Jira
Start with the work already assigned to you.
Choose from your active-sprint Jira issues, see their status beside the key, and upload reviewed worklogs without leaving Rotelle.
Rotelle
Native macOS · Version 0.9.0
Feed it time.
Get your week back.
A fast menu bar tracker that turns busy days into clean records, useful statistics, and reviewed Jira worklogs.
The actual app
Your whole week, without the spreadsheet
See every task, every day total, and your weekly target in one focused native workspace.
Meet Rotti
A tiny chronovore for the tedious parts
Rotti eats time like pasta: the mess goes in, a trustworthy record comes out.
Quick activities
Turn familiar work into one click.
Reusable rules recognize common tasks, carry their own icons, and fill in the context before the time noodle gets tangled.
Statistics
Find the focus cycle that is actually yours.
See where the week went, learn the natural length of your recent work sessions, and use it as an exact Pomodoro cycle with one click.
Private iCloud sync
Keep every Mac on the same page.
Optionally sync your Rotelle data through your private iCloud database, while Jira credentials stay in each Mac’s Keychain.
Achievements
Turn good habits into trophies.
Unlock playful and secret achievements for focused work, clean days, breaks, uploads, and the little rituals that keep a week on track.
Worklog reminders
Don’t let yesterday leave without you.
Every two hours, Rotelle checks completed past days and nudges you when tracked Jira time still hasn’t been uploaded.
Focus & breaks
Work deeply. Remember to look away.
Pomodoro and eye-rest reminders follow the timer, so healthy breaks arrive at the right moment.
Idle-time guard
When you wander off, the timer notices.
After ten quiet minutes, choose whether idle time counted as work or should be excluded—without losing the session.
Made to fit your workflow
Precise when you need it. Invisible when you don’t.
Set the important rules once, then keep every control, correction, reminder, and report close enough to use without breaking focus.
One-click menu bar timer
Start or pause the current task without opening the full tracker window.
One-, two-, and three-day layouts
Choose how much of the working week to keep visible and switch layouts whenever you need more context.
Weekly and daily goals
Set realistic targets and see your progress and overtime directly beside the work they came from.
Drag tasks between days
Move work to another visible day, or hold Option to copy it without carrying old sessions or upload state.
Inline time editing
Correct a task’s total in place without interrupting the rest of your day.
Exact time-entry splitting
Move a precise portion of a stopped task to another date while preserving combined displayed and raw session totals.
Exact session history
Keep the original start and stop segments even after manual edits or rounding change the displayed total.
Command-F task history search
Find work by Jira key, title, or note, then open any day on which that task was tracked.
Custom rounding precision
Round individual tasks or a finished day to the interval that matches your reporting rules.
Idle-time detection
When a running timer is left unattended, decide whether the quiet interval counted as work.
Natural work rhythm for Pomodoro
Rotelle learns the median length of your recent focus sessions and can use that exact duration for Pomodoro.
Pomodoro and eye-rest reminders
Focus and eye-rest schedules advance with real tracked work, so breaks arrive at a useful moment.
Quick activity rules with icons
Turn recurring work into recognizable one-click activities with keywords, Jira context, and a chosen icon.
Pinned, recent, and current-sprint tickets
Start from the Jira issues you actually use instead of searching the whole workspace every time.
Color-coded Jira statuses
See each issue’s current Jira status beside its key before choosing what to work on.
Jira issue context
Keep issue titles, descriptions, projects, epics, and links close to the timer that belongs to them.
Reviewed worklog upload
Nothing is sent just because a timer stops—you review the duration and choose when to upload it.
Visible failed uploads and retry
A rejected worklog keeps its error and retry control visible instead of quietly disappearing.
Assigned-day Jira worklogs
Moved, copied, and older tasks are logged to the Rotelle day you selected, not an accidental session date.
Task and project statistics
Compare where time went across individual tasks, Jira tickets, projects, days, weeks, and months.
