Review Crew Hours Before They Reach Payroll

Capture time entries, optionally request location at a punch, review overtime thresholds, approve timesheets, and export records for your payroll process. Core access is $19.99/month.

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Your Time Tracking Chaos Is Costing You Thousands

Paper timesheets get lost or fudged. Workers round up their hours. Buddy punching runs rampant. Meanwhile, you're paying for time that was never worked and spending hours on payroll calculations.

Time Theft & Padding

Workers round up hours, arrive late, leave early. Without verification, you're paying for ghost hours.

Buddy Punching

Workers clock in friends who aren't there. One study found it happening at most companies without safeguards.

Payroll Errors

Manual calculations lead to mistakes. Overtime miscalculated. Wrong job codes. Corrections eat up hours.

No Job Cost Visibility

Can't track labor costs by job in real-time. Find out too late that labor killed your profit margin.

Compliance Risks

Break violations, overtime mistakes, missing documentation. One audit or lawsuit could cost thousands.

Lost Timesheets

Paper timesheets disappear. Illegible handwriting. Hours spent recreating missing time records.

Time Records Your Team Can Review

Employees can clock in from a phone or kiosk. When the business enables GPS punches and the device provides a location, PocketBoss stores it with the entry for review.

Simple Mobile Clock In/Out

  • One-tap clock in from any smartphone
  • No app install, runs in the browser
  • Optional location request at clock-in and clock-out
  • Review captured locations with the time entry
  • Manual entries for time worked off the clock
  • Kiosk mode for crews sharing one device

Real-Time Labor Visibility

  • See who's clocked in right now
  • Track hours by employee and job
  • Overtime heads-up before an employee crosses the line
  • Alerts when a shift runs 12+ hours unclosed
  • Compare estimated vs actual labor costs
  • Timesheet totals at a glance

Payroll Review and Export

  • Overtime tracked against your weekly threshold
  • Timesheets ready for payroll day
  • Review and fix entries before payday
  • Export timesheets for your payroll process
  • Every entry includes its recorded time
  • Keep reviewed records for your payroll process

Powerful Job Costing

  • Track labor costs by job in real-time
  • Compare budgeted vs actual hours
  • Identify your most profitable projects
  • See which tasks take longest
  • Build better estimates from real data
  • Catch overruns before it's too late

PocketBoss vs. Traditional Time Tracking

Get enterprise features without the enterprise price or complexity.

FeaturePocketBossWhat to verify elsewhere
Monthly Price$19.99/month flatConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
SetupBusiness-controlled settingsConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
GPS StampsOptional at clock-in and clock-outConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
Mobile Clock InNative iOS and Android apps; supported punches can queue offlineConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
Kiosk ModeShared-device clock-in for crewsConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
Payroll ExportTimesheet export includedConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
Job CostingLabor hours tracked to jobsConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
Overtime AlertsHeads-up before the OT lineConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
Forgotten Punches12+ hour shifts flaggedConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
Team AccessUp to 10 total seats on ProfessionalConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
Manual EntriesAdd or fix time entries easilyConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing
Contract RequiredMonth-to-monthConfirm current availability, limits, and pricing

From Clock In to Payroll in Four Simple Steps

Streamlined workflow that cuts hours of admin time.

1

Clock In

Workers tap to clock in from their phone or the crew kiosk. GPS stamped on the punch.

2

Track Time

Hours accumulate on the timesheet as the day runs. Overtime is watched for you.

3

Review & Fix

See all timesheets at a glance. Add manual entries or correct mistakes.

4

Run Payroll

Export clean timesheets for payroll. Accurate hours. Done in minutes.

Save Money from Day One

Eliminate time theft, reduce payroll processing time, and avoid compliance penalties.

Without PocketBoss

  • Time theft per worker:10-15 min/day
  • Payroll processing:4-8 hours/week
  • Timesheet errors:Common
  • Job cost tracking:Manual guesswork
  • Compliance risk:High exposure
  • Buddy punching:Unchecked

With PocketBoss

  • Time theft per worker:Punches are stamped
  • Payroll processing:Minutes, not hours
  • Timesheet errors:Easy to catch and fix
  • Job cost tracking:Hours tied to jobs
  • Documentation:Every punch on record
  • Buddy punching:Discouraged by GPS

Why Accurate Punches Matter

A few padded minutes per worker per day:Adds up fast across a crew
Every extra paid hour:A full hourly wage, gone
Chasing paper timesheets:Hours of admin every payroll
PocketBoss investment:$19.99/month

Tightening up even a few minutes a day covers the subscription

Time Tracking for Every Trade

Whether you have 2 workers or 200, PocketBoss scales with your business.

General Contractors

Track multiple crews across job sites. See hours per employee per job. Export timesheets for whatever payroll you run.

Electrical Contractors

Track service calls vs installation work. See apprentice and journeyman hours separately. Keep clean records of who worked what.

Plumbing Contractors

Quick clock-in for emergency calls. Track helper and journeyman hours separately. Job costing by service type.

HVAC Contractors

Seasonal workforce management. Track installation vs maintenance time. Monitor technician productivity.

Roofing Contractors

Crew-based time tracking. Weather delay documentation. Track tear-off vs installation phases.

Landscaping Contractors

Track seasonal and temporary workers. Route-based time tracking. Equipment operator hours.

Connected Tools for Accurate Time Tracking

Mobile Time Clock

Clock in from any smartphone

GPS Stamps

Location captured at each punch

Kiosk Mode

Crews clock in on one shared device

Scheduling

Create and share work schedules

Overtime Alerts

Heads-up before the OT line

Digital Timesheets

No more paper or Excel

Manual Entries

Add or fix time in seconds

Shift Alerts

Flags punches left open 12+ hours

Stop Paying for Time That Wasn't Worked

GPS-stamped punches and clean digital timesheets take the guesswork out of payroll. Self-serve setup.

Free 14-day trial • Card not charged until it ends • Cancel anytime

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Blake McAmis

Founder of PocketBoss | Lost too much money to time theft and payroll errors before building this solution.