Let me ask you something uncomfortable.

Do you actually know what your real hourly rate is?

Not the number you quote clients. The real one — after you account for all the time you forgot to track, the timers you left running, the hours you mentally rounded down because you felt guilty charging for them.

For most freelancers, that number is a lot lower than they think.

I know because I was one of them.

I’ve tried lots of fancy time-tracking app on the market. Most of them failed me in the same ways: too many taps to start, too easy to forget to stop, too much friction to actually use consistently. And too much privacy invasion. So I’d go back to guessing. And guessing always costs you money.

A few months ago, I stopped guessing. I built TapTime Pro.

It works differently from anything else I’ve tried. Instead of a traditional start/stop timer, it uses a simple interval system: tap the screen to keep the timer alive. Walk away and forget? It pauses automatically and logs exactly when you stopped.

The result: an honest, accurate record of your time — with almost zero effort.

No more “I think it took about 3 hours.” No more leaving money on the table.

Since I started using it, something shifted. I could see exactly where my time was going. I started pricing projects based on reality, not optimism. And my effective hourly rate went up — not because I raised my prices, but because I stopped giving away time for free.

Right now, TapTime Pro is in free beta on TestFlight.

I’m inviting a small group of freelancers and entrepreneurs to try it before it launches. You get early access, and I get real-world feedback from people who actually care about their time.

👉 Download the free beta on TestFlight​

Try it on your next project. See what your time actually looks like. Then hit reply and tell me — what would make this indispensable for you?

Maybe I would built in your suggestions 🤔

Know a freelancer who’s been undercharging forever? Forward this to them. It might be the nudge they need. 🙌

Until next time,
​John

P.S. — The beta is free and always will be during testing. But spots are limited and I’ll be closing access once I hit my feedback target. If you’ve been meaning to get a handle on your time, now’s the moment.