Hikage
Hikage is a macOS app that records app and website activity locally so users can review a timeline of their usage.
What Hikage is
Hikage is a macOS app that records app and website activity locally so users can review a timeline of their usage. It captures app switches in the background and estimates screen time using keyboard and mouse activity, playback status, and sleep state. Statistics include daily, monthly, per-app, sunburst, treemap, and app-stream views, alongside a relationship graph of app switches. Supported browsers include Safari, Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Brave, Opera, Arc, and Firefox; website records normally contain the hostname, browser, time, and private-browsing status rather than full URLs. Hikage also offers categories, customizable statistics, reminders, and optional Apple Calendar event creation with permission. The Free plan costs nothing and includes local recording, export, iCloud Backup, daily statistics, and per-app statistics. The Personal Perpetual License costs $9, paid once and includes all features, future updates, and activation on two Macs. A personal license normally allows up to two devices and cannot be shared. Activity data, backups, and exports have no additional application-layer encryption. Hikage is intended for personal activity review, not attendance, billing, medical, safety, or evidentiary use.
Good
- Records app and website usage locally
- Provides daily, monthly, and per-app statistics
- Supports eight listed browsers
- Free plan includes data export and iCloud Backup
- Offers focus, standing, and time-limit reminders
Watch out
- Available only on macOS
- No additional application-layer encryption for databases, backups, or exports
- Personal license cannot be shared
- Not intended for attendance, billing, medical, safety, or evidence use
Who it suits
Hikage suits macOS users who want to review their app and website activity locally, organize usage statistics, and optionally create calendar event candidates. It is intended for personal review rather than attendance, billing, medical, safety, or evidence workflows.
Verdict
Hikage combines local activity logging with several ways to inspect and organize usage, plus optional reminders and calendar events. Consider its macOS-only availability, personal-use scope, and data-protection limits before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Hikage's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Record app and website usage locally · Data Export and iCloud Backup · Daily Statistics · Per-App Statistics |
| Personal Perpetual License | $9, paid once | All Hikage features · Future Feature and Version Updates · Activate on 2 Macs · One-time purchase |
The facts
Each one read from Hikage's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automatic recording
- Hikage records app switches in the background without manual timing.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Away detection
- Hikage combines keyboard and mouse activity, playback status, and sleep state to estimate actual screen time.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Calendar integration
- Hikage can generate calendar event candidates from activity records and write them to Apple Calendar with permission.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can create categories and subcategories, merge or exclude statistics items, and customize statistics layouts.checked 1 Oct 2026
- License limit
- A personal license normally permits activation on up to two devices and cannot be shared with family members, colleagues, or teams.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Hikage does not record actual keystrokes, typed text, pointer coordinates, clipboard contents, window titles, screen images, or media titles.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Product limitation
- Hikage is a personal activity-review tool and is not an attendance, billing, medical, safety, or evidence system.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Hikage records app and website activity locally so users can review their usage timeline.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Relationship graph
- Hikage combines app switch counts with each app’s share of switches in a relationship graph.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Local activity databases, backups, and exports have no additional Hikage application-layer encryption, and CSV and JSON exports are directly readable text.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Statistics
- Hikage provides daily, monthly, per-app, sunburst, treemap, and app-stream statistics.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Hikage provides support through [email protected] for problems, feature suggestions, purchases, activation, and other feedback.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Usage reminders
- Hikage can remind users when a focus session ends, it is time to stand, or a time limit is reached.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Website data
- For enabled browsers, Hikage normally saves only the hostname, browser identity, time, and private-browsing status rather than complete URLs.checked 1 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- Website recording supports Safari, Google Chrome, Chromium, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, Arc, and Firefox.checked 1 Oct 2026
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