Time tracking forBakeryCaféSalonPracticeShopWorkshopand every small business
Clock in.Break.Clock out.
The digital time clock for small businesses. Your team clocks in with a personal PIN on a shared tablet or smartphone – with the ZEITTEL app from the store or in the browser. You have working hours, breaks, leave and overtime in one place.
10 € per month5 employees included, plus VAT
No payment details, cancel monthly.
Servers in GermanyDPA includedGerman lawNo movement profile
This is the time clock on site.
This is how a shift starts
For your team
One device on site. For everyone.
The time clock stays on site: a tablet or smartphone with the ZEITTEL app at the counter, the reception desk, the bakehouse. One shared device for everyone, no personal phone needed.
The shared time clock, here as the web time clock in the browser on a tablet.
The owner view in the browser, with demo data.
For you
You see everything in one place.
No paper slips, no spreadsheet formulas. Zeittel calculates target and actual hours for each person.
- Overtime accountPlus and minus hours per employee, visible at once.
- Leave and sicknessRecord it and keep remaining leave in view. Public holidays of your state are included.
- Export for payrollMonthly and yearly overview as PDF or CSV, also in a DATEV-style format.
Zeittel records and checks working time. Payroll stays with your payroll office or tax adviser – using the export from Zeittel.
Optional: employee access
Everyone sees their own hours.
Employees with their own access see their times, their time account and their remaining leave themselves – in the ZEITTEL app on their own phone or in the browser. Clocking still happens at the shared time clock on site.
- Fewer questions“How much overtime do I have?” answers itself.
- Corrections traceableEvery change with a reason, logged permanently.
- OptionalYou decide per employee who gets a login. Without one, they simply clock in with their PIN.
The personal overview in the browser, here on a phone.
The legal duty
Recording working time is mandatory. With Zeittel it takes minimal effort.
On 13 September 2022 the Federal Labour Court ruled (1 ABR 22/21): every employer must have a system that records the start and end of daily working time (section 3(2) no. 1 ArbSchG).
For mini-jobbers and sectors such as hospitality, construction, cleaning or hairdressing and cosmetics, the Minimum Wage Act (section 17 MiLoG) requires: record start, end and duration within seven calendar days and keep the records for at least two years.
That is the maximum fine if these Minimum Wage Act records are missing, wrong or late (section 21 MiLoG). Checks are carried out by customs.
With Zeittel the record is created when people clock in: start, end, breaks and duration per employee, traceable and exportable at any time.
General information, not legal advice. Sources: BAG 1 ABR 22/21, sections 17 and 21 MiLoG, section 2a SchwarzArbG. As of October 2026.
Ready in three steps
Sign up today. Tomorrow your team clocks in.
Nothing to buy, no payment details. Here is how it works:
1Create an account
Enter your email address and a password, click the confirmation link.
2Set up your business
Guided setup in a few minutes: your name, your business, your state, three questions about how you work, your team with weekly hours and leave. Everything can be changed later.
3Set up the time clock
Load the ZEITTEL app onto the tablet or smartphone on site and sign in – that's your time clock. Everyone sets their own PIN the first time they clock in.
The 2 free months start as soon as your business is set up. No payment details.
No store access on the device? Then create a web time clock in the dashboard and open the link in the browser – on a PC and on very old devices too.
Pricing
One price, everything included.
No package comparison, no extra fees for time clocks or locations.
Zeittel Basic
Each additional employee 2 € per month. All prices net, plus VAT.
Register by 31 December 2026: 5 employees stay included permanently as long as your contract runs without interruption.
- Time clock as an app or in the browser
- Vacation, sick leave and time off in lieu
- Overtime account
- Export as PDF and CSV, DATEV-style
- Multiple work locations
What does it cost for your business?
Move the slider to your team size.
Up to 5 employees everything is in the base price.
