The best Jibble alternative for crews is TrackBadges, a QR badge time clock where a supervisor scans each employee's printed badge with any phone — no app or smartphone for employees, free for 3 people. Other strong options: TimeDock, Clockify, Buddy Punch, Connecteam, ClockShark, Homebase, OnTheClock.
Why people look for a Jibble alternative
Kiosk devices need the Jibble app installed, signed in and locked down.
Face recognition is slow or fails in bad light, at the gate or in a truck.
Multiple sites or kiosks push you onto a per-user paid tier, and prices aren't public.
QR codes live in the app; printing a badge for everyone is a one-at-a-time job.
The 8 best Jibble alternatives
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TrackBadges
Our pick for crews
A QR badge time clock for crews: a supervisor scans each employee's printed badge with any phone or tablet, and the owner gets live timesheets with overtime, ready for payroll. Best for: Crews that start the day together — construction, landscaping, cleaning, warehouses, farms and events — especially when not everyone has, or should use, a smartphone.
How employees clock in
A supervisor (or a shared tablet) scans each employee's printed QR badge. Scan once to clock in, again to clock out.
Employee needs a smartphone
No. Employees carry a printed badge.
Free plan
Free for up to 3 people, with every feature.
Pricing
Free for up to 3 people. Pro is $9 a month for your first 3 people, plus $1.50 a month for each person after that.
TimeDock is a New Zealand-based cloud time clock, sold in the US, UK and Australia too, where staff clock in with QR codes or NFC badges — scanned by a team leader's phone running the TimeDock app, or at a wall-mounted TimeDock clock. Best for: Businesses that want NFC cards or fobs, a wall-mounted clock at a fixed site, job and activity codes, offline scanning, or exports into many payroll systems.
How employees clock in
A team leader scans staff QR codes or NFC badges with the TimeDock app on an iPhone or Android phone, switching the app between IN and OUT; employees can also clock themselves in with the app, and a wall-mounted TimeDock clock reads cards and fobs at a fixed spot.
Employee needs a smartphone
No. Staff carry a QR badge, card or fob.
Free plan
No free plan listed on its pricing page.
Pricing
Flexible plan: $5 per active employee a month plus a $16 base fee. Bundled plans start at $23 a month for up to 5 active employees ($45 for 10, $90 for 25, $157 for 50), billed monthly in USD.
Clockify is a time tracker best known for project and billable-hours tracking, with a browser kiosk that supports PINs, QR codes and photo capture on paid plans. Best for: Office and project teams tracking billable hours that also need a simple kiosk for some staff.
How employees clock in
With timers and timesheets in the Clockify apps, or at a browser kiosk on any device: a PIN (Basic), a personal QR code held up to the camera (Standard), with photo capture on Pro. A manager with a Universal PIN can clock others in and out.
Employee needs a smartphone
No — the kiosk covers employees without phones, using cheaper kiosk-only seats.
Free plan
Free for a small team, but the free plan doesn't include the kiosk.
Pricing
Per seat: Basic $4.99, Standard $6.99, Pro $9.99 a month billed monthly ($3.99 / $5.49 / $7.99 annually). Kiosk-only "limited" seats are much cheaper — about $1.49 a month on Standard billed monthly ($1.19 annually).
Buddy Punch is an online time clock with many punch methods — web, mobile app, PIN and QR code kiosks, Face ID and text — plus a supervisor "group punch". Best for: Businesses that want lots of punch options, PTO tracking and payroll integrations, and don't mind a base fee plus per-user pricing.
How employees clock in
On the web or mobile app, at a PIN or QR kiosk (from the Pro plan), with Face ID on iOS, by text message, or by a supervisor's group punch.
Employee needs a smartphone
No — kiosks and group punch cover employees without phones.
Free plan
No free plan; there's a free trial.
Pricing
A $19 monthly base fee plus a per-user fee: Starter $5.99, Pro $7.99, Advanced $13.99 per user a month billed monthly ($4.99 / $6.99 / $12.99 annually). QR and PIN kiosks start on Pro. Admins are free.
Connecteam is an all-in-one app for deskless teams — time clock, scheduling, chat, forms and training — where employees clock in on their own phone or at a shared kiosk with a PIN. Best for: Teams where everyone has a smartphone and you want scheduling, chat and forms in the same app as the time clock.
How employees clock in
In the Connecteam app on the employee's phone (with GPS), at a shared kiosk with a 4-digit PIN and optional selfie, or by tapping NFC tags placed at a site.
Employee needs a smartphone
Not with the kiosk, which takes a PIN. Otherwise each employee uses the Connecteam app on their own phone.
Free plan
Free for up to 10 users (Small Business plan), with one time clock.
Pricing
Free for up to 10 users. Operations Hub Basic is $35 a month billed monthly ($29 annually) for the first 30 users, then $1 per user; Advanced ($59) adds auto clock-out and geofences.
ClockShark is a GPS time tracking and scheduling app for field service and construction, with job costing, a shared KioskClock and a CrewClock for foremen. Best for: Construction and field-service companies that want GPS tracking, job costing and scheduling, and can commit to a multi-year contract.
How employees clock in
In the ClockShark app on the employee's phone (with GPS), at a shared KioskClock with a 4-digit PIN and optional face recognition, or by a foreman using CrewClock.
