Time Clock Wizard review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Online time clock with scheduling and payroll reports
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Time Clock Wizard report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a time clock with scheduling for small crews
Time Clock Wizard has a free plan with basic time tracking for unlimited users and paid plans from $29.95 a month. The page doesn't say what's in the free and Value plans, and scheduling, GPS and payroll reports need Pro at $49.95.
Who Time Clock Wizard is for
- Fits if you run a small crew and want to try a free clock before paying
- Works for shops that need schedules and PTO beside the time clock
Who Time Clock Wizard is not for
- Tight if you need scheduling or GPS, since those sit on Pro at $49.95
- Pricey if you grow, because Pro rises to $109.95 for 31 to 50 users
- Skip it if you use anything but QuickBooks Online, the only accounting sync listed
- Watch out: it takes random screenshots of remote staff, and the page doesn't break out Free and Value features
Why Time Clock Wizard gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$29.95 a month for unlimited users on annual billing, about $6 a head for five, near the $6.99 middle. Pro starts at $49.95 for 1 to 10 users.
- BFree plan and trialA free plan with basic tracking for unlimited users. The page doesn't say which features it has, so check before you rely on it.
- CFeaturesClock-in, breaks, photo capture, GPS locator, scheduling, PTO and payroll reports. The page doesn't say which plan includes which.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Schedules, IP limits and PTO rules need setting up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android, with a QuickBooks Online sync. No desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Time Clock Wizard's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Time Clock Wizard's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 41 of the 98 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 24.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 74 of 98) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $29.95 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.99 for the category: 78 of the 80 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 41 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Time Clock Wizard’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 16 of 98, level with 51
- BFree plan and trialAbove 74 of 98, level with 16
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 98, level with 64
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 98, level with 75
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 98, level with 45
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 87 time tracking apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Time Clock Wizard, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Time Clock Wizard you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $359.40 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking, time off, tasks and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
What this rests on. Time Clock Wizard’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Time Clock Wizard?
Time Clock Wizard is a web-based employee time clock with mobile apps, scheduling, time-off tracking and payroll reports. Plans run from a free tier for unlimited users to a flat-fee Enterprise tier, and the Pro plan is priced by number of users. Remote monitoring with screenshots and GPS location tools are also part of the feature list.
Worth knowing
- Pro is priced by user count, rising from $49.95 for 1-10 users to $109.95 for 31-50 on annual billing.
- The page does not break out which features sit on the Free and Value plans, so check before relying on scheduling or GPS.
- Remote screenshot monitoring is part of the product, so employees should be told.
- The vendor's only listed accounting sync is QuickBooks Online.
Key features
- Online time clock
- Employees clock in, out and take breaks from the web or the iOS and Android apps, with timesheet reports for hours, breaks and absences.
- Employee scheduling
- A scheduling system that employees can open at any time, with shift-switch requests and notices to managers for late or missed clock-ins.
- Clock-in controls
- Photo capture at clock-in, a GPS employee locator and restrictions by IP address or device limit who can clock in and where.
- Remote monitoring
- Random screenshots of remote employees' screens while clocked in, with inactive time subtracted.
- PTO and time off
- Tracks PTO accruals, time-off requests and recorded absences.
- Payroll reports and QuickBooks sync
- Customizable payroll reports, plus a sync with QuickBooks Online; the vendor also advertises full-service payroll.
Time Clock Wizard pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Time Clock Wizard has a free plan, and paid plans start at $29.95 per month for unlimited users, billed annually ($34.95 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $29.95 per month for unlimited users, billed annually ($34.95 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free plan with basic employee time tracking for unlimited users.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Basic employee time tracking for unlimited users. |
| Value | $29.95per month for unlimited users, billed annually ($34.95 billed monthly) | Simple time tracking for unlimited users, with reporting and support included. |
| Pro | $49.95per month for 1-10 users, billed annually ($54.95 billed monthly) | Scheduling, time tracking and payroll reporting for up to 50 users; $79.95 for 11-20, $89.95 for 21-30, $109.95 for 31-50. |
| Enterprise | $219.95per month, unlimited users, billed annually ($249.95 billed monthly) | Everything in Pro with unlimited users, priority support and a dedicated account manager. |
Read from timeclockwizard.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Time Clock Wizard before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountLower prices with annual payments
The pricing page shows an annual-payment price below the monthly one, for example $29.95 against $34.95 for Value.
Stated on timeclockwizard.com
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Common questions
Does Time Clock Wizard have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Time Clock Wizard is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Time Clock Wizard have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Time Clock Wizard is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Time Clock Wizard open source?
Time Clock Wizard is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.