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See who is on
Supervisors see who clocked in, who is late, and who is on break without calling the site. See attendance tracker.
Who is on, and for how long
Employee Time and Attendance Software for Real-Time Workforce Visibility
See who is on shift, capture hours, and approve one timesheet before payroll. Heyshift is time and attendance software for USA operators with 20 to 500 hourly employees.
Time and attendance software records who is working and how long they worked, then turns that into hours managers can approve beside the published roster.
Used by restaurants, retail, healthcare, warehouses, hospitality, and field crews that need live attendance and payroll-ready hours in one place.
30-day free trial on every plan, then Starter from $4/seat per month ($3.60 billed yearly). Mobile access included for staff and managers. View pricing.
- 30-day free trial
- Live who-is-on view
- Timesheet approval
- Scheduling connected
Why managers switch
Paper clocks answer who started. They do not close the week.
Teams searching for time and attendance software usually have a punch method and a separate hours file. A closer is late, someone forgot to clock out, and finance still rebuilds Friday from chat. Heyshift keeps live attendance and timesheet hours on the same published week.
Read across4 time and attendance fixesEach row moves from a split punch-and-spreadsheet stack to one record supervisors can run during the week.
Split tools create
Heyshift time and attendance
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Managers learn who is late from a text, not a live status
→Who is in, late, on break, or missing a punch shows beside the published shift
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Hours and absences live in two files that never match
→Clock events, missed punches, and timesheet totals share one employee record
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Unscheduled work and missed clock-outs hide until payroll
→Mismatches against the roster flag while someone can still fix them
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Approvals are a weekend merge of three supervisors
→Managers review hours and exceptions in one queue, then export payroll-ready time
Heyshift is time and attendance software for operators who outgrew a clock plus a spreadsheet. See who is working, capture hours, and approve one official week.
What is time and attendance software?
Time and attendance software does two jobs in one product. It shows who is working now, and it turns punches into hours you can approve. For exception queues only, see attendance management software. For hours and payroll export only, see employee time tracking software. For the full stack with scheduling, see workforce management software.
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Capture hours against the roster
Punches reference the published shift so unscheduled work and missed clock-outs are visible. See shift time tracker.
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Approve one record
Staff request fixes. Managers approve hours and exceptions. Payroll gets one export, not two stories of the same week.
What you get in Heyshift time and attendance
Live status, hours, corrections, and payroll handoff sit on the same week as the schedule. Each tile opens the product surface.
Live attendance
See who is in, late, on break, or missing a punch while the shift is still running.
Learn moreShift time tracker
Clock-in, clock-out, breaks, and worked versus scheduled hours stay on one timeline.
Learn moreMobile and kiosk clock-in
Staff punch from a phone or a shared tablet at the door. Both paths land on the same record.
Learn moreTimesheet corrections
Missed punches and hour edits go through a manager queue with a trail payroll can trust.
Learn moreBreaks and overtime
Missed breaks and hours over plan show beside the roster so you can act before close.
Learn moreAttendance rules
Late, missed-break, and overtime guardrails can differ by location or role.
Learn moreHours and attendance reports
Filter by employee, site, role, and date. Export status and hours for the same week.
Learn more- Coming soon
Location stamps
Stronger clock-in controls for multi-site and field teams. Rolling out in Heyshift.
Learn more
How time and attendance software runs a typical week
A useful time and attendance system follows the same path every pay period. Heyshift keeps live status, flags, approval, and export on one record.
Step 01
01Clock in on the published shift
Staff punch from mobile, kiosk, or web. The punch references the roster, not a blank clock.
1/4Start
Step 02
02Watch the floor during the day
Supervisors see late arrivals, breaks, and missing punches while cover is still possible.
2/4Watch the floor during the day
Step 03
03Review hours and exceptions
Missed clock-outs, unscheduled work, and correction requests sit in one queue.
3/4Review hours and exceptions
Step 04
04Approve and export
Managers approve the timesheet. Finance gets one hours package for payroll.
4/4Close the loop
How people clock in
Clock in from a phone or a kiosk. Review both live.
Time and attendance only works if the punch path matches the site. Heyshift supports personal phones, shared tablets, and a supervisor view so every location captures the same record.
Mobile punch in seconds
Floor and field staff clock in from the app they already use for the roster.
Fixed kiosk at the door
A tablet at the entrance is often more reliable than asking every person to remember a personal-phone punch.
Live who-is-on
Managers see who is clocked in, late, or on break without waiting for an end-of-day export.
One record per person
Kiosk and phone punches land on the same timesheet. You are not merging two clocks on Friday.
Punches beside the roster
Time and attendance that starts from the published week
A clock without a roster cannot tell you if the hours were supposed to happen. Heyshift ties punches to employee scheduling software so late arrivals, unscheduled work, and overtime sit on one official week.
