Feature
Timing data in your Google Sheet
Every response gets three extra columns in your linked Sheet: when the person started, when they finished, and how long they took. Grading, shortlisting, and analysis happen where your data already lives.
Try it
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Respondent | Started at | |
| 2 | Max | Finished in time (44 min) | 4/10/2026 11:02:11 |
| 3 | Paul | Not submitted yet | |
| 4 | Jessica | Finished in time (48 min) | 4/10/2026 11:01:47 |
| 5 | Sarah | Finished with a delay (+8 min) | 4/10/2026 11:03:05 |
| 6 | Mark | Finished in time (42 min) | 4/10/2026 11:02:39 |
| 7 | Daniel | Not submitted yet |
Form Timer writes the status, time taken, and start time next to every response in your linked Sheet.
No new dashboard to learn
Form Timer writes timing fields directly into the response spreadsheet Google Forms already creates. Sort, filter, pivot, and chart with the Sheets skills you have. Export to your gradebook or ATS exactly as you do today.
Spot outliers in one sort
Sort the duration column and the story tells itself: a 3-minute finish on a 30-minute exam deserves a closer look, and so does the respondent who took three hours on a 10-minute survey. Timing turns a flat list of answers into evidence about how they were produced.
An audit trail that holds up
When exam results are contested or a hiring decision is reviewed, timestamps matter. Start and end times for every respondent give you a durable, neutral record of exactly what happened and when.
Improve the form itself
Average completion time is the single most useful number for form design. If your "5-minute survey" averages 14 minutes, respondents are telling you something. Use real durations to trim questions, fix confusing wording, and set honest expectations.