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Employee Time Tracking

Employee time tracking app that turns hours into timesheets

Staffic is an employee time tracking app for teams that work on computers. Members start a timer in the desktop app for Windows, macOS or Linux, and every hour lands on a project, a task and a timesheet. Managers review the team's hours in the web app, and it's free for up to 3 members.

  • Free for up to 3 members
  • No credit card
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Staffic dashboard, Organization view for November 2 to 8, 2026: top 5 members by time logged and by activity
Tracked with
Desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux
Tracked against
A project and a task
Timesheets
Daily, weekly and bi-weekly on every plan
Also recorded
Activity levels, apps and URLs
Who sees it
Admins see the team, members their own
Free plan
Up to 3 members

In short

What is Staffic Employee Time Tracking?

Staffic Employee Time Tracking is the employee time tracking app at the core of Staffic. Members track hours against projects and tasks in the desktop app for Windows, macOS or Linux, which also records activity levels, apps and URLs. Each session fills the daily, weekly and bi-weekly timesheets, and admins review the team's hours in the web app. Standard adds monthly timesheets, reports and manual time; Elite adds timesheet approval and payroll.

Updated October 12, 2026By the Staffic team

How it works

From the first timer to a reviewed timesheet

The same four steps for every member, whether they work in the office or at home.

  1. 01Set up projects and tasksAdd your projects, break them into tasks and assign members, so everyone knows where their hours go.
  2. 02Start the timerEach member picks a project and task in the Staffic desktop app and starts tracking. Activity, apps and URLs are recorded while it runs.
  3. 03Review the hoursSessions appear in the daily and weekly timesheets, and in the reports on Standard and Elite.
  4. 04Approve and payOn Elite, managers approve each timesheet and run payroll from the time worked.

Employee time tracking app

Time tracking software for employees, from timer to timesheet

One timer in the desktop app feeds every page below: projects, tasks, timesheets, reports, attendance and approval.

Each tracked session carries its start and end time, project, task and activity level. Staffic adds it to the member's timesheets, so nobody types hours into a spreadsheet at the end of the week.

  • Desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Daily, weekly and bi-weekly timesheets on every plan
  • Monthly and custom ranges on Standard and Elite

Members track time against the projects you assign them, so every hour belongs to a project. On Standard and Elite, each project's page shows its spent hours next to budgets, billing details and project managers.

  • No limit on the number of projects
  • Assign members to each project
  • Budgets and billing on Standard and Elite
See Projects

Break a project into tasks and assign them. The tasks table shows the time worked on each task beside its estimate, and members see their assigned tasks in the desktop app when they start the timer.

  • Board and table views
  • Time worked and estimate per task
  • Assignees on every task
See Tasks

The daily timesheet lays out a member's tracked sessions hour by hour. Each block shows its start time, end time and total, with the project and task it belongs to.

  • Start, end and total time per session
  • Project and task on every block
  • Every plan, including Free
See Daily Timesheet

See each member's hours day by day for the week, with a total for the period. Filter by project, task or member, pick a time zone, and switch to bi-weekly, monthly or a custom range.

  • Hours per member and day, with a total
  • Filter by project, task or member
  • Monthly and custom ranges on Standard and Elite
See Weekly Timesheets

The Time and Activity report lists each member's time worked, average activity, active time and neutral time for the dates you pick. You can filter it and export it on the Standard and Elite plans.

  • Time worked and average activity per member
  • Active and neutral time side by side
  • Filter by project, member and date
See Time & Activity Report

A member's first tracked time of the day is their clock in, and the last stop is their clock out. Clock In/Out lists both with the time worked per day, on the Standard and Elite plans.

  • Clock in, clock out and time worked
  • Days in your organization's time zone
  • Export to PDF or Excel
See Clock In/Out

On Elite, managers open each member's timesheet, check the sessions behind it with idle time marked, and approve or reject it. You turn approval on or off per member in Timesheet Settings.