Compare timesheets to the roster
Planned shifts sit beside actual punches so mismatches are a review item, not a guess.
Unscheduled clock-ins stay visible
Extra hours that were never published still attach to a person and a site.
Missed clock-outs flag early
A 14-hour ghost shift is easier to fix on Tuesday than after payroll is cut.
Absences and hours in one place
Who did not show up and who worked late are not two different spreadsheets.
Multi-site time and attendance
Review status and hours across sites from one account
Growing operators do not need a different clock per store. They need one account that still respects who works where. Pair with multi-location scheduling software when the roster and the punches should roll up together.
Who is on, by location
Filter live status and hours by site or area without opening a separate file per store.
Local approval, group visibility
Site leads approve their people. District leads still see the group.
One export for finance
Payroll gets one hours package instead of a merge from every location manager.
Field and floor on the same rules
Route crews and in-store teams use the punch path that fits, then land on the same review queue.
What changes when time and attendance share one record
A wall clock plus a spreadsheet can collect punches. It cannot show who is late right now and still close payroll from the same week. That is the gap time and attendance software is meant to close.
| Capability | Spreadsheet stack | Heyshift |
|---|---|---|
| Who is working now | A text or a walk to the floor | Live in, late, break, and missing-punch status |
| Hours versus the roster | Two files compared after close | Punches sit beside the published shift |
| Missed clock-out | Found when someone totals Friday | Flagged while the person can still confirm |
| Unscheduled work | Hidden in a rounded total | Extra hours stay attached to a person and site |
| Timesheet approval | Silent cell edits | Staff request, manager approve, trail stays |
| Payroll handoff | Merge files from each supervisor | Export approved hours from one record |
From two stories of the week to one record
This is the week most 20 to 500 person hourly teams are still living. Time and attendance software should end the split, not add another export.
Attendance and hours stay split
- The opener is late and the only signal is a group chat
- A closer forgot to clock out and the timesheet shows 14 hours
- Someone worked an extra shift that was never published
- Finance and the GM disagree on who was there and what to pay
One official week
- Late and missing punches show beside the roster during the shift
- Missed clock-outs flag while the person can still confirm
- Unscheduled hours stay visible against the published week
- Supervisors and payroll review the same approved record
What to require from time and attendance software
Rank tools on live status and payroll close, not on a feature list. If a product can punch but cannot show who is late, or can show status but cannot export hours, it is only half the job.
Score these before you demo
- 01Supervisors can see who is on, late, or on break right now
- 02Punches attach to the published roster
- 03Missed clock-outs and unscheduled work flag before payday
- 04Timesheets support edits, approvals, and a visible history
- 05Approved hours export cleanly to payroll
- 06Mobile and kiosk paths land on the same record
- 07Hours and exceptions can be reviewed by site
- 08The product is honest about what it is not, including desktop activity monitoring
Built for hourly operations
Heyshift is time and attendance software for teams that work shifts, not screenshot monitors for remote desks. Restaurants, retail, healthcare support, warehouses, hospitality, and field crews use it to see who is working and close hours they can defend.
Food & beverage
Restaurants
Peak-hour punches, late flags, and kitchen versus floor hours
- Live late flags
- Peak punches
- Floor versus kitchen
Fulfillment
Warehouses
Shift-block attendance, overtime before close, and crew totals
- Shift blocks
- Overtime flags
- Crew totals
Stores & districts
Retail
Multi-store status, seasonal crews, and one export for the district
- Multi-store status
- Seasonal crews
- District export
Stay & events
Hospitality
Event peaks, multi-venue punches, and mobile updates on the floor
- Event peaks
- Multi-venue
- Mobile punch
Clinical ops
Healthcare
Support-team status, break records, and audit-friendly timesheets
- Support status
- Break records
- Audit trail
Sites & routes
Field crews
Job-site punches, supervisor sign-off, and hours by location
- Job-site punch
- Supervisor sign-off
- Hours by site
Explore how operators roll out scheduling by segment for multi-site teams.
Why teams use Heyshift for time and attendance
The right system is the one supervisors open during the shift and finance trusts on Friday. Live status and clean hours have to live together.
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Fewer surprises on the floor
Late, break, and missing-punch flags show while cover is still possible.
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Fewer surprises in payroll
Hours, overtime risk, and corrections show before finance cuts the check.
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One story of the week
Attendance and timesheets stop disagreeing because they share the same punches.
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Faster Friday close
One approved record replaces a merge of paper, chat, and spreadsheets.
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Multi-site review without extra clocks
Location leads and district leads share the same status and hours queue.
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Staff punch on a phone they already carry
Mobile clock-in is included. Kiosk is there when the site needs a fixed door punch.
FAQ
Time and attendance software FAQ
Common questions from teams comparing time and attendance software, timesheet apps, and employee clocks.
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