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10 Best Construction Time Tracking Software for 2025

We’ve reviewed the top 10 construction time clock apps in 2025, so you can find the best app for your construction or field services business.

Luis Batongbakal
Luis Batongbakal
Last updated: 10 min read
screenshot of a map view of a neighborhood for construction business planning and workforce management

Time tracking software for construction lets you stay on top of your crew’s start/end times even if they’re on different sites throughout the day. Check out my top 10 picks for the best time clock apps for construction businesses. 

Without a tool to track where your crew works (and for how long), you’ll always be chasing them down for their time cards at the end of the week and dealing with last-minute timesheet guesswork before payroll. But choosing among a sea of almost similar time-tracking apps can be a challenge in and of itself. 

In this article, we’ll cover the best construction time clock apps for 2025, with detailed reviews of each app’s features, benefits, and usability for construction businesses. 

Top Construction Time Clock Apps 
at a Glance
Our score
9.3
8.3
8.1
Best for
Construction and field service businesses
Automated PTO accrual tracking
Teams with QuickBooks-native accountant workflows
Pricing
Starting at $6/month per user + $50 monthly base fee
Starting at $5.49 / mo. per user + $19 base fee
Starting at $8 / mo. per user + $20 monthly base fee
Our score
9.3
Best for
Construction and field service businesses
Pricing
Starting at $6/month per user + $50 monthly base fee
Our score
8.3
Best for
Automated PTO accrual tracking
Pricing
Starting at $5.49 / mo. per user + $19 base fee
Our score
8.1
Best for
Teams with QuickBooks-native accountant workflows
Pricing
Starting at $8 / mo. per user + $20 monthly base fee

How our scoring system works

linksVector 1. Workyard

Features Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

Workyard is the only construction time clock app with GPS built by a founder with hands-on experience running a 700-worker contracting business.  After testing Workyard and comparing it to multiple time tracking software, I consider it the best time clock app for contractors because its features are tailored specifically for construction businesses. 

 

Key Features

  • Simple mobile time clock with precise GPS tracking
  • Secure and flexible ways to clock in or out
  • Automated construction timesheet with smart alerts
  • Built-in workforce compliance for construction teams
  • Live detailed job and project cost tracking
  • Integrations with essential construction business apps

Our score

9.3
Full scoring breakdown →
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Simple Mobile Time Clock with Precise GPS Tracking

Workyard’s construction employee time tracking app combines live mobile phone-based GPS tracking with highly customizable geofencing rules.

When I tried Workyard, not only did it allow me to track each worker’s location while on the clock, but it also let me set up virtual fences around the job site. This means employees can only clock in and out within the geofenced site I created.

To help workers who keep forgetting to clock in/out, the app also has an automated function. It can automatically clock in workers as soon as they arrive at the geofenced jobsite and trim their clock-out time to the last jobsite visited, ensuring you’ll only pay for time actually worked.

Account for every minute with the most precise GPS time clock app available. Account for every minute with the most precise GPS time clock app available.
Avoid late clockins- automatically clock employees in when they arrive. Avoid late clockins- automatically clock employees in when they arrive.
Detect when workers forget to clock out and trim timecards to the last visit. Detect when workers forget to clock out and trim timecards to the last visit.
Automatically assign project time by locations and customizable rules. Automatically assign project time by locations and customizable rules.
Auto-capture exact mileage per employee and project for reimbursement. Auto-capture exact mileage per employee and project for reimbursement.
Use rules to restrict clock-ins and clock-outs based on location and time. Use rules to restrict clock-ins and clock-outs based on location and time.

With intuitive map-based team views, you can always see where everyone in your workforce is while on the job. If someone’s in the wrong place, it’s a simple thing to ping them through their Workyard mobile app with corrections or updated guidance.

This precision also makes it easy to track worker movements from site to site or worksites to other key locations like construction supply stores or your company’s equipment and storage depots. Workyard’s GPS tracking system automatically records distances driven while on the job to simplify mileage reimbursement and other project costing considerations.

Meanwhile, the proprietary Meerkat algorithm Workyard uses to track locations also helps workers save their phone’s battery life by only “popping up” to record the real-time location at regular intervals rather than running nonstop.

While Workyard’s app is widely viewed as one of the most accurate construction time clock apps available to U.S. businesses, it’s also the easiest to use. Workers can clock in, take breaks, or clock out with a few taps so everyone can record their hours without filling out long forms.

Speaking of forms, smart forms are already built into Workyard’s time tracking app. So if you require your crew to answer a safety or inspection checklist, for example, simply choose a template and Workyard will automatically assign the digital form to them upon clocking in or out. This ensures your crew always meets compliance requirements without wasting time on paperwork.

Secure and Flexible Ways to Clock In or Out

While Workyard’s mobile app remains the preferred way for most Workyard users to clock in and out, supervisors and/or managers can also take advantage of Workyard’s admin tools to manually clock in or out one, many, or all employees they manage.

Workyard also has a time clock kiosk, which allows businesses to turn an iPad into a centralized clock-in “dashboard” for workers.

Supervisors can clock in crews with one click Supervisors can clock in crews with one click
Our employee time clock app helps your employees record reliable timecards. Our employee time clock app helps your employees record reliable timecards.
Kiosk mode: save time and verify accuracy from a single shared device. Kiosk mode: save time and verify accuracy from a single shared device.
Auto clock-ins and timecard trimming rules ensure accurate time every time. Auto clock-ins and timecard trimming rules ensure accurate time every time.
Manage breaks & team time cards in Workyard app Manage breaks & team time cards in Workyard app

With kiosk mode, companies with large workforces based in a single place for any period can use a single device to effectively manage the time tracking needs of their employees.

You can also use Workyard’s new Photo ID verification to minimize or eliminate buddy punching and other forms of tag-team time theft. When Photo ID is on, workers must take a selfie when clocking in, so they won’t be able to give their phones to a friend to fake spending time on the job.

I appreciate how they integrated the facial verification feature instead of fingerprints, which can be difficult to provide for construction crews who often end up with grimy or wet hands after hours of mixing concrete, painting walls, or doing other manual fieldwork.

Automated Construction Timesheet with Smart Alerts

Workyard’s construction timesheet software works hand in hand with the time clock app to give office admins real-time updates about what’s happening in the field. 

Every minute worked in the field is instantly reflected in the team’s timesheet at the office, so everybody can focus on their work without chasing each other on the phone for clarifications.

I like how all the important information to make critical decisions is incorporated into Workyard’s construction timesheet app. You can customize the viewing mode so you can review all worker hours logged in a day, week, month, or pay period. You can also easily spot time allocation issues by filtering and grouping worker hours by person, project, and cost code. 

Easily assess hours on daily, weekly & monthly basis. Easily assess hours on daily, weekly & monthly basis.
Filter and group worker hours by time, project and cost code. Filter and group worker hours by time, project and cost code.
See real-time workforce locations and statuses in a convenient map view. See real-time workforce locations and statuses in a convenient map view.
See exactly what happened with detailed GPS timelines and change logs. See exactly what happened with detailed GPS timelines and change logs.
Smart alerts catch errors to save you time and ensure payroll is accurate. Smart alerts catch errors to save you time and ensure payroll is accurate.
Facial detection tech captures clock-in photos to prevent buddy punching. Facial detection tech captures clock-in photos to prevent buddy punching.
Easily clock in/out entire teams and monitor your crew while on the go. Easily clock in/out entire teams and monitor your crew while on the go.

From this timesheet, you can also view each worker’s total overtime, breaks, and even time off requests. 

Unlike other time tracking software I’ve tested, Workyard gives complete transparency on how worker hours were spent. Clicking each time card entry shows you detailed GPS timelines so you know exactly when and where the employees worked, including the places they stopped by and the driving mileage spent in between.

I also love the smart alerts that notify admins of any time card issues as they happen. There’s a designated icon assigned to each type of alert so you can know at a glance which worker clocked in outside the geofence, clocked out while driving, or clocked in too late/early and fix the issues accordingly before they mess up the payroll.

Built-In Workforce Compliance for Construction Teams

Workyard’s built-in labor compliance tools keep your company on the right side of the law, no matter where you work in the United States. It comes with detailed built-in rules for breaks, overtime, pay types and rates, and even workers’ compensation.

You can even ask the Workyard team to help you create custom compliance rules if the app’s extensive preset options don’t properly cover your workforce where it works.

Just as importantly, Workyard’s dedication to extensive and FLSA-compliant recordkeeping can keep your company safe in the unlikely and unfortunate event you’re ever sued by a worker or pursued by a labor-regulating agency.

Workyard’s time card records include every worker’s movement, including clock-ins and clock-outs. You can also access a complete change log for every time card, so if anything has ever been manually changed, you can quickly figure out why – and quickly make corrections if needed.

