Stop rebuilding your invoice from memory
chronoid.app Discord RedditProductivity & Collaboration / Habits, Focus & Time Tracking
- Monthly visits
- 27.2K
- Down5.6%MoMOct 2026
- MRR
- $0
- 0.0%30d2026-07-30
- Entry price
- $15/mo
- Higher than 85% of peersNiche median $6/mo
- Launched
- 19mo ago
- 2025-04-27 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions- You had a full day. So where did it go? Chronoid is time tracking that tracks itself. Every app, website and document is recorded as you work, sorted into projects, turned into invoices, and written up as a story of your day. Private by
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Launched on Findly.toolsLaunch
Chronoid — Automatic time tracking for Mac, kept on your Mac
Nov 2 · 12d agoLaunch page
At the time: 27.2K visits/moLaunched on Uneed (#3)Launch
Chronoid — Automatic time tracking and productivity tools
Dec 11, 2025 · 11mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Product HuntLaunch
Automatic time tracking & productivity for macos
Nov 28, 2025 · 12mo agoLaunch page
Launched on LaunchIgniter (3 upvotes · 1 comments)Launch
Chronoid — Automatic time tracking for Mac — private and smart
Nov 17, 2025 · 12mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch
Chronoid – a local Mac time tracker (why I ditched DuckDB for SQLite) — Hi HN, I've been building Chronoid, a native macOS time tracker. It runs in the menu bar and automatically logs apps, windows, and file ac…
Sep 2, 2025 · 15mo agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- Hi HN, I've been building Chronoid, a native macOS time tracker. It runs in the menu bar and automatically logs apps, windows, and file activity using macOS accessibility APIs. Everything is stored locally, no sync or cloud service. At first I tried using DuckDB as the storage engine. It looked promising for analytics, but after ~2 weeks I realized it was ov
- What engineers like:
- Chronoid is an automatic time tracker for Mac. It runs in the menu bar and logs the apps, websites, documents and meetings you work in, so your day is already recorded when you sit down to review it. Rules sort that time into clients and projects automatically. A timeline, stats and Deep Work metrics show where the hours went, and billable time turns into PDF invoices. A website blocker and Pomodoro timer help when focus slips. Your history is stored on your Mac, with no account required. Try every feature free for 7 days, then pay once from $59.
MCP Server & Agent Ecosystem
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct40%
- Organic Search34%
- Referrals11%
- Social6%
- Other10%
Countries
- United States28%
- United Kingdom16%
- India9%
- Germany6%
- Indonesia4%
Search
Domain authority 29Domain registered 2025-05-21
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| chronoid | 440 |
| open source alternative to kronos | 170 |
| best app blocker for mac | 130 |
| macbook productity apps | 130 |
| open sources timer sofware for production | 100 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: start your free 7‑day trial, with every feature included. · 3 paid tiers ($15–$74.5) · Observed 2026-11-03 · Pricing page
Entry price $15/mo, Higher than 85% of peers; “Habits, Focus & Time Tracking” median is $6/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshotsChanges
No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.
Design
Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring headline over large product shot layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“Stop rebuilding your invoice from memory”
Headline Over Large Product Shot hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.
Conversion path: Headline Over Large Product Shot + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Download App / Install Extension
- Pain Relief & Replacement
- Large Hero Product Shot
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 8.0
- Color & Contrast
- 7.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 8.0
- Craft & Polish
- 8.0
- Distinctiveness
- 6.0
Structure
- Fonts
- system-ui
- Hero layout
- Headline Over Large Product Shot
- Primary visual
- Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA
- Download App / Install Extension
- Social proof
- No Explicit Trust Bar
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Airy
- Corners & depth
- Medium Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome
Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #ffffff;
--surface: #242426;
--foreground: #101522;
--muted-foreground: #535d68;
--accent: #0763a8;
--radius: 8px;
--font-heading: "system-ui", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "system-ui", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~69%) · Surface #242426 (~19%) · Text #101522 (~5%) · Muted Text #535D68 (~4%) · Accent #0763A8 (~3%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Headline Over Large Product Shot
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Download App / Install Extension
- Headline hook: Pain Relief & Replacement
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot
- Spatial layout notes: Headline Over Large Product Shot hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring headline over large product shot layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.
## Avoid
- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does Chronoid cost?
- Lifetime: $74.5/once; Personal: $49.5/once; Monthly: $15/mo. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Chronoid get?
- Vaneform estimates 27.2K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is Chronoid and what platforms does it support?
- Chronoid is catalogued under Habits, Focus & Time Tracking: Stop rebuilding your invoice from memory. Supported platforms: MCP Server.
- What is Chronoid's publicly disclosed revenue?
- TrustMRR records verified MRR of $0 observed on 2026-07-30.Source
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