Time tracking software that fits your business

Time tracking made simple

With clockin you have found the time tracking software for your business. Keep working hours and projects under control – fast, secure and legally compliant.

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More time, a clearer overview, less stress

Never retype hours again
Whether you run a trades business, a medical practice or a building maintenance service – clockin time tracking software records hours where your team actually works.
Payroll ready in one click
The DATEV integration puts the payslip straight onto your employees' smartphones.
Ready to go without training
So intuitive that even less tech-savvy employees can start straight away. Open the app, clock in, done.

Your digital office – everything at a glance

See in real time who is working, how much overtime is building up and where vacation has been requested. Export timesheets, track projects – all in one place.

  • Who is working, when and where – live
  • Overtime & vacation requests always under control
  • Export timesheets with one click

Your business, your rules

Set when and how long each employee works – in line with their employment contract. Work schedules are the foundation of clockin: they calculate overtime automatically and raise an alert when someone clocks in outside their hours.

  • Define core hours and flextime to suit each contract
  • Automatic overtime detection
  • Clock-in protection & alerts when hours deviate
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Clean timesheets without the back and forth

Clocked in wrong? No problem. Employees correct their own hours in the app or send you a request. Every correction is audit-proof and in line with the European Court of Justice ruling.

  • Employees correct their own entries in the app
  • Timesheets always clean for payroll accounting
  • Audit-proof and compliant with the ECJ ruling

Time tracking for all doers

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Weitere Funktionen

The perfect pair: digital time tracking and shift scheduling

The clockin time tracking software comes with extra features that make your day-to-day work easier.

Simple digital employee file

  • Store contract data in a legally compliant way
  • Document staff development & agreements
  • Secure document upload to GDPR standards

Manage absences

  • Online absence management
  • Request vacation, sick leave and more via the app
  • Simple approval workflow in the dashboard

Personal employee self-service

  • Meet your transparency obligations as an employer
  • Self-service area for employees
  • View working hours, manage corrections & requests

Analytics, corrections and reporting

  • Comprehensive employee analyses and, where needed, project analyses
  • Straightforward correction options
  • Automatically generated hours reports

Work schedules

  • Plan fixed or flexible working hours easily
  • Calculate overtime & absences automatically
  • Adjust working hours individually – with no extra effort

Industries

For those who work with their hands.

On the construction site, in nursing, or behind the counter. If you don't spend your day at a desk, you need a tool that works wherever you're getting the job done.

FAQ

What is time tracking software and why does it matter?

Time tracking software helps you document working hours digitally, transparently and in a legally compliant way – with no paper timesheets and no Excel. Since the legal obligation to record working hours came in, digital time tracking has become a must. With software like clockin you save time, avoid payroll errors and keep an overview of projects and jobs at all times.

Which businesses is clockin time tracking software built for?

clockin is made for small and mid-sized companies in every industry – from the trades business and medical practices through to agencies and educational institutions. Whether your employees work out in the field, on site or from home: clockin fits around your day-to-day work. Explore our industry pages for concrete examples.

Which time tracking features does clockin offer?

clockin covers everything modern time tracking needs – and goes further:

You will find every feature on our clockin features page.

How does time tracking with clockin work in practice?

Your employees clock in and out on a smartphone, on a desktop or at a terminal. Hours are saved automatically – offline too. In the back office you analyse all the data digitally, export it for payroll accounting or assign it to specific projects. There is more in our overview of mobile time tracking.

Does clockin meet the German obligation to record working hours?

Yes. clockin meets the requirements set out in the European Court of Justice ruling and in the decisions of the German Federal Labour Court. You document working hours systematically, traceably and in a legally compliant way – with supporting data such as location or a digital signature if you want it.

What does time tracking software do better than paper and Excel?

A digital solution gives you:

  • Time saved: no manual copying, no recalculating
  • Fewer errors: automatic plausibility checks and project assignment
  • Legal compliance: working time records in line with the ECJ and Federal Labour Court rulings
  • Transparency: a real-time overview of every employee
  • Efficiency: payroll accounting, vacation planning and project management from one place
Is time tracking software worth it for small businesses?

Absolutely. Small and mid-sized companies in particular gain when processes are automated and sources of error disappear. clockin was built for exactly these businesses – with no expensive terminals and no complicated training. Setup takes a few minutes, and even small teams work legally compliant and efficiently with it. You will find examples under clockin customer stories.

How does clockin work for on-site staff, for example in the warehouse, at reception or in the office?

For teams working in one place, clockin has a particularly practical answer: time tracking on a tablet terminal at the entrance or on a desktop in the office. Employees clock in and out with a QR code and a PIN – simple, quick and traceable.
There is more on our page for on-site time tracking.

Can mobile or distributed teams use clockin too?

Yes. The app is made for a mobile workforce: on the job site, on a care visit or at the customer's premises – with clockin employees record their hours on a smartphone or tablet right where they are. Photos, notes and checklists for project documentation go straight into the app as well. There is more on mobile use under time tracking for a mobile workforce.

What does time tracking software like clockin cost?

clockin is modular. You pay only for the features you need. The basic working time tracking functions start at a few euros per user per month. For more demanding requirements such as project time tracking or absence management there are extended plans. All pricing details are here: See pricing

Which legal requirements does clockin meet?

clockin meets every requirement of the European Court of Justice case law on working time records and the requirements the German Federal Labour Court derived from it. You can:

  • Document the start, end and duration of daily working hours
  • Record breaks
  • Put working time models into practice
  • Archive data and produce evidence at any time

Everything on the legal side is in our blog article on the time tracking obligation.