Live Detailed Job and Project Cost Tracking

Labor costs are the key aspect of Workyard’s job-costing functionality. With customizable cost codes for every project, you can easily see how much money flows to workers on every aspect of those projects.

The job costing dashboard lets you sort costs by code, employee, or date, so you can drill down into the data to find and address inefficiencies. You won’t have to wait until a project’s done to do a financial post-mortem — Workyard’s detailed metrics are constantly updated as your workforce goes about its day.

Log employee site arrival and departure times automatically. Log employee site arrival and departure times automatically.
Assign driving trips, travel time, and mileage to jobs automatically. Assign driving trips, travel time, and mileage to jobs automatically.
View and analyze job data in a user-friendly dashboard. View and analyze job data in a user-friendly dashboard.
Simplify receipt recording and job tagging for your team. Simplify receipt recording and job tagging for your team.
Track hours worked per job or cost code on every time card. Track hours worked per job or cost code on every time card.
Enable your team to update job progress effortlessly. Enable your team to update job progress effortlessly.

In addition to labor costs, worker movements and travel time, materials receipts, and task updates also flow into clear visual dashboards. You’ll get detailed reports for every project to keep you and your construction business on time and within budget.

By combining Workyard’s pinpoint-accurate time tracking with this suite of easy-to-understand reports, construction businesses can maintain real-time visibility into project costs and progress, worker efficiency, and both overall and per-project resource allocation.

Integrations with Essential Construction Business Apps

Workyard offers native two-way integrations with all the construction industry’s top payroll and financial management platforms, like QuickBooks (both QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online are fully supported), Gusto, Paychex, ADP, Sage, and others.

Export time data to automate payroll, billable time, and job cost reporting. Export time data to automate payroll, billable time, and job cost reporting.
Integrate any system and workflow with our easy-to-use REST API. Integrate any system and workflow with our easy-to-use REST API.
Select from 15+ native integrations or connect with our developer API. Select from 15+ native integrations or connect with our developer API.

If you use other apps you’d like to connect to Workyard and have access to developers, you can put them on the Workyard developer API to create custom integrations with any supported app or platform. 

You can also export your data as Excel-based spreadsheets, which are fairly universally supported by most business apps that deal with finances in any way.

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Pricing

Since every construction business tracks time a little differently, Workyard offers flexible pricing designed to match your team’s size and needs.

Free trial

14-day trial with no credit card required

Starter

Starts at $6/month per user
+ $50 company base feel

Pro

Starts at $13/month per user
+ $50 company base feel
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Pros and cons

Pros

Super simple one-click solution for workers

The most precise GPS accuracy among time tracking apps

Full bilingual (English and Spanish) support

Extensive compliance settings and reporting options
Cons

Built mainly for construction and field service businesses

Costlier top subscription tier than other general time trackers

Ratings and reviews

Our score

9
9
9
7
10
10
10
Learn how our scoring system works
4.9/5
4.3/5
4.2/5

On the iOS App Store, one user calls Workyard “by far the best app I’ve ever used”:

Works well for me and my crew
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

I have tried other apps that claim to do time tracking and they end up being so difficult to use that my guys just give up. What’s the point of having an app to track time if nobody uses it? I was skeptical about giving another one a shot but Bill gave me a ring and convinced me to try the free trial. I’m glad he did! My crew uses it every day and I’m finally getting all the info I need with a few mouse clicks instead of searching through binders of time sheets like before.

Randy Jordan calls the Android version of Workyard’s app “amazing”:

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

App is amazing, it allows me as a technician if I accidentally forget to sign in to a customer that I’ll have proof I was there with the GPS location. It’s overall makes it easier on management because they can see where all the techs are and when new customers call in they’re able to call the nearest tech to pick up more business. Overall a very needed app for any business that has several techs or employees that are mobile. And it makes tracking hours easy.

On Capterra, construction manager Jose M. says “our business has improved dramatically” thanks to Workyard’s scheduling functionality:

Business Origination
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Overall: Our business has improved dramatically due to schedule improvements and cost code help us see where we are successful and where we need improve to have better services for our customers.

Pros: The most impactful thing is how using all the tool from scheduling to cost codes to time cost reports helped streamline our business. Shows us where we need to improve and where we’re successful.

Cons: So far I have not learned all the tools useful to my business there are so many. I would change the easy of administrators to change things via mobile phones. Also integrating with google calendar to help block off unavailable times.

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2. Buddy Punch

Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

Buddy Punch offers robust time-tracking functionality in an app oriented towards smaller and mid-sized businesses looking for detailed solutions to handle employee wages.

This functionality can be extended with a dedicated payroll app available for an additional (but undisclosed) fee. Since this feature isn’t part of any core Buddy Punch subscription tiers, it wasn’t considered part of our scoring criteria.

One thing Buddy Punch does have to put it above most competitors is its detailed labor law compliance functions and settings. The app allows you to choose from over a dozen overtime settings, track and/or manually manage PTO, sick leave, and vacation time, and even set up automatic break-time triggers.

Check out our more detailed Buddy Punch review

Key features

  • Employee time-tracking with flexible clock-in clock-out options (PIN, QR code, facial recognition, password
  • Time off tracking and overtime monitoring
  • Online employee scheduling software with drag-and-drop schedule management
  • Customizable clock-in and clock-out rules and limits
  • Integrated automated payroll processing

Our score

8.3
Full scoring breakdown →

Pricing

Free Trial?

For 14 days

Starter

$5.49 / mo. per user + $19 base fee

Pro

$6.99 / mo. per user + $19 base fee

Enterprise

$11.99 / mo. per user + $19 base fee

Pros and cons

Pros

Flexible clock-in clock-out options for multi-role teams

Detailed labor compliance tracking tools for highly-regulated areas

Integrated payroll reduces the need for dedicated payroll apps
Cons

Only offers native integrations for other payroll apps (QuickBooks, Paychex, etc.)

Better optimized for smaller businesses than enterprise companies

Mobile apps may occasionally have connectivity issues or recordkeeping bugs

Ratings and reviews

Our score

9
8
8
6
9
9
7
Learn how our scoring system works
4.9/5
4.6/5
4.8/5

While most reviews on the App Store award Buddy Punch 5 stars, some users have discovered the app might not be properly tailored to their business’ needs.

A South Florida caterer with a rather large field-based workforce found Buddy Punch to be a bit error-prone when tracking as-needed labor – but to be fair, we’ve yet to come across a time clock app that promotes its ability to “deactivate” workers to save a few bucks if they aren’t called in to work on a given month:

Not good for certain industries
⭐ ⭐

We have a catering business with about 75 employees that we pull from based on the size of our events. Having to inactivate them all and then reactivate every month led to errors and hold ups when employees would clock in. The software would be better if it only charged for employees that actively punch in during a month while letting us leave all of our employees active in the system. Also – we had a pattern of some employees with darker skin having problems with facial recognition. So that was bit embarrassing and led to the final decision to put everyone back on punchcards.

More Buddy Punch iOS reviews →

Buddy Punch Android user Dwight Kilgore gets right to the point – the app is “awesome at keeping payroll on time” for his company:

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

It works great awesome at keeping payroll on time. Great for writing schedules. Low cost time clock because it uses cell phones or computers we already have on site.

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Construction controller Kerry H. is also straightforwardly upbeat about his experience with Buddy Punch, awarding it a straight 5 stars across the board – his one quibble, regarding setup (an onboarding issue typically handled by support staff or a knowledge base) seems minor, as he seems to have been able to quickly overcome it:

Great Time Clock
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Pros: The ease of use for our employees to get their schedules for the week and clock in once on a job site.

Cons: Time Off set up can be confusing, but works great once set up

More Buddy Punch Capterra reviews →

linksVector 3. QuickBooks Time

Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

QuickBooks Time (formerly known as TSheets) is the safe and simple time-tracking choice for hundreds of thousands of businesses that are already using other QuickBooks products. 

Since the timesheets are built into the system, they can be easily approved and synced directly with QuickBooks. I also like its crew functionality which allows crew leaders or supervisors to clock in their entire team in one go. From the app, everything is transparent as they can see who’s working, what job they’re on, and where a crew is located. 

While QuickBooks Time might be the “safe” choice, it’s not necessarily the best choice for certain industries such as construction. You may not be able to conduct accurate job-costing processes with QuickBooks alone – at least not unless you’ve paired QuickBooks Time with a construction-focused version like QuickBooks Contractor, which adds industry-specific customizations to the QuickBooks Desktop app.

QuickBooks Time also doesn’t let you customize clock-in and clock-out rules to ensure workers don’t report spending more time at the job site than you’ve allocated.

