What our customers say

“I am a business owner and spend much of my time hopping from projects to meetings and putting out fires. I had no idea where my time was going. And I wasn't billing clients back for it. I started using Rise and in the first week was able to track over $4k billable time back to different client works. That's money I would have never invoiced, and has made a huge difference in my business and profitability. I will never not use this tool. I wasn't tracking or invoicing properly for my time. Time tracking is tedious, and I jump around way too much to keep track accurately. This solved that problem for me. Its very hands off. It took an hour to set up and after that, it just runs quietly in the background and helps identify how much time I'm spending on each thing.”

Bryan Gasaway

Founder, Matchbox Creative

“Rize has helped my team and I massively, be removing the need to remember to log time manually - the amount of times a timer would be started and then left running once a task has finished was huge. With Rize running in the back ground monitoring what is being worked on, we get accurate data on what's being worked on when, by who and for how long, without having to think about, and instead just concentrating on the task in hand. If you are on the fence about trying Rize, just take the leap,the time savings alone more than pay for it. Rize beats any other time tracking tool hands down and with the recent enhancements using AI, has become an invaluable tool for our business! We were trying to resolve the issue of knowing where time goes on what client or project. Rize has always had a nice clean interface, keeps things simple and the dark interface works perfectly for a tool like this. ”

Simon Stafferton

CEO, Stafferton Digital

“Good and straightforward looking Hi, I'm Basal Park currently working on marketing management and ads creative for an educational app. ”

“What problems is Rize solving and how is that benefiting you? Several problems -- we want to have a better understanding of what certain team members are spending time on so we can assess whether to make changes; as a founder, I also need this just to keep me on track. The user interface is intuitive, and the daily reports are clear and helpful, and it was very easy to set up. I also like the reminders to take a break and the notifications if it appears I'm getting distracted.”

“I have been using Rize from a month now, and I feel like it helps me to figure out where my time is going. This has also enabled me to identify places where I want to spend less time and attention to from my day and delegate tasks to the rest of my team and focus on the tasks that are important for my role. I wanted to get visibility into what tasks do I spend my time into. As a CTO I am constantly juggling multiple things and somethings that are not very ROI ends up at times hijacking my time. Rize has helped me identify what buckets take how much time and help me be more efficient with my time and delegate the right tasks to my team to unblock them faster.”

“Great for finding out where your time is spent without any manual reporting As a founder Rize has allowed me to find out where my time is being used most and least effectively Has changed my views on what is actually important to me ”

John Quraishi

Founder, Founder

“This is an excellent solution to see what I do and where my time is spent. It will help me decide if I need to add personnel, or if I am just taking too many breaks. ;) I love that it starts when I do, even if I forget it's there. I also love that it reminds me to take breaks, and my dogs are pretty happy with that feature, too. I am spending 10-12 hours working, and I need to know what I am doing during this time, as I tend to switch between systems and clients multiple times an hour. I figure the RIZE solution will help me decide if I can find help that can take on some of this load. But, my field is very specialized, so I need to know what work I am doing so I can put together a job description. I like that it keeps me on track, asks if I am distracted from work, and starts/stops as I do. It gives me real data. I was going to try to use pen/paper, but I know me...that wouldn't last 10 minutes.”

“Rize has completely automated the "where did my day go?" problem. I use it as a silent audit for my zero-touch workflow, tracking minute-by-minute activity across Figma, Linear, Slack, and all of my design software. It’s helped me hit a consistent 90%+ daily focus rate by identifying exactly where my tool-switching overhead was killing momentum. If you’re a power user who needs hard data on your output without the manual logging headache, just get it. It’s non-negotiable for my setup. I am Dan, a Creative Director, and I live by a "zero-touch" workflow where every second of focus counts. I started using Rize to solve the black box of creative work—I needed to know exactly how much time was going into deep design versus the overhead of project management and tool-switching. What stood out about Rize is the total lack of friction. Unlike every other tracker I tried, Rize doesn't ask me to start a timer; it just understands my activity in real-time. It provides the high-fidelity data I need to keep my focus scores at 90%+ without ever getting in the way of the work itself.”

