How Punchless builds a timecard.

Technician opens the app and starts their shift

The Punchless mobile app starts recording lightweight location updates in the background - no manual clock-in required. It registers the current state (typically: at shop) and begins watching for job-site and shop arrivals and departures.

GPS detects a geofence boundary crossing

As the technician moves, the app samples location at low frequency - about once a minute, at battery-friendly balanced accuracy - and Punchless checks each point against your registered job-site and shop boundaries. Crossing one is recorded as an arrival or departure. It's not the high-precision, every-second GPS stream that drains batteries - just enough to timestamp who was where, and when.

The state machine classifies the event

Each geofence event updates the technician's work state: Shop → In transit → On site → In transit → Shop (or next job). Stops outside registered locations that exceed your dwell threshold are classified as Unknown and flagged.

A draft timecard entry is generated

At the end of the shift (or at configurable intervals), the engine assembles all state transitions into a structured timecard: job reference, site name, clock-in time, clock-out time, and duration. The draft appears in the manager dashboard immediately.

Manager reviews and approves

Managers see every draft entry with its supporting GPS events. They can approve as-is, edit times or job references, add notes, or flag for follow-up. Approved entries flow directly into your payroll export.

Export to payroll

Approved timecards export as CSV in a format compatible with QuickBooks, ADP, Gusto, Paychex, or any payroll software that accepts standard CSV imports. Export by pay period, technician, or job.