

Calendar hours are not coding hours

Eight hours online can hide three hours of context switching. Teams overestimate output and individuals overwork to compensate.

Surveillance tools break trust

Screenshot-based tracking increases anxiety and still misses whether focused engineering work happened.

A simple solution with honest signals

Local desktop agent

Runs on your machine, samples active applications every 30 seconds, and tags sessions as coding, distraction, or neutral.

Actionable dashboard

See focus score, real coding time, and distraction drift. Spot burnout risk before it compounds.

Privacy by design

No screenshots, no keystroke logging, and no invasive webcam checks. Just app context and title metadata.

Build sustainable output, not performative busyness

Remote developers often feel guilty for breaks and blind to distraction creep. This tracker gives you concrete feedback loops so you can defend deep-work time and plan realistic workloads.

FAQ

How does Work Time Tracker decide what counts as coding?

The agent classifies known coding environments (VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains IDEs, terminal editors) and inspects window titles for code-like patterns such as file extensions and branch context. You can tune the classifier list in the desktop agent config.

Does this capture screenshots or keyboard input?

No. The tracker records timestamped activity windows with category labels and optional language hints. It is intentionally lightweight and privacy-conscious.

How do I unlock dashboard access after payment?

Use the same email from your Stripe checkout to claim access on the dashboard page. The app sets an access cookie after purchase verification.

Who is this for?

Freelance developers and remote engineers at small companies who need accurate self-assessment without heavyweight project management overhead.