I built Local Hours, a simple time tracking / timesheet app that treats your data as plain files instead of rows in someone else’s database.

No accounts, no backend – All time entries and timesheets are JSON files in a folder you pick. Sync happens via iCloud / Dropbox / OneDrive if you want it.

Cross-device by design – The macOS menu bar app and iOS app both point at the same folder, so they “sync” via your storage provider without any server code.

Timesheets, not dashboards – The main job is: track time, then generate a weekly/bi-weekly/monthly timesheet you can actually send to an approver.

Exports that don’t trap you – You can send an email with an embedded summary + CSV, or just open the JSON files yourself.

Privacy – No analytics, no telemetry, no in-app purchases. It’s MIT-licensed and fully open source.

Apps are free on the App Store (iPhone, iPad, Mac): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/local-hours-simple-timesheet/i...

Repo (code, storage format, docs, screenshots): https://github.com/gogrinimish/LocalHours

I’d especially like feedback on: Does the “just files” approach line up with how you’d want to archive or script your own timesheets? Is the UX for picking the storage folder and sharing it across devices clear enough? What’s missing for you to actually use this for client work?