# Page 5 | RescueTime Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is RescueTime the right Time Tracking solution for you? Explore 141 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/103317/RescueTime/reviews --- RescueTime 4.6 (141) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/103317/RescueTime/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 # Page 5 - Reviews of RescueTime ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 141 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Business developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "It worked with minor glitches" June 22, 2022 4.0 Pros It was easy to use, and the automatic timtracking is great. Cons The pricing was not so appealing compared to other time tracking tools Review Source Danilo N. Analista de Engenharia Pleno Banking Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Full of features but a little difficult to use..." September 19, 2018 4.0 Pros Full of features to track time used in softwares, programming languages etc. The reports are very simple and useful too. The ability to categorize the time spent its very good too! Cons It's a little difficult to configure/use sometimes, depending on your operating system, some tools that you want to track maybe could make you lost some time until get fully configured and usable... Review Source Margaret S. WordPress & Digital Marketing Services and Consultancy Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "It helps me manage my time and my website activity! " June 8, 2018 4.0 Pros I've been using this to track my internet usage and how much time I spent on a certain website. This is crucial especially when you are trying to manage and optimise your time, you need to know how you are spending it. RescueTime is a lifesaver! Cons There are times that website activity detection is not that accurate. But I don't mind the glitch as it still serves its purpose. Review Source CM Chris M. System Administrator Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great to motivate you and get you to cut back on distracting websites" March 7, 2018 5.0 Getting users to cut back more and more on distractions while at work. Accountability is also much higher while using this Pros Great to see what you are doing throughout the day, really lets you know where you are wasting time and how to correct yourself. Also great because you don't have to feel guilty when you making progress and showing the team where they waste time throughout the day Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Founder and CEO at PhraseExpander Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Finally understand how you spend your time in front of your computer" February 16, 2019 5.0 Pros The ability to automatically track and cleverly report how you are spending time in front of your computer and how often you get interrupted and switch activities. And I'm still using the basic functionalities of the software. Plan to explore more. Cons Maybe the ability to add a note to mark a certain activity. Review Source BB Barry B. Assistant Buyer Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "RescueTime runs in the background, it's customisable, you can set goals and you get weekly reports." July 31, 2018 5.0 Pros RescueTime helps you keep track of your browsing and the windows you're working on, therefore helping you with time management by creating tabs of time wasted, or tabs for productivity and it presents you with addressable actions. If you get the paid version and want the xtra help to refrain from distractions, in the paid version you can actually block websites that distract you. Cons Occasionally RescueTime would misqualify sites I visit, but the incidence lowers the more frequent I visit them. Review Source Enrico M. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The lightest way to manage activities time" August 20, 2019 4.0 I use this software al all of my basic projects when I am working alone on them. Pros The site has managed to provide all the necessaire feature to manage time spent on a task and it's the simpler in doing that. Cons I think that the site interface should be updated with a more modern design Review Source Denise G. Security Guard Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very customizable to meet your needs" March 8, 2018 5.0 Pros The software offers exactly what you need through multiple product options. The data is very easy to interpret once you learn how to use the software. This has allowed people in our company to be more productive and make better choices in the use of their time. Review Source TA Tal A. Manager Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great time saving tool, really makes you understand how you handle your time. " May 10, 2018 4.0 Pros Gets you to understand what you spend your time on, with no effort at all, I can really recommend it for anyone who wants to be efficient. Cons It takes a while to understand how to use it and all its features, can be a bit complicated for the average Joe. Review Source DZ Derek Z. Office Assistant Manager Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Helps me keep track of my time, both on the computer, and otherwise, using (premium) offline-time" June 26, 2018 4.0 Pros Very accurately tracks your time with each program and website. Then it categorizes it by productivity, and usually gets it in the right category. But you can easily edit it when it guesses wrong. And somethings it cannot categorize, such as IP numbers (accessing admin servers, etc, by their ip address). Cons Interfaces could be improved. It would be nice if the productivity stats could be shown in a basic GUI on the PC. But I don't mean an embedded browser type of thing to install to view the dashboard in its own window instead of the browser---like so many programs are nowadays. Review Source SW Stuart W. Digital Marketing Manager Retail Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Keep an eye on wasteful time with weekly reporting" August 7, 2019 5.0 Pros I first installed this to keep track of my own time so I could understand what I was spending most of my time on and see if I needed to outsource time consuming tasks so I could focus on more important areas. Later it was useful to install it on our apprentice's PC and make him pay attention to where he should be focusing his work. For free, this tool is indispensable. Cons None that I can think of when using the free service. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Operations Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Insight into how you spend your time" November 6, 2019 4.0 It is helpful for some insight and for team accountability. Pros I like how you can use it across devices. It helps to keep track of how I spend my time. My boss and I used it and shared our reports, it worked well. Cons As a marketer, spending time on Facebook or Youtube looks like time-wasted, but it is actually often work. I wonder if there is a way to configure it to be more useful to marketers. