Three ways to punch in
QR badge
Print a badge for each person straight from the admin. They hold it to the camera.
RFID card
A simple USB card reader turns any card or key fob into a badge. Tap and you're in.
Name and PIN
No badge with them today? They pick their name from the list and type a 4 digit PIN.
What you get
- Keeps working offline
- Punches are stored on the tablet and sent when the connection is back. A building site with no Wi-Fi is fine.
- Who's in right now
- See who is on site, who is on a break and who forgot to punch out.
- Hours ready for payroll
- Daily, weekly and monthly totals with overtime and breaks. Export to Excel, CSV or PDF.
- Hours per job
- Workers pick the job or site when they punch in, so you know what each job really cost.
- Every worker in their language
- The tablet speaks the language each person chooses.
- Every edit leaves a trace
- Corrections show who changed what and when.
Free for up to 3 employees
Bigger team? A small monthly price per employee. No hardware to buy beyond a tablet.
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Questions
What tablet do I need?
Any recent Android tablet or iPad with a browser. No app store install is needed.
What happens when the internet goes down?
The tablet keeps accepting punches and stores them. They are sent with their original time when the connection comes back.
Can someone punch in for a colleague?
You can turn on a small photo at each punch, so buddy punching is easy to spot.
Guides
- How to Set Up a Tablet as a Time Clock KioskTo set up a tablet time clock, pick a tablet with a front camera, mount it near the entrance, plug it in for good, and lock it to the time clock with kiosk mode: Guided Access on an iPad or app pinning on Android. Then test what happens when the Wi-Fi drops. The whole job takes an afternoon.
- Choosing an RFID Card Reader for Your Time ClockFor a tablet time clock, the simplest RFID card reader is a small USB reader with keyboard emulation: it types the card number as if someone typed it on a keyboard, so it works without drivers. Pick one frequency, 125 kHz or 13.56 MHz, and buy cards or key fobs that match it. A reader and a pack of fobs usually cost less than one month of many time clock subscriptions.
- How to Make Employee QR Badges for Your Time ClockEmployee QR badges are the cheapest way to clock in with a badge: print each worker's QR code on a CR80 card, the size of a bank card, laminate it, and let the tablet camera scan it. You need a printer, card stock or PVC cards, and lamination pouches. When a badge gets lost, retire the old code and print a new one.
- What Is Buddy Punching, and How Do You Prevent It?Buddy punching is when one employee clocks in or out for a coworker who is not actually there. It looks like a small favor, but the business pays for time nobody worked and the records stop being true. The fix is a fair policy plus a time clock that makes each punch personal.
- The best free time clock apps for small businessThe best free time clock app for small business depends on team size and how people clock in. Jibble, Connecteam and Homebase have free plans that include a shared tablet time clock, Clockify is free for up to 5 users without kiosk, and ClockBadge (early access) is free for up to 3 employees with badge, card and PIN punching.
- How to Track Employee Hours in a Small BusinessThe best way to track employee hours is the simplest method your team will use every shift without help. For most small businesses that means moving from paper timesheets to a spreadsheet, then to a time clock app or a shared tablet kiosk once you have more than a few people. Below are the four main options, what each one really costs you, and how to pick.