Your team punches in or clocks in. You see it instantly on your mobile app or on the cloud dashboard. Payroll runs on time. timely.bio is an AI-powered cloud attendance system that connects face recognition biometric devices, a GPS-verified mobile app, and a central cloud dashboard into one place — zero IT infrastructure, zero manual reconciliation.
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The real cost of manual attendance tracking
Most organisations cobble together attendance from disconnected tools — a fingerprint scanner at the door, a paper register for field staff, an Excel sheet for shift calculations, and an email chain for leave approvals. Every handoff introduces errors that compound across every pay cycle.
Guards punch in for absent colleagues because traditional card-based devices verify access but never confirm the right person is standing there. Field employees self-report hours with no location verification. HR teams spend the first week of every month reconciling records from multiple branches before payroll can run.
The cost isn’t just administrative time. Inaccurate attendance data flows into incorrect salary calculations, compliance exposure under labour regulations, and workforce decisions built on unreliable numbers. Every new branch adds another data silo — the problem scales linearly.
What modern HR needs is one cloud platform that captures attendance from every source — biometric devices, mobile apps, GPS check-ins — validates identity with AI, and delivers payroll-ready data without a single manual step.
“Companies using cloud-based attendance systems reduce payroll processing errors by up to 70% and save an average of 4 hours per HR staff member per week.”
— Workforce Management Industry Report
Built for every role in the workforce chain
Attendance flows automatically from face recognition biometric devices and mobile check-ins into processed timesheets — overtime, late marks, and leave adjustments already calculated. Download Excel or PDF and upload directly to payroll. No reconciliation. No month-end fire drills.
No IT team? No problem. timely.bio runs itself. No servers, no software installation, no dedicated admin. Start tracking attendance from day one — add biometric devices as you grow.
See who's present, absent, late, or on leave across every branch — in real time, from one dashboard. Each branch runs its own shift schedules and holiday calendars while rolling up into one unified reporting view.
REST APIs for bi-directional data exchange. CSV and XLS export for payroll upload. Full biometric device management from the cloud — your team never needs to visit a device to update firmware, enrol users, or pull logs. It syncs automatically.
Your employees work at client sites and construction zones where no biometric device can be installed. The mobile app uses AI face recognition with GPS geofencing — verifying both identity and location before recording the punch. No hardware needed at the site.
What’s inside timely.bio
Sub-second face identification on both dedicated biometric hardware and the employee mobile app. Over 99.5% recognition accuracy. Liveness detection blocks spoofing via photographs, videos, and printed masks — so only the enrolled employee registers a valid punch.
Define a virtual boundary around each work site. Employees mark attendance via mobile, and the system verifies their GPS coordinates fall within the approved zone before recording the punch. Punches outside the geofence are flagged automatically. No hardware required at the site.
Every punch — biometric terminal, mobile app, or GPS check-in — syncs to the cloud dashboard instantly. HR sees a live view of who's in, late, absent, or on leave across all locations. No end-of-day batch upload. No manual data pull from devices.
Configure unlimited shift patterns — fixed, rotating, split, night, or flexible. timely.bio maps every punch against the assigned shift and calculates regular hours, overtime, late arrivals, and early departures. Overtime rules are configurable per shift and per location — no manual formulas.
Employees apply for leave from the mobile app. Managers approve or reject with one tap. timely.bio tracks leave balances by type — casual, sick, earned, comp-off — auto-deducts approved leave from the attendance record, and carries forward or resets balances at configurable cycle dates.
At period end, timely.bio compiles total hours, overtime, leave deductions, and late-mark penalties into Excel or PDF reports. These map directly to your payroll software's import format. Scheduled exports deliver automatically — no manual month-end reconciliation.
Manage every biometric terminal from the cloud — enrol users using just a photograph. No on-site IT visits required. Device health alerts notify administrators when a terminal goes offline or encounters errors.