  • Approve or reject each timesheet
  • Idle time marked on each session
  • Elite plan
See Timesheet Approval
app.staffic.io

Showing One record of every hour.

Staffic Custom Timesheet: daily hours and total hours per member for September 20 to November 3

Control and privacy

Clear rules for every tracked hour

Time is recorded only while a member's timer runs in the desktop app. Admins set the rules in Settings, and members see their own hours in the web app.

  • Nothing is recorded while the member's desktop timer is off
  • Admins switch app, URL, keyboard and mouse tracking on or off in Settings, Activity
  • Members see their own timesheets; admins and roles you allow see the team
  • Switch tracking off for one member on Standard and Elite
  • Allow or block manual time for members in Timesheet Settings (Standard and Elite)

Set it up

How to set up employee time tracking in Staffic

Five steps from sign-up to your team's first timesheet. All of them work on the Free plan for up to 3 members.

  1. 01

    Create your workspace

    Sign up, name your organization and set its time zone.

    Start free
  2. 02

    Add projects and tasks

    Create the projects your team works on and add tasks to each one.

    Manage › Projects
  3. 03

    Invite your team

    Send email invites and assign each member to their projects.

    Admin › Members
  4. 04

    Install the desktop app

    Each member installs Staffic on Windows, macOS or Linux, signs in and starts the timer on a project and task.

    Download Staffic
  5. 05

    Review the timesheets

    Check each member's hours for the week, or open one day on the daily timesheet.

    Timesheets › Weekly
app.staffic.io/user/members
Staffic Members: active members with timesheet tracking switch, projects, monthly salary and pay rate
Timesheet tracking switch per member

Compare

Staffic, Hubstaff or Time Doctor

How Staffic compares with two employee time tracking tools teams often look at, using facts from each company's own website.

Swipe the table to compare

Staffic vs Hubstaff and Time Doctor
CompareStafficHubstaffTime Doctor
Free optionFree plan for up to 3 members14-day trial14-day trial
Lowest paid plan$1.00 during the current offer (list price $5.50)$4.99 per seat, 2-seat minimum$6.67 per user
Desktop appsWindows, macOS and LinuxWindows, macOS and LinuxWindows, Mac and Linux
App and website trackingEvery planEvery plan, capped on Starter and GrowStandard and up
Timesheet approvalEliteTeam and upStandard and up
PayrollEliteTeam, $10 per seatStandard, $11.67 per user

Prices are per seat or user per month, billed yearly, in US dollars. Sources: hubstaff.com/pricing, hubstaff.com/download and timedoctor.com/pricing, checked October 7, 2026; the free trials and Time Doctor's time approvals and payroll rechecked October 12, 2026. Staffic's price comes from the plans API.

Specs and terms

Employee Time Tracking at a glance

The facts behind the feature, and what each number on the Employee Time Tracking page means.

Specifications

Desktop apps
Windows, macOS and Linux
Web app
Timesheets, reports, projects, tasks and settings
Recorded per session
Start and end time, project, task, activity level, apps and URLs
Timesheets
Daily, weekly and bi-weekly on every plan; monthly and custom on Standard and Elite
Offline
Tracked time syncs when the desktop app reconnects
Manual time
Standard and Elite, up to 24 hours per entry, with a reason
Reports
Time and Activity, Manual Time, Apps and URLs usage (Standard and Elite)
Timesheet approval
Per member, on Elite
Free plan
Up to 3 members
Total Hours26h 8m
A member's tracked time for the timesheet's date range, shown beside their name on the weekly timesheet.
Start time9:47 AM
When a tracked session began, shown on each block of the daily timesheet.
End time10:43 AM
When that session stopped.
Total time0h 56m
The length of one tracked session.
Spent hours5003.15
All time tracked on a project, shown on the project's details page on Standard and Elite.
Total Hours This Week271 h 56 m
The whole organization's tracked time for the week, on the dashboard's Organization view.

