# Chrometa Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Chrometa the right Time Tracking solution for you? Explore 57 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/100908/Chrometa/reviews --- Chrometa 4.3 (57) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/100908/Chrometa/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Chrometa Ease of use 4.2 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MN Martha N Film making trainerEntertainment, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The product is easy to use and makes the user stay informed, spending less time on tedious payroll and admin tasks.“ January 16, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 57 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Kathy E. Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Relaxation plus more billable hours" July 28, 2016 5.0 I use Chrometa for Mac. It has truly changed my life as a personal historian (I write people’s memoirs and biographies for their families). Keeping track of time with online or desktop timers was useless because I so often forgot to start or stop the timer. I am frequently interrupted, so it was very hard to be accurate with time. However, this app captures everything I do for my clients and even codes it to the proper job. The only thing I have to code myself is websites, which is easy to do in the Timeline view. Today I guessed that I’d done about two hours work for a client, but Chrometa said three and a half. It’s really a godsend. It allows me to concentrate on my work, knowing Chrometa is keeping time, so I’m more relaxed as well as charging more truly for hours worked. You can have Chrometa record the exact number of minutes you work, or have it round to six or fifteen minute increments, etc. I use the one minute because Chrometa always rounds up. I wish there was an option to use the mathematical rules of rounding rather than always rounding up. Otherwise, I love it and it’s more than worth the cost. A tremendous support for anyone who needs to keep track of time by job or by client. Just excellent. Kathy E, St. Louis Pros Relaxing: you don't have to worry about keeping track of time because Chrometa does an excellent job of that. Cons When rounding increments of time, Chrometa always rounds up. I'm not comfortable with this because it could result in overcharging clients, so I have it set to record exact number of minutes. I wish they had an option that would use the mathematical rules of rounding. Review Source Branka W. Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I tried them all...." February 25, 2017 5.0 I tried almost all time tracking apps that are available this days. Did my research, tested them for couple of days... Some of them are way too complicated, and are more for big firms..and some do not have features I need. I have been with Chrometa over 2 years and no plans to change. I am graphic designer, have my own business, and heavily rely on time tracking for my billing. Sometimes I work on couple of projects at the same time, and this app tracks them all. Tracks all my meetings, phone calls, consultations, all the software I use and time that I spend reading and writing the emails... and all in the background. It reminds me when I come back from the meeting to log in time... tracks my personal time.... breaks, lunches.. lets me decide are they business related or just a simple break. The best part is... the company listen to their users and constantly improve and add new features. Customer service is impeccable, and just a click away. A real person, dedicated to help you, no matter how "strange" the question is. Pros Intuitive, Easy to use, Great Customer Service, Affordable. Cons I can't think of any... the app does what I am paying for. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Customer Success Manager Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy-to-use software with great support staff " December 10, 2017 3.0 Pros It's easy to get it up and and running and flexible enough to allow you to manage time tracking for a whole team. Cons It's a bit clunky and often very slow which means that it's hard to know if your time was properly tracked or not. Searching for tasks/assignments isn't very good either. UI is not that great either. Review Source Charity L. Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Most accurate and efficient way to track my time" February 14, 2017 5.0 With Chrometa installed on my computer, my hours are automatically being logged. I don't have to tell it to start recording or remember when I started and when I stopped- it's already working in the background while I work. All I have to do is review the entries and categorize them to the appropriate task or client. Whether it's online, working on a document, or on my phone, it's all there. Pros I don't have to think about how much time I'm spending on something- with Chrometa, I know. It's the only browser history tracker I've found that also tells you how much time you spent on what website, but it also logs phone activity and computer activity. Time can be tracked, categorized, downloaded, and even billed using Chrometa. Once it's installed, you just go to work- no need to turn anything on or activate it when you need to track something. Cons There is a bit of a delay on tracking so you have to come back to Chrometa a few hours later sometimes to categorize something to the appropriate client or task. They have Rules which is an auto-tagging feature that can help with this but if you use the same apps/tools for a lot of different clients, then you can't really take advantage of this feature for most things. Also, the Tasks and Annotations still don't quite make sense to me, but they're supposed to be a way for you to tag and categorize things. I need to research it more, but I think those features were originally designed for attorneys, which is probably why they don't make sense to me. Review Source Kirk B. Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Member for 7 years !! Still use it" June 14, 2017 5.0 Pros Prior to Chrometa I must have tried dozens of applications in the quest for a user friendly, intuitive and painless way to track my professional time. Program works in the background, no need to start and stop time on various events. If I am away from my computer(s) for a period of time a pop-up is waiting for me to track time away. Feature rich and continues to improve year after year. Cons Chrometa's iPhone App requires punching in and out before and after phone calls. As a result I find this a bit cumbersome. Review Source David M. Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Passive Capture Meets Expectations" March 31, 2017 4.0 Pros Chrometa actually works. As promised it monitors your desktop and phone and when you are ready to log in to Chrometa, all the work you have done appears in lists ready to be assigned to each matter. I had imported my list of current clients and matter names and so it was just a matter of 'Moving to Project' each of the transactions that were saved. The outlook emails, webpages, word docs, adobe pdfs and other work were easy to assign. The keyword search improved this experience. I was pleasantly surprised to see how busy I have been, and seeing the occasional distractions listed also motivated me to stay on task. Cons There were a large number of 'windows' transactions that are neither billable- nor particularly intelligible. The outlook emails only show the Subject line. The Skype entries do not indicate to whom the calls were made or received. Documents, Notepad, etc, are listed using the saved name of the document. This is not always clear. Having to Move to Project - the first week or first month is fairly labor intensive. I think I should have been assigning the project name every day. Live and Learn! Review Source Noham L. Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Chrometa !" January 2, 2017 4.0 We just switch for Chrometa and really enjoyed the app! We definitely recommend it to companies that need to identify where staff/managing director spend theirs time. You will also be able to identify time well spent and wasted. Yet, to be 2017 dream app Chrometa needs some improvement on the invoicing and project part. Integration with Quickbooks online is much appreciated. We will definitely write a few words on Chrometa to our blog! Pros \- Effortless time tracking = it collects automatically your computer activity - one of the only app that tracks your phone calls on android (ie: Apple still block these type of tracking ); - Rules = many works when setting up the app = no more data entry after a few time as almost everything is automated! Cons \- can't enter the budget amount for a project - invoicing - yearly export have to be requested Review Source Kristi B. Law Practice Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great time capture app" June 23, 2016 4.0 I use Chrometa to track my time and create entries which I turn into billing records and invoices in Quickbooks desktop. The integration is a little awkward, but the tracking is very helpful. Overall I find this an excellent tool for my solo law practice. Pros Very affordable, simple to use and tracks well. It even tracks my time in Word Perfect documents, which is something I've found unavailable in other software. Cons It's not very smoothly integrated into Quickbooks desktop, and I prefer to keep my billing in that program. Review Source Jahiezer I. Desarrollador Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The production sees improved by using this app" June 29, 2018 4.0 it help me to improved in my business and make me more efficient Pros At first i used in my personal computer to see how it works, and i love it. by getting the info of all the time you pass into any thing when you work help to improve my performance Cons Only works in microsoft, i would like to work with other system like Linux because my company we use more linux. And the UI has to improve, is not the easiest app to understand Review Source Jennifer E. Owner E-Learning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great way to recapture "lost" time!" July 25, 2016 4.0 Out of everyone on our team, I've been the worst about remembering to track my time... Chrometa has remedied that... Rules teach it how to categorize work to clients and projects, and now I know exactly how much time I'm spending on each project for each client, instead of just trying to remember. Pros Captures every moment of your work, along with enough details to be able to categorize it. Cons UI needs some work to help make it a bit more intuitive. Review Source DG David G. CEO Used the software for: ### "Chrometa is a must for any lawyer/ Auto time keeping makes billing a breeze." November 28, 2009 5.0 Chrometa is a must for any lawyer. It is simple, powerful and easy to use. It is scary how much time lawyers forget to bill or fail to realize. Chrometa solves this problem and pays for itself within hours. Pros Automatically tracks what you do on your computer, making tracking your time and figuring out what you did all day a breeze. Simple, clean, intuitive interface. Powerful Excel export feature allows you to export your time and easily enter it into a billing system. The software also allows you to sort by client and matter number and add new ones, making it very easily to sort your time in an efficient manner. The software also handles away time by allowing you to manually enter time entries for phone calls and meetings. Support is friendly, a phone call away and the tech guys there will walk you through anything. Chrometa is a lifesaver. Cons There isn't really a way to modify the length of time for the automatic tracking. Also, an interface with my phone system would be great Review Source Anne W. Law Practice Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Wonderful App!" September 6, 2015 5.0 I