Independent App Review: TSheets

TSheets is a time tracking and employee scheduling app that is easily accessible from any browser. This app can be integrated with various payroll and accounting platforms like Square, QuickBooks, Xero and others. This app is used as an alternative to a paper timesheet or punch cards. Moreover, 20,000 customers all over the world, are using this app. TSheets is available on Android, iOS, and Google Chrome.

This app is gradually gaining attention because of its several advantageous features. It offers a variety of ways for employees to clock in and out, tracks the employees’ location working outside and above all it is convenient and easy to use. The program of this app is very simple and easy, free from unnecessary tabs. The virtual timesheet of TSheets is very easy to use. TSheets in fact offers live chat facility to resolve any sort of problems faced by the users. It also offers online information to the users to assist them in learning the system on their own without any inconvenience. Using TSheets you can store and back up the timecard information on the company’s server.

Based in Eagle, Idaho TSheets started as a very basic web-based time tracking software. However, in modern days, this app is extensively used for its various utilities like GPS location tracking, flawless software integration and customised settings. There are various advantages of using this app. However, some of the important benefits of using TSheets app are discussed below:

Mobile Tracking

• TSheets mobile app can be easily accessed from iPhones and Android devices and it is able to perform a variety of tasks like keeping records of the employees’ clock in and out, tracking the time they work on specific projects, viewing timesheets, and many others.
• Moreover, the workers can use the app to view their schedules, receive notifications of any changes regarding their work schedule and also ask permission for time off.
• The mobile app helps in tracking the remote workers’ locations throughout the day.
• This app can also work if the smartphone being used is out of the service area.
• It provides the opportunity of storing all the crucial information offline.
• In addition to this, employees can punch in and out through the mobile website that is easily accessible from any smartphone or by messaging, tweeting or dialling in from any telephone,

Time Tracking

• TSheets is not only used to track time for the employees who are working outside but it is also very useful for the workers working in the office as well.
• With this system the employees can clock in and out online from any computer or smartphone.
• This app recently launched another new feature TSheets kiosk. The employers, by using the facility can set up the kiosk in a central location of their business on any computer or tablet having internet facility. The employees can use it to record their timing using four digits PIN.
• Another unique feature offered by the TSheets is its ability to set and play different sounds when punching on and out.
• The system also has the capability to build and share schedules with the workers. It is also able to assign jobs and shifts to the employees.
• Employees are able to see their latest working shifts in real time by just logging in to the system or on the TSheets mobile app.
• The schedule of the employees can be added to the calendar app that support iCal, including iOS, Google or Outlook calendars.
• The TSheets also manages to keep track of vacation or sick leave of the employees.
• Employees can also ask for time off by simply logging in the system or TSheets app.

Convenience to Use

• TSheets is a cloud based service that offers online access to the system from anywhere.
• This app does not need any kind of new hardware or software installation or any kind of maintenance.
• The supervisors have the facility to access other facilities like managing employees, adding the employees into the system, setting overtime rules and many others.
• The TSheets also has Add On tab where the supervisor can insert any important tool to the system like payroll integration and invoicing.
• The TSheets also provides high quality customer service to resolve any sort of problems that the clients may face.

However the app also has a few negative features. The details are discussed below:

Limitations

1. The help page of the app can be more user- friendly.
2. TSheets is not compatible with the traditional time clocks.
3. The TSheets kiosk’s needs to improve its overall functionality.

However, TSheets app is considered as an ideal time tracking app and it is extensively used by both the employers and the employees all over the world.