It all started from a simple question: why, in 2026, do so many companies still manage attendance with a physical badge, a shared sheet or — worse still — from memory? The answer we found isn't a lack of technology, but the lack of a tool truly designed for the people who have to use it every day.
That's how the idea for PinTime was born.
The problem we wanted to solve
Attendance management is one of those problems that seems trivial until you're in it. Then you discover that:
- Physical time clocks cost money, break down and have to be installed at every site
- Excel sheets get lost, get things wrong and give no real-time visibility
- Existing enterprise systems are oversized for SMEs and construction sites
- Remote work and smart working have made everything even more complicated
- Managers don't know who's present, where they are and when they arrived
The result? Hours lost every week between phone calls, WhatsApp messages and manual data reprocessing. Time taken away from the real work.
The idea: the smartphone is already there
Every employee already has a smartphone in their pocket. We thought: why not use it as a time clock? Not with an app that's complicated to install and configure, but with something immediate, that works in three seconds and gives the manager everything they need — in real time, on a map.
The evolution of clocking in: smart, secure, flexible.
With PinTime, the employee opens the app and clocks in. The manager instantly sees who's in, who's late, who's on which site. No hardware to install, no sheet to fill in at the end of the day.
What PinTime does, concretely
The platform is split into three main areas:
- Employee app — Clock in/out in a few seconds, with optional geofencing or manual site selection. Works on iOS and Android.
- Manager dashboard — Real-time view of sites and locations on a map, immediate detection of lateness and absences, leave and time-off management.
- Reports and export — A complete summary of hours worked, holidays and leave, exportable for payroll processing.
Geolocation is always privacy-respecting and compliant with current regulations: no continuous tracking, only the position at the moment of clocking in.
Who can use it
PinTime is designed for very different realities:
- Offices and smart working — For hybrid teams who work partly remotely and partly on-site
- Construction and multi-site — Real-time location checks across several sites at once
- Services and maintenance — Tracking of interventions with a certified timestamp
- Retail and commerce — Fast, low-cost shift management
We're in beta — and looking for partner companies
PinTime is currently in beta. The product works, it's stable and already used internally, but we want to do something people often skip: refine it in the field, with real companies using it every day.
Our goal isn't to ship something "good enough". We want to gather concrete feedback from people who manage teams, understand the use cases we haven't imagined yet, and build a tool that works flawlessly before we declare it ready.
That's why, during the beta, all features are free. In return we only ask for honest feedback: what works, what's missing, what could be done better.
Join the beta
If you manage a team — small or large, in the office or in the field — and want to try PinTime in your own organization, we want to talk to you. Together we can build the tool your team deserves.
Visit www.pintime.app to find out more, or get in touch directly — we'd be happy to hear from you.