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What is an attendance tracker?
A smarter way to monitor employee time and attendance
An attendance tracker is a tool that records when employees start and finish work — automatically and accurately. It replaces manual attendance processes with automatic, timestamped records that sync to the cloud in real time. That means no end-of-week chasing, no disputed hours, and payroll that actually reflects the time your team worked.
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What to look for in an attendance tracker
The features that actually matter
Not all attendance trackers are equal. The features worth looking for are:
- Real-time syncing for up-to-date visibility
- GPS or geofencing to verify clock-in locations
- Facial recognition to prevent buddy punching
- Direct integrations with payroll or HR systems to eliminate double entry
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Real-time data for accurate attendance
Monitor employee productivity while on the go
Attendance data is automatically synced from the attendance app to the cloud so you can monitor team performance whether on the road or at the office.
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Employee-friendly attendance tracker
Improved productivity comes with transparency
Manage work schedulesSet up your company holiday calendar and work schedule arrangements to accurately monitor worked hours whether on work days or rest days.
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Accurate attendance, every time
Verify clock-ins with built-in geolocation
Ensure your team is exactly where they need to be with built-in GPS tracking. Jibble’s comprehensive time and attendance software gives you full visibility, so you can trust that every clock-in is verified and every shift is accounted for.
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Stop buddy punching for good
Face recognition ensures only the right person clocks in
Biometric attendance systemJibble’s attendance app comes with advanced face recognition attendance system. Ensure precise records and eliminate buddy punching and time theft for good.
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Make punctuality effortless
Set up a shared attendance kiosk for fast check-ins
Online kioskUse Jibble’s time clock kiosk to clock team members in automatically as they step up to the kiosk—no tapping needed. Eliminate queues and stop buddy punching with a fast, reliable attendance kiosk.
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Maximum security you can trust
Advanced face spoofing prevention for reliable attendance
Face spoofing preventionEnsure validation of the right person at all times with advanced depth estimation technology designed to protect against spoofing by static or dynamic 2D images and videos.
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Know who's in and out in real-time
with Jibble's dashboard
Managing your team on the dashboardQuickly view total hours tracked by organization, group, schedule or location, and stay updated on real-time attendance status with Jibble’s who’s in or out widget. Jibble’s dashboard puts you in control and informed at a glance.
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Attendance data into timesheets
Easily downloadable
Attendance data goes straight into timesheets. Timesheets can then be downloaded to XLS or CSV files for further analysis or for uploading to your payroll software.
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Flexible attendance tracking settings
Fully customizable to suit your team
Decide the level of autonomy for your staff with fully customizable controls. Easily tailor time tracking restrictions for your entire team or specific groups to match your preferences.
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Powerful reporting and analytics
Get detailed attendance analytics on any device
With Jibble’s employee absence tracker, you can get all the detailed analytics you need, from attendance patterns, absences, late clock ins and early clock outs. Easily identify trends, monitor employee productivity, and budget costs.
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Automatic attendance reminders
Time based and location based alerts
Remind your team members to clock in when they arrive at work, out when they leave work, when their work starts and ends, or clock them out automatically after a certain time.
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Calculate work hours and OT
Using attendance data
Payroll tracking softwareUse attendance data to calculate work hours, including overtime calculations using our employee overtime tracker – find out about how overtime works. Jibble makes payroll a breeze, so you can focus on what matters most.
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Attendance tracking that goes beyond clock-ins
Payroll, compliance, and productivity in one place
Time can be tracked by activity, project or client with automated overtime calculations. Whether you’re looking for construction time tracking, developer time tracking or healthcare time tracking, Jibble is a complete time and attendance solution for SMEs and enterprises.
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Easy attendance tracker setup
So your team can start tracking right away
Jibble is really easy to use, and you can get your team jibbling within minutes. Sign up, send your members instant invites or forward them a link, and that’s it. And if you get stuck, just reach out to our friendly customer support team.
Tens of thousands of users love Jibble's attendance tracker app
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Efficient time and attendance tracking for modern teams
I like the user-friendly interface of Jibble, making it easy for everyone to clock in and out, track time, and manage their tasks. It simplifies time tracking and attendance management, which is essential for our team's productivity. The ability to generate comprehensive reports and integrate with other tools is a great asset.
