Comparison

Smart Clockin Manager vs PayDay! TimeClock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Smart Clockin Manager

This app allows businesses to track staff clock-ins and manage campaigns using mobile cards. It replaces traditional timesheets and membership cards, offering a convenient and eco-friendly solution for workforce management.

Highlights
  • Staff clock-in and clock-out tracking
  • Campaign report generation
  • Mobile card scanning
  • Replaces timesheets and membership cards
  • Online account synchronization
  • Direct customer notifications
Features
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To use this app, you need a Smart Clockin account that let's you create your campaign run reports and track staff clockins. Visit www.smartclockin.com to find out more and sign up for an account or email office@smartclockin.com Smart Clockin Manager is a high definition scanner uniquely designed to scan and clockin staff using the Smart Clockin app. Smart Clockins can be used by businesses in every country in the world. They can be used for Mobile Clocking in Cards, replace timesheets, membership cards and so much more. With the Smart Clockin Manager you don’t need to carry a wired scanner and internet enabled laptop or pc or pay expensive 3G charges with a portable scanner. Once you have logged in, the Smart Clockin Manager connects directly with your Smart Clockin online account and validates your Smart Clockin Cards within seconds. These Smart Clockin Mobile Cards eliminate the need fortimesheets, plastic membership cards and clunky clockin machines. They are free, mobile and 100% eco-friendly. You can scan your staff Clockin Cards in your place of work or on the move or wherever you have your smart phone or tablet with you. The Smart Clockin Manager also includes a smart history tab which time and date stamps all clockin and clock out times, and the results are also stored within your online Smart Clockin online account. Smart Clockin Manager is for use exclusively with the Smart Clockin Timecard Manager App. The clever thing that turns Smart Clockin from a good idea into a valuable business tool is that you can then send notifications to your customers directly without the additional cost of SMS. To setup your free trial of M-Codes, contact us on: Telephone: +44 (0)208 5242815 Email: office@smartclockin.com Or visit us online at www.smartclockin.com

About

PayDay! TimeClock

This app helps businesses manage employee attendance and productivity from anywhere. Employees can clock in/out, capture location, and view their history. Managers benefit from easy scheduling and data consolidation, while HR and payroll can seamlessly transfer data.

Highlights
  • Clock in/out from any location
  • Automatic photo and GPS capture
  • Face detection and QR code reader
  • View clocking history
  • Employee scheduling
  • Attendance management
  • Payroll data transfer
  • Dashboard and reports
Features
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Description PayDay! TimeClock is a time tracking app (time management system) developed by PayrollServe. The app is designed to help all businesses manage employee attendance easily anytime from anywhere, enhance productivity and stay in control. Employees can: - Clock in and clock out using common device in office or individual device at remote location - Capture photo and GPS location automatically. Face detection and QR code reader are integrated in the app for employees' ease of use - View their clocking history (via calendar or history list) PayDay! TimeClock is available to all users who signed up for PayDay! TimeClock system. Contact us at info@payrollserve.com.sg or call our hotline +65 6336 0600 to know more about the system. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who Benefits from PayDay! TimeClock? Employees Enable a mobile workforce. Clock in and clock out anytime from anywhere No more paper time cards or payslip surprises Managers & Supervisors Employee scheduling and attendance management made easy No more time wasting for data consolidation Payroll & HR Payroll data can be transferred seamlessly to payroll system HR management made easy with useful information found on dashboard and reports Business owners / CEO Stay in control with the latest workforce information easily found on dashboard Reports generated at a few clicks in your preferred formats (PDF or Excel)

Screenshots

Smart Clockin Manager4 screens
PayDay! TimeClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PayDay! TimeClock at 5.0 against Smart Clockin Manager's 1.0. PayDay! TimeClock also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Smart Clockin Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PayDay! TimeClock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Smart Clockin Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of PayDay! TimeClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Clockin Manager ships an update every 12 months, PayDay! TimeClock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Clockin Manager versus PayDay! TimeClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Clockin ManagerPayDay! TimeClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperM-Media FarmPayrollServe

Customer experience

Smart Clockin Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

PayDay! TimeClock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Clockin Manager

No in-app purchases

None

PayDay! TimeClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Clockin Manager free?
Smart Clockin Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PayDay! TimeClock free?
PayDay! TimeClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Clockin Manager or PayDay! TimeClock?
PayDay! TimeClock is rated higher. Smart Clockin Manager averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PayDay! TimeClock averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smart Clockin Manager or PayDay! TimeClock have ads?
Neither Smart Clockin Manager nor PayDay! TimeClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Clockin Manager or PayDay! TimeClock?
Smart Clockin Manager ships an update every 12 months, and PayDay! TimeClock every 2 months. Most recently, Smart Clockin Manager was updated on June 5, 2026 and PayDay! TimeClock on September 24, 2026.

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