Time Management

RescueTime is an app that runs securely in the background of your computer and mobile devices to track how you’re using your time. Are you spending too long on Facebook when you take a quick break? How long does responding to emails really take you? RescueTime tracks the data and generates reports so you can get an accurate read on your productivity. The free service, RescueTime Lite, the free version, tracks your time in websites and applications and allows you to set productivity goals.

Focus Booster is an app based on the Pomodoro Technique, a productivity method that breaks tasks down into short, timed intervals (25 minutes) with short breaks in between (5 minutes, then a 15-20 minute break after 4 work sessions). The app times you and automatically records your time in timesheets, which is great for project-based workers who bill in intervals. The Starter plan is free and lets you test out up to 20 pomodoro sessions a month, so give it a try!

If browsing the internet is your weakness, Cold Turkey might be the app for you. Like other services, Cold Turkey blocks distractions: websites, apps, even the entire internet. Unlike other similar services, it’s very difficult to circumvent the program, and it can’t be uninstalled while it’s running. Try it out for free, or pay a one time fee ($25) for additional Pro services.

For students who loves Games! Gamify your focusing efforts with Forest, an app that grows a tree for every period of time you stay focused. If you leave the app (i.e. if you stop focusing), your tree dies. Grow a new tree for each focus session and you’ll have a forest! Bonus: the organization plants a real tree when you earn and spend their virtual coins! Forest is available for $1.99 on the App Store or Google Play and is available as a web browser extension.

The Productivity App That FORCES You to Focus! No cheats or workarounds. FocusMe is a fully-customizable tool that “walls off” online temptation to instantly increase personal efficiency and take countless hours of your life back. It can Block, limit, or ration use of time-sucking websites & apps. Try It Free Now. No Credit Card Required. Students get 30% discount if you decide to subscribe, 60 days money back guaranteed. Monthly subscriptions is $5.99 or Yearly for $39.99.

StayFocusd is a productivity extension for Google Chrome that helps you stay focused on work by restricting the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites. Once your allotted time has been used up, the sites you have blocked will be inaccessible for the rest of the day. It's highly configurable, allowing you to block or allow entire sites, specific subdomains, specific paths, specific pages, even specific in-page content (videos, games, images, forms, etc).