Construction time tracking with AI biometric facial verification. Eliminate buddy punching, time theft, and payroll disputes with 100% time and attendance accuracy.
Eliminate paper timecards and foremen time entry with SmartBarrel. Workers punch in on our construction time clock or mobile app. Foremen simply review hours, assign cost codes and push it to your ERP.
Accurate hours, rounding rules, breaks, overtime calculations, populate automatically as your crew clocks in and out. Zero foreman time-entry.
Solar or battery-powered hardware. Weatherproof, magnetic-mount with built in LTE. No IT or electrician required. Smaller jobsite? The mobile app turns any phone or tablet into a clock-in station.
For trade contractors tracking direct employees, temp labor, and hourly subs. Electrical, MEP, concrete, drywall, solar, glass & glazing, plumbing, scaffolding, and more.
Verified time and cost codes flow directly to Procore, CMiC, Viewpoint, Plexxis, Foundation and your payroll software saving hours of manual entry every week.
Stop fixing time after the fact. SmartBarrel verifies every punch the moment it happens, so your timesheets are right the first time, every time.
SmartBarrel’s construction time and attendance software is built for the field. So simple to use, even your most tech-resistant worker picks it up on the first try.
Connect verified labor hours, cost codes, and daily production quantities in one simple workflow.
When time is captured accurately at the source, payroll problems stop.
SmartBarrel integrates with virtually any construction software on the market, including:
Capture accurate hours with the TimeClock 4.0 or SmartBarrel mobile app. Verified clock-ins flow into your dashboard that includes cost code tracking, productivity analytics, expense management and more.
Portable time clock with biometric facial verification and GPS tracking. Lives on your jobsite. No charging required, no setup, no excuses.
Worker-facing construction mobile app for iOS and Android. Simple clock-in with phone number and picture.
Full visibility and control over every jobsite in real-time. Manage labor hours, absenteeism, cost codes, productivity, daily logs and more.
Track by cost codes, completed work and labor costs.
Track per diem, mileage, truck allowance and reimbursements.
Add boundaries around every jobsite so workers only clock in when there.
Automate your daily logs. Eliminate manual paperwork forever.
Scan for PPE, manage incident reports, check safety training progress and more.
Message your entire field crew instantly with important announcements.
Set clock-in, clock-out, time rounding, and break rules. Done.
Automatically comply with union shift and break rules. No more spreadsheets.
Track employees, temp workers, and hourly subcontractors together.
Automatically calculate overtime and doubletime. No manual math.
Track labor cost codes in real-time across jobsites and projects.
Full control over shift approvals before processing payroll.
“With SmartBarrel, we've reached a 90% approval rate for time tracking, a massive improvement from our previous methods. This level of accuracy and speed in approvals has greatly reduced our administrative burden and resulted in significant savings”
PROJECT EXECUTIVE
LPL SOLAR
“Payroll processing only takes me two hours per week at most. Before SmartBarrel, I used to spend an extra 12 hours since manual time entry always had discrepancies. We've cut payroll errors by 20% to 30% because I was manually entering time before, and now I just review one file.”
CAO
SYBER CONCRETE FORMING LTD.
“SmartBarrel’s implementation and rollout went incredibly smoothly. One of the biggest wins was how easy it was to train our field employees, even those who aren’t very comfortable with technology. The system is easy-to-use and has helped improve accuracy and accountability.”
STRATEGIC BUSINESS ANALYST
COMPLETE MECHANICAL SERVICES LLC.
“It takes foremen 5 to 10 minutes to approve time at the end of the day or the next morning. As a result, payroll is no longer a fire drill. We’re not having to do double runs of payroll on Friday anymore. That in itself is amazing.”
DIRECTOR, TALENT & REGIONAL HR
JENCO, INC.
“We had over 1000 workers but no standardized system for time capture. With SmartBarrel, we now have complete visibility, even for projects hundreds of miles away. We can see who is onsite, what cost codes were performed, all in real time. We can then convey this information to clients and it settles disputes before they arise.”
DIRECTOR OF PROJECT CONTROLS
APACHE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
“SmartBarrel is super straightforward, even for large crews spread across multiple sites. It streamlines the entire payroll process, significantly reduced administrative headaches, and syncs with our existing project management software. It's truly a construction manager's best friend!”