Daniel Beltran

Creative Director, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

“So much more efficient then running an excel spreadsheet to track time. It does what you guys promise. The capture is the standout feature ”

“I use Rize for me and my entire team. The problem was always that I wanted to know what my team is working on, or even what I did the entire week, and I kind of never knew. Then, obviously, you can start tracking your time, but then you have to manually click each task. We all know that we sometimes get these randomized tasks that we don't create an actual task for, and then the week after you forget. Rize is kind of fixing all those things for me: I know what my team worked on, what I worked on, and also where I should focus more on. I would highly recommend it to everyone. The problem was always that I wanted to know what my team is working on, or even what I did the entire week, and I kind of never knew. Then, obviously, you can start tracking your time, but then you have to manually click each task. We all know that we sometimes get these randomized tasks that we don't create an actual task for, and then the week after you forget. Rize is kind of fixing all those things for me: I know what my team worked on, what I worked on, and also where I should focus more on. I would highly recommend it to everyone.”

Robin Criel

CEO, Lanello

“This app is honestly addictive… but in the best possible way 😄 It feels like the best colleague ever. It gives me so many insights as a business owner, helps me create clarity in my chaotic brain, keeps me motivated and actually helps me move towards my goals every single day. I get rewarded when I stay focused and called out when I don’t 😅 and that really works. It is very nice that you can customize everything very personally, like settings and goals. I expected an easy time tracking app… but it turned out to be a real coach. It genuinely exceeds my expectations. And the funniest part? We understand each other better with every day and every hour 😂 I honestly wouldn’t want to work without it anymore. Highly recommend! The demo, newsletters, reports, and the sense of personal contact with the founders are also great. Everything is awesome! I overwhelm my friends (to the point of annoyance) with positive things about this app. Don't hesitate, just download and start. The rest will happen automatically. I wanted a time tracking tool that could clearly understand what task I was doing without costing me extra time to set everything up, manually switch timers on or off, or categorize everything myself. What I really needed was insight. I work alone most of the time, and I wanted to become more aware of my routines and patterns so I could improve things, outsource smarter, change habits and work more intentionally instead of just “being busy.” That’s exactly why this works so well for me.”

“Rize earns its spot in my stack. It's loaded with genuinely useable features, but the reporting is what hooks me, I get a clean breakdown of exactly how much time I'm pouring into each client's project, which makes billing, scoping, and prioritizing a non-issue. Running a solo agency means every minute matters, and Rize keeps me honest about where mine are going. If you're on the fence, stop overthinking it and just run it for a week. You'll see the leaks in your day you didn't know you had. I needed a real answer to where my hours were disappearing across multiple client projects. Rize solved that without the fluff. What stood out vs other tools is the reporting, it actually tells a story about my day instead of dumping raw timers on me. Plenty of useable features, zero bloat, and it fits cleanly into how I already work as a solo agency owner.”

Michael Lynch

Full-Stack Web Experience Architect (UI/UX, Dev, SEO), 9R Designs

“It will change the way you work. The data is invaluable and has transformed how I tackle the day I was just trying to track my time better and since I run an AI automation agency why not leverage AI to track it for me. It was being used by a few friends and was highly recommended.”

Josiah Authier

Co-founder, Santa Barbara AI

“Rize is hands down the best time tracking app I've ever used. You can't optimize what you don't measure, and time is the one resource you never get back. My problem with time tracking has always been consistency. It's tedious to maintain. Rize solves this with a zero-friction approach that runs quietly in the background, handling everything for you. 100% worth it.😊 Rize is hands down the best time tracking app I've ever used. You can't optimize what you don't measure, and time is the one resource you never get back. The problem with time tracking has always been consistency — it's tedious to maintain. Rize solves this with a zero-friction approach that runs quietly in the background, handling everything for you. 100% worth it.😊”

Philippe Duvin

Founder, Animator NOW

“I use to think I spent my time productively, until Rize sent me my first report and I saw where and when I was getting distracted. Renewing my subscription every time is a no-brainer, especially because they keep adding features that are actually helpful. If you care about where you time goes, use Rize! I would get through a work week and look back and see all of the open space in my calendar where I could have been getting things done but I wasn't. I had tried automatic calendar scheduling software but that would only help me know where to spend my time. It wasn't until I tried Rize that it showed me where I was getting distracted, and that's been the biggest productivity boost I've gotten.”

