A productivity tracker that knows one app can mean two things.
drifty shows whether your day was focused, fragmented, or slowly pulled off course. The same browser, chat app, or video site can count differently when the surrounding activity says the intent changed.
Productivity tracking needs context, not just restraint.
A blocker assumes a site is always bad. A timer assumes you know exactly when work starts. drifty takes a different path: capture the day, classify the context, and show where focus held or drift formed.
- Spot repeated checks that become longer drift sessions.
- Separate learning, research, and entertainment on mixed-use sites.
- Review focus blocks by day and week instead of relying on a single score.
- Use aggregate focus totals for optional leaderboard participation when you want competition.
Choose the kind of productivity signal you actually need.
These approaches solve different problems. drifty is for reviewing a recorded day with context, not policing every site or producing a billing timesheet.
| Approach | Good at | Tradeoff | drifty’s position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual timers | Intentional client or project accounting | You have to start, stop, and assign the work | Automatic capture removes the timer from every switch |
| Fixed app categories | Fast totals by app or domain | One label misses mixed-use context | The same app can be focus in one session and drift in another |
| Website blockers | Preventing access in the moment | They do not explain the day that already happened | Review where focus held and where the detour began |
| drifty | Personal focus and drift review | It is analysis, not a blocker or invoice system | Automatic context, reviewable classification, day and week patterns |
Focus signals worth separating.
Focus and drift are patterns in context, not permanent labels for an app or website.
Productivity tracking FAQ.
Is drifty a website blocker?
No. drifty is a time analysis product. It helps you review where focus held and where drift formed instead of blocking sites outright.
Can the same app be both focus and drift?
Yes. That is one of the core reasons drifty uses context-aware classification instead of treating every app or domain as permanently productive or distracting.
How do leaderboards fit into productivity tracking?
Leaderboard participation is optional and based on aggregate focus totals, not raw app, site, window, or session history.
Stop guessing where focus went.
drifty gives your Mac day enough context to explain focus and drift patterns.