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⏱️ #1 DEPUTY & QUICKBOOKS TIME ESCAPE SUITE • ZERO MONTHLY FEES

Stop Paying a $10/Month Head Tax on Every Hourly Worker. Own Your Time Clock on Your Office LAN.

Transform any standard iPad, Android tablet, or office PC into an instant PIN & Photo Punch Kiosk. Manage weekly shift rosters, calculate complex California daily overtime & meal deductions, split sales commissions, and print official pay stubs—with $0 monthly subscriptions forever.

0.02s LAN Response • 100% Offline
100% Anti-Buddy Photo Punch
50-State FLSA & CA Daily OT Engine
$9,021 3-Yr Net Cash Kept (25 Staff)
🛡️ Replaces QuickBooks Time ($20 + $10/user/mo) • Replaces Deputy ($4.50–$6/user/mo) • Replaces Connecteam & When I Work • 🔒 100% Private Self-Hosted Code & Open Database Ownership
BUILT FOR AMERICAN HOURLY & SHIFT WORKPLACES

Engineered to Kill Time Theft, Overtime Lawsuits & SaaS Per-Seat Head Taxes

Cloud time tracking apps punish you for hiring seasonal, part-time, or weekend staff with monthly per-seat fees. Our Office LAN software gives you complete operational control, rock-solid compliance, and lifetime zero monthly overhead.

PILLAR 1 • WALL-MOUNTED LAN KIOSK

4-Digit PIN + LAN Photo Capture: Eliminates Buddy Punching with Zero Biometric Liability

According to the American Payroll Association (APA), buddy punching affects 75% of businesses, costing up to 4.5 hours per employee per week. Mount any cheap iPad, Android tablet, or old touchscreen PC by your shop door. Employees punch with a 4-digit PIN while the front camera records an instant verification selfie—stored 100% on your private local server, completely bypassing risky biometric scanning laws (Illinois BIPA / Texas CBOPA).

Local Wi-Fi Kiosk Ledger: 0ms Cloud Latency
[07:58:12 AM] PIN: **** (David M.) • IN • Photo #P-4819 Captured (Local SSD) • Verified
[08:02:44 AM] PIN: **** (Elena R.) • IN • Photo #P-4820 Captured (Local SSD) • Verified
[12:00:15 PM] PIN: **** (Marcus J.) • LUNCH BREAK OUT • 30m Auto-Timer Active
PILLAR 2 • 50-STATE COMPLIANCE

California Daily Overtime, 12h Double-Time & Meal Break Traps

Standard payroll calculators only calculate Federal 40h/week overtime. Our engine automatically applies California/Alaska/Nevada rules: 1.5x after 8 hours/day, 2.0x after 12 hours/day, 7th consecutive workday rules, and mandatory 30-minute unpaid meal deductions before the 5th hour—shielding your business from devastating PAGA wage claims.

California 10.5-Hour Shift: $34.00/hr Base
8.0h Regular Pay: $272.00
2.0h Daily Overtime (1.5x): $102.00
0.5h Double-Time (2.0x): $34.00
PILLAR 3 • SHIFT SCHEDULER

Visual Weekly Roster with Live Labor-to-Sales Cost Ratios

Drag and drop shifts across departments and work roles. Enter your projected weekly sales budget and watch your Labor Cost Percentage calculate in real time. Built-in overtime warnings alert managers before a shift is assigned if an employee will cross into 40h weekly overtime, saving hundreds per payroll cycle.

Scheduled Labor Ratio:
24.48% (Optimal < 28%)
✓ Under Budget
PILLAR 4 • COMMISSION & PAY STUBS

Multi-Tier Sales Commissions, Tip Splits & PDF Pay Stubs

Handle complex compensation structures effortlessly: tiered sales commission brackets (e.g., 4% under $20k, 8% above $20k), spiffs, draws, and restaurant tip pooling (weighted by shift hours worked). Generates professional, compliant PDF pay stubs with year-to-date (YTD) tracking and direct CSV export for your accountant.

Commission + Wage Rollup:
Hourly Wages + $1,450 Spiff Split
1-Click PDF & CSV
HANDS-ON FUNCTIONAL PROOF • ZERO DOWNLOAD REQUIRED

Experience the Local Office LAN Workflow in Real Time

Switch between the 4 core modules below to test the kiosk PIN entry, California daily overtime calculation, drag-and-drop shift scheduler, and tiered sales commission engine.

