One-tap clock in. GPS verified. Schedules that flex. Payroll exported in seconds. Built for small teams that need to track time — not fight software.
One app does what most small teams stitch together with three. Built from the ground up for owners who'd rather be running their business.
Open the app, tap once. GPS captured, geofences enforced, breaks tracked. Works on iOS, Android, and web. Offline mode auto-syncs when connectivity returns.
Build recurring templates, post open shifts, swap with one tap, detect conflicts before they happen. Employees confirm or decline shifts, with reminders for anyone who hasn't responded yet. Availability and PTO are baked into every assignment.
No-shows, late arrivals, missed breaks, overtime — auto-flagged in one queue.
Preview hours, lock the period, export to ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks — or any CSV.
Park a tablet at the door. Employees punch in with a 4-digit PIN — no logins, no phones.
Meal breaks. Daily OT. Max consecutive days. Rest periods. Configurable, automatic, audited.
Shift reminders, missed clock-out nudges, OT warnings, approval outcomes — push, email, in-app.
Accruals, balances, requests, approvals. Plus weekly availability the scheduler respects.
Assign to-dos with due dates, priority, and a document link. Employees see what's on deck and tap once to mark it done. Notifications fire on assignment.
Pin notices to the dashboard. Read receipts, optional expiry, push + in-app delivery. The whole team sees it without another Slack channel.
Track licenses, food-handler cards, OSHA, CPR — whatever your team needs. Automatic alerts 30 days before anything expires.
Daily tip entry by source with weekly totals. Set a labor target each week and watch projected vs actual cost in real time as you build the schedule.
The employee dashboard is the part of a time tracker that has to be perfect. Nothing fancy — just one giant button, today's hours, and what's coming next.
The whole reason your team opens the app. Big, green, breathing. Nobody has ever asked us "how do I clock in?".
Hours so far, sessions, the next shift. No menus, no settings, no upsells. Just what they need to do their job.
Schedule, timesheet, open shifts, PTO, requests, availability — exactly where you'd expect, and named what you'd call it.
Drop in names and a phone number, or share an invite link. Roles, departments, and locations take a minute.
One tap from the app, or a 4-digit PIN at the kiosk. GPS, breaks, overtime, and compliance happen on their own.
Review the week. Approve. Export to ADP, Gusto, or QuickBooks. Done in the time it took to read this card.
From front desk to back of house, exam room to job site — ClockOut speaks the language of teams that work in shifts.
Front desk, techs, nurses — across multiple locations.
Front-of-house and back-of-house, on one schedule.
Open-shifts marketplace your team will actually use.
Crew tracking across job sites, with proof-of-presence.
We switched from a spreadsheet on Friday and ran payroll on Monday. It cost less than the lattes my front desk drinks in a week.
An honest side-by-side. No asterisks, no "contact sales for pricing".
| ClockOut | When I Work | Homebase | Deputy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 2 | — | 1 loc, ≤10 emp | — |
| GPS + geofencing | ||||
| Kiosk mode | ||||
| Open shifts & swaps | Partial | |||
| Payroll exports (ADP/Gusto/QB) | Partial | |||
| Compliance rules engine | Partial | |||
| Exception inbox | ||||
| Pricing model | $3–5/emp/mo | $2.50–8/emp/mo* | $24+/loc/mo | $5–9/emp/mo |
| Setup time | 60 sec | 1–2 days | 30 min | 20 min |
Start free. Upgrade when you grow. Cancel any time, no email-the-CEO required.
Save ~17% with annual billing. Toggle Monthly / Annual on the full pricing page.
Real answers to the questions owners ask before switching. Still curious? Email us — a human replies.
Yes — the Free plan covers up to 2 employees forever, with no credit card required. Upgrade to Starter ($3/employee/month) when you grow past two, or to Pro ($5) when you need payroll runs and the compliance engine.
Employees clock in from the ClockOut app. We capture their coordinates and check them against the geofences you draw around each location. Out-of-bounds clock-ins are blocked or flagged, depending on your settings.
Use kiosk mode. Mount any tablet at the door, post the kiosk URL, and employees clock in with a 4-digit PIN. No logins, no app installs, no personal devices required.
Yes. ClockOut produces payroll-ready CSV files in formats accepted by ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, and most other major payroll providers. Generic CSV is also available for anything else.
Yes. Configure daily and weekly OT thresholds, mandatory meal periods, rest breaks, and max consecutive days. Violations show up in the Exception Inbox automatically.
About a minute. Sign up, name your locations, send invite links to your team, and you're tracking time. Most owners we talk to are running their first payroll within a week.
Yes — installable from the web on iOS and Android (PWA). Push notifications, offline clock-in, and background sync all work.
Yes. Locations have their own geofences, schedules, managers, and rules. The owner sees everything; managers see what's scoped to them.
No-fluff playbooks on buddy punching, GPS setup, and switching from the usual suspects.
No credit card. No sales call. No 14-day cliff. Free up to 2 employees, forever.