However, if your business doesn’t need too much (if any) of these construction-specific features, QuickBooks Time could be a solid choice, particularly if your time-tracking needs are fairly straightforward and consistent and you’re already using QuickBooks to manage other aspects of your operations.

Check out our more in-depth review of QuickBooks Time

Key Features

  • GPS-based time tracking
  • Simple employee scheduling
  • Project-based tracking and management
  • PTO management and tracking
  • Team-focused mobile app

Our score

8.1
Full scoring breakdown →

Pricing

Free Trial?

30 days, no credit card needed.

Premium

$8 / mo. per user + $20 monthly base fee

Elite

$10 / mo. per user + $40 monthly base fee

Pros and cons

Pros

Already optimized to work with other QuickBooks apps

Excellent onboarding processes and tutorials

Can pair with QuickBooks Payroll (in one payment) for simple payroll processing
Cons

May lack certain key industry-specific features

Recent app updates have been error-prone, according to reviews

Support is sometimes disappointing or unhelpful

Ratings and reviews

Our score

8
7
8
9
9
8
7
Learn how our scoring system works
4.6/5
4.5/5
4.7/5

As by far the largest company offering a time clock app for construction companies, Intuit (QuickBooks’ parent org) can afford to throw substantially more development resources into optimizing mobile experiences than its competitors.

However, scale alone is never a guarantee of quality, so QuickBooks Time’s 4.5-plus average scores on all three platforms should be worth noting, especially if you’re already using QuickBooks for payroll or other financial processes.

Despite this advantage, QuickBooks Workforce might be on the downslope of quality, as more recent App Store reviews seem more negative than those posted before 2020. The only front-page iOS reviews posted for QuickBooks Workforce in 2023 give the app one star, with user harveyarley calling its recent iterations “very disappointing”:

Very disappointing
⭐

I’ve used time tracking tools for years. I staryed w Exak Time, then to a couple other programs. After Tsheets was purchased by Intuit the program went down hill. When reviewing time sheets on the computer yo cannot edit the main body of text but instead have to hover your mouse over three small icons to the left, open a pop up window and then edit- it’s clunky. In addition, Intuit updates oir administrator wirh a vendor who was never an administrator of the company about every 4 to 6 months- trying to fix this each time has been extremely time consuming and frustrating. Also, it is inconceivable that a program would require you to be tracked “always” even when you are not using the program- why? The inly conceivable answer is big data, to sell my info. If there were a better option my company would switch in a second. The time tracking program is called “TSh*ts” around here. The same for Quickbooks. I still have to use excel spread sheets to get all the reporting my company needs- why??? And, It was quite a money grab when they forced the subscription service away from desk top software. I’ve been a user for decades and have researched options over the years (and switched one time), when something better comes along i will jump ship in a second.

More QuickBooks Time iOS reviews →

Over on Capterra, recent reviews are more positive, with managers or admins from many different industries highlighting QuickBooks Time’s ease of use and flexibility.

This flexibility is the biggest upside mentioned by Capterra reviewer Henry J., who credits QuickBooks Time with at least some of his recent career success:

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Overall: Best tool for time tracking. Well designed dashboard and quick response. I like QuickBooks Time.

Pros: QuickBooks Time does the bigger portion of the job in one place. It has given me control and flexibility to get through projects and payrolls in a timely manner. I easily take track of time from anywhere which keeps me a step ahead always on my career. QuickBooks Time is great. Quick integration and implementation.

Cons: QuickBooks Time is good. I have no complaints.

More QuickBooks Time Capterra reviews →

4. busybusy

Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

Busybusy (which insists on being uncapitalized, as in “busybusy,” whenever it isn’t the first word of a sentence) has two unique top-line selling points we didn’t see from the other construction time clock apps in this review.

First, it’s the only time-tracking app to promise effective equipment management tools, which could be valuable for construction companies in the demolition or excavation niches – or really, for any construction company fielding a lot of expensive, powerful, and typically yellow-painted big boy toys.

Busybusy also promotes injury reports in its labor compliance toolkit. This feature seems like a no-brainer for construction companies.

While the construction industry overall has fewer reported injuries per 100 workers than the U.S. average, the strenuous physical nature of the work can result in more serious injury when it does occur, making compliance essential to avoid legal issues and serious penalties or jury awards against your business.

Check out our in-depth busybusy review

Key features

  • Geofenced, onsite-only clock-in enforcement
  • Offline mode with automatic sync
  • Live GPS breadcrumbing of crews & equipment
  • Integrated photo & note log with timestamps
  • Custom fields for projects, employees, and cost codes

Our score

7.8
Full scoring breakdown →

Pricing

Free Trial

14 days for Pro Account

Pro

$11.99/user per month +$40 Admin license (first user included)

Premium

$17.99 per user, per month, billed annually
+$40 Admin license (first user included)

Pros and cons

Pros

 Flexible customer support via chat, phone, and email

 Break and overtime compliance tools with reminders

 Configurable onboarding with a customizable dashboard

 Free plan available with unlimited users
Cons

Missing project or cost code can bypass geofence

Mobile app can be slow to sync or load data

Additional admin license fee required for paid plans

Clock-in button not prominently displayed in dashboard

Ratings and reviews

Our score

8
7
8
8
8
7
9
Learn how our scoring system works
4.2/5
4.0/5
4.5/5

langggg408 found the busybusy iOS app hard to navigate, at least to features that matter for different types of construction employees:

Isn’t easy to navigate
⭐ ⭐

I wish they made it simpler to see all your employees and those hours. It’s about 4-5 clicks in deep to see this info when that’s what this app is. Should be ther first thing you see as an employer. Same when I open the app it goes to my clock in page. Im the employer I don’t need to clock in I want to see who’s clocked in and the times they have… too much work to navigate it. Keep it simple.

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On Capterra, civil engineering administrator Kelly M. appreciates the greater ease of time-tracking and timesheet entries with busybusy, especially when integrating the app with her company’s QuickBooks accounts. She also praises busybusy’s “great customer service,” which has been shown to make a real difference in a user’s experience with construction time clock apps throughout these reviews:

Busy Busy time tracking integration/quickbooks
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Overall: We are able to be alot more efficient with getting time entered and put through quickbooks. We were doing it manually before and we have reduced mistakes/errors.

Pros: They have great customer service. They respond quickly to my problems. The initial set up was pretty seamless and the team was easy to work with.

Cons: The speed when trying to click into different parts on the website can be very slow at times. It is delayed or just spins.

More busybusy Capterra reviews →

5. ClockShark

Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

ClockShark is one of the more established contractor time clock apps on the market. Its value proposition centers on helping construction and field service companies track crew time, so users should expect ClockShark to offer a range of tailored features to help them handle industry-specific issues.

I especially like ClockShark’s facial recognition which uses machine learning to completely eliminate buddy punching. Basically, it snaps a photo of construction employees when they clock in and admins will get notified immediately in case the system can’t recognize the photo. 

However, the facial recognition only works in the kiosk clock as of the moment so it may not offer the same protection for construction crews spread out in multiple locations. 

Over time, ClockShark has built other helpful features for construction businesses into its time-clock offering, too. The app’s built-in customer relationship management (CRM) system focuses less on customer acquisition than standalone CRMs. Still, it provides a helpful centralized dashboard for maintaining records of new and existing customers, which can also streamline job and project management.

ClockShark also offers integrated invoicing and payment processing functions, a great value-add for businesses serving large volumes of customers with smaller-value projects, like handymen or cleaning services.

These features might not completely eliminate the need for dedicated payroll and finance apps like QuickBooks, but they could save time while improving cash flow by speeding up the time it takes to settle customer payments into a business’s bank account.

Check out our more in-depth review of ClockShark

Key features

  • GPS time clock and geofencing
  • Mobile, web-based, and physical kiosk-based time tracking
  • Employee scheduling app
  • Track employee vacation and sick leave
  • Job management and job costing
  • Customer management and recordkeeping
  • Built-in quoting, invoicing, and payment processing

Our score

7.6
Full scoring breakdown →

Pricing

Free Trial?

14 days, no credit card needed

Standard

$9 / mo. per user + $40 base fee

Pro

$11 / mo. per user + $60 base fee

Pros and cons

Pros

Good for franchises with distributed (remote) teams

Integrated invoicing and payments simplifies software needs

Kiosk clock-in option for large workforces in one location
Cons

Recent app updates have produced inaccurate GPS tracking results

Lack of customizable clock-in and clock-out rules

Time and data entry can occasionally be cumbersome

Can have mobile connectivity issues while phone is online

Ratings and reviews

Our score

7
8
8
6
9
7
8
Learn how our scoring system works
2.9/5
3.6/5
4.7/5

A recent review from user “Awesumpossum” (a cool name some older Millennials will recognize as the title of an underrated Sega Genesis game from the early 90s) highlights conveniences, offset by some inconveniences with reporting their time. This may or may not be an onboarding issue, as ClockShark responded to note their app has default shift times.

