Restaurant time clock software like Homebase replaces manual timesheets and punch clocks with a digital app that tracks staff hours, breaks, and overtime automatically.

Instead of spending hours fixing confusing discrepancies right before payday, Homebase flags issues in real-time so you can resolve things quickly and do your payroll prep in minutes.

Homebase restaurant time clock app also comes loaded with photo capture, GPS, and geofencing to prevent time theft. We’ll even send your team reminders to clock in/out, take breaks, and stick to scheduled hours—helping you stay on budget and compliant.

Your employees can download our free app for their Apple or Android phones. (You’ll need to add them to your team from your Homebase dashboard first).

Once they’re logged in, they can tap clock in to start working their scheduled shifts. We’ll capture a photo or GPS location based on your settings to make sure the right employee is clocking in from the right place.

Employees can clock in and out of breaks the same way. Hours are tracked in real time so you see exactly who's working.

Yes. Homebase restaurant time clock app is free to download on phones, tablets, and POS devices. For teams of up to 10 working from a single location, we offer a free plan with basic time tracking and scheduling. For larger teams or more complex needs, check out our pricing page to find a plan that fits.

A restaurant employee time clock like Homebase captures photos with every punch so you can confirm that the right employees are clocking in and out of their shifts.

Homebase also lets you set GPS-location requirements and geofences to limit clock ins and outs from a defined parameter around your restaurant—meaning employees can’t clock in or out if they are not physically at work.

We’ll also send real-time alerts to notify you of early or late punches so you can catch suspicious activity immediately.

Your state's break and overtime laws come pre-loaded in the app based on your restaurant’s location, you can review and customize as needed. Homebase automatically reminds staff to take and log breaks, tracks paid and unpaid breaks, and flags overtime before payroll. If a break is missed or waived, you have a digital record. This keeps you compliant with state and federal labor laws and avoids costly violations.

When your team clocks in and out of their shifts, the hours flow automatically into timesheets—no manual data entry required.

Breaks, overtime, wages, and taxes are also calculated automatically. All you have to do is review and approve the timesheet in the app, then run payroll in Homebase or export to QuickBooks, Gusto, or other payroll providers in one click.

When you use Homebase scheduling and time clocks together, we’ll automatically sync the hours clocked with shifts scheduled.

As your employees clock in and out against their scheduled shifts, you can immediately see right in the app if someone is early, late, or a no-show—helping you keep track of your team from anywhere.

Homebase restaurant employee time clock comes with your state's meal and rest break requirements already loaded based on your location. You can review and customize as needed. The app then automatically tracks every break employees take or waive, and flags missed breaks before payroll.

If a premium needs to be paid for waived breaks against total hours worked in a shift, the wages automatically account for that in payroll. That’s how Homebase helps you stay compliant without manual oversight.