Screenshots: Five great Android apps for tracking your time on the go
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Introduction
Introduction
One of the most pressing issues with freelance IT support,rnone-person shops, or just about any type of client-based business is trackingrntime. You go out on a run, do a job, and hope you’ve retained reliable recordsrnof billable time spent.
This is easy if you’re in the office all the time or yournhave someone watching over you every step of the way. But when you’re on yourrnown, you need a bit of help to maintain order for your business. That’s whererntime management apps come in to play.
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Time Meter Time Sheet
Time Meter Time Sheet
Time Meter Time Sheet is incredibly well donernand makes it easy to track time for a task. You simply open the app, type arntask description, select a tag/category, and tap Start. Once you start trackingrnthe task, you can pause it, stop it, share it, add a reminder, and add a note.rnTime Meter Time Sheet has made it so simple, you don’t even have to set uprncategories. Just add them as you go and the app saves them for later use.
Time Meter Time Sheet
Time Meter Time Sheet
The app also saves recent tasks for quick recall and use.rnYou can even do remote backups to Google Drive, Dropbox, Yandex Disk, etc.). Ifrnyou want more detail (or you need to manually enter time) just tap the + buttonrnon the main page and enter the information from the Time Meter page. You’llrnalso find a handy data exploration tool, where you can get a rundown of yourrntime spent. Time Meter Time Sheet is free and does not include intrusive ads.
Time It
Time It
Time It keeps it simple… when you fullyrnunderstand how to use it. Once you grasp how to make use of Time It, it reallyrnis quite straightforward. Tap the Start button on the main page and do yourrnthing. Once you’ve completed a task, tap the stop button on the timing screenrnand then (on the resulting window) tap Unselected to add a category, add arncomment (if applicable), and tap Save. You can then tap the Feed button torncheck all your recorded time in feed form or tap Stats to get a graph of therntime you’ve recorded.
Time It
Time It
You can add your own categories or edit the order in whichrnthey appear in the drop-down by tapping the Settings icon (gear in the top-rightrncorner of the main window) and then tapping Category. Once in the Categoryrnwindow, long-press a category and then, when the line appears below it, drag itrnto alter the order. Time It is free and includes no intrusive ads.
TimeTune Schedule Planner
TimeTune Schedule Planner
To really make this tool work for business, considerrncreating a routine for each client you have. Once you’ve created a routine forrneach, you’ll have a much more accurate representation of what you’re doing andrnfor whom. The only caveat to using TimeTune is that it’s not a “stop/start”rntype of time tracker. You must manually set the time worked for each routinern(or client). TimeTune is free, but it does include ads.
Toggl
Toggl
With the free app you can track up to five teams withrnunlimited projects. If you upgrade to the Pro version you gain billable rates,rntime estimates, subprojects, and more. The Business version of the app addsrnteam reminders, scheduled reports, lock timesheets, runtime audits, andrnpriority support. The Pro version is $5 USD per user/per month. The businessrnversion is $49 USD per user per month (billed annually versus $59 USD per user/perrnmonth billed monthly).
Timesheet
Timesheet
Although the free version does offer lots of features, you’llrnrun into certain options you must purchase (such as export/send reports as HTML,rnCSV, or Excel documents). The export feature is $7.99 USD but the price forrneach feature varies. The charts feature is somewhat rudimentary, but it doesrngive you an idea of total time and billable hours.