- Net, plus VAT
- Cancel monthly
- Active employee accounts on the first of the month are counted
The fine print
- Early-bird price: 5 employees permanently included if you submit your sign-up by 31 Dec 2026 and finish it within 7 days. Applies as long as the contract runs without interruption. Regular: €10 base fee + €2 per employee.
- We count active employee accounts on the first of the month. Deactivated employees don't count, their data is kept.
- The 2 free months start when you finish signing up. After that, Zeittel continues automatically as a paid plan; you can cancel monthly.
- For businesses only. Our terms apply.
Coming soon as add-on modules: shift planning and automatic clock-in via geofencing.
Another question about the price?
Location
Location? Only if you want it. Movement profile? Never.
Zeittel never builds a movement profile: no routes, no background location, no location history – in any mode.
- StandardClocking in with a PIN at the time clock
Nobody is located. The time clock stays on site; the employees’ phones play no part.
- OptionalLocation when clocking in on their own phone
If an employee clocks in with the ZEITTEL app on their phone, the location of that moment is stored when clocking in and out – only those two moments, not during breaks, not in the background. Switched on by the business; the employee grants location access on the phone themselves.
- Coming soonAutomatic clock-in via geofencing
The phone recognises the workplace and clocks in and out by itself when entering and leaving the site. Voluntary per employee, only those two moments – no history in between.
On the safe side
From Berlin. Data in Germany. Contract under German law.
Choosing Zeittel means clear terms: a provider in Germany, servers in Germany, contracts under German law – and everything that matters about data protection openly available to read.
- Provider from BerlinAmtro UG (haftungsbeschränkt), based in Berlin, reachable by email and phone. All in the legal notice.
- Servers in GermanyTime data is stored with Hetzner in the Nuremberg data centre; encrypted backups stay in the EU.
- Contract under German lawTerms under the law of the Federal Republic of Germany, place of jurisdiction Berlin. No foreign legal system.
- DPA included and publicThe data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is part of registration and is openly available on our site – no request needed.
- Sub-processors listed openlyEvery service provider is named with location and purpose in the DPA or the privacy policy. Push notifications and app updates go through Apple, Google and Expo (USA) – that is stated there too.
- No ads, no trackingNo tracking cookies, no third-party analytics, no advertising – and never a movement profile of your employees.
As a processor, Zeittel fulfils its obligations under the GDPR; you remain responsible for the use in your business. Read more: Data processing agreement · Privacy policy
FAQ
Do I need special hardware?
No. A tablet or smartphone you already own, with the ZEITTEL app, is the shared time clock. If the device has no access to the App Store or Google Play – a PC or a very old tablet, say – you use the web time clock in the browser; current browsers are Chrome, Edge and Firefox from version 111 and Safari from iOS/iPadOS 16.4. There is nothing to buy.
Is Zeittel available as an app?
Yes. The ZEITTEL app is available for iPhone, iPad and Android: as the time clock on the shared tablet or smartphone on site, and optionally for employees on their own phone. You can find it on the App Store and Google Play. Without store access you use the web time clock in the browser.
Which device works best as the time clock?
A tablet with the ZEITTEL app in a fixed spot, such as at the counter or the reception desk, is the most practical. A retired smartphone in a holder works just as well. A PC in the office uses the web time clock in the browser. You do not have to buy anything to start.
Do my employees need their own phone?
No. Clocking happens at the shared time clock on site, with a personal PIN. Anyone who likes can also use the ZEITTEL app on their own phone, for example to see their own times.
What does Zeittel cost?
With the early-bird price €10 a month for up to 5 employees, each additional one €2 (all prices plus VAT). The first 2 months are free, no payment details.
Where is my data stored?
On servers of Hetzner Online GmbH in the Nuremberg data centre, with encrypted backups also at Hetzner in the EU. The data processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR is included and publicly available; the sub-processors are listed openly in it. Only push notifications and app updates go through Apple, Google or the Expo service (USA); time records and locations are never sent to Expo.
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