It’s unclear if this is what Awesumpossum was referring to, as “duplicating consistent info” could go beyond tracking time with pre-set shift periods. Still, it’s good to see the ClockShark team chiming in to try helping this user with their issue!

Convenient but frustrating to use
⭐ ⭐ ⭐

I use clockshark to enter daily time sheet info. The data I enter is consistent from day to day; time in, time out, job and task. It takes me up to 20 screen presses to enter that info when it could be a 2 screen press entry. One press to duplicate consistent info from precious day but with current date and time filled in, one press to confirm and submit. I don’t like being in this app and having to manually modify data that is consistent from day to day.

App developer responded to feedback about technical issues. Improving rating to 3/5. Still could make some general improvements to make daily repeat data entry more efficient.

More ClockShark iOS reviews →

Ray Vincent gave ClockShark’s Android app 4 stars less than two months ago, calling it “overall… pretty good at keeping track of time,” but also noting issues with time zones (which could be Google’s fault), battery usage, and location-based clock-ins.

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Still having trouble with the app displaying the wrong time zone on Pixel 6 pro. I do however believe this is somehow linked to just going to Android 14 and not the app itself. The initial drain on the battery seems to have lessened. Overall it seems to be pretty good at keeping track of time. The clock in locations can sometimes be a little wonky.

More ClockShark Android reviews →

Capterra users, who are more likely to be managers or app administrators for their companies, are nearly unanimous in their praise. Construction finance manager Marla highlights ClockShark’s affordability and GPS/geofencing accuracy, but she really likes the system’s ease of use and tracking details.

Best App to save Time & maximise profits!
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Overall: First thing first-Cost, especially when companies allocate budgets for software. This is very affordable and more advanced that the regular apps/machines as the info generated is realistic & accurate especially with the GPS tool & “Geo-Fencing” abilities.

Pros: First of all, the set up and training was super easy!!! I love that it can be used via both web & cell phones. This app tracks employees far beyond time-in and time-out. It also allows you to follow the total hours taken when completing tasks/projects with no hassle. The jobs, tasks and employees were all easily added and the reports are also the best and precise on hours for projects and employees. I am over the top satisfied that we have switched to ClockShark!!!

Cons: So far, ClockShark actually meets our requirements at our company but if I had to pin point any additional wants, I would like further accounting systems to be linked to this one to create more expansive reports. Other than that, this is great for any company!!!

More ClockShark Capterra reviews →

6. Timeero

Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

Timeero offers useful time-tracking to businesses ranging from agriculture to nonprofits, which is such a broad target as to present it as a something-for-everyone alternative to QuickBooks Time.

This isn’t to say Timeero doesn’t have any valuable features for specific industries. It’s the only time clock app we reviewed to highlight a tool built for healthcare – its EVV compliance system for home health care agencies.

In practice, this system appears to simply be Timeero’s team working behind the scenes to ensure its GPS time- and mileage-tracking and scheduling tools comply with federal Electronic Visit Verification guidelines. That’s an undoubtedly valuable benefit for home health agencies, but it’s somewhat less meaningful to construction companies.

When I used Timeero, I tested how well the time clock entries on the app sync with the timesheet–and it didn’t disappoint. However, there’s no bulk editing feature for the timesheet entries, which can slow down construction admins who want to change or update the team’s time cards simultaneously. 

Anyone responsible for implementing a construction time clock app but feeling nervous about the process might also want to consider Timeero. Its support team earned far more call-outs in its user reviews than any other app we examined, as you’ll see below.

Read our in-depth Timeero review

Key features

  • GPS time clock and time tracking with employee mileage tracking
  • Time off (vacation and PTO) tracking and management
  • Real-time employee scheduling (maps and calendars)
  • Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system for home health care
  • Facial recognition for clock-in and clock-out

Our score

7.5
Full scoring breakdown →

Pricing

Free Trial?

For 14 days

Basic

$4 / mo. per user

Premium

$8 / mo. per user

Pro

$11 / mo. per user

Enterprise

Must contact sales for pricing (250+ users)

Pros and cons

Pros

Good for small to mid-sized field services teams

EVV compliance tool for home health care businesses

Good features for blue-collar outdoor businesses (energy, agriculture, etc.)
Cons

User interface can be frustrating for managers and/or admins

Lacks job costing and project-tracking functionality

Mobile apps occasionally have issues with bugs and crashes

Only offers native integrations for payroll software (QuickBooks, Paychex, etc.)

Ratings and reviews

Our score

7
9
8
6
8
8
6
Learn how our scoring system works
4.4/5
3.7/5
4.4/5

One common element in Timeero’s mobile app store reviews is its dedication to customer service and support. These words show up repeatedly, often preceded by “great” or other superlatives, as in Ty H.’s review from this past December:

Great App, even better Customer Service!
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Timeero, the app itself & their customer service overall is great! 4.5 stars in its current state, rated this as these quality of life updates will streamline some time spent Reporting wise on the backend.

Far as gps tracking & including time tracking, this is one of the best combos out there. (Primarily what we utilize Timeero for)

I’ve primarily worked with Katelyn H. & a few others here & there for any company/back end needs. Katelyn has been patient, receptive, listens to understand vs just reply. Is professional & has provided great customer service in the few short weeks we’ve been customers.

We’re very grateful for Timeero & Katelyn’s services. Helping us track, meet & exceed expectations when working with our in-field reps needs.

Love their ideas & feedback portal / roadmap. Helps provide both customers & Timeero current customer needs, what’s been & in the works to be implemented.

Thanks again Timeero! 🙏🙏

More Timeero iOS reviews →

Android user Sam Massaro also praised Katelyn’s help in overcoming an unspecified issue with his mobile app (maybe software support executives should consider hiring her away from Timeero):

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

It works great awesome at keeping payroll on time. Great for writing schedules. Low cost time clock because it uses cell phones or computers we already have on site.

More Timeero Android reviews →

Guess what Timeero’s Capterra reviewers love? If you guessed “great customer support,” you’d be right! The trend across these three platforms certainly highlights the value of world-class service, which has helped Timeero retain customers and earn better reviews despite its occasional bugs.

Construction executive assistant Kimberly B. gave Timeero a 4-star average in no small part because of Amy’s dedication to helping fix her issues:

its worth a try
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Overall: Amy is the best at customer support when ever i have a issue she has a solution for me in no time.

Pros: the features are very customizable . for the amount you are paying competitors you could switch and save 100.00 a month.

Cons: this is a new app . they have some bugs they are working out but they all ways have customer support to fix it right away !

More Timeero Capterra reviews →

7. ExakTime

Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

ExakTime’s time clock app is optimized for companies with large crews, providing team leaders and managers with the tools needed to streamline time tracking and workforce monitoring.

What stood out to me is ExakTime’s time clock interface. There’s a green circular “Go” button and a red octagonal “Stop” button, which users click to clock in and clock out, respectively. They’re based on universal road signs, so construction workers immediately know what they’re for, even if English is their second language. 

The company that makes ExakTime, Arcoro, also provides modular HR management software for construction companies and similarly positioned contractors. This makes ExakTime a key component of Arcoro’s end-to-end employee lifecycle management solution, situated between Arcoro’s hiring and onboarding functions and its company growth tools for learning management and succession planning.

Overall, Exaktime has all the basic features you would need and expect from a time clock app. However, it lacks a mileage tracking feature, which makes it impossible to track workers whenever they’re in driving mode to pick up or distribute construction supplies. 

Exaktime also doesn’t have auto clock-in/out capability, which would have made it a more reliable tool for construction teams who often deal with buddy punching or workers who often forget to clock in or out at the jobsite. 

Check out our more in-depth review of Exaktime

Key Features

  • GPS time tracking for mobile devices
  • Portable physical time clocks for jobsites
  • FaceFront Biometrics (photo ID capture) for worker clock-ins
  • Advanced analytics for every worker
  • Integrated reporting tools

Our score

7.2
Full scoring breakdown →

Pricing

Free trial

Not available

Essential

$9 / mo. per user + monthly base fee

Professional

Must contact sales for a custom quote

Elite

Must contact sales for a custom quote

Pros and cons

Pros

Good clock-in options for businesses with large workforces in one location

Biometric clock-in verification prevents buddy punching and time theft

Can be bundled with other Arcoro products for an “all-in-one” construction business suite
Cons

Most price tiers require you to contact sales for a custom quote

Can be finicky for field workers traveling to multiple locations

Time tracking records have been reported as inaccurate in reviews

App runs slowly on some worker phones

Ratings and reviews

Our score

8
7
7
7
7
8
5
Learn how our scoring system works
2.9/5
3.7/5
4.0/5

JTron isn’t a fan of ExakTime’s recent update on iOS:

Needs improvement 
⭐

Whatever you guys updated on the last cycle completed destroyed the functionality of this program. It was 3-4 stars prior to this update. Remove the clock out feature on the web page, and stop the changing times. The three minutes from before wasn’t bad, but changing hours around and etc will cause me to quickly look into other options.

