A time clock app your team will use
Your team clocks in and out from a phone or the web. You get timecards, overtime and approved hours in one place, ready to send to payroll.
Free for up to 3 people. No credit card needed.
What a time clock app does
A time clock app replaces the paper punch card. People clock in when they start and clock out when they stop, from a phone or a browser. The app adds the hours up into a timecard for each pay period, flags overtime and missing days, and sends it to a manager to approve. You end up with one record of who worked when, instead of a pile of notes and guesses.
Useful if you pay people by the hour, need to prove hours worked, or spend the end of every pay period chasing people for their times.
Click around the real app
This is the actual TimeTracker app running on this page. Open the sidebar, look at the time screens, and sort a column.
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Draft. Submit when the period is complete.
Monday, 27 Jul 2026
Total: 07:30| Project | Task | Description | Duration | Time | Billable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store Replatform | Search results redesign | Facet layout and empty state | 03:30 | 9a - 12:30p | Billable |
| Store Replatform | Migrate product catalogue | Category mapping review | 02:30 | 1:30p - 4p | Billable |
| Patient Portal | Accessibility audit | Keyboard traps on intake form | 01:30 | 4p - 5:30p | Billable |
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2026
Total: 06:15| Project | Task | Description | Duration | Time | Billable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store Replatform | Search results redesign | Sort controls | 03:15 | 9:15a - 12:30p | Billable |
| Checkout Redesign | Shipping rules engine | Rate table spike | 02:00 | 1:30p - 3:30p | Billable |
| Internal | Team meeting | Weekly planning | 01:00 | 3:30p - 4:30p | Internal |
Payday should not be a guessing game
- People write hours on paper, then remember them wrong a week later
- Someone forgets to clock out and the day shows 14 hours
- You find out about overtime when you are already paying for it
- Hours live in texts, a spreadsheet, and someone's memory
- Nobody can say who approved a timecard, or when
One clock, one timecard per period, and a clear approval trail you can point at months later.
See how it works →What you get
One button to start, one to stop
People clock in when they start and clock out when they finish. The open session shows a live running total so nobody has to do the sums. Taking a break just means clocking out and clocking back in, so the gap is the break.
See time tracking→
Worked hours next to scheduled hours
Every pay period builds a timecard, day by day, with worked hours beside scheduled hours. Overtime, late starts, short days and missing days are worked out for you, so a problem shows up while you can still fix it.
See timesheets→Someone signs off, and it sticks
A finished timecard goes to the right approver. They approve it, ask for changes, or reopen it. Approved periods lock against edits and every change is recorded, so six months later you can still show what happened.
See timesheet approvals→Set up your time clock in an afternoon
No installers and no hardware. Four steps from an empty account to a timecard you can hand to payroll.
Create your workspace
Sign up free and name your workspace. There is nothing to install.
Invite your team
Send invites by email. People clock in from their phone or a browser, whichever they already use.
Set your rules
Choose scheduled hours, and add location rules if a clock-in should only count from certain places.
Approve and export
Review each timecard at the end of the period, approve it, and export to CSV for payroll.
Everything in the time clock
The parts people actually ask about, and only the parts we really have.
Clock in and out
Start and stop with one button. The open session shows a live running total.
Phone or browser
Apps for iPhone and Android, plus the web app in any browser. Same data everywhere.
Location rules
Block a clock-in from outside an allowed place using geofences, IP ranges and accuracy limits.
Timecards
Each period builds a timecard showing worked hours against scheduled hours, day by day.
Overtime and exceptions
Overtime, late starts, short days and missing days are calculated from expected versus actual hours.
Approvals
Timecards route to an approver who can approve, request changes, or reopen the period.
Missed clock-out alerts
If a session is left open, the app spots it and tells the person, so the data does not drift.
Time off
Real leave policies with accrual, balances, requests and approvals, next to the hours.
What we do not do
Most time clock apps sell you a camera pointed at your team. We do not do face scans, fingerprints or screenshots. There is no kiosk mode and no offline clock-in yet, so if you need a shared tablet on a wall, we are not the right fit. What you get instead is an honest record: who worked, when, where it was allowed, and who approved it.
Built for teams that pay by the hour
Pick the group closest to yours and see which part of the clock matters most.
Set it up without an HR team
Sign up, invite people, and approve the first timecard the same week. No consultant and no install.
One record for payroll
Export approved hours to CSV at the end of the period, so payroll works from one file instead of five sources.
Questions about time clock apps
The things people ask most before they pick a time clock, answered straight.
See full pricing→- What is the best time clock app?
- It depends on what you need. If you want a shared tablet on a wall or face scans at the door, pick a kiosk-first tool. If you want people to clock in from a phone, get real timecards with overtime worked out, and have a manager approve the hours, TimeTracker is built for that.
- Is there a free time clock app?
- Yes. TimeTracker has a free plan you can start on with no credit card, and the paid plan is $15 per user a month, or $12 billed yearly. You can also use our single-user free online time clock right now without signing up at all.
- What is the difference between a time clock app and a time tracking app?
- A time clock app answers when someone started and stopped work, for attendance and payroll. A time tracking app answers where the hours went, by client, project or task. TimeTracker does both, so see time tracking if the project side matters to you too.
- How does a time clock app track breaks?
- In TimeTracker a break is the gap between clocking out and clocking back in. There are no separate paid or unpaid break rules, so if you need break policies enforced by the app, check that before you switch.
- Can a time clock app work offline?
- Not in TimeTracker today. A clock-in needs a connection. If your team works where there is no signal and you need punches to queue up and sync later, this is the wrong tool and we would rather say so now.
- What is geofencing in a time clock app?
- Geofencing draws a boundary around a place and checks whether a clock-in happened inside it. In TimeTracker a location rule can block the clock-in, not just record where it happened, and you can preview exactly which people a rule will restrict before you turn it on.
- Are the time entries secure and tamper-proof?
- Approved periods lock against edits and every change is recorded, so a timecard cannot be quietly rewritten after sign-off. We do not use cameras, face scans or screenshots to police people. See our privacy policy for how the data is handled.
- Can I use it for employees who work from home?
- Yes. People clock in from a phone or a browser wherever they are. If you want punches to only count from set places you can add location rules, and if you do not, leave them off and the clock works anywhere.
- Does it handle overtime?
- Yes. Each timecard compares worked hours to scheduled hours and works out overtime, late starts, short days and missing days. You can also check figures by hand with our overtime calculator.
- Can I export hours to payroll?
- You can export approved timecards, leave and balances to CSV and hand that to payroll. There is no direct sync with a payroll provider yet. For the reporting side, see reports and dashboards.
- Does it track time off as well as hours?
- Yes. Time off runs on real leave policies with accrual, opening balances, requests and approvals, sitting next to the worked hours. See time off for the detail.
- Do you have a kiosk mode for a shared tablet?
- Not today. There is no shared-device PIN clock-in and no face scan at a wall tablet. Everyone clocks in from their own phone or a browser. If a wall kiosk is a must-have, a kiosk-first tool will suit you better.
Start your time clock today
Sign up free, invite your team, and approve your first timecard this week. No credit card and nothing to install.
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