Nathan Ladehoff

Director of Customer Success and Support, Striv Education

“I love the way it tracks in details what I'm doing. I'm a bug fan of the "hyper focus" work system, where you submit only to a task for a certain moment, and Rize has helped me in this way. the problem was that I was jumping from one task to the other. Rize helped me stay focus longer on the task on hand. The AI is pretty impressive in analysing what you are doing. Obviously it makes some mistakes, but I'm convinced , and with some help, it will quickly improve these mistakes”

“It helps us in two very important ways: by making us more aware of how we invest our time and by quantifying that investment of time, so that we can monetize it more equitably and optimally. We often invest money in work tools that are difficult to quantify the return on investment, but with RIZE that doesn't happen. You can measure the improvement day by day because it is a tool that allows you to measure your productivity and that of the tool you have purchased. For example, I purchase a license for program X. My team uses program X four times a month for 20 minutes. With RIZE, you will know this and you will also be able to measure how much more productive you have become with the acquisition of the new software. RAIZE is the best investment you can make. We needed to know where we were investing our timeI haven't considered any others; I doubt there's anything better. It's the application that we as developers would have built..”

Julian Ramos Marrero

CEO, Infinityloop Sistemas

“I've been using Rize for about four weeks now, and it has really transformed the way I manage my time. I’ve become much more aware of how I spend my workday, and that awareness alone has made me noticeably more focused and productive. Rize helps me identify patterns, stay in flow, and take meaningful breaks instead of just switching tasks mindlessly. It feels like having a gentle productivity coach that keeps me on track without adding pressure. For anyone on the fence about trying Rize — I’d say give it a week. You’ll quickly see how effortlessly it helps you work smarter, with more clarity and balance throughout your day. I'm a meditation teacher and course creator who’s always looking for ways to stay focused and use time intentionally. Before discovering Rize, I was trying to find a tool that could really help me understand my work habits without adding more complexity to my routine. What stood out to me about Rize was its simplicity and beautiful design — it just works quietly in the background and gives you meaningful insights that lead to real change. I love how it helps me find balance between deep work, creativity, and recovery throughout the day.”

Jan von Wille

Owner, Jan von Wille

“Because I often work very similar things for different projects, using Rize (especially now after some upgrades), allows me to not nitpick so much and waste time tracking the different projects. It also gives me a quick breakdown of the different apps and task breakdowns for when it is time to invoice my clients. Overall it has saved me a lot of time. If you often work with many clients, want to better yourself by noticing where you might be taking more time or need a time-tracking tool that is intuitive and makes life easier I would recommend you use Rize. I do many different things as part of my work. Because I also work with different partners it's extremely important that I'm able to accurately track my time. Rize helps this task feel like a breeze. I can stop worrying about time tracking and get to the things that matter feeling sure that Rize is already on it, freeing part of the mental bandwidth for the things I truly need to focus on! Rize stood out to me because of how intuitive, minimalistic and non-intrusive it is. ”

Miguel Costas

Graduate Researcher, University of Puerto Rico

“Immediately after downloading the app, Rize started tracking my work, breaks, etc., giving me granular information on how I was spending my time. It's rare that you use an app for the first time and it starts working usefully right away, effortlessly. Great app! To anyone considering using Rize, I would say simply download it and start working, and then check the app again after a few hours. You'll immediately see its potential. Immediately after downloading the app, Rize started tracking my work, breaks, etc., giving me granular information on how I was spending my time. It's rare that you use an app for the first time and it starts working usefully right away, effortlessly. Great app! To anyone considering using Rize, I would say simply download it and start working, and then check the app again after a few hours. You'll immediately see its potential.”