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Freelance Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Allow you to be more productive" September 29, 2020 5.0 I was spending too much time on useless software and apps and I had to track the time I spent on them. It did work in order to increase my productivity ! Pros It helped me checking which activities were too much time consuming in order to focus on activities that brings values ! It shows you what kind of softares you used and it's very good if you install it both on your computer and phone to be more effective Cons I didn't see any cons about this software that is Rescue Time. Everythings work great in order to help you increase your productivity Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Consultant Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Helps me track my activities" November 2, 2018 4.0 Pros great that it works across my other devices. I love their blog with very useful productivity tips. Cons It was expensive. Take a while to setup. Review Source Rolly C. Digital Marketing Specialist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "This is a great productivity tool " April 29, 2019 4.0 Pros It's simple and fast to set, use and analyze the time uses. Cons Nothing, I think this is a perfect tool. Review Source MM Marianne M. Office Administrator Real Estate Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Time Management with Rescue Time" December 13, 2019 3.0 Strong time management and productivity software that helps with personal and professional accountability and growth. Pros Tracks time both in apps and on sites, able to set timers, strong reporting capabilities and easy to customize. Cons Not accurate with iphone usage and can skew results. Seems like the more time you use it the more it learns your habits and becomes more accurate. Not all of the reporting is available with the free version but the premium version is not a justifiable expense. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Education Professional Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Habit Buster" August 11, 2021 5.0 Rescue time is a great app to track your usage of digital platforms Pros I used this app to track my digital footprint and it helped me to change how much time I sped on social media. Cons Nothing, rescue time is a great app that is very helpful to bust non productive social media habits. I love this app. Review Source Luke C. Intern Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "RescueTime to rescue your time" October 3, 2019 4.0 I used RescueTime to help me become more productive throughout the day. It seems to have the most use when you're trying to change habits. Pros I liked that it was easy to set up. It tracks time in specific softwares and websites. The design is professional. Cons It doesn't work in the way that I would like it to work. Instead of just telling you how much time you're on something, it should have insights that are more actionable. Review Source MS Maciej S. Architect, Project Manager Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Get rid of distractions." October 13, 2017 4.0 Pros I use it to get my weekly productivity score and stay on track. It works like a conscience, an inner feeling that you should not waste your time and procrastinate but get your job done. I use other app as a timesheet replacement, but this one helps me to see in details towards what did my time go. The Light version is free forever. Cons The interface is not what I would have expected. At the beginning its quite challenging to set up everything on-line. I believe that some ready templates could help to lift off. I believe that premium version is required if you get serious about improving your productivity. Review Source KS Kyle S. Board Member Renewables & Environment Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Runs in the background" April 4, 2018 5.0 Pros What I like about Rescue time is that it checks how your spending your time in the background, which is much better than other apps that ask you to mark off time for different activities. The free version is enough for me. Cons Unfortunately, it only keeps track of when you are using apps and your computer. Ideally it should keep track of how much time you are in the car and walking as well. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate at the School for Historical and Philosophical Studies (SHAPS) Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "It tracks time, but not in an intuitive or useful way. " March 16, 2018 4.0 It has helped somewhat with keeping track of what I spend my time on. Pros It does a pretty good job of breaking down different areas of work. And I like how there are more categories than simply productive or unproductive. Cons Its automated certain features aren't that good. And it seems to be really inconsistent about when it emails you your daily productivity report. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Super valuable software to reclaim your time" February 7, 2019 5.0 Pros It has made my time on the computer totally transparent. As a goals driven person, seeing how productive I am and how much unproductive time there is makes a massive difference to how much I get done each day. Cons Its a shame that the IOS app is not currently functional however this is Apples doing I believe. Otherwise the freemium gives you plenty of reasons to use this app every day Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Computer Science Teacher Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Productivity Tracker" February 19, 2021 5.0 RescueTime is great for productivity tracking and it is very accurate as well Pros I like that this app can record all the apps I use and plot a graph showing this usage. It can track usage across all platforms and give a consolidated usage graph. Cons I think this app is great. I have nothing against it and I did not experience any bugs during the time I tried it out. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Summer Intern Arts and Crafts Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "RescueTime keeps me focused and productive" November 16, 2018 5.0 Pros I love the detailed analytics on all of my activity. It's great for keeping track on how productive I was for the day. Cons Nothing bad to report. it's a pretty simple tool that works well. If I were to ask for any improvement, I would like an even more extensive set of reporting features. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Lead Analyst Programmer Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great way to manage your time and keep you focused" December 12, 2018 4.0 Pros Classifies most your activities correctly, not too much manual input required. Great way to see how and where you get distracted. Great way to summarizeyour productivity. Cons Wish there were more customizable ways to look at reports (date range), or a way to hand enter your non computer time like meetings and such. 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