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Orma vs WakaTime
WakaTime excels at tracking coding time by project, language, and editor. Orma tracks coding too, but adds the rest of your life — app usage, health data, music, GitHub activity, and AI that connects it all.
| Feature | Orma | WakaTime |
|---|---|---|
| Coding time by project/language | ✓ VS Code + Claude Code | ✓ 20+ editor plugins |
| Automatic app tracking | ✓ Native macOS menu bar app | — |
| GitHub activity sync | ✓ Commits, PRs, reviews | ✓ Commit-level integration |
| Spotify/music tracking | ✓ Full listening history with album art | — |
| Health data (HR, sleep, steps) | ✓ HealthKit + BLE heart rate | — |
| AI-powered insights | ✓ Weekly cross-platform digest | — |
| Correlation engine | ✓ 19 auto-computed metric pairs | — |
| iOS companion app | ✓ | ✓ |
| macOS native app | ✓ | — |
| BLE heart rate monitor | ✓ | — |
| Location tracking | ✓ | — |
| Data export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free tier available | ✓ All features free during early access | ✓ Free with 2-week history, $9/mo for full |
| Team/org dashboards | — | ✓ Team leaderboards and goals |
| Multi-editor support | — VS Code + Claude Code | ✓ 20+ editors including JetBrains, Vim, etc. |
- 01Complete life analytics — coding is just one part of your day. Orma tracks apps, health, music, and locations alongside your coding time
- 02AI insights that correlate your coding output with sleep, exercise, heart rate, and music — something WakaTime can never do with code-only data
- 03Native macOS app tracking shows what you do outside your editor — Slack time, browser usage, design tools
- 04Correlation engine answers questions like "do I code more on days I sleep well?" automatically
- 05Free during early access with no 2-week data limit
- 01Supports 20+ code editors including JetBrains, Vim, Neovim, Emacs, Sublime, and more — Orma currently supports VS Code and Claude Code
- 02Team and organization features with leaderboards, goals, and shared dashboards for engineering teams
- 03Deep per-file, per-branch, and per-dependency coding metrics that go beyond time tracking
Choose Orma if
Developers who want to understand their entire day — not just time in the editor. If you want to know how your sleep affects your coding, what music makes you most productive, or how app-switching patterns correlate with output, Orma connects the dots.
Choose WakaTime if
Teams that need shared coding dashboards or developers who use editors beyond VS Code (JetBrains, Vim, etc.). WakaTime is the best pure coding-time tracker with the broadest editor support.
Does Orma track coding time as accurately as WakaTime?
Orma uses a heartbeat-based system in VS Code and Claude Code, similar to WakaTime's approach. Both track active coding time by project and language. The main difference is editor support — WakaTime covers 20+ editors while Orma focuses on VS Code and Claude Code.
Can I use Orma and WakaTime together?
Yes, they work independently. Orma's VS Code extension and WakaTime's plugin can run side by side without conflicts. Some developers use WakaTime for deep coding metrics and Orma for the broader life analytics picture.
Why would I choose Orma over WakaTime if I only care about coding?
If coding metrics are all you need, WakaTime has broader editor support. But most developers also want to know: what apps eat their time, how health affects output, and what patterns drive their best work. That's where Orma's all-in-one approach wins.
Does Orma have team features like WakaTime?
Not yet. Orma is currently focused on individual personal analytics. Team dashboards are on the roadmap. If you need team leaderboards and shared goals today, WakaTime is the better fit.
try Orma free
All features free during early access. Native Mac and Windows tracker installs in seconds. See your apps, coding, health, and music in one dashboard.