Free time tracking
for trades.
TradesTimer reconstructs your workday from background GPS. No timers to start. No jobsites to set up. No account to sign up for. Install it, grant location access, and go work — the timeline fills in on its own.
The app is free. Optional Pro adds encrypted backup so you don't lose your history if your phone breaks.
Three things happen. That's the whole app.
You drive to a job.
TradesTimer notices the motion and records a trip block in the background.
You stop and work.
After a few minutes of staying put, the app creates a stop block and starts the clock. No tap required.
You review at invoice time.
Open the app at the end of the day or week. Rename stops, flag billable time, and share a rounded invoice in about a minute.
Built for the way trades actually work.
Automatic day reconstruction
Stops and drives are derived from background location. No timers to start, no geofences to configure.
Free, forever
The whole core app — tracking, review, invoice preview — is free. No trial, no feature gate, no ads. Pro is an optional add-on for extras like encrypted backup.
On-device privacy
Your location history never leaves this device. There is no server and no account. The only thing that leaves the phone is invoice text you choose to share.
Built for trades
Designed around how tradespeople actually work — one person, many jobsites a day, billable by hour or by job.
Free to track. Pay for peace of mind.
The whole time-tracking app is free. No trial, no feature gate, no ads. Pro is a separate subscription that adds encrypted cloud backup so you don't lose your history if something happens to your phone.
- Automatic day reconstruction from background GPS
- Unlimited stops, drives, and days
- Review and edit any block
- Rounded invoice preview, shareable as plain text
- 7-day summary view
- All location data stays on your device
- End-to-end encrypted cloud backup (only you can read it)
- Restore your full history on a new phone
- Future Pro features included as they ship
Prices shown in USD. Actual prices and currencies in your region are managed by the App Store and may differ. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled in your App Store account.
Your location history stays on your phone.
There is no TradesTimer server storing your location trails. No account. No sign-up. Your GPS history lives on the device that recorded it. The only time anything leaves your phone is when you choose to share invoice text yourself.
The free app does not talk to any third-party service with your location. If you later opt into Pro, subscription billing is handled by the App Store through our subscription provider (RevenueCat) — they only ever receive subscription status, never your location data. See the privacy policy for the full detail.