Toggl Track: Hours & Time Log is a native app for iOS designed to help you track time while on the move. It syncs with your Toggl Track account allowing you to seamlessly switch between tracking time on the phone and tracking on the web or desktop.

It is a companion app hence more complex actions like setting up or editing your data structure; using advanced reporting tools etc are accessible via Toggl Track’s web app.

Note: To read which iOS we support and our deprecation policy, please go here.

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On opening the app for the first time, you will be prompted to create a new account. If you already have a Track account, you can opt to log in using the same credentials. If you forgot the password, use the password reset page to regain access to the account.

A Google account can be used for signing up or logging in if you've already enabled Google login. If you have an existing Toggl Track account but can't sign in with Google, please check whether Google sign-in is enabled by opening the Profile page in the web app. For more details on Google sign-in, open this article.

If your company has enabled SSO login for you, you can use that to log into the mobile app.

The Track mobile app has four main areas:

The navigation bar at the bottom allows you to move between the Timer, Calendar, and Reports screens. On the top right corner, you can see the Settings cog to go to Settings area.
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The Timer screen is itself divided into two parts:

List view shows you a list of all your recent time entries. You can also view Track Again suggestions here.

1. Suggestions - a shortlist of your most tracked activities. Tapping an entry will start the timer for that entry.

Note: You can disable the Track Again Suggestions from the Timer screen and from Settings > Timer Defaults.

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2. The Time Entry log - a chronological list of your Time Entries, with time entry totals for each date.

If you have grouping enabled, time entries with matching description/task/project combinations will be grouped by each date. You can tap on the grouping to expand it. You can also disable grouping under Settings.

3. Favorites - The Favorites bar shows you the time entries you have Favorited over time, so you can quickly start a new time entry from them.

4. Time Entry area - See the currently running timer or start a new time entry from this area. Click the QR code icon to start a time entry from a QR code.

The app comes with two distinct swiping gestures on the Timer Screen. Both can be performed on existing Time Entries:

After a Time Entry is deleted an undo option appears at the bottom of the screen and is available for 5 seconds, just above the navigation bar.

Note: Please be sure to use the "undo" option before it goes away, there are no other ways of reverting the delete action.

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Pomodoro is a time management system where you break your tasks down into (usually) 25-minute sprints. This technique was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. Learn more.

Our iOS app has a built-in Pomodoro function. Switch to the Pomodoro tab to get started.

The Pomodoro tab allows you to enter time entry details, see the current remaining duration on a session, start and stop the session, switch to full-screen mode and go to Pomodoro Settings.

To start a new session, click on the Start Session button or the "what are you working on?" prompt at the top of the tab. Here you can enter time entry details in the same way as on the List-view screen.

Once a session is started, you can stop a focus session, or skip a break, as needed using the button on the screen. You can also end your Focus session. The screen will display either the current remaining duration or passed time based on whether you have enabled the Countdown Timer or not.

If you prefer to see fewer details, switch to full-screen mode while in focus session. In full-screen mode you can also stop session/skip break or exit full-screen.

You can create new time entries in a few different ways.

To start a new time entry, press the Play button on the bottom-right of the screen or click on the "What are you doing" section. The editing section will slide up, allowing you to add more details to your Time Entry. By default, the timer will start ticking as you create a new entry.

When writing the description, you can use shortcuts to quickly insert Projects or Tags. Use @ to define a Project or # to define a Tag.

You can add a billable state, as well as adjust the start and end time of the time entry. You can also set the start time to be the last stop time for your day, stop the timer, or use the wheel selector to change the time entry. You can also generate a URL or QR code to start this time entry from.

Read more about this in the Editing Time Entries section.

Note: If a workspace admin has chosen to Hide start and end times, these fields will be hidden from the Timer section as well as the List view, when creating time entries in that workspace.

When you're finished making changes, remember to tap the Save button at the top right corner. Alternatively, tap the X icon in the top left corner to discard all changes.

To continue an existing time entry, press the Play button next to it

To start a manual time entry, click the Manual Mode button on the top-right of the screen.

To start a Pomodoro session, switch over to Pomodoro and click Start Session. More on Pomodoro in the iOS app here.

When tapping on a running entry or an existing Time Entry the editing overlay opens up.

Swipe up to hide the keyboard and see more options.

While editing you can:

Accessible when you create or edit an entry, the Time Selector allows you to adjust the duration, start time/date, and end time/date of a time entry.

You can create Projects, Clients, and Tags on the go from the Track mobile app, however, you can only manage these items from the webapp.

