Employee QR Code Attendance Tracking App | Fresh QR
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QR Code Employee Attendance Tracking App

No terminals, no hardware — employees just scan a QR code with their phone. The attendance tracking app records hours, breaks and overtime — you just export to payroll.

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GPS or photo verified  ·  No credit card required GDPR-grade privacy · EU-based company

525
companies
active in past 30 days
180 327
clock-ins
last 30 days
3 353
vacations
last 30 days
5 / 5 (33 reviews)
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Printed QR code employees scan to clock in with the Fresh QR attendance tracking app
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Attendance records you can trust

Pay only for hours actually worked

Every scan stores the GPS location and, if you want, a photo. No clocking in for a colleague: the app stays signed in to one person.

No more calling the site to ask who showed up

One glance shows who's clocked in, since when, how long, and where — live on your phone or web dashboard.

Attendance for each workplace, separately

Every workplace gets its own QR code. See who worked at which location or job, and add another one without new hardware.

Time Tracking App for Every Industry

Our QR code attendance system works for businesses of all sizes. Here are the industries that benefit most from mobile time tracking:
Time tracking for different industries

Restaurants & Hotels

Irregular and split shifts, seasonal staff included. Breaks and overtime are calculated automatically from the rules you set.

Time tracking for different industries

Construction Time Tracking for Job Sites

Every site has its own QR code and GPS confirms the scan happened right there. You see hours per site without driving out to check.

Time tracking for different industries

Office Attendance Tracking

Clock-ins, clock-outs and breaks without paper timesheets. At month end you download a finished report in Excel for payroll.

Time tracking for different industries

Manufacturing Time Clock

Joinery, stonework or metalwork. Besides total working time you see the hours on every job, so you know what each one cost in labour.

Time tracking for different industries

Retail Employee Scheduling

Track employee attendance in stores, shops, and warehouses. Know exactly when staff arrive and leave. Prevent buddy punching with GPS location verification.

Time tracking for different industries

Schools & Education

Nurseries, schools and libraries. Staff attendance without a terminal or biometrics, which has already cost a school in Italy a fine.

Set Up QR Code Time Tracking in 3 Minutes

1

Create Your Account

Sign up in 2 minutes and try free for 30 days — no credit card required. Your QR codes and the manager dashboard are ready instantly, with no software to install on company computers.

2

Your Team Downloads the App

Your team downloads the free Fresh QR app to their own phones (Android or iOS). A new employee joins the system automatically on their first scan.

3

Scan QR Code to Clock In

They scan the workplace QR code to clock in and out, and GPS verifies the location. You see attendance live; they see their own hours and vacation.

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Map shows 10,000+ real employee clock-ins. Locations anonymized for privacy (shifted 10-50 km).
From Bratislava to Fiji — teams in 13 countries clock in with Fresh QR.
This isn't a marketing map. Every country listed below has real, recorded scans.
Slovakia · Czech Republic · Ukraine · Poland · Austria Germany · France · Switzerland · Belgium · Ireland · Kazakhstan · United States · Fiji

525 companies, 10,000+ clock-ins. All of them real.

★★★★★ / 5 reviews · Google
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Aquapro Europe

After we introduced QR-based attendance tracking, we moved into the 21st century. The terminal with a personal chip or card can comfortably retire. I would particularly like to highlight the communication with the developer, who was really quick and professional at implementing even the individual requirements from our HR department. Great work 👍

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Complete Employee Time Tracking Features

Breaks, overtime, leave and exports to Excel and PDF. Records ready for labour inspections, offline mode, NFC and API integration.

Frequently Asked Questions About QR Code Time Tracking

Every QR code scan records the GPS location of the employee's phone. Even if someone copies the QR code, we know exactly where they scanned it. You can see every clock-in location on a map and receive email alerts when someone scans from an unexpected location. And nobody can clock in for a coworker from their own phone — the app stays signed in to one employee, with no switch-user option. This makes buddy punching practically impossible. All of this without collecting a single piece of biometric data — see attendance without biometrics.
Yes! Create unlimited branches, locations, or project sites - each with its own unique QR code. Track how much time employees spend at each location. Perfect for construction companies with multiple job sites, restaurant chains, retail stores, or any business with distributed teams. Reports can be filtered by location for accurate project costing and client billing.
Fresh QR is built to GDPR-grade privacy standards: our terms and data protection documentation were prepared by a lawyer. Fresh QR is an EU company and uses no biometrics. Each clock-in stores only the employee’s name, the time and the GPS location at the moment of the scan, with no tracking during the shift. A workplace photo is added only if your company turns it on. Terms and GDPR
No. Our time tracking app uses server time, not the phone clock. We also cross-reference with GPS timestamps. If an employee tries to manipulate their phone time, the system detects the discrepancy and flags it for review.
Yes! Fresh QR works without internet connection. When employees scan a QR code offline, the clock-in is saved locally on their phone with GPS coordinates and timestamp. Once they reconnect to WiFi or mobile data, everything syncs automatically. Perfect for construction sites, warehouses, or areas with poor connectivity.
Nothing but a printer! Unlike biometric terminals or RFID card systems that cost thousands, Fresh QR requires zero hardware investment. Print your unique QR code on paper and tape it to the wall. Employees install the free Fresh QR app (Android or iPhone) on their own smartphones and scan the code inside the app. That's it.
Yes — Fresh QR is free for 30 days with every feature included, and the mobile app stays completely free for all employees, forever. After the trial, it's €3 per active employee per month, and we only charge for employees who work 40+ hours monthly - contractors, part-timers, and seasonal workers who work less are free. See exactly what's free and what isn't →
You pay monthly per active employee, and every feature plus the employee app is included. There is no terminal to buy and nothing to install: a printed QR code and the phones your people already carry are enough. The first 30 days are free with no credit card; see current prices on the pricing page.
At month end you download a finished report in Excel or PDF: hours worked, breaks, overtime and leave for every employee. Send it to payroll with nothing retyped by hand. If you want the data in your own system, connect through the API.
Yes — the free Fresh QR app runs on both Android and iOS, so employees clock in with whatever phone they already own. The app includes: QR code and NFC clock-in/out, GPS location verification, automatic overtime calculation, break tracking (automatic or manual), vacation and sick leave requests, home office tracking, real-time dashboard showing who is at work, detailed reports exportable to Excel, unlimited branches and projects, and email notifications. All features are included in every plan. More about the app itself on the QR attendance app for Android page.
Absolutely! Seasonal workers, part-timers, and contractors all use the same free mobile app. If they work less than 40 hours in a month, you pay nothing for them. Scale up in busy season, scale down in quiet periods - you only pay for active workers.
Most countries legally require employers to track employee working hours for payroll, overtime calculation, and labor law compliance. Beyond legal requirements, time tracking helps control labor costs, identify attendance patterns, calculate accurate payroll, and prevent time theft. It saves admin time too: instead of retyping paper timesheets into Excel at month-end, you download a finished report with hours, breaks and overtime for payroll. Companies using digital time tracking report 2-5% reduction in labor costs from eliminating buddy punching and time rounding errors.
Biometric terminals (fingerprint, face recognition) cost $500-2000+ per device, require professional installation, break down, and create bottlenecks when many employees arrive at once. QR code attendance costs nothing to set up, runs on the free Fresh QR app for any Android or iPhone, never breaks, and employees can clock in simultaneously from multiple entrances. GPS verification provides the same anti-fraud protection as biometrics, without the hardware investment. Read more about the hardware-free time clock alternative →