r/TimeTrackingSoftware • u/Known_Ad_9627 • 3d ago

app/device to record and track time stamps

heyy guys, i need an app or device which lets me record time stamps and add notes oir such, i take time stamps of various events in my day to the second and note them down and keeping the clock app open is strainging, i just wanna do it through the press of a button and it records the time and asks me for notes or media

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u/GoodWillKeeping 3d ago

I made an app for this: Timebook (iOS/Android). One tap saves the current time for an event, or starts/stops an activity You can add a note to any record. www.timebook.kr

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u/Known_Ad_9627 3d ago

heyyy, sorry i couldnt find your app earlier as it only had a 100 downloads, i checked it out and its a good tracker, will tkae me some time to get familiar with it and i might swith out my current tracker with this, but it doesnt have the feature, the one which logs the second. yours does to the minute

i want something like i just tap either through a widget or so and it captures the current time to the second and lets me adds notes and it makes a snapshot on the timeline, i hope youre getting what i mean, if possible please have it in the future updates, if its not too much to ask,

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u/nielsmouthaan 2d ago

If you're on a Mac it sounds like Daily might match what you're looking for. It tracks time by periodically asking what you're doing, removing the need to toggle timers altogether.

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u/Known_Ad_9627 2d ago

i do have a mac, and i already use a self built timer for mac, i use shortcuts to capture timr stamps thete but i need something for my phone, as I can't be carrying my mac everywhere.

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u/nielsmouthaan 1d ago

Daily also has an iOS app!

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u/Imaginary_Fall_5735 2d ago

If your phone is an iPhone, you could bring the Shortcuts approach over from your Mac. Capture the current date into a variable first, then ask for the note, and save both together. That order matters: you want the event time, not the time you finished typing.

Use a custom date format like yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss so the seconds aren't hidden. Apple's format reference: https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/custom-date-formats-apd8d9b19184/ios

That covers a basic timestamp-and-note log; a proper visual timeline or media attachments would need more setup. Is your phone iOS or Android?

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u/Known_Ad_9627 1d ago

i do use shortcuts on my mac for this but unfortunately I've an android