Note: Tasks can only be created via the webapp.

To access the Calendar tap on the calendar icon on the bottom navigation bar.

The calendar shows existing Time Entries for the current day as colored blocks of time (based on the project color).

Click on an existing entry to reveal an action menu that allows you to delete, edit, duplicate or continue the selected entry.

By long-pressing on an empty calendar slot, you can create a new Time Entry directly from the Calendar view. The default duration is 30-minutes.

To get the most out of the Calendar feature we recommend integrating one of your calendars with the Toggl Track app. Here's how:

Note: You are able to switch Calendar feature off from the same Calendar Settings page.

After you integrate your selected calendar(s) both events in your calendar and your existing Time Entries will be displayed on the Calendar screen. You can click on any Calendar entry to copy it as a time entry, or start a new timer.

Note: The calendar view allows you to see calendar events from the last 2 months.
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Open Reports by tapping the bar-chart icon from the bottom navigation bar on the Timer screen.

Reports on the mobile app let you see a breakdown of your tracked Projects over a specific period of time.

Note: Mobile reports are limited to certain filters. For more detailed reporting, please log into the web app.

Here you can:

The Reports page shows you (based on your selected date range and users):

By default, when you access Reports you will see data for This Week.

You can also choose a custom date range, or use one of the preset date ranges at the top of the screen.

In the custom date selector you can:

Note: Reports do not include time entries that are currently running. You can also only select maximum 365 days at a time.

The Settings screen can be accessed by clicking on the Settings cog on the Timer or Calendar screens.

Here you can:

Your Toggl profile settings are shared between Toggl Track and Toggl Plan. You can view your Full Name, Email, Reports Timezone, and whether Google/Apple sign in are setup under your Profile settings.

Click on "Account Settings" to update:

Adjust your preferred date and time settings. You can:

Here you can manage Pomodoro, and behaviours related to Pomodoro.

You can also enable/disable cell swipe actions and choose to show or hide suggestions. You can also choose to show or hide the QR scanner.

Clicking on Pomodoro Settings under the Timer section opens the Pomodoro Settings page. Here you can customize the length of your Focus and Break sessions, enable/disable sound notifications and change some other settings.

If you use the Track app on WatchOS, you will receive pomodoro notifications there as well.

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Focus/Break duration

You can customize how long each Focus and Break period will be. Default options include 10, 25, 55 and 90 minutes for Focus and 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes for Break. You can also enter a custom duration here.

Auto-Start

You also have access to some other settings for Pomodoro. You can:

General

Note: Sound notifications will only be triggered if you have auto-start focus sessions or auto-start breaks enabled.

Calendar and Apple Health Integration can be managed from this section.

At the bottom of the screen you will find General and Feedback & About options.

With Dynamic Island and Live Activities support in iOS, you'll have a simpler and cleaner way to manage your running timers without needing to open the app

The video above shows how Live Activities appear on iOS devices that support it. To enable this, find Track in your iOS Settings and ensure Live Activities is enabled.

Toggl Track app for iOS currently supports widgets, the supported widgets are:

If your mobile device's Internet connection is solid, data syncing happens automatically even if the app is in the background. From time to time you may notice a rotating wheel indicating that the app is syncing with Toggl Track's servers. You can also check the sync status on the Settings page.

Due to temporary connectivity issues or other factors, syncing issues with mobile apps are, unfortunately, more common than those with the desktop or web app.

To prevent data loss the app notifies you if some of your entries have not been saved to our database with an exclamation mark next to them.

Time Entries that have been marked with !-icons are at the risk of being deleted if the connection isn't restored. If you notice these icons and "syncing failed" error message:

Here's an article with more information on how syncing between various Toggl Track platforms works.

To keep syncing on mobile as stable as possible the app will pull only data from within 10 days of your last login. You might not see any data in the app if you haven't tracked time for a while. Open Detailed reports in the web app to review your past time entries.

Please make sure that the native calendar on your device is linked to the main calendar you use. For example, if you're using the Google Calendar, make sure that your Google account has been set up on your mobile device. By doing so, the native iOS calendar app will have access to your Google Calendars, therefore Toggl Track app will also have access to your Google Calendar.

User calendars other than the default are cached by their providers and we can only read from the cache.

Note: In the Google calendar you can force the calendar app to refresh the cache by clicking “Refresh” from the menu in the top right corner.

How is the "Suggestions" section populated?

The "suggestions" section shows you three items you can quickly start time entries from.

It shows:

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