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AI-Powered Time Tracking

The time tracker that thinks for you

Rize is an AI productivity tracker that runs in the background and categorizes every hour you work — by client, project, and task. Agencies using Rize recover 20% more billable time because nothing gets forgotten or estimated. No timers to start. No timesheets to fill.

+20%
More billable time recovered
98%
Billing accuracy (Impulse Lab)
0 timers
Nothing to start or stop

How it works

Three steps. Zero effort.

01

Install and forget

Download Rize on Mac or Windows. It runs silently in the background — no setup, no timers to learn.

02

AI categorizes your time

Rize detects which client, project, and task you're working on based on your apps, documents, and calendar. It learns your patterns automatically.

03

See where your time goes

Get accurate daily and weekly reports. Export billable hours by client, share team dashboards, or connect to your invoicing stack via Zapier.

AI vs manual

Why AI tracking wins

Rize (AI)
Manual
Automatic time capture
AI project categorization
No timers to start/stop
Privacy-first (no screenshots)
Varies
Billable hours by client
Automatic
Manual entry
Team dashboards

Under the hood

How AI time tracking works

Rize is the best AI time tracker for agencies and professionals who need automatic, privacy-first time tracking without manual timers. It runs as a lightweight desktop app that reads which application or website is in the foreground — never capturing screenshots, keystrokes, or screen content.

Pattern recognition: Rize's AI learns which apps, websites, and documents belong to which clients and projects. After a short learning period, it automatically tags every work session — including context switches between Figma, Slack, email, and browser tabs.

Focus scoring: Beyond time tracking, Rize measures the quality of your work hours. It distinguishes deep focus blocks from shallow work and meeting time, giving you a daily focus score that manual trackers cannot provide.

Billable accuracy: Agencies using Rize recover 20% more billable time because the AI captures every minute — including the 5-minute Slack conversations and quick email replies that manual timers always miss. Impulse Lab achieved 98% billing accuracy after switching from manual tracking to Rize.

How Rize compares

Rize vs other AI time trackers

Rize
Timely
TimeCamp
Clockify
True automatic tracking
AI project categorization
Partial
Focus & deep work analytics
No screenshots or surveillance
Optional
Optional
Works without manual setup
Team utilization dashboards
Partial
Free plan available
Free trial
Free trial
Starting price
$14.99/mo
$9/user/mo
$3.99/user/mo
Free

Read the full comparisons: Rize vs Toggl · Rize vs Clockify · Rize vs Timely · All comparisons

Built for agencies

AI time tracking for agencies

Agencies lose 15–40% of billable hours to manual time tracking gaps. Designers switch between Figma, Slack, and email dozens of times per day — and every untracked context switch is lost revenue. Rize captures all of it automatically.

With AI time tracking, agency owners get real-time visibility into team utilization, client profitability, and project budgets without asking anyone to fill out a timesheet. The data is more accurate because it comes from actual computer usage, not memory and estimation.

Rize integrates with the tools agencies already use — ClickUp, Asana, Linear, Google Calendar, Slack, and 6,000+ apps via Zapier — so time data flows into your existing project management and invoicing workflows automatically.

“I installed it and forgot about it for two weeks. When I came back, everything was tracked. I could trust the data completely.”
Leonard Roussard
Leonard Roussard

Founder & CEO, Impulse Lab

Frequently Asked Questions

An AI time tracker runs in the background on your computer and uses artificial intelligence to detect which apps, websites, and documents you work in. It automatically categorizes your time by client, project, and task — no manual timers or timesheets required.

Toggl and similar tools require you to start and stop timers manually. Rize tracks time automatically in the background and uses AI to categorize it. Agencies using Rize recover 20% more billable time because nothing gets forgotten or estimated.

No. Rize never takes screenshots, records keystrokes, or captures screen content. It only reads which application or website is in focus to categorize your time. Your privacy is fully protected.

Yes. Rize's AI learns which apps and documents belong to which clients and projects. After a short learning period, it automatically tags time entries so you can see billable hours per client without any manual input.

Rize works on macOS and Windows. It integrates with Google Calendar, Outlook, ClickUp, Linear, Slack, Asana, and 6,000+ apps via Zapier.

An AI productivity tracker monitors how you spend your work hours and uses machine learning to categorize time into focus work, meetings, and context switching. Unlike manual time trackers, it runs passively and gives you data-backed insights into where your productive hours actually go.

Both Rize and Timely offer automatic time tracking, but they differ in key ways. Rize uses AI to categorize time by client and project automatically from day one, includes focus analytics and deep work scoring, and never takes screenshots. Timely requires manual project setup and timeline review before time entries are created. Rize starts at $14.99/month; Timely starts at $9/user/month but lacks focus scoring and productivity insights.

Some tools like Clockify and Jibble offer free time tracking, but they rely on manual timers — not AI. True AI time tracking that automatically detects and categorizes your work requires background processing and machine learning, which free tools typically do not include. Rize offers a free trial so you can test AI-powered automatic tracking before committing.

Yes. AI time tracking is especially valuable for remote teams because it captures every work session without relying on self-reported timesheets. Rize runs on each team member's computer, automatically tracks time by client and project, and gives managers aggregate utilization dashboards — all without surveillance features like screenshots or keystroke logging.

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Stop guessing where your time goes. Let AI track it for you.