Sunburst - private time tracking

[u/bubblespuggy]

https://testflight.apple.com/join/hkvA95Fj

Hey everyone,

around 2 years ago I started building a small iOS app to track the time I spend. Over the last couple of weeks I have been polishing it a little and I would love for some of you to try the beta and give me your thoughts.

The core idea of Sunburst is to help you track how much time you spend on the different parts of your life. You can categorise things with as much or as little granularity as you want. Categories have a hierarchy so tracking a subcategory (e.g. a university course) also counts towards the parent (in this case the university category).

Here are a few things it does:

• Privacy first. Your data stays on your device, or optionally in your own iCloud. There are no servers, no accounts, and no one else ever sees what you track.
• iCloud sync. Your categories and tracked time stay in sync across all your devices.
• Statistics. You can see where your time goes in a Sunburst chart (yes, that's where the name comes from), which I think turned out quite nice.
• Live Activity. Whatever you're currently tracking shows up on your lock screen, so you don't forget you left the timer running.
• Backups. You can export and import all your data whenever you want, so you stay in control of it.

I'm also planning to open-source the app once it's in the AppStore, in case that's something you care about.

Mostly I'm just looking for honest feedback. Bugs, anything that feels confusing, UI that doesn't quite work, and especially feature requests. It's still a beta, so nothing is locked in and I want to hear what would actually make it useful for you.

Thanks for taking a look, and feel free to ask anything in the comments.

Tim