The Chrometa Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Chrometa in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Chrometa
The Insider’s Guide
Automatic time tracking that sorts desktop activity into billable time
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among time tracking apps, read from Chrometa’s own pages.
Made by Chrometa · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Chrometa’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Chrometa’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 4 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade
Chrometa records what you do on your computer and phone in the background, then allocates the time to clients and projects using keywords, email addresses and phone numbers. The result is a daily timesheet for review. It is aimed at lawyers, consultants and agencies that bill by the hour.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Chrometa, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Collectors for each computer and keyword rules for allocating time have to be set up first.
- 1
Best for automatic time capture for hourly billing
Chrometa logs desktop and phone activity in the background and sorts it into client time for invoicing.
- 2
Paid plans start at $19 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $19 per user / month, billed monthly ($140 billed yearly).
- 3
You can try it first
30-day free trial with full access to the chosen plan
- 4
It runs on 5 platforms
Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
- 5
Passive time capture
Collectors for Mac, Windows and Android log documents, emails, websites and calls without timers.
- 6
Automatic allocation
Assigns time to clients and projects by keywords, email addresses and phone numbers; AI allocation improves on Plus.
- 7
Daily timesheets
A generated timesheet is ready each day to review, edit and tag before billing.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 4 of 69
That is against the other time tracking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Chrometa you could make: time tracking, invoicing and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Chrometa at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $19 per user / month, billed monthly ($140 billed yearly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial with full access to the chosen plan
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Chrometa, since 2007
- Category
- Time Tracking
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for automatic time capture for hourly billing
Chrometa logs desktop and phone activity in the background and sorts it into client time for invoicing. It starts at $19 a user a month, the trial doesn't say whether a card is needed, and screenshots and the API sit on the dearer plans.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $19 a user a month, or $140 a year ($11.67 a month), where the middle of time tracking is $6.67 and the dearest tenth starts at $12. API access only arrives on Premium at $49. |
| Free plan and trial | D | 30-day trial of the chosen plan, but the page does not say whether a card is needed, and there is no free plan. |
| Features | C | Passive capture, keyword allocation, daily timesheets and invoicing, but Standard has no screenshots and limits clients and workspaces; the listing names those gaps. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Collectors for each computer and keyword rules for allocating time have to be set up first. |
| Platforms and integrations | A | Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, an API on Premium and integrations with Clio, QuickBooks, Xero and others. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Chrometa is for
- Fits if you bill by the hour and forget to start timers
- Works for lawyers and consultants already on Clio, QuickBooks or Xero
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $19 against $11.67 a month on yearly billing
- Skip it if you want screenshots or a team dashboard, as those start on Plus at $29
- Not for you if you need the API, which is Premium only at $49
- Watch out: the homepage mentions the Clio team adding features, so who owns it is unclear
Good to know
Good for
- Lawyers and consultants who forget to start timers
- Agencies that bill clients by the hour
- Teams already on Clio, QuickBooks or Xero
Worth knowing
- Standard limits client and workspace tracking and has no screenshots.
- Screenshots start on Plus and API access only on Premium.
- Yearly prices are per user per year and work out well below the monthly rate.
- The homepage mentions the Clio team adding features, so ownership is unclear from the site.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$19
A month to start, for each person
Chrometa is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 per user / month, billed monthly ($140 billed yearly).
Standard
$19
per user / month, billed monthly ($140 per user billed yearly)
Passive time tracking, unlimited entries, basic AI categorization, daily summary emails and invoicing.
Plus
$29
per user / month, billed monthly ($212 per user billed yearly)
Adds screenshots every 10 minutes, shared workspaces, team dashboard, unlimited projects and integrations.
Premium
$49
per user / month, billed monthly ($360 per user billed yearly)
Adds API access, role-based access, screenshots every 5 minutes, real-time team monitoring and audit logs.
Trying it first
30-day free trial with full access to the chosen plan
Read from chrometa.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
40% off with annual billing
Chrometa's pricing page states a 40% discount for an annual subscription on any plan.
