GPS clock-in with a geofence for every site
Draw a fence around each site. When someone clocks in by phone, KiteClock reads their location once and checks it against the fence on the server, so you know they were on site.
Free for up to 10 people, with every feature. Not a trial.
How it works
Draw the fence
Search for the address, then draw a circle with a radius slider or trace the outline of the site.
Choose the rule
Clock-in must be inside the fence, or the location is just recorded and anything outside is flagged.
Staff tap Clock in
The phone's location is read once, at the tap. Outside the fence, they're told how far away they are.
A fence that fits the site
A fence can be a circle or any shape you draw on the map, so a long retail park or an odd-shaped yard is covered properly. Each site has a small buffer (25 m by default) to allow for GPS drift.
Readings that aren't accurate enough (worse than 100 m by default) aren't trusted, so a poor signal can't put someone inside a fence they're not in.
- Circle or drawn outline
- Address search on the map
- Accuracy limit and buffer per company
Two ways to use location
Inside the fence: staff can only clock in when they're inside the site's fence. Breaks and clock-out are recorded as inside or outside, so someone isn't stuck if they finish a job at the edge of the site.
Recorded: staff share their location but can clock in anywhere, which suits drivers and mobile teams. Anything outside the fence is flagged for a manager.
- The check runs on KiteClock's server, never on the phone
- Distance to the site saved with each clock-in
- Combine with a QR code: inside the fence of the site that was scanned
Location without tracking
KiteClock reads a phone's location only at the moment someone taps Clock in, Start break, End break or Clock out. It has no background location permission and keeps no route.
Staff accept a privacy notice in the app before their location is ever used, and a policy that doesn't use location never stores one, even if the phone sends it.
- Read once, at the tap
- Never in the background, no route history
- Clock events kept for 2 years by default, then deleted
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Questions
Does KiteClock track staff location all day?
No. The location is read once, at the moment someone taps, and checked against the site's fence. There's no background tracking and no route history.
What happens if someone tries to clock in outside the fence?
If the policy needs them inside, the clock-in is refused and the app tells them how far outside the site they are. If location is only recorded, it's allowed and flagged for a manager.
What about poor GPS signal?
Readings less accurate than your limit (100 m by default) aren't trusted, and each site has a buffer (25 m by default) for normal GPS drift.
Can I use GPS for drivers who work on the road?
Yes. Use the recorded mode: they clock in anywhere and their location is saved, and they can log trips away from site with Leaving site and Back at site.
Can a site have an odd shape?
Yes. Draw the outline on the map instead of a circle, so long or irregular sites are covered properly.
Free for up to 10 people
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