Free calculator

What is tool sprawl actually costing you?

Work lands in too many apps, and every jump between them carries a tax. Move the sliders to size up the hours that disappear into switching.

How much time does switching cost you?

Drag the sliders to estimate the weekly switching tax.

Apps and channels work lands in

Context switches per day

Minutes lost per switch

People on the team

hours/week lost to switching

Sprawl level: Scattered

Minutes lost per switch is your assumption. Reorienting to the right thread, recalling where you left off, and finding the next step all add up. Team size turns the per-person number into a weekly team total.

How the math works

No hidden assumptions

Weekly hours come straight from your inputs: context switches per day times minutes lost per switch times team size, across five working days. The sidebar version assumes two minutes per switch so it can run on two inputs, and says so. The sprawl level reads off the number of apps you set: two to four is focused, five to seven is scattered, eight or more is fragmented. Every number moves only when you move a slider, and minutes per switch is your assumption, there to translate switches into a rough hourly figure.

Questions about the numbers

Where do these numbers come from?

Entirely from the sliders you set. We do not bake in industry averages or survey figures. The calculator turns your own estimates into a weekly cost so you can pressure test them.

Why does switching between apps cost so much?

Each jump means reorienting to a new thread, recalling where you left off, and finding the next step before any real work happens. A couple of minutes per switch across a busy day is where the hours hide, which is exactly what this estimate makes visible.

How does this+that cut the switching?

this+that pulls your channels into one inbox, so messages from email, chat, and the rest land in a single place. It reads them, pulls out the tasks and deadlines, and runs the repetitive follow-ups as workflows. The jumping between apps stops.

Stop paying the switching tax

this+that unifies the channels where work lands into one inbox, so the context switching stops and the busywork gets handled for you. Free during beta, no credit card required.

Free during beta · No credit card required