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Chronologue vs Time Doctor

Both record apps, sites, activity and screenshots. Chronologue adds AI that writes up each day and answers questions with evidence, and gives your agents the same data on every plan.

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AI summaries and questions

Chronologue

A daily narrative for every person and team, and plain-language questions about anyone’s day answered with links to the evidence.

Time Doctor

AI reports on Premium (Benchmarks AI, Unusual Activity, Meeting Insights, Software Cost Insights). No natural-language questions or AI daily summaries were found.

Productivity categorisation

Chronologue

Automatic ratings that show why each app or site was rated, correctable for a person, a team or the workspace.

Time Doctor

Manual ratings (Productive, Unproductive, Neutral, Unrated) with vendor defaults, scoped from company down to individual. No AI categorisation.

API

Chronologue

REST API on every plan.

Time Doctor

REST API on the Premium plan only.

Webhooks

Chronologue

Webhooks on every plan.

Time Doctor

Its API documentation states: “We don’t currently have webhooks.”

MCP server and CLI

Chronologue

Official MCP server and command-line tool on every plan.

Time Doctor

No official MCP server or CLI.

Screenshots

Chronologue

Optional, every 1 to 30 minutes at a random moment, with blur applied on the computer before upload.

Time Doctor

From the Basic plan at an interval you choose, with optional blur. Video screen recording on Premium or as an add-on.

Payroll integrations

Chronologue

Payroll with a Wise bulk-payment export, included in the one plan. No other payroll-provider integrations yet.

Time Doctor

Payroll from Standard. Native HRIS and payroll integrations are add-ons at USD 200 per integration per month.

Plans and trial

Chronologue

One plan: USD 10 per seat/month billed annually or USD 12 monthly. Seven-day free trial after entering a card.

Time Doctor

Three per-user tiers (Basic, Standard, Premium) plus Enterprise, and a 14-day trial of Premium.

Platforms

Chronologue

macOS today. Windows is coming soon. No mobile app yet.

Time Doctor

Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, ChromeOS, a Chrome extension, and iOS and Android apps that record timer hours.

Time Doctor details come from its public product, pricing, help-centre and developer pages, checked on 25 September 2026. Features and prices change, so check with Time Doctor for current details.

timedoctor.com/pricing
timedoctor.com/features
timedoctor.com/features/payroll
support.timedoctor.com/knowledge/productivity-ratings
support.timedoctor.com/knowledge/how-to-use-the-time-doctor-api
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More platforms

Windows, Linux, ChromeOS and mobile apps. Chronologue runs on macOS today.

Video recording

Screen video on Premium or as an add-on. Chronologue takes still screenshots only.

Integration catalogue

60+ integrations. Chronologue connects Slack, Discord, GitHub and Google Calendar, plus webhooks.

See your team’s day in plain language.

Seven-day free trial. Enter a card at Checkout; nothing is charged today and the first charge is seven days later.

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