The 9 Best Employee Time Tracking Apps (And Who They're Best For)

The right time tracking app can help you prevent time theft, catch billable hours that would otherwise go unbilled, spot inefficiencies before they eat into your margins, and simplify payroll. But it has to fit the work your team does. An app built for salaried knowledge workers probably won’t suit hourly construction crews, and a tool designed for a single retail shop won’t hold up for a franchise with dozens of locations.

In this video, we’re reviewing the 9 best time tracking apps, covering the unique features each platform offers and, perhaps most importantly, which types of businesses they’re best for.

Tools featured in this video:

1. Buddy Punch: Best for businesses with hourly employees who work in more than one place, Buddy Punch makes it easy to keep track of your team even when you’re not all working together. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2, and its plans start at $4.99/user/month.
2. Connecteam: Best for small businesses that plan to stay small, Connecteam offers a free plan that includes time tracking, one employee schedule, PTO management, and HR tools. It’s rated 4.6 out of 5 on G2, and it’s free for up to 10 employees; paid plans start at $29/hub/month.
3. Toggl Track: Best for agencies and professional services companies, Toggl Track captures all employee computer activity in a timeline to prevent billable time from going unbilled. It’s rated 4.6 out of 5 on G2, and it’s free for a limited, unspecified number of users; paid plans start at $9/user/month.
4. Timely: Best for automatic time tracking, Timely uses AI to automatically log time to client projects or specific types of tasks so you can invoice clients accurately and improve team productivity. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2, and its plans start at $9/user/month.
5. Hubstaff: Best for preventing knowledge worker time theft, Hubstaff offers app and URL tracking and idle detection to help you identify employees who are logging time but not working. It’s rated 4.4 out of 5 on G2, and its plans start at $4.99/seat/month.
6. Workyard: Best for automatic job costing, Workyard uses real-time GPS tracking and geofences to automatically assign crew members’ time to specific construction projects. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2, and its plans start at $6/user/month.
7. QuickBooks Time: Best for large businesses with hundreds of hourly employees, QuickBooks Time works well with Intuit’s other products and offers a robust REST API and deep security features. It’s rated 4.5 out of 5 on G2, and its plans start at $10/user/month.
8. Deputy: Best for companies with in-person hourly workers, Deputy lets you turn your POS into a time clock and build schedules automatically using historical sales data. It’s rated 4.6 out of 5 on G2, and its plans start at $5/user/month.
9. Insightful: Best for preventing time theft and for automatic time tracking, Insightful monitors knowledge workers’ computer activities to measure their productivity and track their time automatically. It’s rated 4.6 out of 5 on G2, and its plans start at $8/seat/month.

Want to learn more about any of the tools featured in this video? Check out our in-depth reviews of each platform alongside feature and pricing comparisons in our companion blog post: https://buddypunch.com/blog/time-tracking-apps/.