Amazing attendance tracker
Customer service is great and effective. The product works as advertised. Not much else to say.
The BEST I've used!
This is the best attendance app I've used so far. HR can keep accurate records of employee attendance for our whole organization.
Great for tracking attendance on autopilot
Jibble is fairly easy to use and does the job. I love the integration with other apps, especially Slack, as well as the options for exporting reports.
A user-friendly tool!
I like that Jibble makes attendance tracking smooth, and with biometric attendance features, it's easy to ensure the physical presence of employees.
The BEST Time and Attendance App
I'm so impressed with Jibble's biometric attendance tracking. It is super efficient and accurate.
Ideal for tracking time on-site
A very helpful time tracking tool for construction. Features such as face recognition and manual entries in timesheets are ideal for secure employee attendance.
Attendance tracking made simple
Jibble is a great online system for small companies. The software is easy to use and makes attendance tracking so much simpler than before.
FAQs
Some frequently asked questions...
Absolutely! Jibble’s attendance tracker is 100% free forever for unlimited users.
There are a few other attendance trackers that have fairly good free plans, such as Actitime, MyHours, Clockify, and Paymo, but none are nearly as comprehensive as Jibble as a free attendance tracker.
Heck no!
Listen, Jibble is indeed free, but it’s also the highest-rated attendance tracker according to the consensus of independent user-based review sites.
While other attendance apps have highly restrictive plans, Jibble is free forever for unlimited users.
So get Jibbling today!
There are several reasons why businesses track attendance:
- Attendance – to know whether employees are coming in on time and not leaving early.
- Payroll – if employees are paid by the hour or for overtime, those hours need to be measured.
- Compliance – in most developed countries it is the obligation of the employer to ensure that employees are not working more than the legal limit.
While there are a number of attendance trackers, the highest-rated one according to user reviews is Jibble.
Without paying a cent, Jibble users can use the kiosk, mobile app, face recognition, and GPS tracking, all for unlimited employees for free forever.
And on top of that, there’s free PTO (leave) and overtime tracking.
Here are four key differences (although there are many more)…
- Jibble is 100% FREE.
- Jibble is focused on ensuring that each clock in and out is genuine (if you need to know that your employees were there at the time they said they were there, nothing beats Jibble in terms of our face recognition biometric attendance system).
- Jibble’s work hours tracker is dead easy to use, with most staff understanding how it works through our easy-to-understand interface.
- If you look at the broad consensus of reviews and ratings, there is no higher-rated attendance tracker than Jibble.
Yes, Jibble’s attendance tracker is 100% free, without any employee or time limit.
Jibble does have optional upgrades, which many larger SMEs and enterprises are likely to want, but for most businesses, particularly smaller ones, the free version is more than enough.
Find out more about Jibble’s upgrade plans.
Tesla and Harvard University use Jibble’s attendance app.
This is because world-class companies like Tesla and Harvard need world-class software, including employee attendance trackers, to drive their businesses and help them achieve their ambitious goals.
Both started using Jibble in 2023.
The highest-rated employee attendance app is Jibble. That’s according to independent user reviews.
Jibble is also 100% free.
What more could you ask for? It’s why every month tens of thousands start using Jibble!
You should seek advice from a lawyer in the jurisdiction in question, but broadly speaking, it is not illegal to track your employees’ attendance during work hours. BTW while getting advice from your lawyer please do let them know that Jibble is great for lawyer time tracking too!
Anyway, there are sometimes some restrictions on what you can do with this data, how long you can keep it, and your employees’ access to it.
Jibble is GDPR compliant. Read Jibble’s privacy policy.
We understand Jibble isn’t for everyone, no product is.
The good news is that there are plenty of other options out there, although none are as highly reviewed by independent reviewers and users as Jibble!
While using Jibble is really easy, setting it all up so it works with the time policies of your organization isn’t always that easy.
So, feel free to book a meeting with a Jibble expert to help you get set up.
Jibble is free because we believe every team deserves access to reliable attendance tracking—without barriers. Our free plan includes everything from clock-ins to detailed reports, making it an ideal solution for businesses that want something simple yet powerful.
For larger organizations that need advanced controls, we offer optional paid plans—but for many, the free plan is more than enough.
Don't waste another minute! Jibble is FREE forever.
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