More ExakTime iOS reviews →

The Android app has a mix of upbeat and negative reviews, which may be due to improvements made over time – user Drew Markezinis upgraded his initial rating thanks to ExakTime’s on-point customer service:

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

I previously rated this a 1 star based on a few years and frustrations with some of the features or lack of. I’m changing to a 4 based on the quick response and awesome customer service even when a ridgid and to the point email was sent by me. They went through and addressed all my concerns and had info a link to a step by step tutorial. And the response I received was less than 12 hrs. I gotta say I havent had that kind of customer service in a while. So thanks for sending my ideas to your team

More ExakTime Android reviews →

The app has more fans on Capterra than on these other platforms. HR manager Brandon H. gave ExakTime 4 stars across the board just a few months ago:

Accounts Payroll/Payroll User
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Pros: Employee tracking and tying clock-in and outs with jobs

Cons: Exaktime works well for our purposes. I’m not certain that I have a complaint with it.

More ExakTime Capterra reviews →

8. Jibble

Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

Jibble is another general-purpose time tracking software that can work just as well for contractors as for remote workers, hospitality employees, and healthcare professionals. 

Jibble’s time tracking app works across mobile, desktop, web, and dedicated kiosks. It gives you flexibility whether your team is scattered across multiple sites or working in remote areas. 

GPS tracking, geofencing, and facial recognition help ensure clock-ins happen only at approved locations and by the right people. If your employees have no problem with an app capturing their facial photos, Jibble’s facial recognition attendance system can work pretty well in preventing buddy punching. 

Jibble’s facial recognition technology stood out to me because they’re using their self-learning machine to accurately remember the employee’s face. The more the employee clocks in, the better Jibble’s app gets at recognizing the person’s face. I also appreciate that it’s available on both the kiosk and mobile app, unlike other apps that only offer biometric time tracking on their kiosks. 

On the back end, Jibble’s construction timesheet software turns all that tracking into organized, detailed records. You get breakdowns of regular and overtime hours, task assignments, and billable data you can feed directly into payroll or client invoices. 

Jibble doesn’t include built-in multi-shift or flexible shift scheduling, which can make it clunky for contractors who run staggered start times or overlapping crews on large projects. You’ll also need another tool for internal communication since there’s no chat or announcements feature inside the platform. 

Overall, Jibble is a strong option if your priority is accurate, GPS-verified time tracking for construction without adding more software costs. The free plan covers a lot of ground for contractors, but you’ll need to pair it with other tools if you want built-in scheduling or integrated crew communications.

Check out our more in-depth review of Jibble

Key Features

  • GPS-based geofencing time-clock
  • Facial recognition attendance system
  • Offline-capable time tracking
  • Automated timesheets and analytics
  • PTO, overtime, and break tracking

Our score

7.1
Full scoring breakdown →

Pricing

Free trial

Free plan available

Premium

$4.99/month per user

Ultimate

$9.99/month per user

Enterprise

Must contact sales for pricing

Pros and cons

Pros

Free plan supports unlimited users

Built-in time-off management with mobile approvals

Quick setup with Google, Apple, Xero, and Intuit logins

Flexible time-tracking policy settings
Cons

Limited report and timesheet exports on the free plan

GPS routes lack detailed path tracking

No built-in communication tool

Ratings and reviews

Our score

8
7
7
7
7
7
6
Learn how our scoring system works
5.0/5
4.7/5
4.9/5

Apples789 praised its quick setup, intuitive kiosk interface, and hassle-free clock-ins that their six-person team adapted to with ease.

Easy time tracking app
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

We’ve been using Jibble for our small business for a few years now, and it has proven to be an invaluable tool. We primarily use it on an iPad in Kiosk mode, and the experience has been nothing short of fantastic. The setup process was straightforward, taking very little time to get everything up and running. Our team of six employees finds it incredibly user-friendly, making it easy for everyone to clock in and out without any hassle. The interface is clean and intuitive, which has been a huge plus for us, as it minimizes any potential confusion or errors.

More Jibble iOS reviews →

Jito Grau valued the app’s geofencing and face verification for field team tracking but preferred Jibble 1’s mapping and wanted a customizable dashboard.

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

My business involves a sales team that is field based. Attendance tracking used to be an issue but not so much now. With Jibble 2’s control features like geofencing and face verification, I am able to track the whereabouts and manhours of my team. Great app! The only reason i did not give a 5-star rating is I the mapping feature from Jibble 1 is better than 2 and I still cannot customize the dashboard like removing the “book a demo” tab. Otherwise, highly recommended.

More Jibble Android reviews →

Angela N. credited Jibble with making remote oversight of their door-to-door sales teams easy, helping remove poor performers and reward productive employees.

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Fantastic. It’s the only service that’s made it possible to track door-to-door sales people without actually having to physically be there and check in on the. The combination of Jibble and actual results (such as appointments set with customers) speaks for itself. You can eliminate people who aren’t a “good fit” much quicker, and keep the strong ones on.

Pros

I love that it pings people every couple of minutes or so. I have been able to weed out employees who are milking the clock, and doing personal things on company time. It’s impossible for me to manage a door to door (hourly + commission) team from my office, but with Jibble its been made possible, and even easy.

Cons

I really can’t think of any cons at this time. The only minor inconvenience for me and it’s not a big deal at all – I just forget to change it – is when I print off weekly time cards its automatically set at a different setting (hours wise) and I always have to re print them. I use hundredths to two decimal places for employee hours. If it was in company settings that would be cool and then i’d not have to change it each week to print off the report. Again though this is a ME issue not jibble – the app is great. When I first got it some employees were saying the facial recognition was not working or letting them clock in – I am not entirely sure that’s all true though. Due to the features of the app that allowed me to see where people are in real time – it ended with those two employees no longer working here. SO I take their comments about that with a grain of salt – worked fine on my phone.

More Jibble Capterra reviews →

9. Time Doctor

Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

Like QuickBooks Time, Time Doctor is a more generalized time-tracking tool, but it does focus more on white-collar workforces – customer experience teams and technology providers are two use cases the company highlights on its website.

This is evident in some of Time Doctor’s productivity-measuring features which can be useful for supervisors managing mostly desk-based workers. I like how it can capture idle time, send distraction alerts when someone gets off track, and can take optional screen recordings. However, these are more useful for office employees monitoring field crews than the field crews themselves. 

This focus on businesses more reliant on desktop PC connections could explain the massive discrepancy between Time Doctor’s review scores on Capterra (a desktop-focused review platform) and its scores on the iOS and Android app stores.

Time Doctor’s unfortunate reality is that it’s offered mobile apps for years – some highlighted reviews on the Apple and Android app stores are from 2015 or even earlier – but seems to have been putting off making its mobile apps truly functional for years as well, since more recent posts echo the same usability issues highlighted nearly a decade ago.

If your team’s time-tracking needs could be handled by a centralized PC or tablet “kiosk” at a single location, Time Doctor’s simplified time-tracking could be beneficial. If your team’s always on the move, it’s probably not the best choice.

Read our in-depth Time Doctor review

Key features

  • Automated time tracking with offline functionality
  • Worker productivity reporting and analytics
  • Real-time employee monitoring dashboards
  • Scheduling and workforce management
  • 60+ third-party integrations through browser extensions

Our score

7.1
Full scoring breakdown →

Pricing

Free Trial?

For 14 days

Basic

$8 / mo. per user

Standard

$14 / mo. per user

Premium

$20 / mo. per user

Pros and cons

Pros

Useful for white-collar businesses needing detailed compliance (PTO, breaks, etc.) tracking

Simple time-tracking solution for white-collar businesses

Effective for hybrid workforce time tracking (at least for PC-based workforces)
Cons

Integrations only available on Standard and Premium plans

Some frustrating UI / usability issues for managers

May not be ideal for field services businesses

Time tracking seems somewhat inconsistent on mobile devices

Ratings and reviews

Our score

6
7
8
9
7
7
7
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2.8/5
2.4/5
4.5/5

Oddly, Time Doctor’s recent iOS users seem to want the app to succeed, but can’t overlook its glaring issues.

