Know where the time goes. Without watching anyone.
Ruam counts hours on its own, by project, client and shift. No screenshots, no keystroke logs. One flat price, however many people you add.
Free forever for one person. Teams get 7 days free, no card. Or book a demo
Works on
Mac
Windows
ChromeHow most teams find out where the time went.
Sofia
- Are you working? 10:02 AM
Sofia is typing...
Asking.
"Are you working?" in Slack, three times a day. It feels like babysitting, for you and for them.
Timesheet, due today
Mon
8h 00m
Tue
Wed
Thu
7h 30m
Fri
Tap a ? to fill it in from memory.
Timesheets.
Filled in on Friday from memory. Nobody remembers Tuesday, and the client still wants to know where 40 hours went.
2:32 PM
2:42 PM
2:52 PM
3 screenshots of Sofia's screen
Screenshots.
The tools that "solve" it take pictures of people's screens. People feel watched all day, and some leave over it.
Ruam counts the day for you.
Start with one person's own day, then the parts a team uses every week. It's a demo workspace: tap around, nothing you change is saved.
A person's own Logbook: what they worked on, by category and project, with their notes. Tap a block to look around.
7h 19m
worked
- Design4h 06m
- Writing1h 14m
- Meetings1h 08m
- Email0h 51m
Homepage hero, v3
9:19 AM to 11:01 AM, 1h 42m
Design, on Website rebuild, from figma.com
Your note
Two hero layouts for Northwind
Tap any block in the day.
For anyone who loses track of time.
Hours slip by without you noticing. Ruam keeps your day for you and shows you where it went, so you can decide what to change. No timer to remember, no score.
More about losing track of timeTime slips away in small pieces.
A timesheet here, an "are you working?" there. None of it feels like much on its own. Move the sliders to your team and add it up.
Where the time goes
56 hours a month
What it costs you
$1,690
a month, in asking, filling in and fixing.
What you get back with Ruam
Up to 56 hours and $1,590 a month
after Team at $99 a month.
An estimate from your numbers. Ruam counts hours on its own, so the filling in and the asking go away.
Why Ruam exists.
I can lose a whole afternoon and not know where it went. I also need my day to have a clear shape, or nothing gets done. Timers I had to remember never worked for me, and tools that watched me made it worse. I've managed remote teams since 2020 and started a cold email agency in 2023, so I built the tool I needed: it keeps track of time on its own, shows you your day back, and never judges how you got there.
Indrayudh SenFounder, Ruam. Managing remote teams since 2020.More of what Ruam does.
Schedules
Team and upFixed, varied or flexible hours, in each person's time zone, overnight included.
Time off and holidays
Team and upRequests, approvals and balances, without a spreadsheet.
Approvals
Team and upTimesheets and added hours, one at a time or all at once.
Attendance
Team and upHours against the schedule. Breaks shown, never scored.
Overtime window
Team and upCounting carries on up to 60 minutes after a shift, if your team allows it.
Who's working now
Starter and upLive status and today's hours for the whole team.
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Projects and clients
Solo and upHours matched to each client by their website, with budgets.
Client rates and margins
BusinessWhat each client earns you, and client reports.
CSV exports
Solo and upTimesheets ready for invoices.
Each person's own day, seen by them first.
Your AI assistant
Ask Ruam from Claude, ChatGPT or Grok. In closed beta.
Web, Chrome, Mac and Windows
The Windows app comes from the Microsoft Store.
After a quiet stretch, Ruam asks what you were doing, so a call away from the keyboard can still count.
One tracker counts at a time, so the web clock, Chrome and Mac never double up.
Added hours
Team and upForgot to start? Add past work, and it goes for approval.
Shift changes
Team and upOne-off changes, change requests, and each person's shifts in their own calendar.
Daily and weekly summaries, a manager digest, and alerts for late starts or a silent tracker.
1:1 view
Team and upOne person's period before a 1:1. Breaks shown, never scored.
Anonymous team pulse
Team and upHow the team feels, only ever as an average of five or more people.
Sites and apps your team never records.
Ticket numbers
Solo and upTicket keys picked up from page titles, so hours land on the right task.
Your data, any time
Export your own data whenever you like. An audit log shows who changed what.
Up and running this week.
Four steps. After that, the hours count themselves.
