How to see your Toggl timer on the iPhone lock screen

Toggl Track is one of the most popular time-tracking tools for freelancers, students, consultants, and professionals. It makes it easy to track work sessions and understand where your time is being spent.

However, one common frustration is that checking an active timer often requires unlocking your phone and opening the Toggl app.

For users who track time throughout the day, those extra steps can add up quickly.

Can you see a Toggl timer on the iPhone lock screen?

By default, Toggl Track does not currently provide a dedicated lock screen experience that displays your active timer directly on your iPhone's lock screen.

This means users typically need to:

• Unlock their phone
• Find the Toggl app
• Open the app
• Check whether a timer is still running

This can be inconvenient, especially when switching between tasks frequently throughout the day.

Why a lock screen timer is useful

Being able to see an active timer at a glance helps users:

• Avoid accidentally leaving timers running
• Stay aware of active work sessions
• Switch projects more efficiently
• Reduce unnecessary app switching

For many people, the biggest benefit is simply maintaining awareness of how long a timer has been running.

Live Activities and time tracking

With modern versions of iOS, Live Activities allow apps to display real-time information directly on the lock screen.

This makes them particularly useful for:

• Time tracking
• Fitness sessions
• Deliveries
• Navigation
• Countdown timers

A time-tracking app is a natural fit for Live Activities because users often want continuous visibility without repeatedly opening an app.

A lock screen companion for Toggl Track

We built Toggl Lockscreen Widget to solve this exact problem.

The app displays your active Toggl timer directly on your iPhone lock screen using Live Activities, allowing you to see your running timer at a glance without opening Toggl.

You can also stop an active timer directly from the lock screen, making it easier to manage time tracking throughout the day.

For users who rely on Toggl every day, having timer information visible on the lock screen can make time tracking feel significantly more seamless and convenient.