Who it’s for

Built for teams that work on computers

A staff time tracking app for remote teams, agencies and hourly staff, wherever they sit.

Remote teams

Hours without check-in calls

Everyone tracks in the desktop app wherever they work, and you read the week on one timesheet instead of asking for status updates.

Agencies and studios

Time per client project

Track every hour against a project and task, compare it with the task estimate and see which projects take more time than planned.

Hourly teams

Pay from tracked hours

Timesheets add up each member's hours. On Elite, managers approve them, and payroll uses the time worked.

Customer stories

What our users say

Stop juggling tools. Staffic gives your team time tracking, projects, payroll and performance analytics in one platform.

Try Staffic for free
★★★★★
“Staffic.io brings transparency without micromanagement. Our team feels trusted, and productivity has never been higher.”
LMLucas MeyerFounder

Pricing

How much does Staffic Employee Time Tracking cost?

Employee Time Tracking is included on every plan, Free included. You pay per active user only when your team grows past 3 members.

Compare every plan
Free$0forever, for up to 3 membersEvery core feature, Employee Time Tracking included
Standard$5.50$1per user / month, billed yearlyOffer price until Sep 12, 2027Everything in Free without the 3 member limit, plus Screenshots, Monthly Timesheets and 7 more
Elite$5.80per user / month, billed yearlyAdds Live Feed, Screen Recordings, Timesheet Approval and 5 more

Prices in USD per active user. Billed monthly, Standard is $7.50 and Elite is $9.80 per user.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Answers about tracking employee time with Staffic.

Read the docs

How to track employee time?

Give each employee a timer that records time against a project and task, then review the hours in timesheets. In Staffic, members start the timer in the desktop app for Windows, macOS or Linux, and each session appears in their daily and weekly timesheets. That's employee time tracking without anyone typing hours into a spreadsheet.

How to keep track of employee work hours?

Use timesheets that fill themselves from tracked time. Staffic's daily, weekly and bi-weekly timesheets show every member's hours on every plan, and Standard adds monthly and custom ranges plus the Time and Activity report. On Elite, managers approve each timesheet before payroll.

How do employees start and stop their timers?

In the Staffic desktop app. A member picks the project and task they're working on, starts the timer, and stops it when they finish or take a break. Time is recorded only while the timer runs, and members see their own hours in the web app.

How to implement employee time tracking?

Tell your team what is tracked and why, then set up projects and tasks so the hours land in the right place. In Staffic you create the workspace, invite members, choose what the desktop app records in Settings, Activity, and have everyone install the app. Most apps for employee time tracking follow these steps, and Staffic's Free plan lets you try them with up to 3 members.

What is the best system for employee time tracking?

The one your team will run every day without extra work: a timer on the computer they already use, timesheets that fill themselves, and reports managers can check. When you compare the best employee time tracking software, look at what each tool records, which plan includes timesheet approval and payroll, and whether there's a free plan. Staffic is free for up to 3 members, so you can test it on real work.

Why track employee time?

To know where the hours go: which projects and tasks take the time, who is over or under their hours, and what to bill or pay. A time tracking system for employees replaces end-of-week guesses with recorded sessions. Staffic also records activity levels, apps and URLs, so you see the work behind each hour.

How do service businesses track employee time on jobs?

They create a project for each client or job and track every hour against it. In Staffic, each job is a project with its own tasks, so hours add up per job and per member. Standard adds project budgets and billing details, and Elite adds clients and invoices.

How much does it cost to use Employee Time Tracking?

Every plan includes Employee Time Tracking. Free covers up to 3 members. Standard is $5.50 per user per month billed yearly ($1.00 during the current offer, until September 12, 2027) or $7.50 billed monthly, and Elite is $5.80 per user per month billed yearly or $9.80 billed monthly.

Free for up to 3 members

See the work, not just the hours.

Create your workspace, invite your team, and the first timesheet builds itself.

  • No credit card
  • 7-day trial on paid plans
  • Windows, macOS, Linux