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Time tracking for mobile service businesses

Pest control, lawn care, mobile detailing, HVAC routes — small teams, van-based, owner-operated. ShiftDeck stays out of the way.

14-day free trialNo credit card needed5-minute setupWorks with your existing payroll
mobile service team using ShiftDeck on the job

Pain points every mobile service owner knows

These aren't hypothetical — they're the exact headaches that eat your Friday afternoons and make payroll week miserable.

  • You're the owner, the dispatcher, and the closer — software that needs admin attention is software you'll quit using.
  • Payroll prep should be a 30-minute Friday ritual, not a Saturday afternoon.
  • When a worker disputes hours, you need an answer in your phone, not buried in a spreadsheet.
  • You don't need enterprise features — you need clock-in, schedule, and payroll export that just work.

Features that fix it — mapped to your workflow

Every bullet below links to a feature page with full details, screenshots, and FAQ. Nothing vaporware — it's either live or on the 90-day roadmap.

Five-second clock-in

Workers tap one button. No menus, no codes, no training. The simpler the app, the more they actually use it.

Worker self-service

Crew sees their own hours and upcoming shifts in the app — fewer 'how many hours did I get?' texts.

One-click payroll

Approved hours export to Gusto, ADP, Paychex, QuickBooks, or Patriot — pick once, never reconfigure.

OT alerts

See overtime risk on Wednesday, not Friday. Adjust the schedule before it costs you.

Monday-to-Friday in ShiftDeck

Here's what a typical week looks like for a mobile service shop running ShiftDeck. No theory — just the steps.

  1. Invite your team — five minutes, no IT, just emails or PINs.
  2. Set one or two service areas (your shop, your common service zone) so geofenced clock-in works.
  3. Workers clock in at the start of their day on their phone; you see the live board on yours.
  4. Friday morning: review the week, approve, export to payroll. 30 minutes total.
  5. Pay the team Friday afternoon. Done.

Mobile service FAQ

Yes. Start a free trial — 14 days, no card, full access. We don't believe in hiding pricing or pulling the rug after a 7-day teaser.

Run your mobile service team on ShiftDeck

GPS-verified clock-ins, drag-and-drop scheduling, one-click payroll export — built for owner-operators, not enterprise procurement.

$69/mo · $690/yr (save ~17 %) · $499 Founders Lifetime (100 spots)