RescueTime Reviews

Rescue time has evolved a lot over the years. Along the way, their support and focus on making my workday more efficient have been consistent and outstanding. Lately, my favorite features are -

* New hosted Guided Focus Sessions

* Quick friendly Support

* Ease of use

* Helps block distractions on my laptop and mobile

There is not a lot that I disclike about Rescue Time. That said, some areas for improvement could be -

* Better analytics (the previous platform had more analytics which was better and more interesting but was sacrificed for more flexibility and self-accountability. So really, not all that bad.

* Would like to see better integration between the mobile app and the Windows app, for example, focus times could force the same Android actions automagically. May be a bit much to ask and probably violates 3,001 security protocals.

Rescue Time serves to help me focus on the things that are important. A bit self-learning and a lot taught by my habits, Rescue Time offers a myriad of ways to focus my efforts by blocking distractions, reminding me to get it done, and see how I'm doing with all of that.

I am a computer and mobile lover and use this device for 2 or 3 three hours of continuous use but with the help of Rescue Time I can track my time in every app and that also category what type of software I am using and set a target for a week. Every weekend I get a proper mail regarding how I utilized my time in the previous week and give tips for the next week.

I think if you need to track all your device then please install your software on all your device other wise they don't give proper reports.

It helps me see how much time I spend in the app and software with proper categories that help me to increase my productivity. Much easier to see my weekly progress.

How many times do I spend on which device is best think for me. I easily track my usage and try to overcome unwanted apps or software usage with help of the this software.

It's so easy, you don't have to do anything. Just work and it will track your activity. It is 0 annoying, as they only notify you of really relevant events.

The dashboard could be updated, but other than that, I love it,

Productivity: You can't improve what you don't rrack, and that's what Rescume time does

Absolutely easy to automate tracking 100%. Just configure it once and forget about it. RescueTime can track the titles of the documents in every app (if you choose to enable it) -- so much so, that you can ignore a particular Twitter page, but mark another as productive, and another as distracting. I went Pro several years ago, and continue to use it every day. Gives me the surest way to benchmark my productivity. Automatic triggers can help you save time from distractions (e.g. shut down social media for an hour, after spending more than 10 mins). Daily goals are also nice (Get x hours of writing done, not more than y hours on emails, etc.).

RescueTime has way more features, and use cases than I describe here. So do check it out!

Sometimes, the customisation of categories can be a little restrictive, but there are some tricks to make it work. Deleting time is faster on some pages than others --- a minor quip. Some apps don't play well with RescueTime -- while it's not RT's fault, it's an issue. For instance, I used to be able to log my phone calls before, and separate out work-related and personal calls. Now, I can't do it, thanks to an Android security feature.

RescueTime helps you _exactly_ pinpoint where your time goes! How much time is spent on news, social media, email, serious work, meetings, etc. etc. I use it personally, but I can imagine using it in a team might be fantastic. I haven't explored the features, but I imagine it can be very helpful for managers, even if there is a simplified report of employee productivity (but I imagine employees may not opt in).

By far, the best part of RescueTime is how streamlined and easy it is to use. Painless. Install it, install the browser extensions, then it runs quietly in the background, tracking and capturing data.

Not so much dislike as room for improvement: If RescueTime added in geolocation and/or device tracking, that would provide for more insights into productivity choices.

Do think through your goals for using RescueTime and do check in periodically; a measurement tool is only as good as the user checking it.

I have used RescueTime for several years now for a couple of purposes: First, simply tracking working/productive hours. It is easier for me to look retrospectively using RescueTime's reports to figure out my hours then to try to keep up with it in real-time. Secondly, I use RescueTime to get insights into actual productivity during time blocked work sessions. This is very helpful for helping me improve my focus and performance.

It is simple and straightforward: install it, and start to work. Let it track your activities, and then go to the dashboard and categorize them as you see it, from very productive to very unproductive. It sets some challenges to keep you on track with you time. There is the possibility to set focus time to better productivity, and you can define when will it track your activity on screen, be it on desktop or mobile, and more recently, even space to include your offline activities, when you are away from screen. There is an intersting integration with Google Calendar.

Something that I didn't like was the exportation feature: there are not too many options, and the report comes lacking parts of the information.

Tracking activities. It helps to see what software do you really need to purchase, based on the time you use them. Enables you to see how long you are spending on social media, for example, and based on gamification, set goals for better use of your time.