Hourly and weekday activity maps
See when you tend to work by clock hour and by day of the week using your actual timer sessions.
Pomodoro and eye-rest statistics
Track completed focus cycles and the distance accumulated through uninterrupted eye-rest breaks.
Playful and secret achievements
Unlock illustrated Rotti medals for focus, consistency, healthy breaks, Jira habits, and curious detours.
Searchable Productivity Library
Browse your complete local work history without crowding the focused daily tracker.
Period review and CSV reports
Audit a day or week, compare a custom date range, and export structured totals for further analysis.
Session-level editing
Inspect and correct individual start and stop segments instead of replacing the whole task total.
30-day Trash and recovery
Deleted tasks remain recoverable for 30 days before Rotelle removes them permanently.
Local JSON backup and restore
Export or restore time, settings, history, and achievements in one portable file without Keychain secrets.
Optional private iCloud sync
Keep Rotelle data aligned between your Macs through your private iCloud database while remaining useful offline.
Configurable keyboard shortcuts
Set local shortcuts for frequent Rotelle actions without intercepting keys in other apps.
Five-minute + / − adjustments
Nudge the current task up or down by five minutes from the keyboard while preserving its raw sessions.
Instant Jira number search
Type the numeric part of a Jira key to highlight matching tasks without opening a separate search panel.
Right-click menu-bar settings
Change what the menu-bar widget shows and what its ticket name opens without visiting Settings.
Dedicated menu-bar start / stop button
Timer changes happen only from the clear play control, while empty widget space opens the full panel.
In-app feedback and feature requests
Send a comment or idea directly from Rotelle without opening an email app or attaching your work data.
Sleep, lock, idle, and overdue-worklog guards
Rotelle protects totals around system inactivity and reminds you when completed Jira time was left behind.
Illustrated start-of-day motivation
Begin each weekday with a rotating Rotti scene and a practical tip chosen for how you use the app.
Illustrated end-of-day review
Close the day with goals, overtime, breaks, tasks, and eligible Jira worklogs gathered in one review.
Safe Jira disconnect
Remove an account and unused credentials without deleting existing time history or uploaded worklogs.
Credentials stored in Keychain
Jira passwords and OAuth tokens stay in macOS Keychain and never enter backups or iCloud sync.
Rotelle vs Harvest / Tempo / Toggl
The best tracker depends on what you need it to do.
Rotelle is deliberately narrower: it is for an individual Mac user who tracks Jira work and wants the timer close, the raw history local, and worklog upload under their control.
Rotelle
This appBest for · Solo Jira work on Apple Silicon
A native menu bar workflow for tracking, reviewing, and sending clean worklogs to Jira without living in another web app.
- Menu bar-first timer
- Local-first session history
- Reviewed Jira worklog upload
Harvest
Best for · Client services and invoicing
A mature choice for teams that connect tracked time to clients, budgets, expenses, approvals, and invoices.
- Client and project budgets
- Timesheet approvals
- Invoicing workflows
Tempo
Best for · Jira-native team governance
Built for organizations that need time collection, approvals, capacity, and financial reporting inside Jira.
- Team timesheets
- Approval workflows
- Portfolio reporting
Toggl Track
Best for · Flexible cross-platform tracking
A broad time-tracking platform for people and teams working across devices, clients, projects, and many tools.
- Desktop, mobile, and web
- Broad integrations
- Team and client reports
Choose Rotelle when the problem is simple:
“I need to track Jira work from my Mac, review the day, and upload trustworthy worklogs — without turning time tracking into another job.”
Product names belong to their respective owners. Comparison reflects each product’s stated focus as of August 2026.
Local by nature
Your time belongs on your Mac.
Rotelle keeps time data locally by default, can sync it through your private iCloud database when you choose, and always stores Jira credentials in Keychain. Rotti may eat minutes, but never your privacy.
Designed for Apple Silicon Macs.