Log work hours automatically when you arrive or leave a location

Detects when you arrive at or leave work and logs the check-in or check-out time to a spreadsheet automatically.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

flowchart TD trig>"arrive or leave location"]:::trig s0["send event to automation"]:::svc s1["record check-in time"]:::task s2[("add entry to sheet")]:::store trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 s1 --> s2 out[/"accurate timesheet entry logged"/]:::out pay{{"no more forgotten clock-ins"}}:::pay s2 --> out out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
Starts itA stepAn outside serviceA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Spreadsheet & Database OpsAPI & Webhook IntegrationFile & Cloud Storage
Connects
Google SheetsGoogle Drive
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The problem it solves

You forget to clock in or out half the time, then have to reconstruct your hours from memory at the end of the week. Manual timesheets are tedious and often wrong.

Who it fits

Freelancers, contractors, or small teams who need simple, hands-off time tracking.

How it works

  1. Entering or leaving a set location triggers a shortcut on your phone
  2. Shortcut sends the check-in or check-out event to the automation
  3. Time and event type are recorded
  4. Entry added automatically to a Google Sheet
What you get

Check-ins logged without reaching for a spreadsheet

Your arrival and departure times get logged to a spreadsheet automatically based on your location.

What you get

An accurate, automatically updated timesheet in Google Sheets.

What you need

A Google account with Sheets and Drive, and a phone that can trigger location-based shortcuts.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

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