Introduction to Kiosk App

The MobiClocks Kiosk App is a kiosk software that provides an interface for employees to punch on job sites and is fully adapted for fieldwork. A device with the Kiosk App is supposed to be installed in the job site area, and employees can approach it when entering or leaving the job site to register. If face recognition is enabled, employees are asked to take photos of themselves when punching in or out, and the Kiosk App applies face recognition to identify employees.

A single Kiosk App can be configured to work within multiple geofence zones. The Kiosk App can also work offline, adapting to different job site conditions.

Proceed to the Set up Kiosk App topic to learn how to get started with the Kiosk App. Next, the Punch in and out topic is a step-by-step breakdown of the employee punch-in and punch-out flows.

Security

Since all the job site employees are supposed to have access to the Kiosk App, the core features such as punch-in or punch-out are accessible to anyone. Meanwhile, administrative functions, such as viewing the job site's employee roster, are only available to managing personnel through authentication. Learn more in Kiosk App management.

Sync and validation

Kiosk App uses a data syncing and validation system that prioritizes online validation when network connectivity is available. When an employee performs any punch action, such as punch in/out or meal start/end), the app first attempts to validate the action online with the server. The app automatically syncs punch data from the server for the selected job site, retrieving records from the start of the previous day through the current time. This syncing occurs on app launch, job site changes, when the app transitions from background to foreground after 15 minutes of inactivity, and during manual refresh actions. After syncing, the app stores the fetched punches locally and clears previously sent punches to prevent duplication. This approach ensures that each Kiosk device has access to recent punch data from all devices across the job site, enabling accurate validation even when operating in offline mode and allowing employees to seamlessly perform actions like punching in on one device and starting a meal break on another.