FAQ
How is this different from monday's built-in Time Tracking column?
The column records a timer on one board. Hourseal keeps every entry with its date, note and category. It also adds:
- personal weekly timesheets;
- reports across all boards;
- Excel and CSV exports, plus scheduled email exports;
- timesheet approval and period locking;
- rules for who can see and edit whose time.
Can someone change another person's time?
Not by default: people can only edit their own entries. An admin can let managers or admins edit others' entries. The server checks these rules on every request, so they can't be bypassed from the browser.
I forgot to stop the timer. What happens?
If your admin set an auto-stop limit, the timer stops by itself after that many hours. The entry is marked as auto-stopped, and you can correct it. A day can never hold more than 24 hours.
Can I log time for past days?
Yes, in the timesheet or with the date picker in the item card. If a period is locked, or has been submitted for approval, its days can't be changed. An admin can reopen a locked period.
Do subitems count towards the parent item?
Yes. Time logged on a subitem is added to its parent item's total and to the parent's synced column.
Where do the hours in my board column come from?
An admin chooses a number column per board under Access & boards. Hourseal keeps it updated with the item's total hours. Don't edit that column by hand: the next change in Hourseal will overwrite it.
How does rounding work?
Entries are stored exactly as logged. Rounding, if your admin turned it on, is applied only when time is shown, reported and exported. You can change the rounding rules later without losing anything.
Which formats can I type?1:30, 1.5, 1,5, 90m, 1h 30m, 2h and 45m all work. A plain number means hours.
What happens when the trial ends?
All your data stays visible, but new time can't be logged until a plan is chosen. Accounts with up to 2 users can keep using the app for free.
Which plan do I need?
One that covers the number of users in your monday.com account. All plans include every feature. Billing goes through monday.com.
What happens to our data if we uninstall?
It is deleted right away. Export anything you want to keep first. See the Privacy Policy.
Where is our data stored?
On monday.com's own infrastructure (monday code), in your account's region. Scheduled export emails are sent through Resend. Nothing else leaves monday.com.
Does it work in the monday mobile app?
Hourseal is designed for monday.com in a desktop browser. A mobile-friendly layout is planned.
I found a bug or need help.
Write to support@hourseal.app. Include your account URL, what you did and what you expected.