<p>This is the <strong>how-it-works</strong> page for clock-in and timesheets in Pebb — not a “best time clock” trophy and not a competitor money page. If you need the buyer checklist, start with <a href="/blog/employee-clock-in-app">employee clock-in app</a>. If you are hunting GPS honesty specifically, use <a href="/blog/gps-time-clock-app">GPS time clock app</a>. Here we walk the product: sessions and breaks, GPS stamp ± optional near-branch, manual sessions, timesheets → payroll handoff, permissions, and how Clock In sits inside Spaces next to the roster.</p><p><strong>Pebb</strong> is an all-in-one employee app (Connecteam-class ops + communications + collaboration). Clock-in sits next to shift scheduling and org-wide chat inside <strong>unlimited Spaces</strong>. <a href="https://pebb.io/pricing">Basic is $2.50 per user per month</a>; <strong>Premium is $4</strong>. There is <strong>no free plan</strong>. Trial is the full product, <strong>no credit card</strong>. GPS on clock-in is a <strong>stamp ± optional near-branch</strong> — not live breadcrumbs. No payroll, LMS, or ATS.</p><p><a href="https://app.pebb.io/auth/sign-up">Start full trial — no card</a> · <a href="https://pebb.io/pricing">Pebb pricing</a></p><p><strong>Product walkthrough:</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKfrGR1x_Sk">Watch the Pebb product review on YouTube</a> (embed this video in Framer near this spot).</p><p>Product UI walkthrough (screenshots match help): <a href="https://help.pebb.io/en/articles/15158255-clock-in-in-pebb-a-complete-guide-to-employee-time-tracking">Clock In in Pebb — complete guide</a>.</p><!-- keep for Framer upload: pebb-clock-in-dashboard.png --><p><em>UI: pebb-clock-in-dashboard.png</em> — Clock In dashboard in a Space — live session timer, member selector, date range, session history, timesheets report</p><h2>Clock-in lives in Spaces</h2><p>Every Clock In board belongs to a <strong>Space</strong>. A Space is a room with a member list — a branch, job site, floor, warehouse dock, or managers-only pod. Turn <strong>Clock In</strong> on for that Space; only members of that Space punch on that board.</p><p>That is why multi-site ops stop mixing New York punches into Boston’s timesheet. One Space per site or crew is the usual pattern. An Everyone Space can still carry company-wide tools when you want them. Spaces are <strong>unlimited</strong> on Basic and Premium — rooms, not billed hubs. Full model: <a href="/blog/what-are-pebb-spaces">What are Pebb Spaces?</a>.</p><p>Chat stays <strong>org-wide</strong> outside Spaces on purpose. A late relief or “who can cover the closer?” thread can start from a Space or branch context, but you are not buying a Messaging+ SKU to argue about Saturday. The roster that plans the week lives in the same Space as the punch that proves it — see <a href="/blog/how-shift-scheduling-works-in-pebb">how shift scheduling works in Pebb</a>.</p><h2>Sessions, breaks, and the live timer</h2><p>Clock In is session-based, not a kiosk PDF.</p><p>Employees <strong>Start Clock</strong> to open a work session. The board shows a live timer and an in-progress status so the floor (and the manager reviewing history) can see who is currently on. <strong>End Clock</strong> closes the session. Breaks are tracked against the session so total work time and break time stay visible in history — not buried in a side spreadsheet.</p><p>Web is where managers review, correct, and export. Mobile is where most frontline punches happen — store, warehouse, construction gate, or branch door. Same login as shifts and chat: one seat meter for talk, roster, and punch.</p><!-- keep for Framer upload: pebb-clock-in-start-session.png --><p><em>UI: pebb-clock-in-start-session.png</em> — Start session flow — clock control, optional location / geo enable, begin work session</p><h2>GPS stamp ± near-branch (not breadcrumbs)</h2><p>Search copy loves “GPS time clock.” Two products hide behind it. Pebb does one of them and will say so out loud.