IT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER
NEWTRON LLC
“Paper timesheets were a huge time suck and we had over 700 workers submitting them every week. To fix this, we needed a hardware solution for jobsites. SmartBarrel transformed timekeeping from a foreman’s responsibility to the employee’s. Now, we get hours that are always accurate – upfront. It gives us reliable data to make better decisions.”
CEO
PRISM ELECTRIC
These guys make payroll a breeze.
I have rolled out plenty of new platforms and systems, by far SmartBarrel support surpasses all others I have worked with
Bernadette B.
Electrical Contractor
The future of timekeeping. Simplified.
SmartBarrel has continually adapted to meet our changing requirements. Their support line is quick, bilingual and always ready to assist.
Raquel W.
Oil & Energy
SmartBarrel is a must-have!
Experience has overall been great, I really wish I would have started using it sooner.
Bill E.
Construction
For specialty contractors and self-perform GCs, labor is your biggest expense. If you don’t have accurate work hours, you don’t have accurate labor costs. Period.
Without reliable construction biometric time tracking software, you’re guessing at job performance, bidding blindly on new projects, and bleeding money to time theft and buddy punching. The average contractor loses $4,285+ per worker annually to inaccurate time.
SmartBarrel eliminates the guesswork with 100% accurate, excuse-free time tracking from the field, so your entire crew gets paid correctly.
No. Tracking employee time on job site is accountability, not micromanagement.
SmartBarrel’s construction time clock app is built with a labor-first mentality. Your workers clock themselves in. The system verifies it. Foremen approve it. Everyone gets paid accurately.
Construction time tracking protects workers just as much as it protects contractors. When actual hours are verified through our time tracking software, there’s no dispute about what someone worked. No missed paychecks. No he-said-she-said. Just facts.
The key is using software that’s designed for the field – not adapted from retail or office environments.
Your employees clock in. Foremen verify and approve. That’s how construction time tracking software should work.
With SmartBarrel’s time tracking software for contractors, your workers are responsible for clocking themselves in and out. Takes 30 seconds, zero training needed. Foremen approve time daily (5-10 minutes max) and assign cost codes based on what the crew actually worked on.
The system handles everything else – biometric facial verification, tracking work hours, overtime calculations, and integration with your payroll software. Your foremen spend time managing the crew, not scrambling to approve timesheets.
When evaluating time tracking software or time keeping solutions for construction, these features are non-negotiable:
Biometric facial verification – The time clock feature that eliminates buddy punching completely. Apps with PIN codes or fobs still allow time theft. Facial verification makes it impossible.
Works offline – Bad connectivity is the reality on construction jobsites. The software must work offline and sync automatically when connection returns.
Zero training required – If the system takes more than 30 seconds to teach a worker, it won’t get used. Your field crews want to build, not fight with apps.
Geo-fencing (not breadcrumbing) – Your software should verify location at clock-in, not track every movement. If you’re a union contractor, breadcrumbing can result in hefty fines. Geo-fencing is essential for time and attendance. You should be able to track hours without micromanaging.
Native ERP integrations – Time data should flow directly to Procore, Viewpoint Vista, CMiC, or your payroll systems.
No manual entry. No CSV exports you have to manipulate.
Real-time approvals – Foremen should approve time daily, not at week’s end when it’s too late to fix issues or recover lost labor hours.
These are just a few high-level features that are important for construction time tracking apps, but there are many more. Please feel free to visit our blog on choosing the right construction time clock solution. SmartBarrel checks every box. See it for yourself.
Absolutely. SmartBarrel’s construction time and attendance software works perfectly for union contractors.
You’re paying for full shifts whether your workers show up on time or not – we get it. But you still need to know who’s actually on site. SmartBarrel’s time tracking software for contractors gives you real-time headcount for safety, compliance, and accountability.
Plus, our construction time tracking system automatically calculates union OT/DT rules. No more manual math. No more spreadsheets. The system handles 5-8s, 4-10s, and whatever else your union agreement requires.
Union contractors with 2,500+ employees trust SmartBarrel. See the DSI case study where they uncovered $2.6M in overreported hours.
