Out of date
If the Watch cannot confirm the current timer state, it says the status is out of date and asks you to open Beagle on the iPhone to refresh — instead of showing a number it cannot vouch for.
Apple Watch · Timer companion
One job, done without looking.
Billable time is lost in the gap between starting work and reaching a keyboard. The Watch app closes that gap and does nothing else.
RunningRecent matter
- Start Last Used
- Stop Now
- Stop With Note
The whole app
- Choose a recent matter. The matters you have been working on, on your wrist.
- Start. Or start the last one you used, in a single tap.
- Stop — immediately, or stop with a short note you dictate or type.
That is the complete feature set. It syncs through the iPhone, so the entry is on the Mac when you get back to it.
Deliberate
What it does not do — and why that is the point
A watch is a three-second interface. Putting a practice management system on it would make the one thing it is good for slower.
There is no pause. The Watch app starts a timer, stops it, or stops it with a note. If you need to split an entry, stop and start again — or adjust it on the Mac, where editing time is quick.
No clients, matters, billing, reports or AI. None of that exists on the Watch, and none of it should. Those are things you do on the Mac, or look up on the iPhone.
Honest states
It tells you when it does not know
A timer that silently shows stale state is worse than one that admits it. The Watch app says so.
No firm selected
Time belongs to a firm. If none is selected, the Watch says so rather than recording an entry that has nowhere to go.
Ready to capture
When it is idle and connected, it says it is ready. One glance tells you whether the last hour is being recorded.
Time capture, everywhere you work
The same timer runs on the Mac and the iPhone. The Watch is the fastest way to start it.