Buddy Punch review: make every hour easier to manage.

On the pricing page checked in September 2026, Starter is $4.99 per user each month on annual billing and $5.99 monthly, Pro is $6.99 or $7.99, and Advanced is $12.99 or $13.99. Every plan adds a $19 base fee per month. Prices are in US dollars.

It can, within limits an administrator sets. Basic GPS records a location at punch in, punch out and job switches only. Real Time GPS records a route while the employee is punched in, and stops at punch out. Per employee, GPS can be set to off, optional or required.

Tracking work time and turning it into payroll ready hours. Teams use it for punching in and out, job and location tracking, overtime calculation, time off requests and balances, scheduling, and exporting or syncing hours to a payroll provider. Accountability options include webcam photos, geofences and IP address locks.

There is a fourteen day free trial with no credit card required, and administrator accounts are free at any time. Beyond that, Buddy Punch states plainly that it has no free plan: all plans are paid once the trial ends. Free administrators cannot punch in or track their own time.

Offline Mode is listed on the Pro plan and is included on Advanced, which carries everything in Pro. It is not part of Starter. An account administrator also has to enable it before employees can use it, so check the setting rather than assuming the plan alone is enough.

A missed punch is fixed on the time card rather than left blank. Administrators can add or edit a punch for employees, and managers can do the same for their assigned employees. If employee edits are enabled, the worker can enter the missing time themselves. Configure the approval workflow so a manager reviews the correction before payroll.

Yes, when an administrator turns on employee edits. Employees can then add or edit punches and breaks on their own card, add a total hours entry, and attach notes to time. They cannot delete punches or approve their own card; approval belongs to a manager or administrator.

Employees submit their time card at the end of the pay period, then a manager or administrator reviews it and approves or denies. Bulk approval is available for assigned employees. Managers can also review job codes, device details, webcam images and Basic GPS details on the cards they oversee.

No. Buddy Punch counts three roles: employees, managers and administrators. Administrators are free and unlimited, while employees and managers count toward your paid total. The trade off is that administrators cannot punch in and out or track their own time, so a working owner needs a paid account too.

The pricing page lists integrated timesheets, W-2s and 1099s, automated payroll payments, tax filings, direct deposit, alerts and reminders, employee self onboarding and expert payroll support. It is priced at $8 per user each month plus a $49 base fee, separate from the time tracking plan and its own base fee.

The directory lists QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Gusto, ADP Workforce Now, Paychex, Paycor, Paylocity and other providers. Delivery differs by connection: confirm whether yours uses a direct sync or an export file, which fields transfer, and who checks the receiving payroll totals. API access is a separate integration route, not a guarantee of compatibility.

Use a sample pay period that fits within the 14-day trial. Test a missed punch and its correction, an offline punch if you are trialing Pro, a geofenced site, and the export or sync to your payroll provider. Check GPS settings per employee, and confirm who holds manager approval rights before the first real payroll.