ActivityWatch vs one sec
ActivityWatch
activitywatch.net
one sec
one-sec.appSide by side
| Figure | ActivityWatch | one sec |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.17/mo | $1.67/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 6 |
| Spec score · Screen Time Management Apps | 8.6 (#3) | 8.4 (#7) |
| Founded | 2014 | 2020 |
| Purpose | ActivityWatch automatically tracks how users spend time on their devices, including applications and websites. | one sec interrupts or blocks social media, apps, and websites to help users regain control of their time. |
| Support | The project offers community discussion through its forum and Discord server, and says development is volunteer-built and may slow at times. | Support is provided through help articles, tutorials, an ideas and bug-feedback board, and direct contact. |
Plans
ActivityWatch
- Personal$5 a month
- Business$20 a month
- Personal yearly$50 a year
- Believer$450, paid once
one sec
- one sec pro$6.99 a month
- one sec pro Family Plan$9.99 a month
- one sec pro$19.99 a year
- one sec pro Family Plan$29.99 a year
- one sec pro$99.99, paid once
- one sec pro Family Lifetime$149, paid once
In their own words
ActivityWatch
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one sec
one sec interrupts or blocks apps, social media, and websites to help users manage their time. Its customizable interventions can prompt breathing, reflection, phone rotation, or typing before a user continues. Scheduled block sessions can prevent selected apps or websites from opening during defined periods, while Healthy Alternatives can suggest activities such as journaling. Structured integrations can block distracting apps while tasks remain unfinished and show upcoming tasks as alternatives. The free version can target one app; Pro supports unlimited apps and adds intentional app switching, time tracking, website blocking, strict sessions, and other intervention types. A free LENGO integration requires a vocabulary exercise before social-media apps open. Browser extensions work with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and other major browsers. The same account can be used on iOS and Android alongside browser extensions on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The maker says intervention logic runs locally and user data stays offline by default. A free plan and seven-day trial are listed. Pro costs $6.99 a month, the family plan $9.99 a month, and family lifetime access $149, paid once.