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Buddy Punch has proven to be a valuable tool for payroll tracking and time management across companies of all sizes. Users have praised …
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What is Buddy Punch?
Buddy Punch is an online time tracking and scheduling application. Track time, time off, locations, and jobs. The solution aims to help punching in & out intuitive for employees & easy for users to view & export time. …
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$3.49
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$4.49
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$9.49
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What is Buddy Punch?
Buddy Punch is an online time tracking and scheduling application. Track time, time off, locations, and jobs. The solution aims to help punching in & out intuitive for employees & easy for users to view & export time. Employees can clock in using a browser or the Buddy Punch Google, iOS, & Android apps. Users can view who's working, their GPS position or even limit where they can punch. The solution integrates with QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, & SurePayroll while also offering Excel exports. Advanced features such as Time Off Accrual Tracking, Punch Rounding, Job Codes, QR Codes, Automatic Breaks, & SSO are all included in our cloud based time clock.
Buddy Punch Features
- Supported: Mobile Apps
- Supported: Time Off Tracking & Accruals
- Supported: Job Costing
- Supported: On-Demand Reporting
- Supported: Facial Recognition
- Supported: GPS Coordinates on Punches
- Supported: Geofences
- Supported: QR Codes
- Supported: IP Address Locks
- Supported: Time Card Approvals
- Supported: Overtime Alerts
- Supported: Webcam Images on Punches
- Supported: On-Demand Push Notifications & Email
- Supported: Overtime Calculations
- Supported: Automatic Breaks
- Supported: Single Sign On
- Supported: API
- Supported: Punch Rounding
- Supported: Time Sheet Entry
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Buddy Punch Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android, Mobile Web |
| Supported Countries | United States |
| Supported Languages | English |
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Buddy Punch starts at $3.49.
The most common users of Buddy Punch are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
Buddy Punch Customer Size Distribution
| Consumers | 0% |
|---|---|
| Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | 80% |
| Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees) | 15% |
| Enterprises (more than 500 employees) | 5% |
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Buddy Punch has proven to be a valuable tool for payroll tracking and time management across companies of all sizes. Users have praised the platform for its efficiency in recording employee punches and ensuring accurate clock-ins and clock-outs. The ability to track hours by department and location has been particularly beneficial for identifying where time is being spent the most. The software's GPS location tracking feature has addressed issues of employees punching in or out when they are not at the designated location. Temporary and contract employees, as well as hourly workers, have found it simple and efficient to record their time using Buddy Punch. The software allows users to easily view their weekly total hours and identify any discrepancies on specific days, ensuring accuracy in time tracking. Additionally, the convenience of accessing past records has been helpful in calculating hours over pay periods. Buddy Punch streamlines scheduling, payroll tracking, and PTO management for the entire team with its user-friendly interface and comprehensive features. The mobile app has further enhanced the experience, particularly for employees working varied hours and locations, including during remote work situations like those prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Buddy Punch ensures accuracy and timeliness in time tracking, straight time calculations, and PTO management. Users appreciate the flexibility of tracking time and accruals without interrupting their tasks to clock in or out. Overall, Buddy Punch has simplified time card management, reduced payroll management time, provided always-available tracking for hourly employees, and created an electronic attendance record compared to previous manual systems.
Convenient and Easy-to-Use Time-Off Requests: Several users have found Buddy Punch to be very convenient and easy to use when it comes to submitting time-off requests. The user-friendly interface allows them to easily input their desired dates and specify the type of leave they need, ensuring a seamless process for managing their time off.
Excellent Customer Service: Many reviewers have praised the customer service of Buddy Punch, describing it as second to none. Users appreciate the prompt and knowledgeable support they receive whenever they have questions or encounter any issues. The exceptional customer service provided by Buddy Punch helps users feel supported and confident in using the software.
Flexible Pay Rates Based on Department: A significant benefit highlighted by multiple users is the ability to set different pay rates based on department within Buddy Punch. This feature encourages employees to strive for more skilled work as they can see how their efforts are rewarded financially. By providing this flexibility, Buddy Punch enables businesses to effectively manage payroll while motivating employees towards professional growth.
Minor lagging when punching out: Some users have experienced occasional lagging issues when trying to punch out, which can be frustrating.
Inability to upload personal picture: Users are disappointed that the app only allows them to take a live picture with a webcam for their profile, making it difficult to upload an existing photo.
Confusion with exporting feature: The exporting feature in Buddy Punch can be confusing for some users, leading to difficulties in generating the desired reports or data.
Users commonly recommend the following improvements for Buddy Punch: Create a report for running inactive employees and add a pending approval total row on time-sheets. Ensure that punch-ins and outs are fully registered before logging off. Carefully evaluate integration with payroll systems. Overall, users recommend Buddy Punch for its ease of use, accurate timekeeping, quick setup, helpful support, and capability to track hours effectively. They also appreciate its user-friendly interface, compatibility with multiple devices, ability to track remote employees, and reliability in managing employee time. Additionally, users highlight the cost-effectiveness of Buddy Punch compared to its competitors.
