Comparison
Token Time vs Trace
A factual side by side of two tools in Indie AI Tools. Figures come from each product’s own site.
Token Time
ListedScreen Time, but for your tokens. Token Time meters every token your AI agents burn and taps you on the shoulder when it's time to take a break. Local, private, and...
Trace
ListedA macOS menu-bar app that turns any conversation into a clean markdown transcript, with an optional on-device summary. Runs a local speech model entirely on your Mac, in...
| Token Time | Trace | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Indie AI Tools | Indie AI Tools |
| Pricing model | Paid | Not disclosed |
| Starting price | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Platforms | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Techavy score | Not rated yet | Not rated yet |
About Token Time
Screen Time, but for your tokens. Token Time meters every token your AI agents burn and taps you on the shoulder when it's time to take a break. Local, private, and Mac-native. See tokens by the hour across the day, so you can spot the runaway sessions the moment they start climbing. It auto-dismisses in 10s, just enough to make you look up. Token Time runs quietly in the background and keeps today's usage right where you can see it.
About Trace
A macOS menu-bar app that turns any conversation into a clean markdown transcript, with an optional on-device summary. Runs a local speech model entirely on your Mac, in dozens of languages. The moment is pinned to your transcript at the exact timestamp. Trace provides you with clear markdown transcripts and summaries that you can use anywhere. Either copy the markdown from Trace directly or have it place the file anywhere in your filesystem. Trace can also send files directly to Obsidian, Bear, Drafts or Things with a button press.
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