The liveness-detection engine analyses micro-movements, texture patterns, and depth cues during every face scan — on devices and the mobile app. Photos, printed masks, and video replays are blocked at the biometric level. Buddy-punching becomes physically impossible.
Some employees punch in on a wall-mounted terminal, others check in via the mobile app — both streams merge into one unified attendance record per employee. Deploy hardware at factory gates and office lobbies; use mobile at client sites, remote locations, and home offices.
Manage attendance, shifts, holiday calendars, and policies across unlimited branches from one admin console. Drill-down reporting moves from portfolio-level summaries to individual employee records in two clicks. Every location rolls up into one unified view.
Compatible devices
See how timely.bio turns biometric punches, mobile check-ins, and GPS data into
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Five steps from setup to payroll
Sign in to the timely.bio admin portal and configure your organisation — add branches, departments, teams, shifts, and holiday calendars. Bulk-import employee data from an Excel file. Define attendance policies including grace periods, overtime rules, and leave types. No server provisioning. No software installation. The entire setup runs in the cloud.
Install timely.bio-compatible biometric terminals at office and factory entry points. Devices auto-register with the cloud once connected to your network. For field teams or locations without hardware, enable the mobile app with GPS geofencing. Employees download the app, enrol their face with a selfie, and start marking attendance immediately — no IT setup required.
Employees authenticate on the biometric device (face scan) or open the mobile app and verify with an AI face scan inside the geofenced zone. Every attendance event — timestamp, identity, location, and device type — syncs to the cloud in real time. Offline punches cache locally and upload automatically when connectivity resumes. Zero data loss.
timely.bio maps every punch against the employee's assigned shift and attendance policy. It calculates present/absent status, hours worked, overtime, late arrivals, early departures, and leave deductions — automatically. Managers handle exceptions (missed punches, regularisation requests, manual overrides) through a streamlined approval workflow on the dashboard.
At the end of each pay period, HR downloads processed timesheets in Excel or PDF — or configures scheduled auto-delivery. Reports include summary and detailed views by employee, department, branch, or shift. Custom templates map directly to your payroll software's import format, eliminating reconciliation entirely. Historical data stays in the cloud for audit and trend analysis.
Industry applications
No servers. No IT team. No upfront capex. Start with mobile-only attendance and add biometric devices as your office grows.
Three-shift workforces with rigid clock-in requirements and statutory overtime rules. Biometric terminals at factory gates capture every punch. Compliance reports satisfy labour-inspector requirements — no manual log preparation.
Remote device management lets a central admin enrol employees, push updates, and pull reports from every store's terminal — all from the cloud. Branch-level holiday calendars ensure regional holidays are reflected correctly across every location.
Rotating nursing rosters, fixed administrative shifts, and on-call doctor schedules — all in one system. Touchless face recognition at ward entries supports infection-control protocols without slowing down staff movement.
GPS-verified mobile attendance confirms employees are physically at the assigned site before recording the punch. Project managers get real-time headcounts by site, and timesheet data feeds directly into project-cost accounting.
Biometric terminals at campus entry points and the mobile app for off-campus faculty capture attendance across all staff categories. Department-level reports show teaching-hour fulfilment against academic calendars. Leave workflows automate casual and earned leave tracking.
Warehouse teams clock in on biometric devices at hub entry points. Drivers and delivery personnel mark attendance via mobile at route start — verified by GPS. One dashboard for attendance and shift compliance across the entire logistics network.
Fortuna-built hardware, cloud-managed by timely.bio
Best for: Offices, commercial spaces, and factory entry points requiring both attendance tracking and door-access control.
Dual-mode biometric for mixed workforces
Supports both AI face recognition and optical fingerprint scanning. Designed for environments where some employees prefer fingerprint and others use face recognition. Large user database. Real-time cloud sync with timely.bio. TCP/IP and Wi-Fi connectivity.
Best for: Manufacturing plants, warehouses, and multi-shift operations with large and varied workforces.
