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What is TimeCampus?
TimeCampus helps people and businesses observe, analyze and optimize their time and productivity across the physical and the digital world. It captures time from every source, shows where it really went and whether you are on track, and helps you change it with recommendations, automations, mentors and recovery plans — without manual timers or surveillance.
What do observe, analyze and optimize mean?
Observe: channels built for each platform — code editors, GitHub, Chrome, mobile, desktop, fitness apps, maps, work tools, IoT streams and your own SDK channels — stream time into one data sink. Analyze: slice and dice, dashboards, drill-down, questions in plain language, time in context and goal trajectories. Optimize: automation discovery with FluidGrids, recommendations for the physical and digital day, mentors on demand and recovery plans that get you back on track or ahead.
Can I start using TimeCampus now?
Yes. Create an account at app.timecampus.com and start on the free plan, then connect the sources you want TimeCampus to observe.
Who is TimeCampus for?
Individuals — developers, knowledge workers, freelancers, consultants, students and anyone who wants to see and improve their whole day, including health and travel. Teams and businesses — team leads, agencies, professional-services firms and enterprise business units that want honest, aggregate visibility and a way to improve it. Builders who extend TimeCampus with custom channels, and mentors who help others optimize.
How does TimeCampus work?
Connect the channels and integrations you want, and TimeCampus assembles a timeline of your day automatically. It labels each interval with its project, goal and life area, answers your questions, compares goals with where you are, and proactively proposes changes — focus blocks, automations, a mentor session or a recovery plan — that you accept or dismiss.
What makes TimeCampus AI native?
It is intelligent (it classifies what each interval was and explains why), personalized (it judges your day against your own goals and values), and proactive (it raises a drifting goal, rising overload or a chore worth automating at the right moment). AI agents can also work with your time data through the MCP server, SDKs and APIs, under your own permissions.
Does TimeCampus take screenshots or monitor my keystrokes?
No. TimeCampus is built for insight, not surveillance. There are no screenshots, no keystroke logging and no idle policing. Channels record what kind of work happened, never its content.
Will my manager be able to see everything I do?
No. Team views are aggregate and only appear for groups above a minimum size. Your personal context — health, travel, evenings and personal goals — is never shown to an employer, and you choose what you share.
Who controls my data?
You do. Every source has its own consent and retention setting, on-demand channels capture only while you switch them on, and you can export or delete your data.
How is TimeCampus secured?
TimeCampus runs on a governed, multi-workspace platform with roles, access control and auditability. Read more about our approach on the Security page; our list of subprocessors is published for transparency.
Do I have to start and stop timers?
No. TimeCampus captures time automatically from the channels you connect and assembles a categorised timeline for you. A Pomodoro timer is there when you want structured focus sessions.
Which sources can TimeCampus observe?
Code editor extensions (VS Code and JetBrains families), a GitHub app, a Chrome extension, desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux, mobile apps for iOS and Android, calendars, email, chat, documents and project tools, fitness apps and wearables, maps and travel, and IoT streams. For anything else, the Node and Python SDKs and open APIs let you build your own channel.
Can I ask questions about my time?
Yes. Ask in plain language — “where did my deep work go last week?” or “which client is over-serviced this month?” — and get an answer with a chart, the evidence and how much of the period the data covered. You can also slice and dice, build dashboards and drill down to the individual events.
How do goals and recovery plans work?
Each goal shows its planned trajectory beside your current state. When it starts to drift, TimeCampus builds a recovery plan — focus blocks, an automation, a revised deadline or a mentor session — schedules the steps you accept and updates the projection every day until you are back on track or ahead.
How does TimeCampus automate work?
It looks for repetitive digital work in your captured time, estimates what it costs and drafts automations that run in FluidGrids, the Burdenoff workflow automation product. Nothing runs until you approve it, and TimeCampus measures the time each automation gives back.
What are mentors on demand?
When data alone is not enough, TimeCampus connects you to a mentor or coach. You share an insight pack you choose, book a session and turn their advice into scheduled steps. Mentors see only what you share, access is revocable, and sessions are paid per session or from a budget your business funds.
Does TimeCampus cover time away from the screen?
Yes. Fitness and wearable integrations, maps and travel, and IoT streams bring in sleep, movement, commutes and time at places, so recommendations can cover the physical day as well as the digital one. This data is private to you by default.
Can I extend or configure the platform?
Yes. Applets add views, connectors and workflows; the Node and Python SDKs, open APIs, CLI and MCP server let developers build custom channels and let AI agents work with time data under your permissions.
How does TimeCampus help teams and businesses?
Leaders get aggregate team trajectories against shared goals, trends in focus and meeting load, capacity planning and team-level recommendations, alongside projects, budgets, approvals, expenses and client portals. Time data can also be analysed in BigConsole through the shared data sink.
Does TimeCampus support roles and access control?
Yes. TimeCampus is a governed, multi-workspace platform with roles, access control and auditability, so organisations can roll it out across teams with the boundaries and accountability they expect.
Can you help us roll TimeCampus out?
Yes. We offer professional services — consulting, implementation, migration, training, enablement, privacy and governance, managed administration, integrations and custom channels, and priority support. See the Services page, or contact us to scope an engagement.
How much does TimeCampus cost?
There are Free, Starter, Growth, Business and Enterprise plans, priced on the size of the team you manage rather than per seat. Current prices are on the Pricing page. Mentor sessions are paid per session or from a business-funded budget.
How do I get started?
Create an account on the TimeCampus app, start on the free plan and connect the sources you want to observe. Move up a plan when you need more.
How do I get help?
Reach out any time via the contact form or email [email protected]. We are happy to answer questions about the platform, plans or an enterprise rollout.

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