# Buddy Punch

> Online time clock with GPS, scheduling and payroll add-ons

Buddy Punch is online time clock software for businesses whose hourly employees work in more than one place. Staff punch in and out from a browser, a phone app or a shared tablet kiosk, and the punches become timesheets with overtime, breaks and paid time off worked out. GPS coordinates, geofences, photos and IP address locks check where and by whom a punch was made, and scheduling and payroll can be added to a plan.

- **Category:** Time Tracking
- **Made by:** Buddy Punch Inc (since 2013)
- **Website:** https://buddypunch.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Buddy Punch is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 per user / month plus a $19 monthly base fee, billed annually.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter | $4.99 per user / month, billed annually ($5.99 monthly), plus $19 base fee | Punch clock, GPS on punches, mobile apps, time off tracking, job tracking, payroll integrations and reports. Scheduling is a $1 per user add-on. |
| Pro | $6.99 per user / month, billed annually ($7.99 monthly), plus $19 base fee | Adds offline mode, basic geofencing, QR code and kiosk punching, punch photos, break compliance, API and MCP access, and scheduling. |
| Advanced | $12.99 per user / month, billed annually ($13.99 monthly), plus $19 base fee | Adds advanced reporting, SSO with Okta, OneLogin or SAML 2.0, manager permissions by group, real-time GPS and dedicated support. |

Read from https://buddypunch.com/pricing/ on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Buddy Punch before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save up to 18% with annual billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page labels annual billing "Save up to 18%": Starter is $4.99 per user a month against $5.99 monthly, Pro $6.99 against $7.99 and Advanced $12.99 against $13.99. Source: https://buddypunch.com/pricing/

## Key features

- **Punching from any device:** Employees clock in from a browser, the iOS and Android apps or a ChromeOS app. A tablet can serve as a shared kiosk with four-digit PINs, QR codes or Face ID, and text-to-punch covers staff without internet.
- **GPS and geofences:** Every plan records GPS coordinates with each punch. Geofences that block off-site punches start on Pro, and live location maps are a $2 per user a month add-on that Advanced includes.
- **Automatic timesheets and overtime:** Punches are compiled into timesheets that employees submit for approval each pay period. More than a dozen overtime types, automatic breaks and punch rounding rules are available.
- **Employee scheduling:** A drag-and-drop schedule builder with recurring shifts, templates, shift trades and availability. It costs $1 per user a month on Starter and is included with Pro and Advanced.
- **Time off tracking:** PTO accrues by rules you set or is entered by hand. Employees see their balances and request time off, and approved time is added to timesheets and shown on schedules.
- **Payroll and payroll integrations:** Hours sync to providers such as QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP and Paychex. Buddy Punch's own payroll service can be added to any plan for $8 per user a month plus a $49 monthly base fee.

## Good for

- Businesses with hourly staff spread across job sites, stores or clients' homes
- Employers that want GPS, photo or geofence checks on every punch
- Small companies that want a time clock, scheduling and payroll from one vendor

## Worth knowing

- There is no free plan: the FAQ says all plans are paid once the free trial ends.
- Every plan carries a $19 monthly base fee on top of the per-user price, and managers count as paid users.
- Geofencing, kiosk and QR code punching, punch photos, offline mode and API access are not in Starter.
- Real-time GPS, advanced reporting and extended data retention are add-ons at $2 per user a month each on Starter and Pro.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.9 out of 5 from 739 ratings in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1100685927

## Works with

QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Gusto, ADP Workforce Now, Paychex, Rippling, Workday, Zapier

**Tags:** Time tracking, Reports, Public API

## Alternatives

- [QuickBooks Time](https://toolgpa.com/tools/quickbooks-time): Employee time clock and scheduling tied to QuickBooks payroll. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/buddy-punch-vs-quickbooks-time)
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- [Clockify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/clockify): Team time tracker and timesheets with a free plan for 5 users. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/buddy-punch-vs-clockify)
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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://buddypunch.com/pricing/
- https://buddypunch.com/
- https://buddypunch.com/time-clock-software/features/
- https://buddypunch.com/time-clock-software/integrations/
- https://buddypunch.com/time-clock-software/mobile/
- https://buddypunch.com/about-us/
- https://buddypunch.com/terms-of-use/

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