Qbserve
Productivity
time tracking
SHOW HN2016
429points
233comments
#28of 2,264 in 2016
Top 2%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
42 positive, 62 neutral or asking, 8 mixed, 22 critical, out of 134 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Idea: 10 for, 6 againstDesign: 13 for, 1 againstPricing: 7 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 7 againstPrivacy: 3 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Private, local data storage
From 2 comments
Great! The fact that this is private is a huge +1 for me. Looking forward to trying it out! I saw one of your comments on the data being available at ~/Library/Application\…
joshcrowder on HNIt works completely offline, so feel free to block it with firewall. WakaTime works only with developer apps.
ivm on HN
Clean, well-designed UI
From 2 comments
I really like the UI. Is it possible to implement keyboard/mouse movement activity tracking? I don't mean keylogging or anything, but something like key presses per minute while…
daemonk on HNMinor UI feedback: The settings UI is extremely hard to read on my screen. The headings are light grey on white, and no amount of messing with my screen's contrast settings…
Karunamon on HN
Useful alerts for distraction
From 1 comment
I love the alerts. I setup an alert for when I have been distracted for more than 30 minutes. Could you disable those distracting sites after 30 minutes? I'm only half-way…
aantix on HN
Objections
Does not work with Firefox URL tracking
From 2 comments
I like the idea of this a lot, but not working with Firefox is a dealbreaker. If only 100% of my time spent in Firefox was actually productive....
botreats on HNDid you test it thoroughly for websites tracking? I made a Firefox plugin[1] to track how long I would spend on facebook but it never had really accurate results. Do you track…
baby on HN
Privacy claims questioned due to analytics and Firebase
From 1 comment
This is pretty misleading. From their product page: > All the tracked information is stored locally. From their privacy policy: > we are using third party service Firebase.com to…
jakobegger on HN
No sync between devices
From 1 comment
Currently the differences are window tracking (RT only tracks apps afaik), chat tracking, instant feedback, and keeping the tracked data on your machine. Downsides compared to…
ivm on HN
Settings contrast hard to read
From 1 comment
Minor UI feedback: The settings UI is extremely hard to read on my screen. The headings are light grey on white, and no amount of messing with my screen's contrast settings…
Karunamon on HN
Requests
iTerm2 and terminal tracking
From 2 comments
I bought the app, and I'm really happy with it, thanks! I know it's a long shot, but some sort of shell integration would be awesome. My typical day is > 60% iTerm2. iTerm2 has…
deweerdt on HNThis looks fantastic! Great work. I have some feedback too: Right now it groups all of my CLI programs into iTerm2. I would be very interested in tracking the actual programs.…
jrcii on HN
Data export
From 2 comments
Is there an export feature?
arvinsim on HNGreat! The fact that this is private is a huge +1 for me. Looking forward to trying it out! I saw one of your comments on the data being available at ~/Library/Application\…
joshcrowder on HN
Time range stats
From 1 comment
Just bought it. I really like it. One thing that would make this perfect for me is the ability to show stats for specific time ranges within a day. I use my laptop for both work…
daemonk on HN
Focus mode to block sites
From 1 comment
Looks beautiful. Any plans to add 'Focus' mode like Rescuetime. Basically just ability to block distracting websites? I'd probably switch over from rescuetime if that's added :)
Jonovono on HN
Mavericks support
From 1 comment
Any possibility of Mavericks support?
imron on HN
Questions
Does it work with Firefox?
From 2 comments
Did you test it thoroughly for websites tracking? I made a Firefox plugin[1] to track how long I would spend on facebook but it never had really accurate results. Do you track…
baby on HNI like the idea of this a lot, but not working with Firefox is a dealbreaker. If only 100% of my time spent in Firefox was actually productive....
botreats on HN
Is the app native or JavaScript?
From 1 comment
Looks interesting! I have to ask: is it OS X native or is it some JavaScript thing?
mrmondo on HN
Does license cover multiple computers?
From 1 comment
Does the license allow use on multiple computers? I have a computer for heavy work, and another where I do email and social media. I'd like to track both.
graeme on HN
Alternatives named
RescueTime
From 2 comments
I have used Rescuetime for years and for the most part, am very satisfied with the service. It would be helpful if you added a simple comparison between Rescuetime and your…
peternicky on HNThis is the new RescueTime! Now you just need to market it to all of RescueTime's users: https://twitter.com/rescuetime/followers Small nitpick: How can you guarantee data is…
welder on HN
ManicTime
From 2 comments
I was not happy with features and UX of other productivity trackers. Most of the time tracking software is made for controlling employees or for billing clients and I just wanted…
ivm on HNSorry, no, it will require complete re-write and the app also heavily relies on OS X accessibility. But I remember using ManicTime on Windows, give it a try maybe.
ivm on HN
StayFocusd
From 2 comments
Yes, StayFocusd does it this but it's a browser extension. I can build one for Qbserve but right now it's not a priority, sorry. Added it to possible features though, thank you.
ivm on HNI'm thinking about it but it's not a priority since there are many apps that do it already. Free StayFocusd, WasteNoTime for browsers and also the Focus[1] native app (paid). [1]…
ivm on HN
ulogme
From 1 comment
I use ulogme which also records when you are typing, and is more customizable (and open source and free). Explanation and demo with screenshots:…
avivo on HN