Stated on chrometa.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
5
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Automatic time tracking that sorts desktop activity into billable time. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, time tracking, invoicing, reports.
Web, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, an API on Premium and integrations with Clio, QuickBooks, Xero and others.
- Passive time capture
- Collectors for Mac, Windows and Android log documents, emails, websites and calls without timers.
- Automatic allocation
- Assigns time to clients and projects by keywords, email addresses and phone numbers; AI allocation improves on Plus.
- Daily timesheets
- A generated timesheet is ready each day to review, edit and tag before billing.
- Budgets and alerts
- Sets time and budget alerts for projects, including a warning when billable time is at risk of under-billing.
- Invoicing
- Invoices clients from tracked time, with exports to accounting and practice management tools.
- Team tracking
- Plus and Premium add shared workspaces and a team productivity dashboard, with real-time monitoring on Premium.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Clio
- QuickBooks
- Google Calendar
- Xero
- FreshBooks
- PracticePanther
- Rocket Matter
- Salesforce
Chrometa is made by Chrometa, and has been around since 2007.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/69
Other time tracking apps it is graded above
Chrometa's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 47 of 69) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.70 for the category: 55 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Chrometa’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 69
- DFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 69
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 69
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 69
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 47 of 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 64 time tracking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Chrometa is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Chrometa you could make: time tracking, invoicing and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 53 of the 69 other time tracking apps grade higher. It costs $228 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking, invoicing and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Clio, QuickBooks and Google Calendar among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Chrometa’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Rize, Timely, Memtime, ManicTime and RescueTime
The 5 tools Chrometa is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Rize
Free trial · from $9.99/mo
Automatic time tracker with focus tools and AI reports.
- Only Chrometa lists a web app.
- Only Chrometa lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Rize lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
Timely
Free trial · from $9/mo
- 2.0GPA
Memtime
Free trial · from $14/mo
Automatic desktop time tracker that keeps activity data offline.
- Only Chrometa lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Memtime lists a Linux app.
- Chrometa also covers invoicing.
- 2.4GPA
ManicTime
Free plan · from $7/mo
Automatic time tracker, in the cloud or on your own server.
- ManicTime has a free plan. Chrometa does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Chrometa lists a web app.
- Only ManicTime lists a Linux app.
- 2.8GPA
RescueTime
Free plan · from $7/mo
Automatic time tracking with distraction blocking and timesheets.
- RescueTime has a free plan. Chrometa does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only RescueTime lists a browser extension.
- Chrometa also covers invoicing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Chrometa free?
No, Chrometa is a paid product, but you can try it first. 30-day free trial with full access to the chosen plan.
How much does Chrometa cost?
Chrometa lists 3 plans. Standard: $19 per user / month, billed monthly ($140 per user billed yearly).
What platforms does Chrometa work on?
Chrometa is available on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
Does Chrometa offer any discounts?
Chrometa publicly lists the following: 40% off with annual billing.
Does Chrometa have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Chrometa is listed for Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
Is Chrometa open source?
Chrometa is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Chrometa have an API?
Yes. Chrometa offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Chrometa integrate with?
Chrometa's listing names Clio, QuickBooks, Google Calendar, Xero, FreshBooks, PracticePanther, Rocket Matter and Salesforce.
Who makes Chrometa?
Chrometa is made by a company of the same name. It dates from 2007.
What are the alternatives to Chrometa?
The closest alternatives to Chrometa in our directory are Rize, Timely, Memtime, ManicTime and RescueTime.
How does Chrometa compare with other time tracking apps?
Chrometa's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 12.
Is Chrometa good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Chrometa D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.70 for the category: 55 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Chrometa?
The plain part of Chrometa you could make: time tracking, invoicing and reports.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Chrometa’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Chrometa's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Chrometa. Prices change, so check chrometa.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Chrometa, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/chrometa
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Chrometa’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Chrometa is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Chrometa. Prices and plans change: check chrometa.com before you buy.