Employee time tracking for distributed teams
Distributed teams span too many timezones for a single clock on the wall, and most time-tracking tools ask people to open yet another app they never remember to check. Tickin tracks time where your team already works. People clock in from Slack, Microsoft Teams, the browser, or an optional desktop app, and hours add up automatically without anyone filling out a timesheet.
Clock in where the team already works
Adoption breaks the moment tracking lives in a tool nobody opens. Tickin puts clock in and clock out inside Slack and Microsoft Teams, so a distributed team logs time in the chat window they already have open all day. Prefer the browser? That works too, and there is an optional desktop app for people who want a one-click tracker on their machine. Same account, same hours, whichever way each person clocks in.
Automatic hours, no timesheets to chase
Every clock in and clock out builds a daily breakdown on its own. Breaks are tracked and auto-deducted, so paid hours stay accurate without anyone doing the math, and overtime is detected automatically when someone works past their expected hours. There are no manual timesheets to remember, submit, or reconcile at the end of the week, which matters most when your team is spread across places and schedules.
Timezone-correct totals across every location
When your team is distributed, a shift that starts Monday evening in one place can land on Tuesday somewhere else. Tickin uses a per-workspace timezone and stays correct through daylight saving changes, so daily hours and totals reflect the workspace you set rather than wherever each browser happens to sit. Managers see clean, consistent numbers instead of a spreadsheet of timezone guesswork.
Time tracking without surveillance
Distributed work runs on trust, and heavy monitoring erodes it fast. The core product has no screenshot surveillance. You track hours, breaks, and overtime, and on the optional desktop app you get idle detection so long gaps are flagged, without turning tracking into constant watching. It is a straightforward record of time worked that your team can actually feel comfortable using.
Features that make it work
Frequently asked questions
- How do distributed team members track their time?
- Each person clocks in and out from Slack, Microsoft Teams, the browser, or an optional desktop app. Hours and daily breakdowns are calculated automatically, so no one fills out a timesheet.
- Does it handle multiple timezones correctly?
- Yes. Tickin uses a per-workspace timezone and stays accurate through daylight saving transitions, so daily hours and totals are consistent no matter where each person is located.
- Are breaks and overtime counted automatically?
- Breaks are tracked and auto-deducted from paid time, and overtime is detected automatically when someone works past their expected hours. Both happen without manual calculation.
- Do you take screenshots or monitor screens?
- No. The core product has no screenshot surveillance. You get accurate time tracking, and the optional desktop app adds idle detection to flag long gaps, without watching screens.
- Do people need to install anything to track time?
- No installation is required. Clocking in from Slack, Microsoft Teams, or the browser needs no download. The desktop app is optional for those who prefer a dedicated tracker with idle detection.