Whether you're tracking a project or setting up timesheets, find the right time tracking app to suit your business. Simplify timesheets and tracking actual hours worked to make payroll a piece of cake with direct integration with your Xero account.
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Payroll HR, Time tracking
Deputy
4.02 out of 5 stars
136
Payroll HR, Time tracking
Simplify Shift Work with Staff Scheduling, Time Tracking & Labor Compliance.Generate Xero invoices in one click from employees' worked time!
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Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
MinuteDock
4.87 out of 5 stars
152
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Smart time tracking and billing software. Effortlessly track hours. Powerful reporting & monitoring. Customisable invoice generation. Streamline client billing with our award winning Xero integration!
Featured app
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Livecosts.com
5 out of 5 stars
26
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Construction cost management software for real-time budget management & forecasting. Track & control construction project costs and identify exactly where you win & lose money on building projects. Track & control labour, materials, subcontractors, suppliers & plant costs, while connected to Xero.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
ServiceM8
4.54 out of 5 stars
276
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
The job management app for trade contractors & service businesses, with everything to help you cut paperwork, complete more jobs & provide amazing customer service.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Tradify
4.68 out of 5 stars
167
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
The job management app for tradespeople! Tradify is the best tool for the job. Manage enquiries, quoting, job tracking, staff management, timesheets, invoicing & more! Trusted by thousands of tradespeople around the world. Available on desktop, Android, and iOS devices!
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
WorkflowMax by BlueRock
2.12 out of 5 stars
72
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Introducing the new era of WorkflowMax by BlueRock, engineered specifically for Xero users seeking a seamless transition to a new all-in-one job management platform. Benefit from familiar features and pricing, but an enhanced user interface for an even smoother operation.
Payroll HR, Time tracking
Tanda
4.45 out of 5 stars
49
Payroll HR, Time tracking
Manage and pay staff correctly for the time they work. Get the most out of your workforce with Tanda’s live rostering, attendance and compliance tools.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Fergus
4.52 out of 5 stars
72
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Get the job management software used by 1000's of plumbers, electricians and tradespeople around the world. Fergus manages your jobs from start to finish - quoting, scheduling, job tracking, invoicing - and integrates with Xero to give you a 360 view of how your business is performing.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Harvest
3.71 out of 5 stars
37
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Simple time tracking, powerful reporting, and quick invoicing. Trusted by over 10,000 businesses in more than 100 countries.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
AroFlo
3.91 out of 5 stars
17
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
AroFlo is a full-featured job management solution for trade and service-based businesses. Manage jobs through their entire lifecycle—from the initial query and quote all the way to final invoicing.
Time tracking
Timely
4.67 out of 5 stars
22
Time tracking
Timely. The booking software that keeps clients coming back. Run your salon like a pro with easy-to-use booking software that puts you in control of the whole client experience.
Payroll HR, Time tracking
RosterElf
4.92 out of 5 stars
83
Payroll HR, Time tracking
RosterElf is a magically simple cloud based rostering system that takes the stress out of scheduling your employees. It integrates seamlessly with Xero to process timesheets and save you hours.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Streamtime
5 out of 5 stars
10
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
A project management tool made for humans, not robots. Plan jobs, track progress, and spot opportunities; with the system doing most of your teams time tracking for them
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Projectworks
4.84 out of 5 stars
62
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Professional service automation software for resource planning, revenue forecasting, invoices, timesheets, expenses, utilisation, rate cards, margin prediction and project management. Commonly used by the Engineering Services, Architecture, Software Services and Management Consulting industries.
Payroll HR, Time tracking
Planday
3 out of 5 stars
6
Payroll HR, Time tracking
Build employee schedules faster with factors like availability, wage costs, compliance and vacation in mind using Planday from Xero. Accurately track time and keep control of costs using Planday, and sync your employee and payroll data using Xero Payroll.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Synergy
4.86 out of 5 stars
11
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Business and project management software enabling businesses to effectively manage their operational business performance and individual jobs to profitability.