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May 24, 2021
Buddy Punch is Highly Recommend!
We use Buddy Punch company wide. Having the ability to track employee hours by department and location is a huge benefit to us as we can find out where the most time is spent. We also require GPS location in case we run into issues with employees clocking in/out when they are not where they are supposed to be.
- Their customer service is second to none. We have requested several changes over the years for the web interface and app; I think all the requests we've made were implemented by this point. I only wish this was the case with other companies we utilize.
- They allow you to set different pay rates based on department which allows us to pay employees more for the skilled jobs they perform versus the more basic work they perform. This is a huge benefit to a small company as it encourages employees to strive for more skilled work and they keep moving up the ladder to become even better assets to the company.
- The reports you can run are very thorough and work very well for us when it comes time to enter payroll.
- Having the ability to set alerts has allowed us to cut back on unnecessary overtime as employees can get reminders prior to going over. We can also set reminders for employees to punch in/out for the ones that have a tendency to forget.
- The app used to be subpar, but it functions much better now and has more features. I know this isn't a CON at this point, but it's worth mentioning.
- The Time Off Calendar doesn't fit a computer screen which is a little difficult to use at times. Maybe instead of it showing each employee who is scheduled for PTO that day it should show there is PTO for that day and you can click on it to show the employees and what the PTO is for.
- It would be nice to switch between Employees when you are viewing their details without having to go back to the list. When I enter PTO at the beginning of the year it takes longer because I have to go back to the list to get into the information for each employee.
- It would be nice if an employees PTO balance is at zero or will go to zero with the requested time off that the employee and manager/admin knew without having to view the employee info.
- Departments/Locations being able to be set by user.
- Pay Rates able to be set by department/location
- Alerts for OT and punch in/out
- Employee Detail Reports
- Being able to switch department/location in the app without punching out then back in.
- Improved Efficiency: Allows us to track time when employees are on site.
- Reduced Costs: Able to avoid unnecessary OT due to employees getting alerts.
- Reduced Costs: No longer paying an employee to tally hours like when we used a regular time clock.
When we decided to try Buddy Punch we were using a normal time clock and needed to have a better way to track time. I reviewed a few products, but went with Buddy Punch and have been happy ever since.
May 23, 2021
Buddy Punch Best Ever
I use Buddy Punch for a time clock function. Very easy to use and navigate. If I do have issues, Rachel has always been there for me. Before Rachel, Eric was the first person of contact, and was very helpful on signing me up with Buddy Punch.
- Issues on fixing punching errors
- Deactivating past employees from use of the system
- Adding new hires
- Rachel is very helpful on reports that you may be seeking
- I am very please with the system.
- Time Clock
- Reports
- Service
- Cost is very resonable
- ROI is cost effective to me for the expense if I had to do it all myself
- Time effectivness so I can focus on my business
April 26, 2021
Punching a virtual clock made easy!
It is being used across the entire organization
- Daily use or weekly use
- Documents time punched in/out
- Allows you to edit
- Ability to review past pay periods
- Quick check of time off accrued
- Ease of reporting shifts in time slots
- Automated
- Accrual of time off
- It has eliminated the need for paper
- It has streamlined the process of reporting work time
- It is easy to edit
Buddy Punch was chosen for it's security. In the past service we used had a breach in their user base, i.e., it was hacked. We found Buddy Punch easy to access and edit.
February 28, 2021
Buddy Punch is a Knockout!
Buddy Punch is used by our entire team for the purposes of scheduling and payroll tracking. Our staff was having an issue clocking in with the previous software, and I was looking for a faster payroll solution. As an owner, my time is valuable and I didn't want to spend it problem-solving with software or handholding my staff on clocking in.
- Customer service is the best we've seen! Their knowledge base is clear, and when we do have a question it can't answer, we get a quick, informed solution.
- The software allows us to schedule our staff seamlessly for work in more than one department in a day, so tracking how many payroll hours are being used in each department is easy.
- The reporting for Payroll hours is easy and fast.
- We'd love to see new hire onboarding added, since Buddy Punch does everything else so well, we expect it would be great!
- Being able to free my time as an Owner is invaluable!
- My staff is happy they don't have to struggle with clocking in and out.
- I'm happy not to have to contact customer service as often and not be frustrated.
We originally scheduled and ran payroll through Homebase, but in the last few months the software became very buggy, customer service was slow and when they did respond, was not helpful. When we cancelled our account they didn't even try to make things right. We are so happy that Buddy Punch is like us--taking care of their clients and really invested in their success!