Overview
Timing for Mac can import your mobile app usage data from iOS Screen Time, creating a complete picture of work across all devices. This unique integration ensures time spent on iPhone or iPad for work purposes gets captured and billed appropriately.
How It Works
- Enable Screen Time on iOS devices
- Connect Screen Time to Timing via iCloud
- Timing imports mobile app usage automatically
- Categorize mobile activities to projects
- Time appears in unified timeline with Mac activity
Why It's Important
Modern work happens across devices:
- Email on phone during commute
- Slack messages on iPad
- Document review on mobile
- Client calls on iPhone
- Research on tablet
Benefits
Complete Picture: No work time missing from tracking
Mobile Billing: Capture and bill for mobile work
Cross-Device Timeline: See entire day across all devices
Automatic Import: No manual mobile time entry
Accurate Totals: True picture of time invested
Unique Differentiator
Most time trackers:
- Mac/PC only, ignoring mobile
- Require separate mobile app with manual tracking
- Don't integrate mobile and desktop data
- Miss significant work time on phones/tablets
Timing's Screen Time import:
- Automatic, not manual
- True cross-device tracking
- Unified timeline and reporting
- No separate mobile app needed
Use Cases
Mobile-Heavy Roles:
- Sales responding to clients via phone
- Support handling tickets on mobile
- Executives doing email on iPad
- Consultants reviewing documents mobile
Hybrid Workers:
- Work from multiple locations
- Switch between devices frequently
- Need complete time picture
Privacy
- Uses Apple's Screen Time API
- Data syncs via your iCloud
- Timing never sees sensitive content
- You control which apps count as "work"
Implementation
Setup involves:
- Ensure Screen Time enabled on iOS
- Same iCloud account on all devices
- Grant Timing access to Screen Time data
- Configure work vs. personal app categories
- Review imported time regularly
Limitations
- iOS/macOS only (Apple ecosystem)
- Requires Screen Time to be enabled
- Granularity limited by Screen Time API
- No Android support
This feature acknowledges the reality of modern work: it doesn't happen only at a desk, and effective time tracking must span the devices we actually use.