A virtual biometric device for any location
Employees enrol with a selfie, mark attendance with an AI face scan, and the app verifies identity and GPS location before recording the punch. Built-in liveness detection. Self-service access to attendance history, leave balances, shift schedules, and timesheets. iOS and Android.
Best for: Field teams, remote workers, home offices, and any location without biometric hardware.
Got questions? We’ve got answers
A cloud-based attendance management system captures employee clock-in and clock-out data from biometric devices and mobile apps, syncs it to a central cloud server in real time, and processes it into actionable reports — shift hours, overtime, leave deductions, and payroll-ready timesheets. timely.bio eliminates on-premise servers, manual data pulls, and spreadsheet reconciliation entirely.
timely.bio’s AI engine verifies both identity and liveness during every attendance scan. It matches the person’s face against their enrolled profile and simultaneously analyses micro-movements and depth cues to confirm a live individual is present — blocking spoofing attempts using photographs, videos, or printed masks. Only the enrolled employee can register a valid punch.
Yes. The timely.bio mobile app (iOS and Android) lets employees mark attendance using AI face recognition from their smartphone. The app verifies identity with a face scan and confirms location via GPS geofencing — ensuring the employee is physically within the approved work site. Ideal for field teams, remote workers, and locations without biometric hardware.
Yes. Biometric devices cache all attendance punches locally when connectivity drops. As soon as the network resumes, data syncs to the cloud automatically with original timestamps preserved. The mobile app similarly stores punches locally and uploads them when the device reconnects. No attendance data is ever lost due to internet outages.
Administrators define a virtual boundary (geofence) around each work site in the timely.bio dashboard. When a field employee opens the mobile app and marks attendance, the system checks that their GPS coordinates fall within the defined geofence. Punches outside the approved zone are flagged or rejected based on the configured policy — giving managers confidence that field hours are location-verified.
Yes. The centralised multi-location dashboard lets administrators manage attendance, shifts, holiday calendars, and policies across unlimited branches. Each location operates independently with its own shift patterns and regional holidays, while the dashboard consolidates data for organisation-wide reporting. Drill-down views move from portfolio-level summaries to individual employee records in two clicks.
timely.bio supports unlimited shift types — fixed, rotating, split, night, and flexible. Each shift includes configurable rules for grace periods, overtime thresholds, and multiplier rates. The system maps every punch against the assigned shift, calculates regular hours and overtime, and flags late arrivals and early departures — without manual formulas or spreadsheet processing.
Yes. timely.bio generates processed timesheets in XLS and CSV formats that map directly to standard payroll software import templates. Reports include total hours, overtime, leave deductions, and late-mark penalties. Scheduled exports can be configured for automatic delivery at the end of each pay period, eliminating manual month-end reconciliation.
All timely.bio-compatible biometric devices are managed from the cloud dashboard. Administrators can enrol new users, push firmware updates, adjust recognition settings, restart devices, and monitor device health — all without visiting the device physically. This is critical for organisations with devices across many branches where on-site IT visits are costly and slow.
timely.bio supports Fortuna biometric terminals including the TF43 (AI face recognition with access control), VF200 (AI face and fingerprint dual mode), and compact fingerprint-only devices. All devices connect via TCP/IP or Wi-Fi and auto-sync attendance data to the cloud. The timely.bio mobile app also functions as a virtual biometric device for locations without hardware.
timely.bio uses encrypted data transmission (TLS), encrypted storage for biometric templates, and role-based access controls so only authorised administrators can view or export sensitive data. The platform runs on enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with redundancy and regular backups. Custom admin permissions let organisations restrict data access by role, department, or location.
Get your attendance plan
Whether you manage a 10-person startup or a 200-employee SME across multiple cities, timely.bio delivers the biometric accuracy, real-time visibility, and automated reporting your HR team needs to run payroll on time, every time.
Speak with an attendance specialist to get a solution scoped to your workforce size, location count, and existing systems.