</p><p><strong>GPS stamp (what Pebb does):</strong> when Geo Location is enabled for the Space, Pebb can capture GPS when a member starts and ends a session. The punch carries “here, at this time.” Employees may need to allow location on the device (Enable geolocation) so the stamp can attach — especially useful on mobile at a job site or store door.</p><p><strong>Optional near-branch validation:</strong> turn on validate clock-in location when punches should only succeed near a configured branch / site for that Space. Useful for stores, restaurants, hotels, warehouses, and gated job sites that need fraud resistance without a telematics desk. A punch from two towns over does not quietly slide through when validation is on.</p><p><strong>Live breadcrumbs (what Pebb does not do):</strong> continuous location samples plotted on a map through the shift — telematics trails, large geofence libraries, guard-tour checkpoint trails. Useful for some security and fleet desks. Not what Pebb sells. If that map is non-negotiable, keep a specialist tracker and use Pebb for roster, chat, and the punch stamp. Same honesty on the <a href="/blog/gps-time-clock-app">GPS time clock app</a> page.</p><p>Best practice: put Clock In in the Space where the work happens; if people work at different branches, use branch Spaces and configure location settings per branch.</p><h2>Manual sessions and manager corrections</h2><p>People forget to punch. Managers need honesty without theater.</p><p><strong>Create session</strong> lets an admin or manager (per permissions) add a session by hand — member, start/end, break notes as your process requires. Session history supports edit and delete where your Space permissions allow. That is how you fix a dead-zone miss or a phone that died at end-of-shift without pretending the timesheet magically healed itself.</p><p>Tighten who can create and modify if payroll handoff needs a short approval chain.</p><h2>Timesheets → payroll honesty</h2><p>Pebb includes <strong>timesheets and reports on Basic</strong>. The week closes in the same app as the punches and the roster. Then timesheets <strong>leave the building</strong>.</p><!-- keep for Framer upload: pebb-clock-in-timesheets-report.png --><p><em>UI: pebb-clock-in-timesheets-report.png</em> — Download Timesheets Report — date range, report target, export for payroll handoff</p><p>The Timesheets report flow lets managers pick a date range and download employee clock-in data for review or handoff. Session history, totals, break time, and location stamps (when enabled) travel with that export story so payroll is not reconstructing the week from WhatsApp screenshots.</p><p>Read the limits before you migrate expectations:</p><ul><li><strong>Pebb does not run payroll.</strong> No tax filing, no direct deposit, no paycheck engine.</li><li>Keep Gusto, ADP, Rippling, a local bureau, or your accountant as the wage system of record.</li><li>Export or hand off timesheets; do not expect Pebb to replace payroll.</li><li><strong>No LMS and no ATS</strong> either — training courses and recruiting pipelines stay on specialist desks.</li></ul><p>Sibling buying guide: <a href="/blog/employee-clock-in-app">employee clock-in app</a>.</p><h2>Permissions</h2><p>Inside Space settings, turn <strong>Clock In</strong> on or off for that room. Customize who can create, edit, and view sessions so a published week’s punches stay trustworthy:</p><ul><li>Who can <strong>create</strong> or correct sessions (often Admins &amp; Managers)</li><li>Who can <strong>modify / delete</strong> history (usually tighter than create)</li><li>Who can <strong>view</strong> everyone’s sessions vs own punches only</li><li>Whether <strong>geolocation</strong> capture and <strong>near-branch validation</strong> are on for that Space</li></ul><p>Most 11–80 teams let admins and managers correct the board. Lock modify to Admins Only when timesheet export is sacred.