# Time Clock Wizard review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Online time clock with scheduling and payroll reports

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Time Tracking
- **Made by:** Time Clock Wizard
- **Website:** https://www.timeclockwizard.com
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Tight if you need scheduling or GPS, since those sit on Pro at $49.95.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## 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).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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 | $29.95 per month for unlimited users, billed annually ($34.95 billed monthly) | Simple time tracking for unlimited users, with reporting and support included. |
| Pro | $49.95 per 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 | $219.95 per month, unlimited users, billed annually ($249.95 billed monthly) | Everything in Pro with unlimited users, priority support and a dedicated account manager. |

Read from https://www.timeclockwizard.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Time Clock Wizard before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower prices with annual payments** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows an annual-payment price below the monthly one, for example $29.95 against $34.95 for Value. Source: https://www.timeclockwizard.com/pricing

## 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.

## Good for

- Small businesses that want a free time clock for any number of staff
- Teams that need scheduling next to time tracking
- Owners who need photo or location checks on clock-ins

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: C.** $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.
- **Free plan and trial: B.** A free plan with basic tracking for unlimited users. The page doesn't say which features it has, so check before you rely on it.
- **Features: C.** Clock-in, breaks, photo capture, GPS locator, scheduling, PTO and payroll reports. The page doesn't say which plan includes which.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Schedules, IP limits and PTO rules need setting up.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iOS and Android, with a QuickBooks Online sync. No desktop app.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it stands among time tracking apps

- 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/time-tracking

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Time tracking, time off, tasks and reports: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- You could not: Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- You could not: A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

QuickBooks Online

**Tags:** Time tracking, Time clock, Shift scheduling, Time off, Tasks, Payroll, Reports

## Alternatives

- [Buddy Punch](https://toolgpa.com/tools/buddy-punch): Online time clock with GPS, scheduling and payroll add-ons. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/buddy-punch-vs-time-clock-wizard)
- [OnTheClock](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ontheclock): Online time clock with scheduling, PTO and optional payroll. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ontheclock-vs-time-clock-wizard)
- [Timeero](https://toolgpa.com/tools/timeero): GPS time clock and mileage tracking for field teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/time-clock-wizard-vs-timeero)
- [Jibble](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jibble): Free time clock and attendance tracker with GPS and face recognition. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jibble-vs-time-clock-wizard)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.timeclockwizard.com/
- https://www.timeclockwizard.com/pricing

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/time-clock-wizard
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).