⚡ LIVE SYSTEM SIMULATOR: SYS-05 Time Clock & Payroll Engine
Office Door Tablet View

Wall-Mounted LAN Punch Kiosk (Zero Biometric Cloud Liability)

✓ 100% Private LAN Storage • 0.02s Response • Anti-Buddy Punching
📶 Office LAN: 192.168.1.140 07:58:14 AM
Enter 4-Digit Employee PIN
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Live Local Punch Ledger (Today): 4 Active Staff Currently Clocked In
Time Employee Event LAN Photo Proof Status
07:58 AM David Miller CLOCK IN 📷 Photo #P-4819 On Shift
08:02 AM Elena Rodriguez CLOCK IN 📷 Photo #P-4820 On Shift
08:15 AM Marcus Johnson CLOCK IN 📷 Photo #P-4821 On Shift
12:00 PM Hannah Chen MEAL START 📷 Photo #P-4822 Meal Break
50-State Statutory Compliance

Federal FLSA vs. California Daily & 7th-Day Overtime Engine

Sample High-Hour Workweek: David Miller ($34.00/hr) Edit hours below to see instant overtime recalculation
MON
hrs
TUE
hrs
WED
hrs
THU
Double OT
FRI
hrs
SAT
hrs
SUN (7th)
7th Day
Total Hours
59.0h
Gross on Clock
Regular (1.0x)
40.0h
$1,360.00
Overtime (1.5x)
18.0h
$918.00
Double-Time (2.0x)
1.0h
$68.00
Gross Earnings
$2,346.00
Pay Stub Ready
Federal FLSA Standard Applied: 40.0 hours at regular rate ($34.00) + 19.0 overtime hours (1.5x = $51.00/hr) across the 7-day period.
Visual Roster Management

Weekly Shift Planner with Live Labor-to-Sales KPI Gauge

✓ Real-Time Overtime Warning Alerts Before Publishing
PROJECTED WEEKLY SALES TARGET: $25,000
Scheduled Labor:
$6,120.00
Labor Cost Ratio:
24.48%
🟢 Optimal (< 28%)
Staff & Role Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Total Hrs Est. Cost
David Miller Lead Tech ($34/hr) 8h 8h 8h 8h 8h 6h (OT) OFF 46.0h $1,666.00
Elena Rodriguez Warehouse Lead ($26.50/hr) 8h 8h 8h 8h 8h OFF OFF 40.0h $1,060.00
Marcus Johnson CDL Driver ($29.00/hr) 9h 9h 9h 9h OFF 4h OFF 40.0h $1,160.00
Hannah Chen Ops & Dispatch ($28.00/hr) 8h 8h 8h 8h 8h OFF OFF 40.0h $1,120.00
⚠️ Manager Overtime Alert: David Miller is scheduled for 46.0 hours (6.0h OT premium = +$102.00). Reassign Saturday's 6h shift to part-time staff to protect labor margin.
Variable Compensation Engine

Tiered Sales Commissions, Volume Spiffs & Restaurant Tip Splits

Sales Rep Monthly Volume Input:
Tiered Commission Calculation:
Base Pay: $1,200.00
Tier 1: 4.0% on First $20,000: $800.00
Tier 2: 8.0% on Excess ($18,500): $1,480.00
President's Club Volume Spiff: +$250.00
TOTAL GROSS PAYCHECK: $3,730.00
REAL-WORLD TCO ECONOMICS

How Much Cash Are You Burning on Per-Seat SaaS Head Taxes?

Cloud time tracking companies charge you for every single staff member every 30 days. See how much net cash stays in your business over 3 years:

NUMBER OF HOURLY & SHIFT EMPLOYEES: 25 Employees
5 Staff (Micro Team) 25 Staff (Growing Crew) 50 Staff (Mid-Sized) 80 Staff (Enterprise)
Cost Element QuickBooks Time ($20 + $10/user) Deputy ($5.00/user/mo) SuiteCrate Pro LAN (SYS-05)
Year 1 Software Cost: $3,240.00 $1,500.00 $1,699.00 (One-Time)
Year 2 Software Cost: $3,240.00 $1,500.00 $0.00
Year 3 Software Cost: $3,240.00 $1,500.00 $0.00
3-Year Total Cash Outflow: $9,720.00 $4,500.00 $1,699.00
Net Cash Saved in Your Bank: Lost forever to cloud subscription overhead +$8,021.00 SAVED
SIMPLE, HONEST, ONE-TIME PRICING

Own Your Software Outright. Zero User Fees.

Every edition includes perpetual local use, zero per-employee charges, and full control over your payroll database.

