JobSnap vs Mobile-Punch: Jobsite Time Clocks Made in Quebec
JobSnap and Mobile-Punch both come from Quebec, both work in French and English, and both replace the paper timesheet with a punch on the phone. For a contractor comparing JobSnap vs Mobile-Punch, language is not the difference. Mobile-Punch is a time and payroll specialist. JobSnap puts the punch inside an app that also runs crew schedules, equipment, photos and daily reports.
Competitor information is based on publicly available material and may change. Always confirm details and current pricing on the vendor's own site. We've tried to be fair: both products below are capable tools, and the right choice depends on your business.
| JobSnap | Mobile-Punch | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing structure | $5 per active employee per month, $20 minimum. Published price, one plan, everything included. | Not published: flexible plans set up with a sales rep. An annual subscription is offered. |
| Ways to punch | On the phone, automatically on arrival at the jobsite or with one tap. Foremen can clock in a whole crew. Kiosk mode turns any phone or tablet into a shared time clock, included in the price. | On the phone, or on a tablet in kiosk mode. |
| Location | Geofence per jobsite; location starts, stops and verifies shifts during work hours. Punches outside the boundary are flagged. | Location recorded only at the moment of the punch, not continuously. Adjustable radius per site and an alert when a punch is outside the planned location. |
| Timesheets and hours | Timesheets by employee and by job, with regular and overtime hours separated. Breaks and split shifts captured; supervisor corrections are visible. | Breaks, lunches and overtime calculated by the rules you set. |
| Scheduling | Crew whiteboard, calendar, per-employee planner and time-off requests. | Shift schedules, absence handling and an electronic agenda. |
| On the jobsite | Machine hours per job, jobsite camera, daily reports, estimates and invoices. | Work orders with photos, project management, quotes and invoices. |
| Trying it | 30-day free trial, no credit card. | Free demo with a sales rep. |
Location is a real difference
The two products handle location differently, and on a Quebec construction site that can matter. Mobile-Punch records the position only at the moment of the punch. That is easy to explain to a crew, and Mobile-Punch cites a 2023 arbitration decision about the construction collective agreements on its site.
JobSnap uses location during work hours so a shift can start on its own when a worker enters the jobsite boundary and end when they leave. Nobody has to remember to punch, and workers can see their own punches in the app. It is not around the clock, but it is more than a single point at the punch. Before you choose, check your own situation with your association or a lawyer; we do not give advice on it.
Where JobSnap fits
- You want to run the job, not just the clock. Crew scheduling, equipment tracking, photos and daily reports sit on the same jobs as the hours.
- You also punch at the shop. Switch a tablet by the shop door or in the trailer into kiosk mode and the whole crew clocks in and out on it. Leaving kiosk mode takes the manager's sign-in, so nobody wanders into the rest of the app. No extra seats, no wall clock to buy.
- Your hours go to QuickBooks. Approved timesheets export for payroll, including into QuickBooks.
- You want the price before the phone call. $5 per active employee per month, $20 minimum, and you pause seasonal workers over the winter.
- You want to try it on your own. The 30-day trial starts without a credit card or a meeting.
How to decide
Both products are bilingual and both come from Quebec, so test them on your own pay week. Book the Mobile-Punch demo and bring a real week of hours. Start the JobSnap trial for 30 days, or open the live demo, and put the same week in it. Have one foreman punch with each for a full week, then compare how the timesheets come out and what each one costs for your headcount.
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$5 per employee per month, $20 minimum. Every feature included. No credit card to start.