Workyard vs ClockShark

Both are field time-tracking and scheduling apps built for contractors, and they overlap on most features. Workyard is purpose-built for construction and leans on continuous, high-accuracy GPS and real-time job costing, while ClockShark is a well-established time-tracking and scheduling option. The right fit depends on how much weight you put on GPS accuracy, job-costing depth, and what inaccurate hours are costing you today.

Yes. Workyard and ClockShark both integrate with major payroll and accounting systems including QuickBooks, Sage, and ADP — plus Gusto, Paychex, and others — along with CSV/PDF export and a developer API.

Yes. Workyard offers guided onboarding, quick new-user walkthroughs, a U.S.-based support team, and a self-serve knowledge base, so most teams are up and running within a day or two. Both offer a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

Both are field time-tracking, scheduling, and job-costing apps for contractors and field service teams, and they overlap on most core features. The differences are in the details: Workyard pings GPS continuously through a shift versus ClockShark's roughly 15-20 minute interval, and Workyard ties every hour to a job, cost code, and phase in real time rather than at month-end. ClockShark is a solid, established choice for teams that mainly need reliable clock-in/out, scheduling, and basic job tracking. Workyard tends to suit contractors who also want tighter GPS verification and real-time job costing as their crews grow.

ClockShark's scheduler is a drag-and-drop team calendar: build, reassign, and update crew and job assignments in a few clicks, with crews notified instantly when a schedule changes. Its job management view groups work by site or service area and shows real-time status across jobs and schedules, so managers can see who's available before dispatching more work. Workyard covers the same ground, with drag-and-drop scheduling, real-time crew locations, and instant mobile notifications, and adds task checklists plus a direct tie between schedule changes and live job costs, so labor costs update automatically when assignments do.

On GPS verification, Workyard has the edge: continuous tracking through the shift versus ClockShark's roughly 15-20 minute interval pings, which matters most when you need to verify exact time on site. On scheduling, it's closer: both offer a drag-and-drop calendar, real-time crew visibility, and instant notifications, though Workyard adds task checklists and ties schedule changes directly to job costs. For broader field crew management, Workyard's real-time job costing and Time Assistant give managers more to work with day to day; ClockShark remains a strong, simpler option if job costing isn't a priority. Book a demo to see how it handles your crew's workflow.

Workyard uses smart automation to cut admin — capturing time automatically by GPS, flagging likely errors such as missed punches and drive-through time before they reach payroll, and applying overtime and break rules for you. The emphasis is on accuracy and less manual cleanup rather than novelty features.

Both work well for small crews. Rather than comparing sticker prices, run the payback math: even a five-person crew typically loses thousands a year to time rounding, payroll admin, and untracked drive time — losses GPS-verified tracking recovers. Use the calculator on this page to see what that looks like for your crew.

Workyard is built to scale from a handful of workers to 500+ in the field — and because the money recovered from GPS-verified hours grows with every worker, the payback case only gets stronger as crews get bigger. Larger operations also get the job costing and compliance tooling they tend to need.

The patterns we hear most: GPS accuracy they can trust, labor costs that land on the right job and cost code automatically, payroll that reconciles without spreadsheet cleanup, and one system that keeps the office and the field in sync.

Choose Workyard if accurate, continuous GPS, real-time job costing, and construction-specific compliance are priorities. If all you need is straightforward clock-in/out, ClockShark is a solid option — but measured against what inaccurate hours actually cost, Workyard's GPS-verified time typically pays for itself many times over. The calculator on this page shows the math for your crew size.

Yes. You can book a live demo with the Workyard team, or start a 14-day free trial with full feature access — no credit card required.

Workyard provides detailed onboarding, quick in-app walkthroughs for new users, a self-serve knowledge base, and a U.S.-based support team. Most teams are capturing accurate time within a day or two of getting started.

Both capture GPS time and geofenced clock-ins and are reliable for everyday clock-in/out. Workyard emphasizes continuous, high-accuracy location tracking designed to hold up on dense job sites, which is where it aims to edge ahead on accuracy.

Both support cost codes and project-based cost tracking. Workyard ties every hour to a job, cost code, and phase with real-time labor cost, plus receipt and mileage costing — worth a closer look if job-cost visibility is a priority.

Yes. Both Workyard and ClockShark let crews track time offline and sync automatically once the device reconnects — important on job sites with poor cell coverage.

Not quite continuous. ClockShark pings location roughly every 15-20 minutes during a shift, plus at clock-in, breaks, and clock-out, and that interval can't be changed. Workyard is designed around continuous, high-accuracy GPS tracking throughout the shift, which is one of the clearer differences between the two. Refer to the ClockShark website for their latest capabilities.

Both offer geofencing with rule-based auto clock-in/out. Workyard pairs geofencing with continuous location tracking, which can make it more precise on complex or multi-zone sites. For your specific setup, it's worth testing both.