Employee Time Tracking

Mobile Time Clock
Punch From the Job Site, Not From a Desk You Never Sit At

Built for crews that work where the work is. Employees punch from their phone with GPS coordinates and a photo, track mileage between sites, and code hours to the job as they go. Admins can punch anyone in or out from the dashboard.

GPS coordinates captured at each punch, with geofencing to keep punches on site
Photo capture at punch, so the record shows who clocked in
Mileage tracking between job sites, alongside tips, bonus, and commission
Break timer keeps running even if the app is closed
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How the Mobile Time Clock Works

Employees punch from their phone at the job site with GPS and a photo, code the time to a job or project, and hours land in the dashboard where managers can see the team map, fix punches, and export payroll.

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Punch on Arrival

One tap from the phone captures the punch, a photo, and GPS coordinates at the job site.

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Code It to the Work

Select the job, project, or location, log mileage between sites, and add a punch note if something needs flagging.

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Managers See It Live

The team map shows who is where, and admins can punch someone in or out from the dashboard when a phone dies.

GPS, Geofencing, and Photo Capture

Know the punch happened at the job site, not in the truck three miles out.

Mobile time clock punch capturing GPS coordinates and an employee photo

Every mobile punch can capture GPS coordinates, so the record shows where the shift started rather than where someone says it did. Geofencing takes it further by keeping punches inside the boundary you set for a site.

Photo capture runs on mobile too. The picture is attached to the punch, which matters as much on a phone as it does at a shared terminal, because a phone can be handed to a coworker just as easily as an ID can be shared.

Together they answer the question every field business eventually has to ask: were they actually there when they said they were. Not as an accusation, but because job costing, customer billing, and payroll all depend on the answer being right.

Mileage, Job Costing, and Extra Pay

The whole day's cost captured on the phone that's already in their pocket.

Crews that move between sites generate more than hours. Mileage tracking captures the driving between jobs, so reimbursement stops depending on someone reconstructing a week of routes from memory on a Friday afternoon.

Punching into a job, project, or location means labor lands where it belongs from the start. When you go to bill a customer or check whether a job made money, the hours are already attributed instead of being allocated after the fact by best guess.

Tips, bonus, and commission can be tracked alongside hours, and punch notes let a tech flag a delay, an access problem, or a change on site while it's still fresh. By the time the shift ends, the record already explains itself.

Mobile time clock showing mileage tracking and job and project selection

Admin Control From the Dashboard

A dead battery shouldn't cost someone their hours.

Admin dashboard punching an employee in or out with the team location map

Phones die, get left in a truck, or lose signal in a basement. Admins can punch an employee in or out directly from the dashboard, so a hardware problem becomes a ten-second fix instead of a payroll dispute.

Every one of those corrections is captured in the audit log. The timecard shows the final hours and the history behind them, which protects both the employee and the business if an entry is ever questioned.

The break timer also keeps running even if the app is closed, so someone who locks their phone at lunch doesn't come back to a break that never got recorded. The team location map rounds it out, showing at a glance who is on which site right now.

A Mobile Time Clock Built for Work That Happens Off Site

Field crews have never fit the office model of time tracking. There's no front desk to walk past, no shared terminal, and the day is spread across several sites with driving in between. Asking people to remember all of that and write it down later guarantees hours that are approximately right and never quite defensible.

Updoot puts the clock on the phone that's already in their pocket. Punches capture GPS coordinates and a photo, geofencing keeps them at the site, and the job, project, or location gets selected as they punch so labor is coded from the start.

Mileage between jobs is tracked in the same place, along with tips, bonus, and commission, and punch notes let a tech flag what happened while it's fresh. The break timer keeps running even with the app closed.

On the management side, the team map shows who is where, admins can punch someone in or out when a phone fails, and every correction is recorded in the audit log. The result is field hours accurate enough to bill from and documented enough to defend.

Mobile Time Clock Features

Everything a crew needs to track time accurately from wherever the work actually is.

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GPS Punch Coordinates

Each punch records where it happened, not just when.

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Geofencing

Keep punches inside the boundary you set for each site.

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Photo Capture

A photo at the punch, because a phone can be handed over too.

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Mileage Tracking

Capture driving between job sites without reconstructing routes later.

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Job, Project, Location

Labor coded at the punch for costing and customer billing.

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Tips, Bonus, Commission

Track earnings beyond hourly pay on the same record.

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Punch Notes

Flag a delay or site issue while the details are still fresh.

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Persistent Break Timer

Keeps running even if the employee closes the app.

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Admin Punch Control

Clock someone in or out from the dashboard, logged in the audit trail.

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Mobile Time Clock FAQs

Is the mobile time clock included with Updoot?
Yes. Mobile punching, GPS, geofencing, photo capture, mileage tracking, and the team location map are included with Updoot along with scheduling, PTO, payroll reporting, invoicing, and the rest of the platform at no extra charge.
Does it capture GPS on every punch?
GPS coordinates can be captured at each punch, and geofencing can require punches to happen within the boundary you set for a job site.
Is there photo capture on mobile, or only at a kiosk?
Mobile punches can capture a photo as well. A phone can be handed to a coworker just like an ID can be shared, so the photo is attached to the punch either way.
Can employees track mileage between job sites?
Yes. Mileage is tracked alongside hours, so reimbursement doesn't depend on someone reconstructing a week of driving from memory.
What happens if an employee's phone dies?
An admin can punch that employee in or out directly from the dashboard. The correction is recorded in the audit log, so the timecard shows both the final hours and the change that produced them.
Does the break timer stop if they close the app?
No. The break timer keeps running even with the app closed, so a break doesn't go unrecorded because someone locked their phone at lunch.
Can employees punch into a specific job or project?
Yes. They select the job, project, or location at the punch, so hours are attributed correctly for job costing and customer invoicing rather than being allocated afterward.
Can I see where my team is during the day?
Yes. The team location map shows punch locations across job sites, so you can confirm coverage without calling around for check-ins.

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