Any freelance, temp or contract worker will face the same issue at some point. How to track and justify the hours worked on a project? For some jobs this is the basic way to bill clients. Keeping an accurate record of your activities is not only a way to get paid for everything you’ve done, but also to show your client the effort that has gone into it and that you’re serious and methodical about everything you do. As I already mentioned in previous reviews, since your iPhone is always with you, this might be the perfect tool to keep track of the projects you have worked on wherever you go, without any excuse.
TimeMate [iTunes Link] by Catforce Studio is a simple time keeping tool that allows you to keep track of several projects at once, review the time spent and export reports via email.
You can either use the app to time every project and subtask you're working on -imagine a chronometer- or simply recording the hours worked loosely, which is not as fun or accurate.
During the first launch the app will intuitively guide you through the main areas: the main screen is a timer type display with prominent pause and done buttons. Here you can see your current activity and see the amount of time you have spent already with it. Simple toggle controls also allow you to see accumulated time on the same screen (last entry, today and summary).
If you decide to keep different tasks for the same project or client under the same folder, TimMate will give you the total amount of hours spent on it - which I believe it's an important part for freelancers when they plan their day.
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