Should you build your own Timeular?
Track time with projects and reminders using software-only controls
The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For Timeular, track time with projects and reminders using software-only controls. The hard boundary is physical tracker option, mobile apps, calendar integration, team features, and sync, plus ubiquitous capture, coaching, and team workflow.
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Build a personal replacement for Timeular in an empty repository.
Use Tauri 2, React, TypeScript, SQLite, and optional OS accessibility APIs; do not offer alternative stacks.
The core loop is: track time and focused sessions with projects and reminders using software-only controls, review patterns locally, and export a transparent activity record.
Make the first run work locally with one documented command.
Store all user data locally by default and make export straightforward.
Put secrets in .env, ship .env.example, and never commit credentials.
Create one-click start and stop, manual entries, idle detection, tags, projects, and notes.
Keep any application-name tracking opt-in and never record window contents or keystrokes.
Add Pomodoro-style focus sessions, break reminders, and an optional allowlist blocker.
Provide daily, weekly, project, and category reports with editable corrections.
Export CSV and JSON and make the underlying event log inspectable.
Add automatic local backups and a privacy screen explaining every collected field.
Include clear empty, loading, success, and recoverable error states.
Add input validation, safe filenames, and graceful handling of unavailable APIs.
Write focused tests for the core transformation and one end-to-end happy path.
Create a README with setup, architecture, permissions, data location, and backup steps.
Do not add accounts, billing, telemetry, analytics, or a hosted control plane.
Deliberately leave out employee surveillance.
Deliberately leave out payroll and billing automation.
Deliberately leave out cross-device blocking and behavioral coaching services.
Finish by running the tests and listing the exact commands used.The prompt opens pre-filled in your agent. Review it before running. · this prompt is generated from the build plan · improve it via PR
What would building your own look like?
Track time and focused sessions with projects and reminders using software-only controls, review patterns locally, and export a transparent activity record.
What you will need
- desktop OS
- notification permission
- optional accessibility permission for app-name tracking
- local SQLite
People still pay for Timeular because the timer is simple, but people pay for frictionless capture and a history they trust enough to invoice or change habits from. The recurring cost buys idle detection, permissions, app metadata, privacy, notifications, sync, reports, integrations, and backups, not just the visible interface.
xphysical tracker option, mobile apps, calendar integration, team features, and sync
xcross-device history
xteam timesheets and payroll
xbehavioral datasets
xblocking across every platform
Prefer something ready-made?
Super ProductivityA local project timer with reminders, reports and no plastic eight-sided desk ornament required.Open source↗
solidtimeModern multi-user timers, clients and billable rates in one Compose stack; the desktop apps are still beta.Open source↗
TimeTaggerA lean timeline, tags and PDF or CSV reports in one container; it is built for individuals, not payroll departments.Open source↗View all 8 alternatives to Timeular →· Licença, instalação e limitações em cada alternativa.
How much does Timeular cost?
- Monthly billing
- $9/mo$9/mo
- Per year
- $108/yr$108/yr
- Annual billing
- $90/yr17% cheaper than paying monthly
- On a Brazilian card, with 3.5% IOF
- R$47.03/moR$470/yr
Saved to My list. You will see a notice on this site when the price changes.
You complete the purchase on Timeular’s site. Vibe Radar does not handle payments.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per month) | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| personal | $9/user≈ $9 | $7.50/user≈ $7.50 | 1 project budget; time tracking and reports. |
| personal pro | $14/user≈ $14 | $11.67/user≈ $11.67 | Up to 50 project budgets; rounding options of 1, 5, 6, 10, 15, or 30 minutes. |
| team | $19/user≈ $19 | $15.83/user≈ $15.83 | Team features; dedicated success manager at 20+ seats. |
| enterprise | custom | - | Custom seats, security, and support. |
Free tierno free tier
Billing termsmonthly + annual; 30-day trial; Enterprise custom
Additional costsTaxes/VAT are extra and checkout localizes pricing; Team success-manager service starts only at 20+ seats.
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Is it cheaper to build or buy Timeular?
Adjust the numbers: hours to build, your hourly rate, running costs and the subscription price.
Over 24 months, subscribing is cheaper.
Starting hours estimated from the analysis (one sitting). Does not price what you give up (support, integrations, security).
Can I rebuild Timeular?
Kinda. The core of Timeular is buildable in a weekend with the prompt on this page, but there are real gaps: physical tracker option, mobile apps, calendar integration, team features, and sync, cross-device history. Read the honest list above before committing.
How much does Timeular cost?
Timeular costs about $9/mo (Personal, checked 07/31/2026), which is $90 per year.
What do I lose by replacing Timeular?
Honestly: physical tracker option, mobile apps, calendar integration, team features, and sync; cross-device history; team timesheets and payroll; behavioral datasets; blocking across every platform. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Timeular?
Yes: Super Productivity (A local project timer with reminders, reports and no plastic eight-sided desk ornament required.) solidtime (Modern multi-user timers, clients and billable rates in one Compose stack; the desktop apps are still beta.) TimeTagger (A lean timeline, tags and PDF or CSV reports in one container; it is built for individuals, not payroll departments.) All 8 curated free alternatives are at https://viberadar.si/timeular/alternatives. The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.