Daily vs Timemator

Daily

• Mac users who forget to start and stop timers
• Employees who report hours to an employer each week
• People who want a lifetime license instead of a subscription

Timemator

• Freelancers on a Mac who forget to start timers
• People who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription
• Users who want tracked data kept on their own devices

Daily

• Tracking happens only on the Mac; the iOS app views and edits timesheets, and the FAQ says there is no Windows app.
• A license is needed to track time. There is no free plan, and the length of the trial is not published.
• Business licenses are priced in euros, excluding VAT, and each one is assigned to a single device.
• The integrations page describes sending billable hours to an invoicing system; invoices are made in that other tool.

Timemator

• The Mac and iOS apps are sold separately, at $39 and $7.99.
• The Activity Timeline and Auto-tracking are marked Mac only; the iOS listing describes manual tracking of hours and tasks.
• There is no Windows, Android or web version, and no team features; Windows and Teams editions appear on the roadmap.
• A Mac license can be active on 2 computers at the same time.

Daily

Asks instead of timing

Daily periodically asks what you are doing and logs the answer, so no timer has to be toggled when you switch tasks. The vendor says confirming your activity regularly also helps against procrastination.

Timesheets

Timesheets cover a day, week, month or year, broken down by category, project or customer, and show when work started and stopped. Time can be added or edited.

Scheduler and silent tracking

A scheduler sets when Daily tracks on each day of the week and accounts for overtime. An activity can also be applied silently for a set duration.

Activity management

Activities can be added, renamed, archived, merged and deleted, and grouped by category, client or project.

Export, API and automation

Data exports to CSV, JSON or PDF. A web API, an MCP connection for AI assistants, Zapier and AppleScript link Daily to other tools.

iOS companion app

The iOS app shows and edits timesheets when you are away from the Mac. It syncs through iCloud and is covered by an existing Daily license.

Timemator

Activity Timeline

On the Mac, Timemator captures what you do during the day so you can go back, review it, and assign the time to projects in a few clicks.

Auto-tracking

Rules you define let the Mac app start and pause the timer by itself, for example when a given app or project file is open. You keep manual control.

Manual timer and sessions

A start and pause timer works alongside Auto-tracking, and sessions can be added or edited by hand on daily and weekly timelines.

Tasks, folders and hourly rates

Tasks are grouped in folders by project, client or both. Setting an hourly rate on a task makes Timemator calculate revenue for the tracked time.

Reports and export

Charts compare tracked time by day or month, and sessions can be filtered by date or task. Reports can be exported for clients, and data exports as CSV.

iCloud Sync and backups

Tasks, folders, sessions and Auto-tracking rules sync across devices through iCloud. Automatic backups can go to a custom location such as Dropbox.

Daily

• Monthly$7.99

  per month, in-app subscription

  A license for one person, bought in the app through the Mac App Store. Renews each month until canceled.

• Quarterly$19.99

  per quarter, as labelled on the App Store listing

  Listed among the in-app purchases on the US App Store. The app description names only monthly, yearly and lifetime licenses.

• Yearly$39.99

  per year, in-app subscription

  A license for one person, renewing each year until canceled. The iOS companion app is included with any license.

• Lifetime$99.99

  one-time purchase

  A license bought once in the app, with no renewal.

• Business license€39.99

  per license / year, excl. VAT (€7.99 per month)

  Licenses bought in bulk on the vendor's site with one payment method and VAT invoices, then handed out to employees by email.

Timemator

• Timemator for iOS$7.99

  one-time in-app purchase (Full License)

  The iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch app. A free download with a 30-day trial; the Full License unlocks it for good.

• Timemator for Mac$39

  one-time payment

  The Mac app with the Activity Timeline and Auto-tracking. Use forever, with activation on 2 computers.

Daily

• Annual discount

  Yearly license costs less than paying monthly

  The US App Store listing shows Yearly at $39.99 and Monthly at $7.99, so a year paid at once costs $39.99 against $95.88 for twelve monthly payments.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime license for $99.99

  The US App Store listing includes a Lifetime in-app purchase at $99.99, and the app description says a lifetime license can be obtained in the app.

Timemator

• Lifetime license

  One-time purchase instead of a subscription

  Timemator for Mac is a one-time payment of $39 described as "use forever", and the iOS Full License is a one-time $7.99 in-app purchase.

• Education

  Student discount

  The homepage links to a student discount on Timemator, offered through Student App Centre. The discount amount is not stated on the vendor's site.