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Timelens
A privacy first, awareness based productivity tracking
Automatic time tracking that respects your privacy. Built by a solo indie dev who got tired of cloud-based trackers. 100% local storage, Mac-native SwiftUI, one-time $39 purchase. No subscriptions. Your data stays yours.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I'm Aswini, a solo indie developer. TimeLens is my first launch after 8 months of building.
🎯 THE BACKSTORY:
I'm an indie developer, who was working at a FAANG for 5 years. The work there seemed to be repetitive so decided to learn SwiftUI and build a product of my own. Took me 8 months to design and iterate on this.
Tried RescueTime → hated that my screen time lived on their servers
Tried Rize → $276/year felt absurd for time tracking
Tried Freedom → kept disabling it when I "needed" to check social media
I wanted: automatic tracking + privacy + one-time purchase + Mac-native
Couldn't find that combo. So I built TimeLens.
🔒 WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT:
- 100% local storage (CoreData, zero network requests)
- Optional iCloud sync (encrypted, Apple can't decrypt)
- $39 one-time (not $20-30/month subscriptions)
- Mac-native SwiftUI (not Electron)
- Focus scoring per project (you define what's productive)
- Future: CBT-based gentle reminders (awareness, not blocking)
😅 THE INDIE STRUGGLE:
Yesterday I tried to launch:
- Reddit (r/macapps): Blocked by karma restrictions
- Twitter: Zero engagement (no audience)
So Product Hunt is my REAL launch. High stakes. Very nervous. Very excited.
💭 QUESTIONS I'D LOVE FEEDBACK ON:
1. Is $39 reasonable for one-time purchase vs competitors' subscriptions?
2. Would gentle awareness reminders (not blocking) be useful?
3. What export format do you need? CSV? PDF? JSON?
I'll be here ALL DAY answering questions, taking feedback, and honestly just grateful anyone is reading this.
App store link -> https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ti...
If this resonates with you, an upvote would mean the world to a first-time indie maker 🙏
Built by someone who reads privacy policies so you don't have to 🫡
About Timelens on Product Hunt
“A privacy first, awareness based productivity tracking”
Timelens was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #138 on the daily leaderboard. Automatic time tracking that respects your privacy. Built by a solo indie dev who got tired of cloud-based trackers. 100% local storage, Mac-native SwiftUI, one-time $39 purchase. No subscriptions. Your data stays yours.
On the analytics side, Timelens competes within Productivity, Privacy and Apple — topics that collectively have 677.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Timelens performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Timelens?
Timelens was hunted by Aswini Ghosh. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Timelens including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Aswini Ghosh