Retail time and attendance software for store chains.
Every store and every shift in one view.
Face check-in on a tablet in each back office, with verified hours for every store flowing into one dashboard and out to payroll.
30-day free trial on paid plans · NIST-ranked algorithms
Time and attendance software for retail and hourly workforces.
Openings checked from head office
Head office sees who has checked in at each store, so a short-staffed opening shows up before the doors open.
Verify which branch they started at →A geofence per store
From Standard, each store gets its own geofence, so a check-in only counts at the store it was made for.
Payroll across stores
Hours are reported per store and per person and export as CSV or Excel, and staff can check their own hours in the user portal.
Badges still work
On Standard and Premium, the RFID or barcode badges you already issue work on the same tablet, on their own or alongside face.
Related problems we solve: Attendance without cards or fobs → · Stop buddy punching →/p>
Every branch on one dashboard, high turnover handled.
Retail hours are spread across part-timers on short shifts and temps at peak, and the shifts nobody supervises are where hours go missing or get padded.
| In the store | How NCheck handles it |
|---|---|
| Opening alone | The keyholder checks in by face at 6am with no manager watching. On Standard and Premium, liveness detection stops a photo being held up to the tablet. |
| Late starts and overtime | Each check-in is matched to the rota, so late starts and overtime show up store by store. From Standard, reports also compare the breaks staff were due with the breaks they took. |
| Covering another store | Staff check in at whichever store they're working that day, and the hours land against that store. |
| Forgotten clock-outs | On Standard and Premium, auto-checkout settings cover the shift where someone forgot to clock out. |
| Peak season | A temp is enrolled with a photo on the store tablet on their first shift. On Premium, deduplication catches anyone enrolled twice across stores. |
In the six weeks before Christmas, a 20-store chain takes on 120 temps. Each one is enrolled at their own store on day one, and January's pay run uses the same verified hours as the rest of the year.
Biometric time and attendance systems for retail chains.
Each store needs one tablet in the back office running the NCheck Admin app. Station mode locks it to the check-in screen so it can't be used for anything else, and a store can be live in an afternoon, with staff enrolled in seconds each.
“Before, traditional time & attendance meant a lot of work to synchronise reports. With NCheck we do it with just a few clicks.”
Simple pricing, per employee.
Free for up to 5 employees. Paid plans are billed per employee, per month — yearly billing saves 20%.
Free
Forever, up to 5 employees. Face check-in, GPS, timesheets & reports.
Standard
+ Fingerprint, unlimited employees, RFID & barcode, access control, on-premises option.
Premium
+ Iris, visitor queue & visit notes, custom feature extensions.
| What a 20-store chain pays on Standard | Cost |
|---|---|
| 240 employees, billed monthly | €360 a month |
| 240 employees, billed yearly | €288 a month (€1.20 per employee) |
| Admin app on one tablet per store | €1,900 once (20 × €95) |
| Attend app for staff phones | Free |
Prices exclude local taxes.
Retail time and attendance questions.
What is retail time and attendance software?
It records when store staff start and finish each shift, checks those times against the rota, and turns them into hours for payroll. Biometric systems add proof that each check-in was made by the person on the rota, which matters when part-time staff and temps change from week to week.
What should retail time and attendance software do?
Look for check-ins that can't be made on someone else's behalf, a geofence per store, break and overtime rules applied automatically, and a clean export to payroll. Check how biometric data is stored as well, because your legal team will ask.
Does NCheck connect to our payroll?
Yes. The Total Work Hours report exports each employee's hours as CSV or Excel, which most payroll systems can import. For automated transfers, the REST API lets your own systems pull hours directly.
Is biometric attendance legal for retail chains?
It can be, if you meet the rules where your stores are. In the UK and EU, GDPR treats staff biometrics as special-category data, so consent and a real alternative are expected; our GDPR guide covers the detail. In the US, Illinois, Texas and Washington require notice and consent before enrolment, and Illinois BIPA also requires written consent and a published retention policy; see our guide to US state biometric laws. Staff who decline biometrics can use an RFID card or barcode on Standard and Premium. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
How do we roll NCheck out across a large chain?
You can trial it in a few stores first, using the 30-day free trial on paid plans. On Standard and Premium, staff lists and rotas can then be imported in bulk, and chains with 500 or more employees move to a Custom plan with volume pricing and support for large device fleets.
Bring verified attendance
to your retail team.
Free for up to 5 employees. 30-day free trial on every paid plan. Our compliance guides by region cover consent and data rules for biometric attendance.