“Rize gives me better focus, less distraction, and clear data on my habits. It acts as an automated accountability partner that sits in my menu bar. You can't improve what you don't measure, and Rize makes measuring effortless. I'm Patrik, currently looking for my next opportunity. I struggled with maintaining structure and focus without a defined work schedule to guide me. Rize stood out because it’s fully automatic—unlike other tools where I’d forget to start the timer, Rize captures everything in the background so I can focus on the work, not the tracking.”

Patrik

Software Engineer, PatrikGustavsson

“With Rize I never need to ask myself where I'm spending my time. Instead, I can ask myself how I want to spend my time.”

Kevin Hsu

Co-Founder & Head of Product at Quaestor, Quaestor

“I always thought that I was being productive. Rize helped show me that I wasn't being nearly as productive as I thought I was. Being able to have it automatically track everything I do and get feedback on what I did and what I can do better is a GAMECHANGER. I think this is an absolute no-brainer if you're serious about your time! I'm a lot more intentional with how I use my time without having to stress over constantly entering and tracking my time I started using Rize because I needed some way to track my work across clients and various deliverables. But I also just wanted a system of accountability that I can't get around. It will track whatever I do, and if I am wasting time that will just bite me in the butt. I've used some other options before but they're very manual and just track data. Rize also gives you feedback and actually helps you make better use of your time, which is awesome! ”

Jarrich Grey

COO/Ghostwriter, Ghostbird

“Makes client time-tracking incredibly easy, even through all the context switching I go through. Loving it so far. I was looking for a way to track billable hours more accurately. I love that Rize has the ability to AI-generate time entries, and I get to easily approve or adjust the entires.”

“Working on multiple writing and research projects at the same time has always left me with a feeling of guilty for the scatered work process. Rize has been an amazing tool as it shows me that there is pattern and system in my way of work, and helps me take the better advantage of it. Try to track my work steps felt always like another task I was not able to succefuly complete. But Rize has an autonomy that take this task from me and deliver the best results.”

Júlia Lucena

Writer, Freelancer

“What problems is Rize solving and how is that benefiting you? It saves me a lot of time because I don’t have to think back and remember every task I’ve worked on. That leaves me with more time to actually get my work done, which is really invaluable. The UI is genuinely easy to navigate, even for someone who isn’t especially tech-savvy. I’m also not seeing bugs anymore, Rize seems to have tracked them down. The pricing for full teams feels very modest for how much value and day-to-day use you get out of it. On top of that, the support is probably the best I’ve ever had from any service. The AI features are impressive at predicting what I’m working on, like the right task or project. Overall, you really can’t go wrong with this app.”

“What problems is Rize solving and how is that benefiting you? For me, the biggest issue this helps solve, and the part that benefits me most, is that I don’t have to start or stop a timer. I can sit down at my desk, log into my work profile, and it automatically starts tracking my time and where I’m at within a client’s account, or what I’m doing within that specific client’s account. That makes it much easier for me to see how many hours are billable and how many hours I haven’t billed. What problems is Rize solving and how is that benefiting you? I don’t think that Toggle, or any other software I’ve encountered, does anything remotely like this. That’s what I’m really enjoying: not having to watch the clock, punch it, start working, switch to a different client, stop the timer, and then start the timer again. Instead, it stays simple. I can just keep working without having to stop anything, because it tracks where I’m at within each client’s area. The best thing that I like about this software is that it's just so simple. I don't have to think about starting or stopping a timer. It just does it for me as soon as I clock out of the browser.”

Jarod M.

G2

“I am terrible when it comes to timesheets. I find having to continually select the task I am working on to be cumbersome. What I love about Rize is the fact that it does this automatically based on the applications I am currently working on. Not only that, it fills the time entry with a fairly detailed description of what I was doing. I find this immensely helpful at the end of the day when I am going through and checking the tasks I have worked on against the time I used to complete them. I would certainly recommend Rize to anyone looking for a time tracking system. I love the fact that it automatically captures my time and what applications I am using without me having to do anything.”

