# Geofency - Time Tracking — Location & Work Hours Tracker

> Automatic location-based time tracking for work hours, client visits, and place durations. (iPhone/iPad app by Karl Heinz Herbel.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geofency-time-tracking/id615538630 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Karl Heinz Herbel](https://appshunter.io/developer/891641490)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: $4.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 620 App Store ratings · 251 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.4 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, European Portuguese and 6 more
- Released: 2013-03-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geofency-time-tracking/id615538630/reviews.md

## What is Geofency?

GEOFENCY enables fully automatic location-based time recording on iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Watch, where manual clock-in and clock-out becomes an absurdity of the past. Arrival and departure times are automatically recorded as soon as you enter or leave an interesting place – it works like magic! Of course all very energy efficient, thanks to the latest Geofencing & iBeacon technologies! With the integrated Webhook and Apple HomeKit automation features, you can trigger your smart home as you arrive or leave a place (e.g. switch on the lights when coming home)!

Ideal for automatic monitoring of working hours, client visits, lunch breaks or the stays on your favorite places! GEOFENCY offers the easiest and most effective way to MONITOR your DURATION OF STAYS on interesting places. Unpleasant manual time recording was yesterday!

• Are you tired of having to write down working hours again and again?
• Fed up leaving the office absently, missed to check the clock?
• Can't you remember when you came or left your favorite places?

Let the iPhone take over this nerve-racking time monitoring for you!

With GEOFENCY this is now possible in a smart and clever new way! Simply mark your points of interest on a map and leave the rest to Geofency!

GEOFENCY automatically tracks the times when you enter or leave your points of interest. Simply carry your iPhone in your pocket or bag with you. You will automatically receive extensive statistics and graphics over time!

Automatic Location-based Time Tracking – The (GEO)FANCY way!

FEATURES
• Automatic location-based time tracking - 24/7 time recording for your points of interest!
• Graphical visualization of your dwell times - with zoom!
• Rich statistics: Single-, Day-, Week- & Month-Summaries.
• Map-View: Manage your points of interest directly on a beautiful fullscreen map view.
• Add new locations in seconds – With just one tap!
• Runs completely in the background while trying to maintain good battery life!
• Automatic recognition when you enter or leave a place or region.
• Tags: To group places into tags.
• Home Automation: Integrates with Webhooks and Apple HomeKit to trigger automations when arriving at or leaving a place – from turning on lights to running complex smart home scenes!
• Journaling feature: Automatic recognition of frequent visited places – to know exactly when you've been where and how long!
• Calendar-Export: Export events automatically into your calendar (iCloud, CalDAV & Exchange) – view your data comfortable even from Mac or PC!
• Widgets: Time Clock widgets to quickly clock in or out from the Home- or Lockscreen.
• Apple Watch App!
• Export feature: Send time recordings via e.g. email in an Excel-friendly format!
• Export time data and use it directly in Excel or Numbers!

BENEFITS
Simple to use daily timesaver! You don't have to fiddle around with time recordings on yourself. Free your mind and just don't bother about manual time tracking anymore!

PRIVACY
100% Private: Only YOU can see your data. We will never collect or share any information about you. We respect and care about the privacy of our users!

REQUIREMENTS
For the best and most accurate monitoring results, Wi-Fi, carrier and location services should always be enabled for Geofency. iBeacon monitoring requires at least Bluetooth 4.

BATTERY USE
Continued use of GPS in the background can significantly reduce battery life. Geofency was designed to use GPS very sparingly and never in the background. The app relies mostly on cell tower + Wi-Fi locations. This has been carefully chosen to get the best battery life.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY
• "I had no idea that my iPhone could do such things!"
• "Beautiful, polished and elegant designed. Extremely simple to use."
• "Perhaps the most overall effective app available."

Find out more on our landing page: www.geofency.com
Sample-Scripts for easy webhook integration: www.geofency.com/geo.zip

## Key features

- Automatic location-based time tracking
- Graphical visualization of dwell times
- Rich statistics and summaries
- Webhook for home automation
- Calendar export (iCloud, CalDAV, Exchange)
- Apple Watch app
- Export data to Excel-friendly format

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $4.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medium Coffee Tip | $3.99 | one-time |
| Small Coffee Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Large Coffee Tip | $5.99 | one-time |
| Enormous Tip | $12.99 | one-time |
| Generous Tip | $7.99 | one-time |
| 1 kg Coffee Tip | $22.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Geofency?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Effective location tracking
- 🕰️ Accurate time logging
- 📊 Detailed statistics and reports
- 🔌 Low battery impact
- 🔍 Helpful for billing and invoicing
- 🤖 Integrates with home automation
- 🌟 Reliable and consistent performance

