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KF

Katherine F.

Instructor of Anthropology

Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/2/2017

"I would just sit online filling out surveys all day if not for RescueTime"

5/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

I would not have finished my dissertation without RescueTime. Everything about it is essential. It automatically tracks my on-computer time, gives me the option of tracking off-computer time, and sends me stats each week. With the paid version you also have the ability to block applications/ websites that drain your productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

There isn't much that I dislike about RescueTime. Maybe that it's possible to get bogged down in settings on the dashboard... or that I had a hard time coming up with meaningful categories for my offline time. The one tricky thing is that some of my research (my work) is based on social media, and RescueTime automatically blocks that, but that was easy to change as I needed (most of the time I left it though, because social media is a total drain). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering RescueTime:

RescueTime works best for people who do most of their work on the computer, and less so for those who work primarily face-to-face. I'd also recommend it most for self-directed workers, whether you work from home or in an office. I found the offline categories to be the least useful aspect of the software, unless you have very structured offline time (perhaps again, in an office or other face-to-face setting). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used RescueTime to track my productivity while working from home on a PhD dissertation. It was the only way I kept myself on track while working independently. I think it is essential for anyone with a flexible, self-directed schedule... grad students, academics, freelancers, self-employed, creatives, etc. It's particularly useful for people who spend a lot of time on their computer, less-so for people who do mostly offline work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UE

Verified User in E-Learning

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/3/2017

"Rescue time"

5/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

Great way to keep yourself honest! I try to clock 20 hours on the weekend doing my own projects and this helps me do it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

Needs smarter activity detection. Sometimes I'll be using a program and RT won't detect it as 'productive' time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am teaching myself software development, this requires many hours on nights and weekends when it's easy to get distracted. Rescue time automatically listens to what websites and programs I am using and then breaks that down for me on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. This is a huge advantage for me because it makes me actually WANT to work, because I can see the hours I've worked and brag about it to myself, also it's good to realize you've been spending 3 hours every Saturday on Facebook Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AH

Amy H.

Digital Marketer

Internet

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/1/2017

"RescueTime"

5/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

The fact it's free to use and the intelligence of the Chrome extension to recognise the type of application or website you're using, meaning less time is spent altering. It also recognises when you're using non-web based apps too such as Word/Excel which is very useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

It would be nice to be able to be set time limits for individual websites without having to go pro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UP

Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/10/2018

"Great for tracking what I do with my time! All in the background ...."

4/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

On the paid version I can see right down to which part of each website I'm using. I can categorise different websites - as time wasters, productive or neutral. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

It's difficult to use the basic reports when some websites can be both time wasters as well as productive business time (Facebook for example). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UL

Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/31/2017

"Shocking to to see actual time wasted"

4/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

Helps you keep track of how you spend your time online so if bad habits develop you can be aware of it. Also useful for tax purposes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

Runs in the background, can slow down computer function, and sometimes not enough information about which sites I'm using. Would be great to differentiate between browser tabs -- for example the Chrome tab where I'm signed in for work email vs chrome tab for personal email Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BW

Brooke W.

Lead Generation Specialist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/13/2017

"Rescue YOUR Time"

5/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

I love that I can see where my time goes with this app. It is invaluable information, and helps me to better understand where I need to cut back my time on and where I am spending my time the least. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

The interface of the app for the lite version is very minimalist, which is okay if you want to take the minimalist approach. However, I would love to see my dashboard with where my time goes inside of the app itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UH

Verified User in Higher Education

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/27/2017

"Where does the time go?"

4/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

Produces good reports that show what software programs and websites take up my screen time throughout the week. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

Initial set-up of catagorizing takes some time but can be done on the fly and the time pays off later in the accuracy of the reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering RescueTime:

Take some time occasionally to update your settings, categorizing your websites and software programs so that RescueTime can accurately identify your work patterns. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

Accountability of time spent at work: "productive" vs "non-productive" time and confronting good vs best use of time in using my time efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JM

Jennifer M.

Freelance Writer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/23/2017

"Great productivity tool for freelancers "

4/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

I like that Rescue Time tracks my computer usage throughout my work day. It tells me how long I spent on various websites, how long I spent typing in my Word files, how much time I waste on social media, etc. I also really like that they calculate your productivity score and display your stats in easy-to-read graphs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

A lot of websites are automatically classified as "uncategorized" and need to be manually changed to productive or very productive. When a lot of sites are uncategorized, I don't always bother fixing them because it takes too much time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/28/2017

"RescueTime Increases Productivity"

5/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

I like that it sums up my laptop usage on a daily and weekly basis. The email summaries are great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

I dislike how it categorizes some websites. For example, I often use LinkedIn for productive means but it classifies LinkedIn under Social Media (unproductive). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BZ

Brandon Z.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/29/2016

"Understand how you're spending your time"

5/5

What do you like best about RescueTime?

RescueTime does an excellent job of keeping track of all your activities computer/web/phone activity thus giving you insight into how productive you've been.

Probably my favorite feature is the weekly email showing me how many hours I worked, and how many of those hours were productive. There are reasons why these numbers aren't completely reliable, but they provide a lot of insight. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about RescueTime?

This criticism isn't unique to RescueTime, but: Lots of times I'm working on a project and end up visiting many sites I've never been to before. Typically this is all counted as neither "distraction" nor "productive". Having a huge part of my week categorized as "neutral" isn't insightful. This doesn't always happen, but when it does there's really not an easy fix. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering RescueTime:

I'd highly recommend tracking as much as you can, i.e.: Get the computer app, the browser extension, and the phone app. Completely immerse yourself tracking your time. It's not going to be a hassle once everything's setup, and you'll find out a lot about how you're using your time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is RescueTime solving and how is that benefiting you?

Staying focused and managing my time. When you're aware of how much time you spend going various distracting things (netflix, amazon, mobile game) it's makes you reconsider how you should spend your time in the coming week. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.