Hours Tracker Time Clock

What Should a Work Hours App Include?

Most hours apps can start and stop a timer. The differences show up later: when you get overtime, change jobs, lose your phone, or need to prove your hours. If you're tracking your own time as an hourly worker or freelancer, here's what a work hours app should include, and how mobile hours apps actually work.

How a mobile hours app works

You tap to clock in when your shift starts and tap again when it ends. The app records the times, subtracts breaks, applies your rate and overtime rules, and keeps a running total for the week and pay period. Good apps also back your records up to the cloud and let you export them.

Must-have features

Fast clock-in

If clocking in takes more than a tap or two, you'll forget. Widgets and quick actions matter more than they sound.

Automatic overtime and breaks

Daily and weekly overtime, the right multiplier, and unpaid breaks handled without manual math. More in how to track overtime hours automatically.

Earnings, not just hours

Seeing what you've earned helps you check your paycheck. See the fastest way to calculate your paycheck.

Multiple jobs and rates

No low caps on how many jobs you can track. Read how to track hours across different jobs.

Rate history that stays correct

When you get a raise, old shifts should keep the rate they were actually paid at.

Export

PDF and CSV exports turn your log into proof for a pay dispute or an invoice.

Backup

Cloud backup means a new phone doesn't mean starting from zero. See what happens if your hours tracking fails.

Nice-to-have features

  • A calendar view of hours, earnings and notes
  • Alerts or visuals for days you forgot to log
  • A take-home pay estimate for budgeting
  • Import from old spreadsheets
  • Support in your language
  • A real person to contact when something goes wrong

How Hours Tracker Time Clock measures up

Hours Tracker Time Clock covers every must-have and nice-to-have above:

  • Home-screen widgets to clock in and out, watch a live timer, and see logged and missed days
  • Auto-overtime (1.5x, 2x, daily and weekly) with breaks
  • Live earnings and a take-home estimator
  • Unlimited jobs and rates, with rate changes that don't break your history
  • One-tap PDF and CSV export, plus CSV and XLSX import
  • Cloud backup
  • Calendar with hours, earnings, overtime markers and notes
  • Fully available in English, Spanish and Portuguese
  • Real human support within 24 hours

See it for yourself

Download Hours Tracker Time Clock on the App Store or Google Play. Comparing a few apps? Use our guide on how to choose a work hours app.