**Cons**

- 🔍 Limited location customization options
- 🕰️ Occasional inaccuracies in time tracking
- 🤖 Inconsistent integration with iBeacons
- 🔍 Difficulty merging or editing location data
- 🔍 Lack of advanced filtering and sorting options

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Inconsistent background tracking on newer iOS versions
- Unreliable webhook integration for home automation

**Most requested features**

- Add ability to manually add/edit locations
- Improve iBeacon integration and reliability
- Implement more advanced filtering and reporting options
- Add support for exporting data to other formats
- Introduce a dark mode option

## Recent user reviews (10 of 251)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geofency-time-tracking/id615538630/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Brilliant

*2026-08-04, version 10.7*

Without doubt the best location tracker I’ve come across. 
I’m a handyman and need to log specific time at clients houses, this app does that brilliantly for me. Mapped locations, timesheets available, visits viewable by event/day/week/month. 
It’s versatile and well thought out with functionality as a priority. 
Thank you for your efforts developers, greatly appreciated.

### 5/5 — Best Tracking App

*2026-08-02, version 10.7*

Very reliable automatic time and location logging app for visiting multiple locations without requiring any manual start and stop.

### 5/5 — Best app on market

*2026-06-18, version 10.4*

I love how I can donate to these developers and still get top quality

### 5/5 — Diary feature seems fixed 👍

*2026-05-31, version 10.2*

The slowdown seems fixed. Thank you 🙏

### 5/5 — Best Tracking App

*2026-05-23, version 10.1*

Very reliable automatic time and location logging app for visiting multiple locations without requiring any manual start and stop.

### 5/5 — Knowing where you are

*2026-05-08, version 9.9.1*

Mad good at it

### 5/5 — Hervorragend

*2026-04-30*

Das ist wahrscheinlich die weltweit beste App, um herauszufinden, wo man war, wo man sich aufgehalten hat und welche Routen man genommen hat. Die Kritik einige Benutzer hier, dass man glaubt, man hätte ein Fahrtenbuch ist ungerechtfertigt, denn es ist kein Fahrtenbuch. Der zeichnet sehr genau auf in einem Radius um einen bestimmten Punkt. Das macht sie natürlich auch nur wenn sie Berechtigungen dazu hat.. Das tolle Feature das Punkte, wo man sich häufig oder länger aufgehalten hat, mit in die Karte aufgenommen werden ist unbezahlbar, denn man bekommt einen wunderbaren Einblick darüber wo man überall schon auf dieser wunderschönen Erde war. Entweder man schätzt die App, oder sie ist nicht für dich, weil du einfach etwas anderes brauchst.

### 4/5 — It’s nice for my work

*2026-04-11, version 9.8*

I hope to get support for the Arabic language so that I can recommend it to my colleagues at work.

### 5/5 — What are the best Geo fencing programs around?

*2026-04-01, version 9.7.1*

I find that since using this  Geo fencing software has helped me be more accountable for my on-site and offsite tracking. How many hours have I been at that one location? It’s a terrific program if you need to track your whereabouts.

### 5/5 — Love love love the app ♥️

*2026-02-12, version 9.7.1*

This is the best app ever built in my opinion. ♥️ 😍 🥰

## Frequently asked questions about Geofency

### What does Geofency do?

Geofency automatically records your arrival and departure times at designated locations. It uses geofencing technology to track when you enter or leave places, eliminating the need for manual time logging. This is ideal for monitoring work hours, client visits, or time spent at favorite spots.

### How does the automatic time tracking work?

You define your points of interest on a map within the app. Geofency then runs in the background, using your device's location services to detect when you enter or leave these defined areas. It's designed to be energy efficient and works automatically without user intervention.

### Is Geofency free to use?

The app is free to download and offers core time tracking functionalities. However, it includes in-app purchases for advanced features and potentially to unlock full capabilities. Specific pricing details for these in-app purchases would be available within the app itself.

### What devices is Geofency compatible with?

Geofency is available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. This allows for seamless time tracking and data access across your Apple ecosystem.

### Can I use Geofency for more than just work hours?

Yes, Geofency is versatile. While excellent for automatic work hour monitoring, it can also be used to track durations at client locations, monitor lunch breaks, or simply keep a record of how long you spend at your favorite places. The journaling feature can also help identify frequent visits.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.7.2 — 2026-08-11

What’s New in Geofency 10.7.2

This update brings smarter navigation, more flexible search, richer details, and improved diary summaries — making Geofency even more convenient to use every day.