Payroll HR, Time tracking
UpSheets
4.89 out of 5 stars
9
Payroll HR, Time tracking
Upload timesheets, leave and payslips to Xero Payroll and tasks and time to Xero Projects. Save time. Reduce errors. Say goodbye to copy & paste.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
NextMinute
4.92 out of 5 stars
51
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Easy job management software for builders, roofers, concreters, landscapers and trades. Ideal alternative to WorkflowMax.Allows you to run a job from quote to invoice, storing all your information in one place. Jobs, timesheets, quotes, invoices, schedules, orders, photos, files and much more.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
ROLL
4.86 out of 5 stars
62
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
ROLL workflow management software is an "all in one" business solution. Manage leads and projects, track time and get real-time visibility of how your business is performing.ROLL is perfect for consultancies, graphic designers, web studios, engineers and other service-based businesses.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
SortScape
5 out of 5 stars
25
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Job scheduling just for lawn & garden maintenance businesses.Add route planning, time tracking and customer messaging to Xero.
CRM, Time tracking
CMAP
CRM, Time tracking
Easily transfer relevant accounting transactions between CMap and Xero, eliminating the need to re-key data.
Reporting, Time tracking
Connecteam
4.71 out of 5 stars
24
Reporting, Time tracking
Connecteam helps business to easily schedule work, track hours, provide professional training and stay connected with their teams. So you can focus on growing the business.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Timesheet Portal
5 out of 5 stars
1
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Time and expense recording for projects and recruitment. Manage your project workforce and budgets better, and instantly generate sales invoices and pay reports with a few clicks, and export straight to Xero.
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Construction Manager
Invoicing and jobs, Time tracking
Simplify your construction and maintenance job management needs – quote, track costs, manage subcontractors/engineers and invoice, from anywhere.
What is time tracking software?
When it comes to paying staff, invoicing and quoting for your business, it’s important to your bottom line to take the guesswork out. This is where this software can help, it’s a tool that allows you to automate recording the working hours for you or your employees, so you have a better view of where your team’s time is being spent, helping you make better business decisions and understand your profitability down to the second.
What are the main benefits of a time tracking app?
Streamline your billing process. Send accurate invoices with a few clicks. Work with your accounting software to automatically populate the time spent on a project or job within your invoice, so you can increase accuracy and save time on manual data entry.
Usable insights into employee and project productivity. Track when your employees are clocking in and out for the day, how long it takes them to complete a job and who’s having the biggest impact. Knowing where your staff are spending their time allows you to better understand how to price and run projects, schedule your team and spend your time.
Create concrete estimates and quotes. Gain actionable insights into the time and resources particular projects and tasks take to better inform your next job quote based on concrete numbers. No more overestimating your resources or undervaluing your time.
What are the typical features of a time tracking app?
Time tracking. A fundamental of any time tracking system is the ability to automatically track and monitor hours, minutes and seconds. You and your team should easily be able to clock in and clock out and record active and idle times.
Timesheets and rostering. Easily set up staff schedules and swap around shifts and track exactly how many hours each staff member is working.
Cost and quote estimations. Track how long certain projects and tasks take on average based on past time spent to easily get estimates for project costs.
Project invoicing. Manage every project accurately right to the end with automatic invoices created based on actual time worked.
How time tracking apps work with Xero
Tracking the time you and your employees spend on any project, task or shift is only one piece of the puzzle. Getting paid for that time is the other. Integrating your time tracking app with Xero can help you send off invoices quicker based on accurate hours and get paid sooner, and pay your staff accurately without the double data entry.
Feel more confident that every minute spent at work is being recorded and reflected in your accounting software for simplified payroll, invoicing and tax purposes. Connecting your apps with Xero can allow you to:
Set up staff schedules and track employees actual hours worked vs scheduled hours to feed into your payroll
Import tax rates and account codes from Xero to your timesheets
Automatically raise invoices in Xero for projects and populate time spent
Transfer supplier, expenses and customer information between both apps
Find your fit
Every time tracking apps’ integration with Xero can be different. To learn more, browse through the apps in this category. Click on an app to find detailed information on how it works and integrates with your Xero account, and ratings and reviews by other Xero users. Want to try an app? You can then get started directly from the app listing page in just a few clicks.
Although Xero reviews each app in the Xero App Store, we can’t give any guarantees. It’s up to you to assess the performance, quality and suitability of any app before going ahead.