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ClockShark

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Pricing from
$40 per month
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User corporate size
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User industry
  1. Construction
  2. Real estate and property management
  3. Manufacturing

What is ClockShark

ClockShark is a time tracking and job costing application designed primarily for field service and construction-style teams that need to capture hours from mobile devices. It supports clock-in/clock-out, timesheets, and location-aware tracking to help supervisors review labor time by job and crew. The product also includes basic scheduling and team management features oriented around shifts and job assignments. It is typically used by small to mid-sized businesses with mobile workforces rather than office-centric project teams.

pros

Mobile-first field time capture

ClockShark centers on collecting time from smartphones and tablets, which fits crews that do not work at desks. It supports clock-in/clock-out workflows and timesheet submission designed for daily field use. This focus can reduce reliance on manual paper timesheets and end-of-week data entry compared with broader work management tools.

Job and labor cost tracking

The product organizes time by job, customer, and task to support job costing and payroll reporting. Managers can review labor hours across crews and projects without needing a full project management suite. This is useful for service businesses that price work by job and need labor visibility more than complex project planning.

Location-aware time controls

ClockShark includes GPS/location features intended to associate time entries with where work occurs. This can help validate field attendance and support compliance or customer billing questions. For organizations with distributed crews, location context is a practical differentiator versus general-purpose time trackers that focus mainly on desktop activity or project timers.

cons

Limited project management depth

ClockShark is not a full work management platform with advanced project plans, dependencies, and cross-functional collaboration. Teams that need robust task workflows, document collaboration, and portfolio reporting may find the feature set narrow. In those cases, ClockShark often functions as a time capture layer rather than the system of record for project execution.

Scheduling is relatively basic

While it supports scheduling and shift/job assignments, it is not positioned as a comprehensive workforce scheduling suite. Organizations with complex labor rules, advanced forecasting, or multi-location scheduling constraints may need additional scheduling software. The scheduling capabilities are most aligned to straightforward crew assignments and shift coverage.

Integrations vary by stack

ClockShark commonly needs to connect to payroll, accounting, and invoicing systems to complete end-to-end workflows. Depending on the tools an organization uses, integration availability and depth may require configuration effort or third-party connectors. Buyers should validate required payroll/accounting integrations and data sync behavior (e.g., job codes, overtime rules, approvals) during evaluation.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Standard $40 per month (base) + $9 per month per active user Time & attendance tracking, GPS tracking, job & task tracking, built-in Spanish language support, drag-and-drop scheduling, manager roles & approvals, third-party integrations.
Pro $60 per month (base) + $11 per month per active user All Standard features plus paid time off (PTO) tracking, multi-department/office controls, advanced job costing controls, shift wrap-up & compliance forms, additional admin controls.

Seller details

Simpro Group
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
2002
Private
https://www.simprogroup.com/
https://x.com/simprogroup
https://www.linkedin.com/company/simpro/

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