New

• Smarter Route Planner — the Route Planner now automatically adapts its size and layout to make better use of the available space
• Work & Home Office Rules can now be assigned to multiple locations, making it easier to manage recurring work routines
• Show Info is now available directly in Nearby Search and the Cluster View
• More powerful Nearby Search with additional filtering and sorting options to help you find places faster
• New optional setting to show exact times in the list view

Enhanced

• Richer Place & Event Details now provide more detailed information about your places and events
• Smarter AI Diary Summaries now take overnight stays into account, providing a more accurate picture of your day

Fixed

• Fixed a crash that could occur when reopening the app on Event Details since the previous update

If you’re enjoying Geofency, a quick App Store rating is a great way to support continued development. Thank you!

### 10.7 — 2026-08-01

What’s New in Geofency 10.7

This update makes Geofency even more personal, intelligent, and insightful. From Apple Intelligence-powered diary summaries to richer activity tracking and powerful new organization features, Geofency helps you better understand your day than ever before.

New

• Bring your memories to life with photos and videos now displayed throughout your diary, activity view, places list, and directly on the map
• Place and Event detail views with beautiful photo strips, quick action chips, and informative status chips for faster access to important information
• Place Roles — assign roles such as Home, Office, School, or Home Office to your places for smarter organization, better statistics, and richer insights
• Personalized daily diary summaries generated by Apple Intelligence
• Work & Life Balance statistics provide a clear overview of how your time is divided between work and personal life
• Daily step counts from Apple Health can now be shown directly in your diary
• Sleep tracking data can now be integrated into your diary, giving you a more complete picture of each day
• Completely redesigned Places list with a cleaner, faster, and more modern interface
• Navigation support for HERE WeGo and Waze
• New visualization showing when a place is being monitored by another device via iCloud
• New Coordinates sheet for viewing and copying coordinates in any supported format
• POI information now syncs seamlessly across all your devices with iCloud
• Filter your diary using custom date and time ranges
• Edit place names directly from the Fine Tune settings
• Configure Live Activities directly from the context menu

Improved

• Geofency now lets you choose whether to keep your custom place name when changing a POI category
• The map filter reset button has been moved to the toolbar for quicker access
• More robust error handling during backup and restore operations

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where muted POI information could automatically reappear after selecting the place on the map
• Fixed navigation bar layout issues in Nearby Search on iOS 18

If Geofency has become part of your daily routine, I’d really appreciate an App Store rating. Your support helps shape future updates—thank you!

### 10.6 — 2026-06-26

What’s New in Geofency 10.6

• New: Introducing Manual Places — flexible locations for manual check-ins without geo-monitoring, perfect for Home Office and Shortcuts automations triggered by NFC tags or Wi-Fi
• New: Apple Intelligence support to more accurately find the best Wikipedia article for a place
• New: Configure Webhooks for multiple places at once using multi-selection
• New: Set up separate arrival and departure notifications directly in Place Settings
• New: Restore a place’s configuration anytime with the new Restore Defaults option
• New: Filter the map by multiple tags simultaneously for more powerful map exploration
• New: Start route planning directly from the main places list
• New: Access HomeKit automations and Webhooks directly from Place Settings
• New: View travel distance and estimated travel time directly on the map

• Improved: Route planning on iOS 26 now features a more compact options layout, leaving more room for the map
• Improved: Nearby Search category filters now feature a modern Liquid Glass design
• Improved: Enhanced stability and reliability of Time Sheet exports
• Improved: Better VoiceOver accessibility throughout the app

Enjoying Geofency? Your App Store rating helps support ongoing development and is greatly appreciated.

### 10.5 — 2026-06-18

What’s New in Geofency 10.5

• New: Bring your workouts into the diary for an even more complete picture of your day
• New: Easily enable and customize workout integration in Settings
• New: Tap any workout in the diary to discover beautiful statistics and detailed insights
• New: Interactive charts for speed, elevation, and heart rate help you analyze your workouts at a glance
• New: See how your activities are distributed with a workout type chart
• New: Parts of the Day chart reveals when you spend time at your favorite places throughout the day

• Improved: Better performance and increased stability throughout the app

Enjoying Geofency? Your App Store rating helps support ongoing development and is greatly appreciated.

### 10.4 — 2026-06-12

What’s New in Geofency 10.4

• New: HomeKit integration for monitored places, available directly in Place Settings
• New: Suggested categories bar in nearby search for faster place discovery
• New: Swipe left and right in the fullscreen photo browser to navigate between photos
• New: Beautiful hero views for Webhooks, iBeacons, and HomeKit automations

• Improved: Webhook SSL certificate validation setting is now included in backup and restore
• Improved: More reliable Contact and Place matching

• Fixed: Thumbnail caching issue in the cluster picker
• Fixed: Detail view header date could be off by one day when local time zones were enabled
• Fixed: Missing circular clipping for certain map preview images, such as metro stations

Enjoying Geofency? Your App Store rating helps support ongoing development and is greatly appreciated.

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