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Best alternatives to KRON (2026)

6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to KRON, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

KRON today

≈7K users2.3★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago8 permissions

KRON alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Planfix: Timer

    Recording and tracking time spent on tasks and projects

    ≈3K users3.7★ from 25 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago23 permissions
    • About 2.3× fewer users than KRON
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (23 vs 8)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  2. 2

    TwitchWatchTime Tracker

    Tracks the amount of time spent watching twitch live streams

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 7.0× fewer users than KRON
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 8)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  3. 3

    WakaTime

    Automatic time tracking for Chrome.

    ≈20K users4.0★ from 30 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago6 permissions
    • About 2.9× more users than KRON
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 8)
    • Listed under Developer Tools
  4. 4

    CloudCapcha

    Track time in your browser

    ≈9K usersNot rated yetUpdated 2 months ago11 permissions
    • A similar number of users to KRON
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 8)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  5. 5

    Day.io - Time Tracker

    Track time from Google Chrome.

    ≈9K users5.0★ from 6 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years5 permissions
    • A similar number of users to KRON
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 8)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  6. 6

    Harvest Time Tracker

    Track time from Chrome and within popular project management tools.

    ≈30K users2.8★ from 161 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago2 permissions
    • About 4.3× more users than KRON
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 8)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning

KRON alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to KRON?

By users, the most popular alternative is Harvest Time Tracker with ≈30K users and a 2.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Planfix: Timer.

Which KRON alternative has the best rating?

Harvest Time Tracker has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 2.8 out of 5 from 161 ratings.

Is there a KRON alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Harvest Time Tracker asks for 2 permissions, against 8 for KRON.

How many alternatives to KRON are there?

We list 6 close alternatives to KRON on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.