Balance

Available on Mac

A time tracking app with focus on work-life balance.

Download on the App Store

App features

Clocking system
Mindful time tracking
Break reminders
Clock-out reminder
Focus/pomodoro timer
Menu bar app
Session exports
(Pro) Session log with trends
(Pro) Workspaces and projects

Planned

App/website blocking
Goals
iCloud syncing
Improved history
Mobile app
… and more!

Recognition

Product Hunt · December 27, 2022

#1 Product of the Day

Also #3 Product of the Week. Thank you to everyone who voted! ❤️

TechCrunch · December 27, 2022

Balance is a Mac timekeeper app that requires you to manually clock in your hours

“There are plenty of time-tracking apps for Mac that automatically log the hours you’ve spent signed in. Some even offer granular data, telling you how much time you spent on a particular app.

A new app called Balance is taking a slightly different approach to timekeeping, allowing users to manually punch in and punch out the time they are spending in front of a screen.”

Check out the launch of one of the most beautiful mac apps, made by @alexandberg https://t.co/K2gAkeHMiW
— Henri Bredt (@henricreates) December 27, 2022

December 28, 2022

Start 2023 with Balance, a macOS app that wants to improve your work-life equilibrium

“With a work-life balance at its core, the app has a system that lets you clock in when you start working, close the app to take a break, and let you know when you should stop working.

A mindful time tracking feature shows your active session on the top of your Mac’s display with an easy-to-use menu bar.”

Thinking about the serotonin hit from clicking "Clock Out" pic.twitter.com/XW5GfIJVKC
— Product Hunt 😸 (@ProductHunt) December 27, 2022

Since January 3, 2023

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December 31, 2022

Creativerly 201 by Philipp Temmel

“In the past, I have used, tested, and played around with quite a lot of different time-tracking tools, but there is no doubt that Balance is the most beautiful piece of software within that category.

There is always something special about opening up a new app you want to try out, and you immediately see all the craft and love for detail that went into designing its interface of it. Balance sets an incredibly high standard for beautifully designed software in general.”

My good friend @alexandberg is launching his new app today!

It’s a delightful app to manage your work-life balance. He put so much attention and care into it that I'm a little jealous. 🥹❤️

Check it out https://t.co/HBfwq4w8MK

Upvote it on Product Hunt https://t.co/PblX1XBXd4
— Nicolas Bichon (@nicol3a) December 27, 2022

Since November 2022

Curations (curations.tech) — Productivity Mac Apps

Since December 28, 2022

Designer Daily Report — Products

Check out @alexandberg new MacOS app. It’s a very delightful product to manage your wellbeing while working remotely. ✨ https://t.co/ImUtXkFwkG
— Jake (@itsjakefie) December 28, 2022

MacMagazine · December 27, 2022

Follow the development

I'm regularly posting updates about my work on Balance. You can follow along on Twitter and/or on Mastodon.

Playing around with transparency. 👀 Do we like? pic.twitter.com/9xiS6XSpf6
— Alexander Sandberg 🐨 (@alexandberg) October 18, 2022

🚀 @tryBalanceApp Focus mode is here in 0.20!

You can now use Balance as a Pomodoro/focus timer. 🍅 pic.twitter.com/x1PEe6p25p
— Alexander Sandberg 🐨 (@alexandberg) November 17, 2022