Screenshots: Five great Android apps for tracking your time on the go

Introduction

One of the most pressing issues with freelance IT support,\r\none-person shops, or just about any type of client-based business is tracking\r\ntime. You go out on a run, do a job, and hope you’ve retained reliable records\r\nof billable time spent.

This is easy if you’re in the office all the time or you\r\nhave someone watching over you every step of the way. But when you’re on your\r\nown, you need a bit of help to maintain order for your business. That’s where\r\ntime management apps come in to play.

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Time Meter Time Sheet

Time Meter Time Sheet is incredibly well done\r\nand makes it easy to track time for a task. You simply open the app, type a\r\ntask description, select a tag/category, and tap Start. Once you start tracking\r\nthe task, you can pause it, stop it, share it, add a reminder, and add a note.\r\nTime Meter Time Sheet has made it so simple, you don’t even have to set up\r\ncategories. Just add them as you go and the app saves them for later use.

Time Meter Time Sheet

The app also saves recent tasks for quick recall and use.\r\nYou can even do remote backups to Google Drive, Dropbox, Yandex Disk, etc.). If\r\nyou want more detail (or you need to manually enter time) just tap the + button\r\non the main page and enter the information from the Time Meter page. You’ll\r\nalso find a handy data exploration tool, where you can get a rundown of your\r\ntime spent. Time Meter Time Sheet is free and does not include intrusive ads.

Time It

Time It keeps it simple… when you fully\r\nunderstand how to use it. Once you grasp how to make use of Time It, it really\r\nis quite straightforward. Tap the Start button on the main page and do your\r\nthing. Once you’ve completed a task, tap the stop button on the timing screen\r\nand then (on the resulting window) tap Unselected to add a category, add a\r\ncomment (if applicable), and tap Save. You can then tap the Feed button to\r\ncheck all your recorded time in feed form or tap Stats to get a graph of the\r\ntime you’ve recorded.

Time It

You can add your own categories or edit the order in which\r\nthey appear in the drop-down by tapping the Settings icon (gear in the top-right\r\ncorner of the main window) and then tapping Category. Once in the Category\r\nwindow, long-press a category and then, when the line appears below it, drag it\r\nto alter the order. Time It is free and includes no intrusive ads.

TimeTune Schedule Planner

To really make this tool work for business, consider\r\ncreating a routine for each client you have. Once you’ve created a routine for\r\neach, you’ll have a much more accurate representation of what you’re doing and\r\nfor whom. The only caveat to using TimeTune is that it’s not a “stop/start”\r\ntype of time tracker. You must manually set the time worked for each routine\r\n(or client). TimeTune is free, but it does include ads.

Toggl

With the free app you can track up to five teams with\r\nunlimited projects. If you upgrade to the Pro version you gain billable rates,\r\ntime estimates, subprojects, and more. The Business version of the app adds\r\nteam reminders, scheduled reports, lock timesheets, runtime audits, and\r\npriority support. The Pro version is $5 USD per user/per month. The business\r\nversion is $49 USD per user per month (billed annually versus $59 USD per user/per\r\nmonth billed monthly).

Timesheet

Although the free version does offer lots of features, you’ll\r\nrun into certain options you must purchase (such as export/send reports as HTML,\r\nCSV, or Excel documents). The export feature is $7.99 USD but the price for\r\neach feature varies. The charts feature is somewhat rudimentary, but it does\r\ngive you an idea of total time and billable hours.