Products

Chronoid

Uses AIMCPSkill

Stop rebuilding your invoice from memory

chronoid.app Discord RedditProductivity & Collaboration / Habits, Focus & Time Tracking

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
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
Creators
Nguyen Tuan Vu
No social account linkedCo-created with Vu Nguyen
Launched
19mo ago
2025-04-27 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Oct 2026
Events4 marketing moves

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • 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/mo
  • Launched 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
Show HN
2025-09-02Source
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
Findly.tools
2026-11-02Source
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

GitHub · MCP / Skill

Traffic sources

Oct 2026

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

KeywordMonthly volume
chronoid440
open source alternative to kronos170
best app blocker for mac130
macbook productity apps130
open sources timer sofware for production100

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Lifetime
$74.5/once
All features for one person on 3 Macs
Personal
$49.5/once
Monthly
$15/mo
3 Macs

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

Tracked since 2026-07-30

Key pages

Weekly snapshots
www.chronoid.app/ Snapshot 2026-11-04

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

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

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.5 / 10
Typography
8.0
Color & Contrast
7.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
8.0
Distinctiveness
6.0

Structure

Fonts
system-ui
Primary visual
Product UI Screenshot / Component
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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