C. L. Crocker wrote an extensive negative review highlighting Time Doctor’s “wasted potential,” which is a bit long to screenshot in full. You can read C. L.’s entire review at the link below this screenshot, which is one of the most informative user reviews we’ve seen lately for any time clock app:

The wasted potential here is depressing
⭐

I have never written a review on an app before until this one…

The reason is likely because I’ve never encountered a tool with so much potential, yet such an unsatisfactory user experience…

1. After a day or so, I noticed that the platform is quite glitchy on desktop. Slow, glitchy, simply not enjoyable at all. This continued for a about a week or so until I just said F it and went back to the drawing board.

2. A rep from time doc reached out welcoming me to the platform and offered an intro call. I was like, “okay, the program is a pain in the A to use but I’ll give them a shot. I already invested about 2hrs inputting data on the platform so what’s another 20 or so mins…maybe I’ll have a change in heart.

Nope! The time we scheduled for the call came and went. No call, nothing. No communication. This tool is solving a priority problem so I made sure to have the time cleared for the call. Wasted.

3. That experience in bullet 2 is from yesterday. I thought it over and looked more into the company after work today and find they have an app. Maybe this will solve the problem!

Nope! App is unaccessible. Tried 6 times, no luck.

I’m not even upset with the company (other than the meeting no show…but it is what it is at the end of the day) instead, I’m simply disappointed with the potential that they are wasting. They’ve built a solid chassis but that’s it. No engine, no body, no wheels.

It’s disappointing. I wish them the best…and would consider coming back as a client if these problems are addressed.

More Time Doctor iOS reviews →

Agent Ezechiel D. praises the app’s simplicity and ease of use, but also calls out an unspecified “confidentiality problem,” which might be worth investigating for any company looking for tight data security from their time-tracking apps:

Avis Time doctor
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Pros: TIME DOCTOR software is software that I use for task and project management. Its interface is very simple to understand and use.

Cons: the problem of TIME DOCTOR software is its confidentiality problem. Otherwise it is good software.

More Time Doctor Capterra reviews →

10. Clockify

Pricing Pros and Cons Ratings and Reviews

In a nutshell

There’s a reason Clockify floats to the top of most searches for and discussions about “free time clock apps” – it’s one of the few tools on the market with a truly unlimited free trial that actually works for tracking employee time.

Clockify’s lack of upfront costs makes it a great choice for businesses just beginning to hire and expand their workforces, as it can be actively tested for months before team size and business requirements might demand an upgrade to one of the company’s paid plans.

I found Clockify’s time entry options more versatile than other time tracking software. In addition to the mobile app, users can also clock in/out from a desktop through Clockify’s manual timesheets or real-time timers. You can also set up a time clock kiosk so your entire crew can clock in from a single location at the job site. 

Paid plans add critical features to the Clockify toolkit, such as break tracking, manual timesheet editing, complex reporting, and (at higher subscription tiers) GPS tracking and budgeting, among other things.

However, larger companies need more precision and adaptability than Clockify provides in its time clock app.

One area of weakness is the app’s available integrations for construction companies. Clockify has a native QuickBooks integration, but there are no other payroll and finance apps with native support – you’ll need someone with decent tech skills to set something up through Zapier if you use Zero or FreshBooks, for example.

There are plenty of project-management integrations available for office workers who rely on such apps, but Jira and Trello aren’t as popular among construction companies as they are with software development teams and marketing orgs.

Read our in-depth review of Clockify

Key Features

  • Time tracker (mobile app, web-based, and kiosk) with map-based worker activity tracking
  • Timesheet reminders, manual editing, and approvals
  • Integrations with popular payroll and productivity apps
  • Visual analytics dashboard and reporting
  • Calendar-based scheduling with Outlook + Google integrations
  • Project tracking and budgeting with expense reporting and invoicing

Our score

7.0
Full scoring breakdown →

Pricing

Free trial

Free plan available

Standard

$6.99/month per user

Pro

$9.99/month per user

Enterprise

$1.99/month per user

Pros and cons

Pros

One of the top choices for free employee time trackers

Useful for smaller white-collar desk-based businesses

Integrated expense tracking, invoicing, and calendar connections
Cons

Few payroll integrations (only connects natively to QuickBooks)

Can have syncing issues between devices (PC and mobile apps)

May not work for widely distributed teams (multi-state or time zone)

Time tracking relies too much on manual user input

Ratings and reviews

Our score

8
8
7
6
7
7
5
Learn how our scoring system works
4.6/5
3.9/5
4.7/5

A recent App Store review from lulu008 highlights the value of Clockify’s free app – this statement isn’t as oxymoronic as you might think, since any software, regardless of its price, still has to be functional and beneficial for people to keep using it.

This review also highlights the “grace period,” so to speak, many users give to good free apps, as lulu008 politely mentions Clockify’s learning curve without dinging its score.

Awesome, free App for tracking time for different tasks 
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

I needed an app to log my internship hours and this app is exactly what I was looking for. I was even able to access my logs online and make/edit entries the same way. It has a little bit of a learning curve but there is a lot of helpful documentation. My only suggestion would be adding the “Live Activities” timer feature for locked screens that shows ongoing timers. I find it SO useful for remembering and keeping track of any type of timer I have going when I get busy. It would make this app top tier for its created purpose. Thank you to the company and everyone who worked on the app for providing a useful product and giving users ability to use it well.

More ExakTime iOS reviews →

Over on the Play Store, Max Pierson-Lienard recently gave Clockify three stars because, as he says, “there’s not a lot of benefit [to the Android app] over using Clockify in the browser” – which seems to undermine the use case for field workers, who are typically the ideal users of mobile construction time clock apps:

⭐ ⭐ ⭐

I wish that it would create a persistent notification when I have the clock running. That would help me with forgetting to clock out. As of now there’s not a lot of benefit over using Clockify in the browser.

More Clockify Android reviews →

Clockify’s free-first approach and focus (at least according to Max above) on its web app has brought it nearly 5,000 user reviews on Capterra, averaging one of the highest Capterra scores for this category.

The only real drawback to such a wide range of reviews is that few come from construction professionals. We searched hundreds of recent reviews to find the most recent post from construction pro Ali J, who gave Clockify 5 stars across the board:

Easy To Use And User Friendly
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Overall: Great

Pros: Time Tracking, Scheduling, Report, Calender Management Synch, Security, Mobile Access.

Cons: I don’t have it. Keep Good Performance and Improvement

More Clockify Capterra reviews →

The Bottom Line

You’ve got tons of options for a construction time clock app. Choosing the right one can save your business thousands of dollars — per employee — far sooner than you might expect.

Workyard user April Callaway switched to simplify worker time tracking and discovered payroll waste of $43,000 a week, which Workyard allowed her company (AV Decking) to quickly surpass their projected annual payroll savings in just six weeks.

Click here to see April’s story, and discover what other construction professionals have achieved by switching their worker time tracking systems to Workyard.

Over 10,000 contractors already trust Workyard to help them manage their construction time tracking needs and minimize time theft and payroll waste.

Workyard’s GPS tracking system is widely considered the most accurate on the market for mobile and/or field teams, and recent updates have introduced an auto clock-in and clock-out feature that minimizes the need for your workers to pull out their phones to clock in at the job site while preserving accurate location data, minute by minute.

See how Workyard’s GPS time clock app can help your business, or sign up for a 14-day free trial today!

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Our Scoring System Explained

Our 8-part scoring system was created to help you understand the potential value of any software we review simply and fairly.

We created it after reviewing dozens of software products, which we covered in depth, but without providing a direct and simple way for readers to compare products on their merits – without spending a lot of time looking through our articles for the information they needed to make an informed decision.
Every app we review will include Customer Support and Company scores, which we’ll explain in more detail below. Many of the factors reviewed in this article will also be consistent across most (or all) of our software reviews, with some differences:

The 8 factors assessed and their contribution to a product’s overall score may differ slightly from product to product based on various factors, such as the use case we’re reviewing for, the type of business these products are tailored to, and other considerations. However, all reviews will feature an 8-part score, weighted and combined to calculate each product’s overall score.

How We Score Software

All factors in our reviews are scored on a 10-point scale – technically 11 points – from 0-10. However, we only give products a score of 0 if it does not include an essential feature at all, and we try to avoid giving out 0 scores if a product can demonstrate any functionality in line with the specific factor being reviewed.

In general, the 0-10 range translates as:

  • 9.0 – 10 – One of the absolute best in its category (amazing).
  • 7.5 – 8.9 – Very good, but with some minor issues (very good).
  • 6.0 – 7.4 – Mediocre performance with notable shortcomings (average).
  • 3.0 – 5.9 – This feature is not ready for prime time (borderline).
  • 1.0 – 2.9 – This feature actually makes its product worse (unacceptable).
  • 0 – The product doesn’t include this important feature at all.