</p><h2>How clock-in fits the week (with shifts)</h2><p>Clock-in is not a bolt-on SKU and not a separate attendance hub. On <strong>Basic</strong> you already get chat, shifts, clock-in, timesheets, and a directory. On <strong>Premium</strong> you add calls, news feed, Time Off, tasks, forms, wiki, analytics, and SSO — still one seat price.</p><p>Use <strong>Shifts</strong> to plan when people should work. Use <strong>Clock In</strong> to record when they actually worked — same Space, same login. Do not buy a third app so the punch can talk to the roster. Week pattern: publish roster → punch with stamp → coverage in org-wide chat → timesheets out to payroll. Shifts walkthrough: <a href="/blog/how-shift-scheduling-works-in-pebb">how shift scheduling works in Pebb</a>.</p><h2>Honest limits</h2><p>Read these before you migrate:</p><ul><li><strong>No free plan.</strong> Budget Basic ($2.50) or Premium ($4) seats. Evaluate with the <strong>full trial, no card</strong>.</li><li><strong>No payroll, LMS, or ATS.</strong> Export timesheets toward payroll; keep hiring and training systems of record elsewhere.</li><li><strong>GPS is a stamp ± near-branch</strong>, not live breadcrumbs or a tracking map.</li><li><strong>Offline is not full.</strong> Dead-zone crews may need a specialist that caches a full punch offline; Pebb expects a connection for the mobile punch.</li><li><strong>Not a biometric kiosk or Fair Workweek wage engine.</strong> If that depth is why you bought a specialist attendance desk, keep that requirement on the table.</li></ul><p>Pebb is Connecteam-class all-in-one on purpose — not a pivot into a standalone WFM or payroll suite.</p><p><strong>Product walkthrough:</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKfrGR1x_Sk">Watch the Pebb product review on YouTube</a> (embed this video in Framer near this spot).</p><h2>FAQ</h2><h3>Where does clock-in live?</h3><p>Inside a Space. Enable Clock In on that Space; only Space members punch on that board. <a href="/blog/what-are-pebb-spaces">What are Pebb Spaces?</a></p><h3>Does Pebb track people all shift with GPS?</h3><p>No. GPS is a <strong>stamp</strong> on start/end (± optional near-branch validation), not live breadcrumbs. <a href="/blog/gps-time-clock-app">GPS time clock app</a></p><h3>Can managers add a missed punch?</h3><p>Yes. Create session (and edit, per permissions) covers forgotten punches and corrections before timesheet export.</p><h3>Do timesheets replace payroll?</h3><p>No. Download / hand off timesheets; payroll stays payroll.</p><h3>Is chat locked inside the clock-in Space?</h3><p>No. Team chat is org-wide. Coverage can reference a Space without a separate messaging hub.</p><h3>Basic or Premium for clock-in?</h3><p>Clock-in, timesheets, shifts, directory, unlimited Spaces, and org-wide chat are on <strong>Basic ($2.50)</strong>. <strong>Premium ($4)</strong> adds calls, news feed, Time Off, tasks, forms, wiki, analytics, SSO. Trial includes everything.</p><h3>Is there a free plan?</h3><p>No. Full trial, no credit card. Then <a href="https://pebb.io/pricing">pricing</a>.</p><h2>Punch next to the roster people already open</h2><p>Clock-in in Pebb is Spaces + sessions/breaks + GPS stamp ± near-branch + manual corrections + timesheets export — in the same app as chat and shifts, billed per person. No free plan. Full trial, no card. <strong>Basic $2.50 / Premium $4.</strong></p><p><a href="https://app.pebb.io/auth/sign-up">Start full trial — no card</a> · <a href="https://pebb.io/pricing">See Pebb pricing</a></p><p>Sibling reads: <a href="/blog/employee-clock-in-app">employee clock-in app</a> · <a href="/blog/gps-time-clock-app">GPS time clock app</a> · <a href="/blog/how-shift-scheduling-works-in-pebb">how shift scheduling works in Pebb</a> · <a href="/blog/what-are-pebb-spaces">What are Pebb Spaces?</a> · <a href="https://help.pebb.io/en/articles/15158255-clock-in-in-pebb-a-complete-guide-to-employee-time-tracking">Help: Clock In in Pebb</a></p>