Card reader alternative
Replace the card reader with your team’s phones
A card reader needs a device at every entrance, a card for every person and someone to collect the data. With WorkIsHere your team checks in on their own phones, and the server checks each check-in against your workplace’s location.
Sounds familiar?
Hardware to buy and maintain
A reader at each door, installation, and a new device when one breaks.
Cards get lost, and lent
Cards are left at home, lost, or handed to a colleague to clock in for someone.
Every new site means a new device
A second branch or a temporary site needs its own reader before anyone can clock in there.
How WorkIsHere helps
Confirmed by location
The phone reads its location and the server measures the distance to your site. Check-ins outside the circle or with weak GPS are flagged, and strict mode refuses those outside.
More about this featureWorking hours and late alerts
Set hours for each person, and managers are told who has not arrived.
More about this featureAuto-pilot, coming soon
With the iPhone and Android apps, coming soon, people are checked in and out automatically when they arrive and leave.
More about this feature
Side by side
| Side by side | Card reader | WorkIsHere |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | A reader at each entrance, a card for each person | None: your team’s own phones |
| Setup | Installation and wiring | Draw your workplace on a map and share an invite link |
| A new site | Another reader | Another circle on the map |
| Clocking in for someone else | Hand over the card | Each check-in comes from the person’s own account and location |
| Who is at work now | Depends on the system | A live board that refreshes every minute |
| Price | Device, cards and upkeep | $1 per seat a month, first seat free |
Questions
Is it as reliable as a card reader?
Each check-in records the phone’s location, its GPS accuracy and the distance to your site, and the server decides. Doubtful ones are flagged for a manager, and in strict mode check-ins outside the circle are refused.
How do I switch from my card system?
Invite your team with a link and run both side by side for a while. When everyone checks in by phone, retire the reader.
What does it cost next to a card reader?
There is no device to buy: $1 per seat a month, the owner never takes a seat and the first seat is free.
Also for
- Restaurants and cafesShifts, part-time staff and several branches, without a card reader.
- Shops and storesEvery store on one board: who opened, who is late.
- Construction and field teamsA circle for each site, and no hardware to install.
- Instead of a fingerprint readerAttendance without collecting biometric data.
Try it before you buy a reader
Free for you and one person. No credit card needed.