Track your work hours and breaks with one tap from your phone

Tap a shortcut on your phone to log the start, end, and break time of your workday straight to Notion.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
API & Webhook Integration
Connects
Notion

The problem it solves

You know you should track your hours, but stopping to open an app and fill in a form is a hassle, so entries get skipped or guessed later. Estimating your hours after the fact isn't the same as knowing your real numbers, and it makes billing or reporting unreliable.

Who it fits

Freelancers, consultants, or anyone who bills or reports on their own working hours.

How it works

  1. You tap a shortcut on your phone
  2. You choose to start, break, or end your work session
  3. The time is recorded automatically in Notion
  4. You get a confirmation that it was logged
What you get

Workdays logged without opening a spreadsheet

You can start, pause, and end your workday with a single tap, and Notion keeps a clean record of your hours automatically.

What you get

An accurate, timestamped log of your work hours and breaks in Notion.

What you need

A Notion account and a phone that can trigger the automation.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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