The #1 GPS Time Tracking App

Track where and when your employees work with Buddy Punch’s easy to use and affordable GPS time tracking app that’s built for construction crews, field technicians, home healthcare providers, and other mobile workforces.

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Make sure your employees are in the right place at the right time

GPS timestamps

Make sure everyone is where they’re supposed to be. Buddy Punch captures employees’ locations when they clock in and out and adds those locations to their timesheets. Identify offsite punching and get proof of location for remote teams.

Real-time employee location tracking

Buddy Punch’s real-time GPS tracking lets you track employees’ locations in real-time throughout the workday. See where everyone is located at any given moment on a map, view route histories, and access employee location audit logs.

Location-based punch restrictions

Prevent employees from clocking in or out when offsite with geofences. Geofence enforcement is a time fraud prevention tool that verifies locations on clock-in/out and only allows employees to log time if they’re where they’re supposed to be.

Privacy-first tracking

Buddy Punch only tracks GPS while employees are clocked in. It stops monitoring employees’ locations as soon as they punch out, protecting your employees’ privacy and keeping you in compliance with state location-tracking laws.

Location-based job costing

Buddy Punch’s time clock has both job codes and GPS, a powerful project-tracking combination. Job codes let you attach labor hours to projects, and location tracking helps you identify if an employee selected the wrong job code when clocking in.

Customizable settings

Make the location-tracking features required for all employees, optional for all employees, or required only for employees you specify. Set it up to work exactly how you need it to.

Customer reviews of Buddy Punch

User friendly time tracking

“Very easy for employees and administrators alike to track time and edit if necessary. Provides accountability for our employees with the location settings. Provides our employees with mobility — we can send them to any job site, and they have the ability to punch in/out.”

Katie B.

Facilities Services

Accurate and easy to use

“We use Buddy Punch for the GPS feature to track where our employees clock in and out since they do so at a remote site. The feature is accurate and is easy to use on our employees’ phones.”

Josh H.

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Simple to use

“I like that the employees can clock in and out on their phones since we have construction sites where there isn’t a mobile office. I like that it shows me where employees were when they clocked in. In particular, if they meant to select a different job code and picked one by accident, we can narrow it down by GPS.”

Kim H.

Construction

Easy to use

“I like that I can turn the GPS tracker on and off. I like the ability to track where employees are because prior to using Buddy Punch we had an employee who was being dishonest about where they were, and it cost us money when it came to billing customers.”

Mia G.

Construction

Ease of use

“All of my employees are able to clock in and out with a touch of a button. I love the GPS tracking for clocking in and out. The reports are very helpful and clear.”

Carrie M.

Construction

Well worth the cost

“We love that there is a map feature. This is allowing our employees to create GPS timestamps at our clients homes so there is no disputing where they were when. Game changer!”

Natalie S.

Field Services

Easy to use

“We have over 20 jobs going at one time. All the guys can easily punch in and out on their phones. If they are in the field, they use real-time GPS, and we know exactly where they are: at the supply store, on the job site, etc. You can’t lose with this software.”

Tammy M.

Construction

User friendly

“Buddy Punch is extremely easy to use and navigate. The use of the mobile app allows employees to clock in at multiple locations but can also show GPS coordinates if you’re questioning an employee’s whereabouts at the time the punch was entered.”

Erin C.

Billing System Specialist

So easy to use

“Employees can punch in wherever they are assigned. We can use a geofence if an employee is not punching in at the yard. We can see where they are when they punch in. It has prevented stealing time.”

Glenda A.

Construction

Stellar customer support

“The customer support team is super responsive, thorough, and effective. We have had very few issues but have always received immediate resolutions when anything has come up. We have had consistent experiences on the web version as well as iOS and Android apps for the life of our subscription.”

Kate B.

HR Staff

Great way to keep track of hours

“I work at multiple different sites every week, and Buddy Punch makes it very easy to keep track of hours I worked and which site I clocked those hours in. Because of the location tracking, I know whether I left a job site without clocking out and can easily correct my hours.”

David W.

Freelancer

Superior choice to other software

“They make it easy to be compliant with federal and state laws for tracking hourly employee time and breaks. It is easy to control which employees can change their own check ins/check outs, and it is incredibly easy to make changes when needed.”

Mitch H.

Machinery

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Why choose Buddy Punch for GPS tracking?

Minimal battery drain

Buddy Punch runs in the background to minimize its drain on phone batteries.

Timesheet approvals

Location-based timesheet approvals help managers catch and prevent time theft.

GPS tracking accuracy

Depend on precise location tracking to manage your workforce more effectively.

Buddy Punch goes beyond GPS tracking

FLSA compliant time tracking

Track employee hours, automatically identify overtime hours, and track and enforce rest and meal breaks.

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Location-based scheduling

Create work schedules in minutes and add locations to schedules so everyone knows where they need to be.

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PTO tracking

Set PTO accrual rules, review PTO requests, and automatically add paid time off hours to timesheets.

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GPS + payroll integrations

Instantly transfer your time data to payroll providers like QuickBooks, ADP, Gusto, Paychex, SurePayroll, PayPlus, and more.

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Built-in payroll

Save time, reduce errors, and run payroll in a few clicks. We handle the calculations, direct deposits, and tax filings.

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Multi-platform GPS time clock

Buddy Punch’s web-based GPS time clock can be used on any device. Apps are also available for iOS, Android, and ChromeOS.

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FAQs about GPS tracking in Buddy Punch

Yes. Buddy Punch is a fully labor-compliant time tracking app. When using real-time GPS tracking, location-tracking is only enabled when employees are clocked in; it stops recording locations as soon as employees clock out. When using GPS on punch, locations are only captured when employees clock in and out.

No. Buddy Punch tracks employees locations in real time but does not calculate mileage or distance between job sites.

Yes. You can create geofenced zones around job sites to restrict clock-ins and outs. If an employee tries to punch in outside the allowed area, their entry is blocked. You also can view reports showing all offsite punching attempts.

Yes. With our real-time GPS add-on, managers can view employees’ locations on a live map and get a GPS audit trail of all movements across the workday.

Yes. Buddy Punch’s mobile apps for iOS and Android devices support GPS tracking and geofencing. Employees can easily clock in from the field with location validation.

It’s up to you. You can require GPS tracking for all punches, require it only for specific employees, make it optional, or turn it off entirely. It’s completely customizable to fit the exact needs of your business.

If GPS data isn’t captured due to a weak signal or disabled mobile GPS permissions, Buddy Punch will flag the punch for review. You’ll still see the timestamp and can decide whether to accept or reject the entry.

Yes. Location data can help verify time entries for audits or disputes, especially when paired with punch logs and job codes. It’s one more tool for accurate, accountable reporting.

Yes. Employees will have to give the Buddy Punch app permission to collect GPS data. However, we strongly recommend distributing a GPS tracking policy to all of your employees to make sure you’re compliant with state laws and regulations.

No. Either an internet connection or phone signal is required to record GPS data. If an employee punches in while offline, their location will not be logged until the device reconnects.

Need more technical details? For advanced setup guides, troubleshooting tips, device permissions, and real-time tracking instructions, check out our GPS support documentation.

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