1 of 4
Bring your team in.
team.csv
4 rows, from your HR tool or a spreadsheet
| name | timezone | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | sofia@ruam.co | member | Europe/London |
| Arjun | arjun@ruam.co | member | Asia/Kolkata |
| Maya | maya@ruam.co | member | America/New_York |
| Kenji | kenji@ruam.co | member | Asia/Tokyo |
Your team sees their day first.
Each person gets a Logbook of their own day: the sites and apps they used, and for how long. They see it first and choose what to share. If they don't review it by the date shown, your team's sharing setting decides.
Ruam records
- Hours worked, during work time only
- Status and breaks
- The site name and page title during work time, shown to the person first
Ruam never records
- Screenshots or screen recordings
- Keystrokes or mouse movements
- Your camera or microphone
- What's inside your files
- Full web addresses
Managers never see page titles. Your team always sees hours, status and breaks.
Your view
You see it all, first.
figma.com
3h 12m
docs.google.com
1h 14m
notion.so
0h 54m
Slack
1h 08m
mail.google.com
0h 51m
Your manager's view
7h 19m
Hours, breaks and projects. Sites only once shared.
figma.com
3h 12m
docs.google.com
1h 14m
- Private
- Private
- Private
Page titles are never shown to managers.
Ask Ruam from the AI assistant you already use.
Connect Ruam to Claude, ChatGPT or Grok and ask about your team's time in plain words. Your assistant gets the access you have in Ruam, nothing more.
- Every plan can ask. From Team up, it can also make changes, and it asks you first.
- It gets hours, names and short notes. Never sites, page titles, break times or leave reasons.
- Disconnect any time, and it stops on the very next question.
Works with any assistant that supports MCP.
- 1Pick
- 2Add
- 3Allow
- 4Ask
Which assistant do you use?
Or any other assistant that supports MCP.
Everything your team needs, one flat price.
Hours that count themselves
Hours by project and client, with budgets
Timesheets and approvals in one list
Shifts and time off, in each person's time zone
Reports on attendance against the schedule
A Logbook and Daily Recap for each person
Ruam in Claude, ChatGPT and Grok
Unlimited people
Everything here, for your whole team
$69a month
Billed yearly at $828, or $99 billed monthly.
A per-seat tool at $10 a person (an example) costs $250 a month for 25 people.
The founding 100 teams
Yearly plans keep their price while they stay on yearly. White-glove onboarding is free (normally from $499).
- 7 days free
- No card needed
- Free forever for one
Still not sure?
Will my team feel watched?
No. Ruam never takes screenshots or logs keystrokes. Each person sees their own day first, managers never see page titles, and breaks are shown, never scored.
Is switching tools a whole project?
No. Import your team from a CSV, set shifts, and tell people what changes. Founding teams get white-glove onboarding free, and we set it up with you.
Are we too small for this?
No. Free is free forever for one person, Solo is $6 a month, and Starter is $39 a month for up to 10 people. One flat price as you grow.
Does Ruam take screenshots or record keystrokes?
No. Ruam has no screenshot, keystroke, webcam or microphone feature. There's nothing to switch on.
What can a manager see?
Hours, status and breaks, attendance against the schedule, and time by project and client. Managers never see page titles. A person's sites and apps are shared when they share them, or when the review date passes and the team's sharing setting applies.
When does Ruam count time?
Only while you work. On paid plans, people on a shift are counted inside their shift, plus an overtime window the team sets, up to 60 minutes. Everyone else picks: Ruam starts on its own at the first active minute of the day, or they start the day with one tap. Either way, counting stops when work ends: after a long stretch with no activity, or at midnight. It counts hours, not what is on anyone's screen.
Do I have to press anything?
Not unless you want to. On paid plans, Ruam can start your day for you, with no timer to remember, or you can keep one tap to start. On Free, one tap on Start my day begins it.
Does Ruam work with Claude or ChatGPT?
It's in closed beta now; email hello@ruam.ai for early access. Connect Ruam to Claude, ChatGPT, Grok or any assistant that supports MCP, and ask about your time in plain words. Every plan can ask questions; from Team up, it can also make changes you confirm. It only gets what you can see in Ruam: hours, names and short notes, never sites, page titles, break times or leave reasons.
Which devices does it work on?
Any browser with the web clock, Chrome with the extension, and the desktop app for Mac or Windows (from the Microsoft Store). iPhone and Android are coming soon.
Do you charge per person?
No. Every paid plan is one flat price. Team and Business include unlimited people.
See where the time goes this week.
Free forever for one person. Teams get 7 days free, no card. Or book a demo