was always hesitant to use Chrometa due to the price, but then I figured all of the other programs I had pieced together to accomplish some of the same things. The best features are the Android app (finally I can catch and bill for text messages) and the Outlook add-in - I spend 60% to 80% of my day in email, and I was losing so much income because I would get frustrated figuring my time, and just bill clients a tenth of an hour no matter how much time I would spend emailing them. Pros Integrations with a number of programs, ability to further automate by setting rules Cons None that I have found! Review Source JCD Jasmine Clea D. Producer Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Nothing left untracked!" August 15, 2016 5.0 Chrometa is awesome because it tracks everything. Keep it on 24/7 and you can see where your business hours AND your personal time goes. My only issue with Chrometa is that when I go through my time tracking and classify time it does take a while. But I'm sure that I were to use it several times a week rather than once per week this would be a less time consuming process. Pros Captures all computer activities Many helpful video tutorials Cons Lengthy/complicated to sort time into categories Review Source Lauren L. Attorney Law Practice Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very helpful!" March 24, 2016 4.0 I use Chrometa to help keep track of my time in my law practice. It's often easy to move on to another task and forget to start or stop a time tracker. Chrometa is great because it works in the background and keeps track of the time I spent automatically. I simply go through the time entries at the end of the day, notate them, and export them into my case management software. Makes time tracking much easier and must less of a pain. Review Source LH Leonarda H. Nurse Farming Used the software for: ### "easy to use, functional" July 5, 2017 5.0 Now i can spend more time with my family and friends. Pros It's very functional and easy to use. I really like the sistem and I can use it on my PC and smartphone. Cons Maybe the price may be smaller but it is absolutely worth it. Also, many people do not know about that app. Review Source RG Rain G. Founder Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "One of the best time tracking softwares. It tracks everything you do in the background." July 25, 2017 5.0 Pros Tracks all activity while using your computer Can track away time as well so long as you use this feature Cons There isn't really a way to modify the length of time for the automatic tracking. Also, an interface with my phone system would be great Review Source EO Emeka O. Student Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "My experience has been great so far. I hope I will learn to use it even better." June 30, 2017 5.0 I like the fact that I'm able to share my views and help others! Pros It is extremely unique and easy to use. It saves me a lot of stress knowing that I could learn to use my time wisely! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Photo Specialist Automotive Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "very highlighting" July 30, 2019 3.0 Pros it performs daily backups which can be archived up to 18 months. it also has team tracking which can track individual team members. Cons there is no way to import data. monthly prices are a little high Review Source BD Brahm D. Lawyer Legal Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Not great, but still the best passive time tracking system for now" August 22, 2018 4.0 I've compared Chrometa to several other passive time tracking systems: Timetracker by Openhour, Timely, Time Camp, and a couple others... Other systems are more suited to monitoring employee productivity than tracking billable time. Chrometa is still the best passive time tracking system if you are looking to track and bill for hourly work. Especially if you are using CLIO. However, functionality and stability fundamentals of the desktop app seem to be taking a backseat to fancy new features like Android apps for your mobile device. Pros Old interface is intuitive interface and efficient for quickly categorizing automatically recorded time between a large number of projects. The initial one hour orientation by phone with human was top quality. Integration with CLIO worked well. Cons The desktop app is poor. It freezes and stops recording time without any notification that it has stopped working, though this happens less frequently if you regularly restart windows. Time recorded on the desktop app uploads once per hour, and the app's "Upload Now" function stopped working in 2017, and has not been fixed. This means you cannot annotate your time description when you finish a task; you have to wait an hour before you can categorize and annotate your time descriptions. Live support during business hours was cancelled. Integration with Quickbooks Online works for downloading customers from QBO, but not for uploading time. Chrometa & QBO support staff blamed each other. New interface is hard to read: too many font colours, and not enough white space. When I started using Chrometa the new interface was already out, but I switched to their legacy interface because it was easier on the eyes, even though the old interface lacks features that are only available in the new interface. