Tracking your work hours accurately is essential for freelancers, contractors, and anyone billing by the hour — but opening a dedicated time-tracking app every morning adds friction you don't need. A clock in clock out shortcut for iPhone timestamps your start and end times directly into a running Apple Notes log. It's the lightest possible time tracker that still gives you a complete record at the end of the week.
Tap the shortcut when you start work and it appends a 'Clock in' entry with the current time to your time log note. Tap it again at the end of the day and it logs 'Clock out' with the time and automatically calculates the hours worked for that session. At the end of the week your note contains a complete, timestamped work log.
Go to getturin.com and describe your shortcut (e.g., 'Log clock in and clock out times with hours worked to a note').
Wait a few seconds for Turin's AI to build the time tracker shortcut.
Tap the 'Install' button to add it directly to your Apple Shortcuts app.
Replaces paid time-tracking apps with a free native solution that lives entirely in Apple Notes.
Clock in and out with a single tap from your home screen or lock screen widget.
The shortcut calculates hours worked per session so you don't have to do the maths yourself.
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Just describe it in plain English and tap install. No coding, no App Store, no subscription.
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Yes. You can build and install this shortcut using Turin's free tier. No subscription, no App Store download required — just describe what you want and tap install.
This shortcut works on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac running iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 / macOS Ventura or later. Install it directly from Safari in one tap.
No. Once installed the shortcut runs entirely on-device using Apple's built-in Shortcuts app. An internet connection is only needed during the initial build and install step.
Absolutely. You can describe any changes to Turin and get a new version in seconds, or open the shortcut in the Apple Shortcuts app and edit the actions directly.