Employee needs a smartphone
No — CrewClock and KioskClock cover workers without phones.
Free plan
No free plan; 14-day free trial.
Pricing
Standard is $42 a month plus $9.50 per user; Pro is $63 a month plus $11.50 per user. ClockShark's pricing page says a contract term of three years applies to all plans.
Homebase is a scheduling, time clock and payroll app for hourly teams, priced per location; employees clock in with a PIN on a shared time clock tablet, a computer, a POS, or their own phone. Best for: Single-location shops — restaurants, retail, salons — that want scheduling, hiring and payroll with the time clock.
How employees clock in
With a PIN on the Homebase time clock app on a shared tablet, computer or POS device, or on the employee's own phone (location-based clock-in starts on Essentials).
Employee needs a smartphone
No — the shared tablet takes PINs. Phone clock-in is optional.
Free plan
Free (Basic) for 1 location and up to 10 employees; timesheets are kept for 90 days.
Pricing
Priced per location: Basic is free for 1 location and up to 10 employees. Essentials is $30 a month per location billed monthly ($24 annually); Plus $70; All-in-One $120, the tier with automatic clock-out and overtime alerts.
OnTheClock is a simple online time clock for small businesses, with a mobile app, web clock, a shared "group punch" kiosk and an optional fingerprint clock. Best for: Small businesses that want a straightforward employee time clock with PTO tracking and payroll exports.
How employees clock in
In the OnTheClock app or web clock, or at a shared Group Punch kiosk where employees enter their employee number; a fingerprint clock is optional.
Employee needs a smartphone
No — the Group Punch kiosk covers employees without phones.
Free plan
No free plan; 30-day free trial.
Pricing
$5 a month base plus $4 per employee, billed monthly.
No — the kiosk covers employees without phones, using cheaper kiosk-only seats.
No — kiosks and group punch cover employees without phones.
Not with the kiosk, which takes a PIN. Otherwise each employee uses the Connecteam app on their own phone.
No — CrewClock and KioskClock cover workers without phones.
No — the shared tablet takes PINs. Phone clock-in is optional.
No — the Group Punch kiosk covers employees without phones.
One supervisor clocks in a crew
Yes — it's how it works. One phone clocks in the whole crew.
Yes — team leaders scan staff badges on arrival and departure with the mobile app.
Partly — a manager's Universal PIN can clock people in and out at the kiosk.
Yes — group punch lets a supervisor clock in several employees.
No. Per Connecteam's help center, admins can't clock someone in directly; they add the time to the timesheet instead.
Yes — CrewClock lets one person's phone clock in several employees.
Not found in Homebase's plans or help pages.
Not as a supervisor workflow; Group Punch is a shared kiosk where employees punch themselves.
Free plan
Free for up to 3 people, with every feature.
No free plan listed on its pricing page.
Free for a small team, but the free plan doesn't include the kiosk.
No free plan; there's a free trial.
Free for up to 10 users (Small Business plan), with one time clock.
No free plan; 14-day free trial.
Free (Basic) for 1 location and up to 10 employees; timesheets are kept for 90 days.
No free plan; 30-day free trial.
10 people / month
$19.50/mo
$45/mo
$21.89/mo
$98.90/mo
Free
$137/mo
Free
$45/mo
25 people / month
$42/mo
$90/mo
$44.24/mo
$218.75/mo
$35/mo
$279.50/mo
$30/mo
$105/mo
50 people / month
$79.50/mo
$157/mo
$81.49/mo
$418.50/mo
$55/mo
$517/mo
$30/mo
$205/mo
Monthly prices for a crew using each vendor's shared kiosk or supervisor clock-in, at list prices checked in October 2026. Each comparison page shows the exact plan used. Annual billing is cheaper with most vendors.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Jibble alternative?
The best Jibble alternative for crews is TrackBadges, a QR badge time clock where a supervisor scans each employee's printed badge with any phone — no app or smartphone for employees, free for 3 people. Other strong options: TimeDock, Clockify, Buddy Punch, Connecteam, ClockShark, Homebase, OnTheClock.
Is there a free Jibble alternative?
Yes. TrackBadges is free for up to 3 people with every feature. TimeDock: No free plan listed on its pricing page. Clockify: Free for a small team, but the free plan doesn't include the kiosk. Buddy Punch: No free plan; there's a free trial. Connecteam: Free for up to 10 users (Small Business plan), with one time clock. ClockShark: No free plan; 14-day free trial. Homebase: Free (Basic) for 1 location and up to 10 employees; timesheets are kept for 90 days. OnTheClock: No free plan; 30-day free trial.
Does Jibble have a QR code time clock?
Yes. Since 2026 Jibble's kiosk app has a QR Scanner mode that reads each member's personal QR code. The kiosk must run the Jibble app on an iOS or Android device, and QR mode doesn't support breaks, project selection or geofencing, according to Jibble's help center.
Is Jibble really free?
Jibble's Free plan covers unlimited users with one kiosk, two locations and one admin. More kiosks, job sites and approvals need a paid per-user tier. Jibble doesn't publish its prices; third-party reviews list $3.49–$10.99 per user a month billed monthly.
Print a QR badge for everyone and scan them in and out with any phone or tablet. Free for up to 3 people — try it with your real crew before you sign up.