# RescueTime

> Automatic time tracking with distraction blocking and timesheets

RescueTime records the time spent in apps and websites in the background, with no timers to start, and turns it into reports and productivity scores. It is sold as two parts: Focus, which adds goals, alerts and sessions that block distracting sites and apps, and Timesheets, which assigns tracked activity to clients, projects and tasks for billing. Both come in versions for individuals and for teams.

- **Category:** Time Tracking
- **Made by:** RescueTime
- **Website:** https://www.rescuetime.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

RescueTime has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7 per month, billed annually ($84).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Lite plan: automatic app and website tracking, activity reports, weekly summaries and 1 goal, with 2 weeks of report history. No Focus Sessions, alerts, offline time or iOS app.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial on all paid plans; no payment is charged until the trial ends.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lite | $0 | Automatic tracking, activity reports, weekly summaries and 1 goal, limited to 2 weeks of report history. |
| Solo | $7 per month, billed annually ($84); $9 billed monthly | Focus features for individuals: Focus Sessions, unlimited goals and alerts, offline time, detailed reports and unlimited history. |
| Team | $10 per user / month, billed annually ($120); $12 billed monthly | Focus features for teams, with team and individual reports, key tools, shared categories and role-based access. |
| Solo+ | $12 per month, billed annually ($144); $15 billed monthly | Solo plus Timesheets for individuals: timeline, clients, projects and tasks, billable rates, project goals and exports. |
| Team+ | $16 per user / month, billed annually ($192); $18 billed monthly | Team plus Timesheets: shared clients, projects and tasks, a team weekly calendar view and billable rates. |

Read from https://www.rescuetime.com/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with RescueTime before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower monthly rate on annual plans** (Annual discount): Annual plans cost less per month than monthly ones: Solo is $84 a year ($7 a month) against $9 month to month, about 22% less, and Team+ is $16 against $18 per user. Source: https://www.rescuetime.com/pricing

## Key features

- **Automatic activity tracking:** Logs time in apps and websites without timers. Idle detection prompts you to record offline work, and tracking can be paused or limited to a work schedule.
- **Focus Sessions:** Blocks distracting sites and apps for a set period on paid plans. Connecting Slack mutes notifications during a session, and Spotify can start a focus playlist.
- **Goals and alerts:** Set goals for how time is spent, a daily target for focused time, and alerts that fire as you work. Lite allows 1 goal and has no alerts.
- **Reports and productivity scores:** Breaks time down by app, website and category with daily, weekly or monthly productivity scores. Paid plans keep unlimited history; Lite shows 2 weeks.
- **Timesheets:** Solo+ and Team+ add a timeline with suggestions for which client, project or task each activity belongs to, plus billable rates, time rounding and CSV or Excel export.
- **Team reporting:** Team plans add aggregated reports on chosen key tools, categories and daily patterns, with owner, admin, manager and member roles controlling who sees what.

## Good for

- People who want to see where computer time goes without running timers
- Blocking distracting sites and apps during set focus periods
- Freelancers who want timesheets filled in from tracked activity
- Teams that want aggregated reports on tools and focus trends

## Worth knowing

- The free Lite plan keeps 2 weeks of history and 1 goal, with no Focus Sessions, alerts or offline time.
- The iOS app is not available on the Lite plan.
- Timesheets, clients, projects and billable rates need Solo+ or Team+.
- The supported systems list covers Windows, macOS, iOS and Android; Linux is not on it.

## Works with

Gmail, Outlook, Asana, Slack, GitHub, Spotify, Exist.io, Beeminder

**Tags:** Time tracking, Site & app blocker, Goals, Reports, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Rize](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rize): Automatic time tracker with focus tools and AI reports. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rescuetime-vs-rize)
- [Timing](https://toolgpa.com/tools/timing): Automatic time tracking for Mac with no timers to start. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rescuetime-vs-timing)
- [ActivityWatch](https://toolgpa.com/tools/activitywatch): Free, open-source automatic time tracker that keeps data local. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/activitywatch-vs-rescuetime)
- [ManicTime](https://toolgpa.com/tools/manictime): Automatic time tracker, in the cloud or on your own server. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/manictime-vs-rescuetime)
- [Timely](https://toolgpa.com/tools/timely): Automatic time tracking with AI-drafted timesheets for teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rescuetime-vs-timely)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.rescuetime.com/pricing
- https://www.rescuetime.com
- https://www.rescuetime.com/features
- https://help.rescuetime.com/article/81-what-are-the-differences-between-premium-and-lite-accounts
- https://help.rescuetime.com/article/56-what-operating-systems-does-rescuetime-support
- https://help.rescuetime.com/article/453-rescuetime-browser-tracking-supported-browsers-and-setup
- https://www.rescuetime.com/rtx/developers

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