Rize on Mobile: What Works for Field and Hybrid Teams

Does Rize have a mobile app?

No. Rize runs as a desktop app on macOS and Windows and has no iOS or Android app. The dashboard at app.rize.io opens in any browser, including a phone browser, for reviewing and editing entries, but it does not track activity on the phone.

This is a deliberate trade. Rize categorizes time by reading which app, window, or browser tab is in the foreground on the computer. That signal does not exist on a phone in a form the app could use, so Rize does not pretend to capture it.

What does Rize capture without any input?

Rize captures every desktop work session automatically and assigns it to a client, project, and task using AI. Slack replies, design reviews, client email, spreadsheets, code, and research tabs all land on the timeline as they happen, with no timer to start. See How Tracking Works for the details.

Meetings are covered too. Connect Google Calendar or Outlook and calendar events appear as time entries with attendees, whether the meeting happened at a desk or from a phone in a parking lot.

How does off-computer work get into Rize?

Three paths cover time spent away from the laptop:

1. Calendar events. Site visits, client calls, and travel blocks placed on the calendar become entries automatically once the calendar is connected. Many field-heavy teams already schedule this way.
2. Manual entries. The "+" button on the Home tab creates an entry with a custom start time, end time, project, and notes. This works from a phone browser at app.rize.io.
3. API, Zapier, and MCP. createProjectTimeEntry on the GraphQL API logs an entry from any system that can make an HTTPS request: a Zapier zap triggered by a form or a job-management tool, an iOS Shortcut, or an AI agent using the MCP server. API access is included on Pro and Team plans.

None of these is a background tracker for the phone. They are ways to record time that a person or another system already knows about.

When is a mobile timer app the better choice?

If most billable hours happen away from a computer, choose a tool with a native mobile timer. Field technicians, installers, home-health staff, and crews who clock in from a truck need a start/stop button or GPS geofencing on the device they carry. Harvest, Clockify, and Timely all ship mobile timer apps; Timely also offers GPS tracking. Rize does not compete on that use case.

The cost comparison follows the same line. Rize Team is priced per seat for people whose work is on a computer. Paying for a seat that never runs the desktop app makes no sense.

How do hybrid teams use Rize alongside a mobile tracker?

Split by where the work happens. Office, remote, and project-management staff run Rize and get automatic capture with zero timesheets. Field staff keep their mobile tracker. The two datasets meet in reporting.

Practical setups:

• Export field time from the mobile tool and push it into Rize through Zapier or the API so client and project totals live in one place.
• Or leave both systems as-is and combine Rize exports with the mobile tool's CSV in a spreadsheet or BI tool for invoicing.
• Use the same client and project names in both tools so rollups line up without a mapping step.

Teams that split this way keep automatic capture for the desk-based hours, which is where manual timers lose the most time to forgotten starts and stops.

Quick fit check

• Everyone works from a Mac or Windows laptop: Rize alone.
• Mostly desk work, occasional site visits or calls: Rize plus the calendar integration and manual entries.
• Mixed office and field staff: Rize for desk staff, a mobile timer for field staff, combined through the API or export.
• Field crews who rarely open a laptop: a mobile-first timer app, not Rize.

Questions about a specific setup? Contact us or start a free trial on the desk-based part of the team first.