ctrlhqctrlhq vs Toggl TrackToggl-style tracking, without the account.
ctrlhq vs Toggl Track: one-click time tracking in your Mac's notch. Offline, no account, idle detection and CSV export. Pay once instead of per user per month.
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- ctrlhq
- Productivity app in the notch
- $19 launch price (then $49) · macOS 26 Tahoe+ · native, about 12 MB
- Toggl Track
- time tracker
- Free (up to 5 users), Starter $9/user/month
Toggl Track is built for teams: a web dashboard, projects, clients, billable rates and apps on every platform. The free plan is generous, and the paid plans are priced per user per month.
ctrlhq is for one person on one Mac. There's no account, no web app and no sync. Your tasks and timer live in the notch, reports live in the app, and everything exports to CSV when you need it somewhere else.
ctrlhq vs Toggl Track, side by side
| Feature | ctrlhq | Toggl Track |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 once (launch price, then $49) | Free, or from $9 per user a month |
| Account required | ||
| Works offline | Syncs when online | |
| Timer always visible | Beside the notch | Menu bar |
| Idle detection | ||
| CSV export | ||
| Teams, clients and billable rates | ||
| Mobile and web apps | ||
| Pomodoro focus |
Toggl Track details from its website, checked September 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
Choose Toggl Track if
- You track time as a team, or need mobile, web and billable rates.
Choose ctrlhq if
- You work alone on a Mac and want tracking with no account and no cloud.
Lightweight by design
ctrlhq is a native Swift app, about 12 MB to download, with no background daemons or helper apps. One app that's already in your notch replaces a shelf of single-purpose ones, and every menu bar icon that came with them.
The ctrlhq features that cover Toggl Track
Time tracking
Your tasks and the running timer live in the notch, so you never forget to start or stop.
Idle detection
No more phantom hours from a timer left running over lunch.
Time reports
By category and by task, for today, the last 7 or the last 30 days, with a timeline of your day.
Focus timer
Start a focus session on your top task. ctrlhq tracks the time and calls the break.
Questions
Can I import from Toggl?
Not yet. ctrlhq's data is a JSON file, so you can keep old reports as CSV alongside it.
Run it next to Toggl Track.
Every feature for $19 launch price (then $49), no subscription. Not for you? Full refund within 14 days.
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Toggl Track is a trademark of its owner. ctrlhq isn't affiliated with it.