Rize is an AI time tracker for Mac and Windows with focus sessions, a distraction blocker, client reporting and team plans, from $9.99 a month billed yearly. Timecard runs entirely on your Mac for a one-time price, and its limits block until you close the site or make a case for more time.
Timecard
Rize
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Best for: aI time tracking with client reports
Best for: seeing, and limiting, where your Mac day goes
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Timecard is a single payment. Rize is a subscription.
TimecardPay once$5once, for 1 Mac
From Rize's own pages, October 2026.
Over three years
Rize's cheapest paid plan, billed yearly
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 Timecard | R Rize | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking | ||
| Tracks apps automatically | Yes | Yes |
| Tracks websites | Yes, in Safari, Chrome, Arc, Dia, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera and Comet | Yes |
| History | Forever, plus the weeks Screen Time already kept | In your Rize account |
| Privacy | ||
| Account | Not needed | Required |
| Where your data lives | On your Mac, in one local file | Rize's cloud, hosted on AWS |
| Limits | ||
| Limits that block apps and sites | Yes: blocks the tab or covers the app, then asks why | Distraction Blocker, which you can dismiss |
| Beyond tracking | ||
| AI coding usage | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, opencode, Gemini CLI: time, tokens, API value | AI categorisation, not coding-agent usage |
| Daily summary | A timecard printed from the notch every evening | AI insights |
| Teams and client billing | No, it's built for one person | Yes, clients, projects and teams |
| Availability | ||
| Platforms | Mac, macOS 14 or later | Mac, Windows |
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Rize's Distraction Blocker appears with two choices, Thanks for the reminder or This is not a distraction. When a Timecard limit runs out, the tab goes blank or the app is covered until you close it or explain why you need more time.
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Rize needs an account and stores data on AWS, encrypted. Timecard has no account and keeps everything in one file on your Mac.
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Rize starts at $9.99 a month billed yearly. Timecard is a one-time licence.
For most people on a Mac, Timecard: it tracks every app and website automatically, keeps the data on your Mac, blocks apps and sites when a daily limit runs out, tracks AI coding usage, and costs one payment with no account. Rize is still the better fit if you're on Windows, or need client and project reporting.
Timecard is a one-time purchase for Mac with automatic tracking, daily limits that block and AI coding usage, and no account.
On macOS 26, Apple Intelligence on your Mac writes the daily brief, answers questions about your time and decides requests for more time. Nothing is sent to a server.
No, Timecard is Mac only. Rize supports Mac and Windows.
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