How We Calculate Overall Scores

The 8 factors reviewed are weighted based on an overall total of 100%:

  • Ease of Use: 20%
  • Customer Support: 10%
  • Value for Price: 10%
  • Integrations: 10%
  • Time Tracking Accuracy: 20%
  • Scheduling Features: 20%
  • Job Tracking: 10%

Methodology for Each Factor

Ease of Use

We evaluate a product’s ease of use based on three main considerations:

  • How easy is it to set up this app?
  • How easy is it for managers to use the backend dashboard?
  • How easy is it for frontline workers to use the (mobile) app?

These three considerations cover the main ways you and your team would use the software being reviewed – when you first obtain it, when someone (a manager, executive, team leader, or similar role) needs to use it to manage people, money, data, and other things, and when workers you’re tracking use the app (usually a mobile version of the software designed for frontline and/or field team members) to clock in, clock out, record time worked, or address other day-to-day needs.

Time Tracking Accuracy

Every minute matters when you’re trying to control payroll costs. This factor accounts for various features and common needs in time-tracking apps, such as…

  • How accurate or precise is its GPS tracking capability?
  • How accurate – and how customizable – is its geofencing feature?
  • How accurate is its travel and mileage tracking (if available)?
  • Can it automatically clock workers in and out based on the above?
  • Can you set and/or restrict rules for clocking in and out?
  • Can the app continue tracking workers while offline?
  • How easy is its mobile app and/or kiosk for frontline workers?

Scheduling Features

Many construction businesses prefer to manage as many aspects of employee labor activity as possible in a single app, which is why many time-tracking apps also include worker scheduling as a core feature.

When we consider a product’s scheduling features, we look at:

  • Its dashboard customizability (daily, weekly, or monthly views).
  • Its project-based scheduling and visibility.
  • Its real-time updates and notifications for workers.
  • Its real-time map views of worker locations for best-fit scheduling.
  • Its recurring schedule (copies to subsequent weeks, etc.) functionality.

Job Tracking

This factor helps you understand if the software can also provide insight into specific projects, which is particularly handy when your business deals with many customers or clients who generally need shorter-term work. Effective job tracking typically also includes accurate job costing functionality for construction companies.

We assess several things when calculating a product’s job tracking score:

  • Its project-based tracking for multiple projects per day/week/etc.
  • Its ability to track multiple / many projects simultaneously.
  • Its use of (and your ability to customize) construction cost codes.
  • Any built-in job costing views.
  • Any integrations for cost coding (QuickBooks etc.)

Integrations

No business can operate on a single app, which is why integrations with other apps and tools are such important aspects of modern business software.

To calculate a product’s integration score, we’ll examine:

  • How many native integrations (the simplest connection) does it offer?
  • How effective and easy-to-use are its integrations with payroll software?
  • Does it have robust data import and export features?

Customer Support

Learning how to use a new app can be frustrating, even if it’s meant to be the most user-friendly app around. That’s why great customer support is so essential when considering which time-tracking app to use.

Customer support scores are calculated based on:

  • Live support channels available (phone, email, chat, etc.).
  • Live support hours (business hours only, 24/7, etc.).
  • The strength of the product’s online help center and/or FAQs.
  • What other users say about support in online reviews.

Company

A great company with a highly customer-friendly approach can often make up for shortcomings in their software products – at least up to a point.

When assessing this score, we’ll examine:

  • Transparency (easy-to-find pricing, etc.)
  • Trial period (duration, feature availability, credit card requirements, etc.).
  • Subscription flexibility (contracts, required durations, etc.).
  • Ease of cancellation or pausing subscriptions.
  • Customer perceptions (online product reviews).
  • Website (a minor consideration, but great companies tend to have great websites).

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FAQs
Answering your burning questions about construction time clock apps.
What is a construction time tracking software?

A construction time clock app helps contractors and field service businesses track employee hours more accurately than traditional punch clocks, paper timesheets, or spreadsheets.

Instead of relying on handwritten time cards or supervisors chasing down workers for their hours at the end of the week, employees clock in and out directly from their phones or a shared device on the jobsite.

These apps are designed specifically for construction crews and jobsite conditions. That means they do more than just record start and end times.

The best contractor time tracking apps I’ve reviewed can capture GPS locations to verify workers are where they’re supposed to be, log breaks and overtime, and give managers real-time visibility into who’s on-site, who’s late, and which job each worker is assigned to.

Typical users of construction time clock apps include general contractors, subcontractors, foremen, and operations managers overseeing multiple crews and jobsites.

How does a construction time tracking work?

Each worker opens the time clock app on their phone (or taps a shared tablet set up at the site entrance), and their time is logged instantly into a central dashboard for the office team to review.

By using an app instead of paper timecards or timesheets, construction teams eliminate the back-and-forth of collecting handwritten timecards or trying to reconcile inconsistent hours at the end of the week.

Most modern solutions go a step further by adding GPS verification and geofencing. When a worker clocks in, the app records their location so you know they’re actually at the jobsite.

Some apps I’ve reviewed also allow you to create a digital “fence” around the site, so the system can flag if someone clocks in outside that boundary. This helps prevent issues like buddy punching or time theft and gives managers confidence that hours logged are accurate.

From there, the app automatically builds digital timesheets. Supervisors can review and approve them daily or weekly, making it easier to catch errors before payroll.

On the back end, approved hours flow straight into payroll and accounting systems like QuickBooks, ADP, or Gusto. This reduces manual entry, speeds up payroll processing, and cuts down on costly mistakes.

What are the benefits of construction time tracking software?
  1. Accurate payroll every week: Because hours are logged automatically, construction admins can reduce payroll disputes and ensure workers are paid correctly for the time they spent on the jobsite.
  2. Fewer time theft and buddy-punching issues: With GPS verification and geofencing, managers can confirm that employees are clocking in at the right location. This stops common problems like someone clocking in from their truck miles away or a coworker punching in for a friend.
  3. Real-time visibility across jobsites: Owners and project managers can see who’s on the clock and where crews are deployed without having to visit each site physically. This makes it easier to balance labor between projects and respond quickly to no-shows or delays.
  4. Simplified compliance with labor laws: Construction time clock apps automatically track breaks, overtime, and union rules. That means less risk of costly fines, lawsuits, or certified payroll errors on government jobs.
  5. Better job costing and project tracking: Hours can be assigned to specific cost codes, phases, or projects. This gives management the data needed to bid jobs more accurately, identify overruns early, and improve profitability.
  6. Streamlined payroll and back-office work: Hours flow directly into payroll and accounting systems once timesheets are approved. This reduces administrative burden, eliminates double entry, and helps payroll teams close out weeks faster.
  7. Improved trust with crews: Because everything is digital and transparent, workers can check their hours anytime through the app. That builds confidence in payroll accuracy and reduces complaints about missing or incorrect hours.
What's the best construction time clock app?

Determining the best construction time clock app depends on specific business needs, such as integration capabilities, ease of use, and specific features like GPS tracking or job costing. Here are some of the top contenders based on the provided sources:

1. ClockShark
ClockShark is highly recommended for the construction and field service industries. It offers features like GPS tracking, job costing, and a drag-and-drop scheduling tool, making it a robust choice for managing workforce efficiently.

2. QuickBooks Time (formerly TSheets)
QuickBooks Time is ideal for businesses already using QuickBooks for financial management. It provides real-time tracking, customizable alerts, and detailed reporting, which are invaluable for keeping projects on budget and on schedule.

3. Workyard
Workyard is a comprehensive workforce management solution with precise GPS tracking and smooth integration with popular payroll systems. It is designed specifically for construction teams, ensuring accountability and accuracy in time tracking.

4. ExakTime
ExakTime is known for its rugged time clock app that can handle tough field conditions. It includes facial recognition to reduce buddy punching and GPS tracking to monitor worker locations, making it a strong choice for construction companies.

5. Buddy Punch
Buddy Punch combines simplicity with powerful features like GPS tracking and job coding. Its user-friendly interface and flexible settings make it an excellent choice for streamlining time tracking processes in construction businesses.

6. Timeero
Timeero offers GPS time tracking, mileage tracking, and geofencing, which are essential for mobile teams in the construction sector. Its easy-to-use mobile app ensures that employees can clock in and out effortlessly, while managers can keep track of time for accurate billing and payroll.

7. Clockify
Clockify is a free time tracker and timesheet app that allows unlimited users, making it an affordable option for growing construction firms. It provides basic features needed for effective time tracking, along with reporting and project management tools.

While each of these apps has its strengths, ultimately, the best app will depend on your specific business requirements and existing systems.

