Employee Time Clock

Clock in, pay out.

Easy employee time clocks. Hours, breaks, overtime flow into payroll-ready timesheets.

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No credit card required

2025

Best overall time clock for small business

2026

Best Employee Time Clock Software Reviewed

2025

Best HR & 

Employee App

Time Clock App for Employees

Reliable time tracking for
better workdays.

Clock in with confidence knowing your shifts are covered, your team
is in the loop, and labor costs are under control.

‍Hour Tracker

Accurate hours, every time

  • Automatic overtime tracking
  • Break tracking and reminders
  • Alerts for missed punches
  • Digital timesheets that update instantly

‍mobile time clock app

Accountability without micromanaging

  • GPS-enabled time clock
  • Photo capture at clock-in
  • Late and attendance notifications

Labor Tracking

Control labor costs in real time

  • Track labor costs by role or department
  • Compare labor to sales with POS integrations
  • Spot overages before they hit your bottom line

Time Card Management

Fewer payroll surprises

  • Hours roll directly into timesheets
  • Timesheets automatically sync to payroll or ready to export
  • See scheduled vs. actual hours at a glance

Real Customer Outcomes

Real results in every shift.

20 hours
saved monthly

Managers save 20 hours per month on average with integrated scheduling, time tracking and payroll—all in one app.

85% rated
very easy to use

85% of customers rated Homebase as extremely easy to use, helping teams stay organized with less manual admin.

3.5M workers supported

Over 3.5 million small business employees made their work easier with Homebase in 2025, logging over 1.2 billion hours.

Track time, in no time.

Get started
Step

Sign up and add your team

Step

Set up your time clock

Step

Watch hours flow to timesheets

Create a free account, add your employees, and each person gets a secure PIN to clock in from day one.

Use any phone, tablet, or POS device—no extra hardware needed. Just open the app and you're ready.

Every clock-in and out is tracked automatically and turns into payroll-ready timesheets. No manual entry required.

Features built for the
way you work.

Mobile Time Clock

Kiosk & offline modes

Time cards

Timesheets

GPS & geofencing

Payroll integration

Overtime alerts

Late employee notifications

Break management & waivers

Attendance tracking

Timesheet export

FLSA compliance

Clock out reminders & auto clock-out

Time reporting

Labor cost management

Shift feedback

Time Clock App for Small Business

Better teams, better business.

Homebase is a proven solution for restaurant, retail, hospitality, and more.

Roxana Rodriguez

Owner

“Even when I’m not in the store, I can track my employees’ hours. If someone forgets to clock in or out, I can fix it from my phone or computer, wherever I am.”

Edward Wang

Owner

“From clock-in to timesheets to payroll, everything runs seamlessly.”

Adding time clocks gave us the structure we were missing. It set clear boundaries without changing our culture.

Bridgette Matthews

Owner

Jeremy Peaches

Owner

“Homebase is great!  If we didn't have it, we would still be doing it the old-school way with paper notes.”

Jasmine Bunn

Coach

“We always need covers. So that's like my favorite part about Homebase: if I need a sub or anything, it's super, super easy.”

I used to spend 6 hours a month fixing schedules. Now? I spend 6 minutes checking them.

Sean McLaren

Plato's Closet

Eduardo Rodriguez

Owner

“Anything can be done with the right tool, and Homebase has definitely been a tool that has helped our business grow. It's super versatile.”

Homebase Scheduling Integrations

Seamless for any setup.

Works with Square, Toast, Clover, and more—or use any phone or tablet.

Hourly employee software

Everything to run your
hourly team, in one app.

FAQs

What is an online time clock app?

How do you keep track of your employee hours?

Can time clocks prevent buddy punching?

Why use the free employee time clock from Homebase?

What is a digital time clock?

What is the best free time clock app for a small business?

What is an online employee time clock?

How do I manage employee lunch breaks?

What is a biometric time clock?

How can you track PTO?

What is a time punch clock?

What is a GPS mobile time clock?

Can time clocks prevent time theft?

What is an online time clock app?

How do you keep track of your employee hours?

Can time clocks prevent buddy punching?

Why use the free employee time clock from Homebase?

What is a digital time clock?

What is the best free time clock app for a small business?

What is an online employee time clock?

How do I manage employee lunch breaks?

What is a biometric time clock?

How can you track PTO?

What is a time punch clock?

What is a GPS mobile time clock?

Can time clocks prevent time theft?