Bruce Vaughan

Software Engineer, Intent HQ

“Rize has helped me gain clear visibility into how I manage my time while working remotely. It provides valuable insights into where my time is being invested, helping me improve productivity, better estimate task durations, and identify opportunities to optimize workflows or delegate time consuming activities. I have used Rize for several years, and it has been an invaluable tool. More recently, integrating it with Claude and Linear has further improved my ability to track projects and understand how I allocate my time. What I value most about using Rize is that it eliminates the need to manually track my time. It automatically captures my work, quickly identifies projects and tasks, and provides concise summaries of what I accomplished. This allows me to review and understand how my time was spent efficiently, without investing additional effort.”

Rodrigo Wörner Torres

Solar Engineer, Wörner Solar

“Automatic tracking has been a total game-changer for me. With ADHD, manually tracking my work used to take a lot of time and mental energy. Now Rize runs quietly in the background and handles it all, so I can stay fully focused on what I’m doing without constantly thinking about a timer. It’s also helped me pinpoint when I’m most productive, which makes it much easier to plan my day. Beyond the software itself, the community is incredible. Any time I’ve run into a technical issue, someone has helped almost immediately. They even jumped on a meeting with me to see the problem firsthand and got it fixed in no time. That level of support is genuinely impressive.”

Ashikuzzaman H.

G2

“I've very much become aware of my time habits, e.g. spending more time in break zones than I thought. If you value your time at X, becoming aware of how you spend time relative to X is extremely valuable. You literally give it permissions and you're off to the races. ”

“This app is insane! It combines a dark, clean UI with powerful features and deep integrations across my favorite tools, giving me exactly what I needed to truly understand how I spend my time and delivering invaluable AI insights that help me optimize and better manage my productivity. I was looking for a smarter way to really understand how I spend my time and find where I could better manage my schedule. What stood out about Rize was its clean UI, super useful, features, many app integrations, and the AI insights to better manage my time.”

“Rize has been a no-brainer for me. It has been essential for me to optimize my deep work time when I sit down to work on my book.”

Ali Abdaal

YouTuber, Podcaster, Author, ex-Doctor

“Rize has helped me get more time to focus on coding and build better work habits around taking breaks.”

Justine De Caires

Software Engineer at Twitter, Twitter

“I run a company, sit as a town councillor and chair a tourism board. My weeks are wildly uneven: some days I'm at the computer from dawn until late, others I'm in meetings and site visits and never open the laptop. That's exactly why I needed Rize — I had no idea what the real balance looked like. It runs in the background and gives me the picture at the end of the week: how much focused time I actually got, and where it went. Two things changed because of it. I re-scaled how I estimate work, because what I used to call "half a day" turned out to be two focused hours. And I saw that the projects I say matter to me were getting 3% of my time, while public duties took half of it. Nobody could have told me that — only the measurement did. If you're on the fence: Rize doesn't push you to work more. It shows you what your week is really made of, and that's what lets you decide what to drop. I'm Matteo Turetta, from northern Italy. I run a small strategy and communication firm, I'm a town councillor, and I chair the tourism board for my area. Three roles, one calendar, and no idea where my time was actually going. That was the problem I brought to Rize. I didn't need another to-do list — I had plenty. I needed to know how much focused work a week really contains, because I kept planning as if every day had eight clean hours in it, and then wondering why things slipped. What stood out is that Rize doesn't ask anything of me. It runs in the background and tells me afterwards what happened, split by project. Everything else I looked at wanted me to start and stop a timer, which is exactly the thing I forget to do when the day gets busy. The result is data I trust enough to make decisions on — I re-scaled all my estimates after seeing it, and I finally saw which projects were getting almost none of my attention.”

Matteo Turetta

COO, WMIND

“Rize really saved me great deal of time for recording time entries. I don't have to take manual notes, or go to the e-mails or Teams messages to find out what I had done. Thanks! I really liked Rize's time-recording and confidentiality testimonies affected my consideration.”

