Time Sink
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Time Sink, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Time Sink's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Time Sink license | $5 a month | At least 1 year of updates · License valid forever |
| Time Sink | $5, paid once | Includes at least 1 year of updates · license valid forever |
The facts
Each one read from Time Sink's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Ad hoc timers
- Users can start timers for non-Mac activities, and Time Sink can create timers automatically when the user becomes idle and starts working again.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Automatic tracking
- It automatically tracks time spent in macOS apps and their associated windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data export
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Export
- Users can export activity data to text files for analysis in other apps.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The maker says Time Sink polls apps and windows twice a second, which can use CPU; lowering the sampling rate may cause missed tracking when switching apps rapidly.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pools
- Pools group related windows and apps, and can be created by dragging an app or window into the Pools section.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says Time Sink is sandboxed and stores usage-tracking records in its app container on the user's Mac.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Processor support
- The maker says Time Sink 2.2 is a universal app that runs natively on Apple silicon and Intel processors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Project tracking
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Time Sink tracks activity on a Mac and reports what the user worked on during the day.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Reports
- Time Sink provides an Activity Report with selectable time periods and three visual themes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Screenshots
- The app can optionally save screenshots at a chosen interval, and the screenshot feature is disabled by default.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can request support by opening a ticket, using Discord, or emailing the maker.checked 11 Oct 2026
- System requirement
- Time Sink 2.2.4 requires macOS 10.9 Mavericks or newer.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser tracking
- Time Sink relies on window titles, and the maker's FAQ describes Chrome and Firefox extensions as a way to add site-specific information to titles; it says it is unaware of a similar Safari plugin.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Beaverton, Oregon, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
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