A restaurant time clock that isn't buried in your POS.
A tablet at the host stand or kitchen door for clock-in, hours by role so server and kitchen time stay separate, overtime visible mid-week, and the schedule on every phone. Approved hours export to your payroll provider — and it keeps working when you switch POS.
14 days freeNo credit card requiredEvery feature included
Built for restaurants with 10 to 150 employees.
PunchPro fits if…
- You want a time clock that isn't tied to one POS vendor
- You need hours by role for FOH, BOH and management
- You're tired of texting the schedule and chasing call-offs
- You export hours to QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, Paycom
Look elsewhere if…
- You need tip pooling calculations or payroll processing itself
- You need the time clock to live inside the POS
- You run 20+ locations with enterprise labor forecasting
Also works for…
- Bars, cafés and quick-service
- Catering and event staff
- Hotel restaurants and food service contractors
What restaurants get on one plan.
Here's what moves from the POS add-on, the group text and the clipboard into one app.
| Feature | PunchPro | POS time clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kiosk clock-in on a tablet at the host stand | Yes | POS add-on |
| Hours by role (server, bartender, line, prep) | Yes | Partial |
| Works across POS changes | Yes | No |
| GPS captured at each punch | Yes | No |
| Overtime and missed punches flagged mid-week | Yes | No |
| Weekly schedule on every phone | Yes | Group text |
| Time off requests with balances | Yes | Text the owner |
| Certification & license expiry alerts | Yes | No |
| Offer letters, onboarding, handbook | Yes | Paper |
| Payroll review before export | Yes | Re-key into payroll |
| Payroll exports | QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, Paycom | Manual entry |
| Pricing | $39.99/business + $7 per active user | Hours of admin time |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | — |
The right-hand column describes the time clock bundled with most POS systems.
Built around how a restaurant shift actually runs.
Clock in with a PIN at the door, by role.
Mount a tablet at the host stand or kitchen door. Staff clock in with a PIN and pick their role, so a bartender covering a server shift is recorded as a server shift. Managers can punch from their phones.
- PIN clock-in on a shared tablet
- Role selected at the punch
- Switch roles mid-shift without clocking out
The schedule on every phone, with call-offs you can actually fill.
Build the week from templates, publish to everyone's phone, and see coverage by section and station. When someone calls off, open the shift and see who's available and under their hours.
- Weekly templates by role and station
- Open shifts visible to available staff
- Scheduled vs. actual next to the time clock
Hire in a day, keep food handler cards current.
Send an offer, collect the signed handbook, W-4 and I-9 from a phone, and have a new server on the floor by the weekend. Food handler and alcohol service certifications live on the record with expiry alerts.
- Offer letters signed on a phone
- Handbook and policies acknowledged before the first punch
- Food handler and alcohol cert expiry alerts
Guardrails before you approve. Export to the payroll you already run.
Timecards with missed punches, unexpected overtime or edits are flagged before the period locks, with one-tap fixes and an audit trail. Approved hours export to QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex or Paycom, so nothing changes on the payroll side.
- Configurable guardrails: Off / Warn / Block
- Flagged timecards surfaced first, bulk approval for the rest
- Export to QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, Paycom
Running by the next pay period.
No implementation project. Most restaurants are set up in an afternoon.
Set up roles and the pay period
Add FOH and BOH roles, overtime rules and your pay period. Under 20 minutes.
Mount the kiosk, add your staff
A standard tablet at the host stand. Import staff from a CSV; each gets a PIN and the app.
First shift tomorrow
Staff punch in by role as they arrive. You see punches, coverage and hours immediately.
Restaurant time clock questions, answered plainly.
Does PunchPro replace the time clock in my POS?
Yes. PunchPro runs on a tablet at the host stand or kitchen door and on phones, independent of your POS. If you change POS systems, your time clock, schedules and records stay put.
Can staff clock in under different roles?
Yes. Staff pick a role at the punch and can switch roles mid-shift without clocking out. Hours roll up by role.
Does it calculate tips or run payroll?
No. PunchPro records and reviews hours by role and exports them to your payroll provider. Tip pooling and pay calculation happen in your payroll process.
Can I see the schedule next to actual hours?
Yes. Scheduled vs. actual sits next to the time clock, so early clock-ins and long shifts are visible before payroll.
What payroll providers does it export to?
QuickBooks, ADP, Paychex, Paycom. You review and approve hours in PunchPro, then export to the payroll you already run.
How much does PunchPro cost for a restaurant?
$39.99 per month per business plus $7 per active employee per month, every feature included. A 25-person team is $214.99 per month. 14-day free trial, no credit card.
Related: Hospitality · Restaurant scheduling software · Time clock kiosk app · Time tracking
A time clock at the host stand by Friday.
14 days free, every feature, no credit card. Mount a tablet tonight and run a real pay period.
14 days freeNo credit card requiredEvery feature included