“Describe the project or task Rize helped with: The automatic tracking is the part I actually rely on. I don't start or stop anything, and at the end of the day I have an accurate picture of where my hours went instead of a guess. That matters more than it sounds when you run a small team and every hour has an opportunity cost attached to it. The category breakdown is what changed my behaviour. Seeing that a "productive" day was actually 40% context switching is uncomfortable but useful. Focus sessions with distraction blocking, break nudges, and the meeting time pulled from my calendar all do their job without much configuration. The weekly reports are the thing I open most. Recommendations to others considering Rize: Two notes before you post it. First, if the mobile app or team reporting complaints don't match your experience, cut them, since G2 flags reviews that read as generic. Second, swapping in one concrete number of your own (hours recovered per week, or a specific category that surprised you) will do more for the review's credibility than anything else in it. What problems is Rize solving and how is that benefiting you? It replaced guesswork about where our time goes. I can now see how much of a week went to actual build work versus meetings, admin, and interruptions, which makes scoping and pricing work far more honest. Cutting even a few hours a week of low-value time pays for the subscription several times over. The automatic tracking is the part I actually rely on. I don't start or stop anything, and at the end of the day I have an accurate picture of where my hours went instead of a guess. That matters more than it sounds when you run a small team and every hour has an opportunity cost attached to it. The category breakdown is what changed my behaviour. Seeing that a "productive" day was actually 40% context switching is uncomfortable but useful. Focus sessions with distraction blocking, break nudges, and the meeting time pulled from my calendar all do their job without much configuration. The weekly reports are the thing I open most.”

“How has Rize helped you? help me imporve my efficiency. What would you say to someone who’s on the fence about trying Rize? make use of time in your life, just like the suggestion of author of "how to make a life" focus time is discrete state of a day. What stood out about our product compared to other options you considered? rize can tag with project”

“What problems is Rize solving and how is that benefiting you? I use Rize to automate time sheet tracking, eliminating manual intervention and improving operational efficiency. I like that Rize is simple to use and has an automated backend, which provides good functionality for managing teams and consulting projects. I enjoy the interface and find the focus breaks beneficial. The user experience is very clean. It's a unique platform in this space with capabilities that other automated timesheet entry platforms don't offer. It's easy to use and offers good analytics and export reporting.”

David M.

G2

“I started using Rize to better track my day to day with my job to better understand where I may not be as productive during the work day so I can better plan. I feel like this app is a game changer for me as I have learned when I seem to be the most productive. I was working on time management and productivity. It also helped me to realize I am less productive when I skip my breaks and so I have been trying to be better about actually taking those. ”

“I was trying to see where most of my time going to every single day while i worked, definitely helped me a lot now being able to tell with numbers and trackers. Rather than emotions I have not seen any other competitors that do the same as rize, so i would have to say this is definitely the only thing ive tried and my favourite so far”

“Rize quickly became a valuable part of my daily workflow. What I like the most is how automatic and effortless the tracking is — it runs in the background and gives me a clear picture of how I spend my time. The AI-generated descriptions are especially useful, as they help me understand my activities without having to manually log everything. It provides insights that I wouldn’t normally notice. The interface is clean, intuitive, and makes it very easy to review my day and identify where I can improve my focus and productivity.”

Adrian B.

G2

“Rize has significantly improved my writing efficiency. It helps me stay focused and get more deep work done. I started using Rize because I was struggling to maintain my focus. Before finding Rize, I tried standard Pomodoro timers and other time-tracking apps, but they just weren't as convenient. What really stands out about Rize is its seamless experience—it's easy to use and automatically helps me stay on track without extra effort.”

Simin Huang

Student, National University of Singapore

“Ever since I started using Rize, I have been more productive, I am able to tweak my performance at the right spots to have a competitive advantage in my studies. I was able to increase my focus time from 1 hr to 4-5 hrs at a stretch... And, I am able to study for 10-12 hrs everyday effectively I am a student, and I have been a Rize user from two years ago.... Last year actually, the website glitched I guess and I got it for a year for free. This year also it happened, but I decided to pay for it using my money... I am from India, in Class 11 preparing for the JEE Exam for my undergrad college. Rize has been a very important part of my journey and I would love to support it with a lump sum donation once I achieve my goals in a few years. Its a wonderful platform, I am still in awe as to how useful Rize is, for my studies and productivity.”

“One of the most progressive and user-friendly solutions for automatic time tracking — Rize. Looks like a perfect tool to build better work habits and improve focus.”

Productive Fish