At Workyard, we're dedicated to providing workers like you with a hassle-free way to report your work hours and get paid what you deserve. Our app uses location data to help you provide proof of your hard work and ensure that you never get paid less than you deserve.
Get paid what you deserve
Our app uses location data to help you provide proof of your hard work and ensure that you never get paid less than you deserve.
Help improve your company
Your company benefits because Workyard provides them better visibility into the profitability of each job, allowing them to continue making the improvements required to grow the company.
Geo-fencing & On The Clock
To make this process transparent and reliable, it’s important to understand how Workyard uses your mobile devices.
Workyard requires the “Always Allow” location setting so it can access the location data even when the app isn’t actively open. We know the prompt you receive from Apple or Google when granting this permission can seem concerning—so here’s exactly what we do with that data:
Workyard only records location data when you are clocked in or enter a project geofence.
Location data is never shared with your company outside of those active work periods.
The reason we require “Always Allow” has everything to do with how mobile operating systems work. If “While Using” is selected instead:
The app would need to stay open and the phone screen kept on all day—neither of which are realistic on a job site.
Location tracking would stop whenever the employee switches to another app or locks their phone, causing missing or incomplete time cards.
In contrast, “Always Allow” enables Workyard to run silently in the background, without draining battery, and still capture location data accurately—only when relevant to work hours. As soon as you clock out or take a break, Workyard stops recording and sharing your location.
Proof even when you forget to clock in
One of the most common time tracking issues is forgetting to clock in or out. Workyard helps solve this with geofencing.
Each project in Workyard can have a geofence—a virtual boundary based on its location. When you enter a geofenced job site, Workyard recognizes the arrival and can:
Send a clock-in reminder
Capture the arrival time, so even if you forget to clock in, your time card reflects when you actually arrived
This reduces the back-and-forth often needed to manually correct time cards and helps ensure hours worked are accurately logged.
Again, location data is only recorded and shared once you enter the geofence or clock in.
If you have questions or need assistance, our support team is happy to help!
📧 Email us at hello@workyard.com or click the Help icon in the app to start a chat.