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy and quick to go back and tag your jobs" July 28, 2016 4.0 I was using another Time/App Tracking software package (Time Tracker by Open Hour) for more than a year, and while it originally appeared to fill my needs, it sometimes didn't record the exact name of the file I was working on (only the name of the software), so I had to do some guess work on which job was which. ... An almost impossible task to do a week later. And it took forever to refresh and update the data, so I was pulling my hair out at how much unbillable time I was spending on this task. Arghhh!! After a month's trial, I'm convinced Chrometa has solved these pain points - it shows the file name worked on and you can set rules for key words for regular jobs so it automatically tags them. Plus it's so much quicker to tag and tally your work (even a week later!). So now I've got more time available to work on billable jobs! The big win though is that it ensures you charge for the time that never got recorded properly previously - like individual emails being written for a job or research online on a website. So much of this was not traceable, so very difficult to account for and bill on to a client. So it usually wasn't. The other surprise was when I originally installed the software it wasn't recording properly. Tech support responded reasonably quickly, arranged a time to connect (via email) and once agreed on, I got to speak with a tech (via the screen sharing interface) as we changed the setting together on my screen to make everything work seamlessly. He was in London, I'm in Australia. I was pretty impressed with process. Gave me lots of peace of mind that if I have another problem down the track, they'll be there to help me. Pros Tracks all files and apps used. Quick and easy to tag all jobs and activities. Prompts you to log 'away time' when the computer is idle (phone calls, meetings, lunch) Cons I found it difficult moving from a calendar-based interface to a list-type... but after a couple of weeks that passed. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Graphic Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Work less & earn more" June 14, 2017 5.0 Pros Chrometa is great because it tracks automatically in the background. You just do what you have to do. At the end of your daily routine you assign what you did to jobs/projects. It's a question of 2-5 minutes and you're done. And oh boy: every minute is recorded, you don't have to figure out when you did what and how long. You have it EXACT... no guessing, no hassle. And as you know precisely what you did and when you did it, you bill every single minute. Which means you earn more, and possibly have to work less to still get your usual payday. Cons It's a pitty that there is no possibility to add third party costs of a project. Would come very handy as the tool allows to generate bills. But as I'm not able to include third party costs I have as a freelancer (suppliers, project partners etc.) it's not the one-stop-shop. You need a moment to get used to the UI, but when you use it on a daily basis that's a snap... Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Digital marketer, social media manager and writer Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Set it and forget it timekeeping" June 15, 2017 5.0 Pros I work with multiple clients and need to track my work for each. Chrometa tracks everything I do on all my work-related computers and devices. When I work on my laptop, I can later be on my desktop viewing Chrometa. There, it'll show the time I spent on my laptop by activity or a summary for each device. Sometimes I get wrapped up in what I'm doing that I'd forget to note the time when I start doing work for a client. Chrometa saves my behind as it shows the time I started. I've tried timers, but ended up forgetting to turn them on or off. I've yet to find anything that works better than this. I went to look up how long I've been using Chrometa. It's been seven years! I think that speaks volumes. Review Source SS SHASHWAT S. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Manage Time better than anything." May 3, 2019 5.0 It is very good concept of saving time. The part where we can see the automatic time is awesome and way it handles it is good. Pros Chrometa helps you see the time spent in almost every item be it on your Mac or on your mobile phone. Some of its areas includes MS office, Google Chrome, Gmail, android application and even on various local apps. You can then analyze, prioritize or cut out unnecessary time spent accordingly. You can even export time and use it for various purposes like billing. It is very useful to people like me who likes managing and keeping track of every second to make each day more productive. Being an automatic updated app, it is very accurate in itself Cons 1\. Billing is not directly handled using this app. 2. It is lengthy and time taking thing to analyze time spent on various apps. It could have used some features like Machine learning where it would have analyzed the time itself and given the recommendation of its own. 3. However easy it is, there is some lagging in the user interface. The interface seems like old fashioned. People who are not bothered with the appearance are good to go. Those who like a better interface should expect some more. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Know where you're spending your time!" June 15, 2017 4.0 Pros I love the fact that Chrometa captures every second of your time usage and indicates the what programs/websites you're using. The reports are also extremely helpful to see where most of your time is going. Cons The website links recorded for your time on Facebook are often general and don't really tell you exactly where you've been or what you've been doing - I'd love to see more specificity. Review Source MS Michael S. Operations Manager Law Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Time Tracking Software" January 24, 2017 5.0 One of the best time tracking softwares. It tracks everything you do in the background. Great for taking activity while working on your computer or tracking time for when you arrive or leave the office or miscellaneous away time. If you use it consistently it is great for making sure that you never miss another billable hour again. Pros Tracks all activity while using your computer Can track away time as well so long as you use this feature Cons Away time must be consistently tracked in order to keep it accurate Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.