No. 9 of 36 ·Screen Time Management Apps

Hikage

Mac

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Hikage is ranked #9 of 36 in screen time management apps on Freedom251. It runs on macOS. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.

Hikage plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free Record app and website usage locally · Data Export and iCloud Backup · Daily Statistics · Per-App Statistics hikage.app · 1 Oct 2026

Personal Perpetual License $9 once One-time purchase All Hikage features · Future Feature and Version Updates · Activate on 2 Macs hikage.app · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on screen time management apps

Free plan: Yes
Devices included: 2 devices
Supported platforms: macOS
Usage reports: Yes
Application limits: Yes
Scheduled limits: Yes
Focus sessions: Yes
Usage history retention: 90_days

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The record

Purpose: Hikage records app and website activity locally so users can review their usage timeline.
Automatic recording: Hikage records app switches in the background without manual timing.
Away detection: Hikage combines keyboard and mouse activity, playback status, and sleep state to estimate actual screen time.
Statistics: Hikage provides daily, monthly, per-app, sunburst, treemap, and app-stream statistics.
Relationship graph: Hikage combines app switch counts with each app’s share of switches in a relationship graph.
Calendar integration: Hikage can generate calendar event candidates from activity records and write them to Apple Calendar with permission.
Usage reminders: Hikage can remind users when a focus session ends, it is time to stand, or a time limit is reached.
Browser support: Website recording supports Safari, Google Chrome, Chromium, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, Arc, and Firefox.
Customization: Users can create categories and subcategories, merge or exclude statistics items, and customize statistics layouts.
Privacy: Hikage does not record actual keystrokes, typed text, pointer coordinates, clipboard contents, window titles, screen images, or media titles.
Website data: For enabled browsers, Hikage normally saves only the hostname, browser identity, time, and private-browsing status rather than complete URLs.
Security: Local activity databases, backups, and exports have no additional Hikage application-layer encryption, and CSV and JSON exports are directly readable text.
Support: Hikage provides support through [email protected] for problems, feature suggestions, purchases, activation, and other feedback.
License limit: A personal license normally permits activation on up to two devices and cannot be shared with family members, colleagues, or teams.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Screen Time Management Apps in 2026#9 of 36

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