If you want to see where your day went without uploading it, Off Grid AI wins: the data and the AI both stay on your computer, on Mac, Windows and Linux, for $79.99 once. Rize, RescueTime and Timing all track time without timers. But each sends your activity, or its AI work, to a server.
We make Off Grid AI. Rival facts come from their own pages, checked 30 October 2026.
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Four automatic time trackers side by side
| Off Grid AI Pro | Rize | RescueTime | Timing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timers needed | No | No | No | No |
| What it records | Screen moments, after you turn capture on | App names, window titles, URLs, times | App name, URL, window title, times; no keystrokes or screenshots | Your activity on the Mac |
| Where the data is stored | Your disk | Not listed | RescueTime's storage, with volume encryption | Your Mac; Sync and Cloud Backup keep copies, not end-to-end encrypted |
| Where the AI work runs | Local model on your computer | Gemini, Anthropic and OpenAI | Not listed | Google Vertex AI, EU servers (Expert) |
| Works offline | Yes, after the model downloads | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Time by person | Yes, from calls, mail and chats | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Focus blocking | No | Not listed | Yes, Focus Sessions | Not listed |
| Timesheets and billing | No | Team plans, client billing reports | Solo+: timesheets, billable rates | Reports, rounding; invoicing on Connect |
| Computers | Mac (Apple silicon), Windows, Linux | Mac, Windows; Linux "coming soon" | Not listed | macOS only, 2 Macs; web app |
| Phones | iPhone and Android apps, with Sync | Not listed | iOS and Android | Not listed |
| Free plan | Free app; Reflect needs Pro | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price per month | $7.99, or $79.99 once | Basic $9.99 billed yearly, or $12.99 monthly | Solo $9, or $84 a year; Solo+ $15, or $144 a year | Expert $11 billed yearly, or $14 monthly |
| Price over 3 years | $79.99 (lifetime) | $360 (Basic, yearly) | $252 (Solo, yearly) | $396 (Expert, yearly) |
| Account needed | No; Pro uses a key | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| What else is included | Memory, Meetings, actions you approve, God, Vault, Clipboard, Sync, dictation | Integrations for time sheets | Goals, alerts, a daily target | Connect: ClickUp, Linear and Clio sync, GrandTotal invoicing |
Sources: Rize's pricing and privacy pages; RescueTime's pricing, home and privacy pages; Timing's pricing and privacy pages. All checked 30 October 2026. "Not listed" means the rival's own pages don't say. Off Grid AI's price is a limited-time lifetime offer, down from $119.
What each one costs over three years
| 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Rize Pro, billed yearly | $288 | $864 |
| RescueTime Solo+, yearly | $144 | $432 |
| Timing Expert, annual | $132 | $396 |
| Rize Basic, billed yearly | $120 | $360 |
| Timing Professional, annual | $108 | $324 |
| RescueTime Solo, yearly | $84 | $252 |
| Off Grid AI Pro, monthly | $95.88 | $287.64 |
| Off Grid AI Pro, lifetime | $79.99 | $79.99 |
Timing's AI summaries start on Expert. Professional doesn't include them.
Pick Rize if…
You bill clients and need team plans and billing reports, and you're fine with Gemini, Anthropic and OpenAI reading your window titles. It runs on any laptop, because its AI is in the cloud.
Pick RescueTime if…
You want to change habits, not just see them. Focus Sessions block distractions, and Solo+ adds timesheets. It also has phone apps.
Pick Timing if…
You are on a Mac and bill by the hour. Its reports, rounding and invoicing are strong, and you can leave its AI summaries off.
Pick Off Grid AI if…
You want to see your own time privately, by project and by person, on Mac, Windows or Linux, with the AI on your computer.
Why Off Grid AI wins here
This page is about seeing your time without giving it away. Read the table's privacy rows.
- Data and AI both local. Off Grid AI keeps screen moments on your disk and writes summaries with a local model. Rize sends activity to three AI companies. Timing's AI runs on Google's Vertex AI. RescueTime stores your titles and URLs on its side.
- Time by person. Reflect shows who your time went to, from your calls, mail and chats. No rival lists this.
- Every computer. Off Grid AI is the only one with Linux. Timing is Mac only, and Rize's Linux is "coming soon".
- More than a time sheet. The same day of work feeds Memory, Meetings, God's morning brief and actions you approve.
- One price. $79.99 once, against $252 to $864 over three years.
Honest limits. Off Grid AI has no timesheets, billing or distraction blocking. It needs a computer that can run a small local model; most Apple silicon Macs and recent PCs can. On Windows and Linux you can run the analysis overnight, so your computer stays fast while you work.
FAQ
Which automatic time tracker keeps my activity on my computer?
Off Grid AI Desktop Pro. Its screen moments stay on your disk and a local model writes the summaries. Rize sends app names, window titles and URLs to Gemini, Anthropic and OpenAI. RescueTime stores window titles and URLs on its side. Timing keeps data on your Mac unless you use Sync or its AI summaries, which run on Google's Vertex AI.
Which time tracker works on Linux?
Off Grid AI. Reflect works on Mac (Apple silicon), Windows and Linux. Rize lists Linux as coming soon. Timing is macOS only.
Which time tracker is cheapest over three years?
On 30 October 2026, Off Grid AI Pro is $79.99 once for lifetime access, a limited-time price. Over three years, RescueTime Solo yearly is $252, Rize Basic yearly is $360 and Timing Expert yearly is $396.
Can Off Grid AI show time by person?
Yes. Reflect shows your time by project, app and person, using your calls, mail and chats. Rize, RescueTime and Timing's pages do not list time by person.
Does Off Grid AI do timesheets or block distractions?
No. Off Grid AI shows where your time went. For client billing, Timing, Rize and RescueTime Solo+ are better. For blocking distractions, RescueTime has Focus Sessions.
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