What are the best free construction time clock apps?

1. Clockify
Clockify is highlighted as one of the best free time tracking apps for construction companies. Some key points about Clockify:

  • It is completely free to use, with no limits on the number of users
  • Offers basic time tracking features like online timesheets, project/task tracking, reporting
  • Simple and easy to use interface, available on multiple platforms
  • Lacks some advanced construction-specific features like GPS tracking, job costing etc.

2. Jibble
Jibble is another excellent free time tracking solution specifically mentioned for the construction industry. Its key features include:

  • Completely free to use with no restrictions
  • Offers auto clock-in/out, multiple location tracking for mobile workers
  • Clean and simple user interface
  • Lacks advanced integrations and has some compatibility issues reported

While not entirely free, some other apps like Buddy Punch and Timeero offer free trial periods to test out their construction employee time tracking capabilities before subscribing to a paid plan.

It’s important to note that while free apps can provide basic time tracking, they may lack advanced features like GPS tracking, job costing, scheduling tools etc. that are crucial for construction businesses. Paid apps like ClockShark, QuickBooks Time, and Workyard offer more robust industry-specific solutions but at a cost.

Ultimately, the best free app depends on your specific requirements. Clockify and Jibble stand out as capable free options, but paid apps may be necessary for more complex construction time tracking needs.

What are some essential features of the best construction time clock apps?

1. GPS Tracking
GPS tracking is highlighted as a crucial feature for construction time clock apps across multiple sources. It allows companies to accurately track the location of their mobile workforce when clocking in/out, ensuring accountability and preventing time theft.

2. Geofencing
Several top apps like Timeero, Connecteam, and Hubstaff offer geofencing capabilities. This allows setting up virtual boundaries around job sites, only allowing clock-ins/outs within those designated areas.

3. Job/Task Tracking
The ability to track time against specific jobs, tasks or projects is essential for construction firms. Apps like ClockShark, Workyard, and Buddy Punch provide this functionality for accurate job costing and billing.

4. Mobile Apps
With construction workers being highly mobile, top time clock apps offer easy-to-use mobile apps for iOS and Android. This allows convenient clocking in/out from the field using smartphones or tablets.

5. Scheduling/Crew Management
Robust apps like ClockShark and QuickBooks Time offer scheduling and crew management tools tailored for construction. This helps in efficiently deploying the right workers to the right jobs.

6. Payroll/Accounting Integration
Seamless integration with payroll providers and accounting software like QuickBooks is a valuable feature highlighted for apps like QuickBooks Time and Workyard.

7. Reporting/Analytics
Detailed reporting on hours worked, productivity, job costing etc. is crucial for construction project management. Apps like Time Doctor and Insightful provide in-depth analytics.

8. Facial Recognition
To prevent buddy punching, facial recognition for clock-ins is an important feature offered by apps like ExakTime.

While free apps like Clockify and Jibble provide basic time tracking, paid solutions like ClockShark, QuickBooks Time and Workyard are highlighted as having the most comprehensive, construction-specific features.

How do construction time clock apps handle overtime and breaks?

Construction time clock apps typically handle overtime and breaks in the following ways:

Overtime Tracking
Most top construction time clock apps offer robust overtime tracking capabilities:

  • They automatically calculate overtime hours based on predefined rules and thresholds
  • Managers can set overtime policies like overtime rates, daily/weekly overtime limits etc.
  • Apps like Workyard and QuickBooks Time provide real-time alerts when employees approach overtime limits
  • Detailed overtime reports are available, breaking down regular vs overtime hours for payroll purposes

Break Tracking
Handling breaks accurately is crucial for construction firms to remain compliant with labor laws. Time clock apps offer:

  • Options to clock in/out for paid and unpaid break periods
  • Automatic break deductions if employees miss clocking in/out for breaks
  • Alerts/notifications for missed or incomplete breaks
  • Reporting on total break time taken by each employee

Some advanced apps like ClockShark and Workyard even allow setting up break enforcement rules based on shift length, preventing employees from working extended periods without breaks.

Additionally, many apps provide geofencing capabilities to ensure employees are clocking in/out and taking breaks within designated work areas using GPS tracking.

Overall, the best construction time clock apps offer robust and configurable overtime and break handling to ensure accurate payroll, prevent labor violations, and maintain a productive workforce. Apps like Workyard, ClockShark and QuickBooks Time are highlighted as leaders in this aspect.

What construction time clock apps work with QuickBooks?

Here are some of the top construction time clock apps that integrate with QuickBooks:

1. QuickBooks Time (formerly TSheets)
QuickBooks Time is the native time tracking solution from Intuit, designed to seamlessly integrate with QuickBooks accounting software. Some key features for construction companies:

  • Mobile app for clocking in/out from job sites
  • GPS tracking and geofencing capabilities
  • Scheduling tools and crew management
  • Facial recognition and photo capture to prevent buddy punching
  • Automatic data transfer to QuickBooks for payroll processing

2. Workyard
Workyard is highlighted as a comprehensive workforce management solution tailored for construction teams, with tight integration with QuickBooks and other payroll providers.

  • Precise GPS tracking and geofencing
  • Job and project tracking with real-time job costing
  • Scheduling and compliance management features

3. Connecteam
Connecteam is an all-in-one team management app that offers full integration with QuickBooks Online through a simple one-click export process.

  • Mobile app for location-based time tracking
  • Kiosk mode for shared devices at job sites
  • Task management and employee communication tools

4. Buddy Punch
Buddy Punch combines time tracking features like GPS, job coding and payroll integration, with a simple and user-friendly interface suitable for construction firms.

5. Clockify
While not construction-specific, Clockify is a free time tracking app that allows exporting timesheets to QuickBooks for payroll processing.

QuickBooks Time and Workyard are among the most robust, construction-focused solutions that tightly integrate with QuickBooks for functions like payroll, job costing, scheduling and more. Apps like Connecteam and Buddy Punch offer more affordable alternatives with core time tracking and QuickBooks integration capabilities.

How much does a construction time tracking software cost?

In most cases, contractor time tracking apps use one of two pricing models: per-user or a flat fee for a set of users.

Most apps charge by user each month—say, $5 to $15 per person. That usually covers mobile access, GPS tracking, timesheet approval, and basic payroll exports.

Some vendors offer a flat monthly price if you stay below a certain number of users—like $200 a month for up to 25 workers, then a higher tier for 26–50.

Most platforms let you try the software before you commit. Common approaches include a 14 to 30-day free trial or a free tier that covers small crews (like up to 10–15 users) with limited features.

How to choose the best construction time tracking software?

When choosing the right tool for your crews, it’s not enough to compare prices or see who has the most bells and whistles. Construction businesses face very specific challenges like multiple jobsites, complex schedules, and compliance headaches that generic time tracking apps just don’t solve.

After testing multiple time tracking software for construction, I have found that the key factors in selecting the best options for contractors can be summed up by the following:

1. GPS Accuracy & Geofencing Reliability

A good jobsite time clock should capture clock-ins with GPS precision and let you set geofences around each site. That way, if someone tries to clock in from the gas station down the road, you’ll know. Strong GPS accuracy saves you money and prevents disputes.

2. Timesheet Auditability & Compliance Support

Your time tracking software should create a clean digital record of every clock-in, edit, and approval so you can prove compliance if you’re ever audited. Without that, even small errors can turn into costly penalties.

3. Job Costing & Project Allocation

Labor is one of your biggest costs, and you can’t afford to guess where those dollars are going. The right app lets you assign hours to specific cost codes, tasks, or projects. This makes it easier to track profitability in real time, spot overruns before they get out of hand, and bid more accurately on the next job.

4. Offline Functionality

Poor reception is a reality on many jobsites. If your app only works with a strong signal, you’re asking for missed clock-ins and angry payroll calls. Make sure the solution you choose can record time offline and sync automatically once the device reconnects.

In addition to the criteria above, the following must-have features can help your construction crew get the most out of field-based time tracking:

  • Crew-friendly user interface: Nobody has time to go through weeks of training just to learn how to use a mobile app. A simple-to-use jobsite time clock app should be non-negotiable.
  • Payroll integration: You want an app that connects smoothly with popular accounting systems like QuickBooks to ensure your team’s payroll is always processed on time without the hassle of paperwork.
  • Smart timesheet alerts: Payroll disputes and inconsistencies can slow down payments, so choose a time clock app with an automated timesheet that alerts you each time a worker clocks in/out at the wrong place or time.
  • Built-in smart forms: Busy construction workers often forget to complete required forms. By choosing an app with smart forms built into time tracking, they always get reminded to complete critical forms each time they clock in or out, improving your team’s compliance.
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