Small Shop • Single PC

Basic Edition

Ideal for small retail shops or offices with up to 15 employees running on a single manager PC or front-desk workstation.

$799 $1,399 Save $600 One-Time Payment • $0/Mo Forever
  • ✓ Single Office PC Time Clock Station
  • ✓ Up to 15 Active Employees
  • ✓ Federal FLSA Overtime (40h/week)
  • ✓ Automatic 30-min Meal Break Deduction
  • ✓ Weekly Time Card & Pay Stub PDF Generator
  • ✓ 1-Year Critical Bug-Fix Warranty
Variable Pay • Full Source Code

Enterprise + Commission

Built for sales organizations, restaurant groups, and multi-location businesses requiring complex commission tiers and tip pooling.

$2,999 $4,999 Save $2,000 One-Time Payment • $0/Mo Forever
  • ✓ Everything in Pro LAN, PLUS:
  • ✓ Multi-Tier Sales Commissions, Spiffs & Draws
  • ✓ Restaurant & Salon Tip Pooling (Hours-Weighted)
  • ✓ Multi-Location & Department Labor Allocation
  • ✓ Custom Branded PDF Pay Stubs with Company Logo
  • ✓ Dedicated Setup Review by Lead Systems Engineer
  • ✓ 100% Private Self-Hosted Code & Open Database Ownership

Optional Done-For-You Services (Separated & 100% Transparent):

📦 White-Glove Roster & Employee Data Migration ($199) We migrate your staff roster, hourly rates, PTO balances, and historical pay structures from Deputy, QuickBooks Time, or Excel files.
🛡️ Optional Care & Updates ($149/yr) 100% voluntary. Receive statutory state tax & overtime formula updates, new tablet kiosk builds, and priority support. Cancel anytime.
RISK-FREE 24-HOUR EVALUATION

Ready to Stop Paying Rent on Your Time Clock?

We will set up a private, playable Live Demo link pre-configured with sample employee shifts, punch records, and California overtime calculations. Punch on the kiosk, test the schedule builder, and verify the pay stubs with your managers.

🔒 Zero obligation. We never spam. Private interactive demo deployed in < 24 hours.
COMMON QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How does the iPad time clock connect if there is no cloud subscription? ▼
The system runs on a central PC, Mac Mini, or local office server connected to your building's Wi-Fi router. Any iPad, Android tablet, or workstation opens the time clock in Safari or Chrome via your local network address (e.g. http://192.168.1.140:8080/kiosk). You can add it to the iPad home screen as a full-screen kiosk app in 10 seconds.
2. What happens if our office internet goes down? ▼
Nothing breaks! Because all punch logs, employee records, and shift schedules reside inside your local office network, employees can clock in, clock out, and take meal breaks with 0ms latency even during total Comcast or AT&T fiber outages. Cloud tools like QuickBooks Time or Deputy completely freeze when internet drops.
3. Is the photo capture compliant with Illinois BIPA and privacy laws? ▼
Yes. BIPA (Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act) and Texas CBOPA heavily regulate the scanning of facial geometry vectors (mathematical biometric templates) uploaded to commercial vendor clouds. Our system simply takes a standard photographic snapshot upon PIN entry and stores it inside your private office firewall. No biometric facial recognition vectors are computed or shared with third parties.
4. How does the software handle California daily overtime and meal penalties? ▼
With 1 click you can toggle the California statutory overtime engine. It splits daily hours automatically: the first 8.0 hours are regular pay, hours 8.0 through 12.0 are paid at 1.5x overtime, and hours exceeding 12.0 are paid at 2.0x double time. On the 7th consecutive workday of a workweek, the first 8 hours are 1.5x and subsequent hours are 2.0x. It also enforces 30-minute unpaid meal breaks before the end of the 5th hour.
5. Can we export approved hours to our payroll provider (QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP)? ▼
Absolutely. At the end of each weekly or bi-weekly pay period, managers approve timesheets with 1 click. You can export directly into formatted CSV files mapped specifically for QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online, Gusto, ADP Run, Paychex, or standard Excel payroll templates.
6. Can an employee clock in from their personal phone outside the building? ▼
By default, NO. The system is designed to run on your local office Wi-Fi, preventing employees from clocking in from their couch at home. For field service technicians or drivers on the road, our optional VPN / secure tunnel package allows remote mobile clock-ins with GPS coordinates if authorized by management.
7. What hardware do we need to run this? ▼
You do not need any special proprietary hardware. Any standard Windows PC, Mac Mini, or Linux box on your local network acts as the server. For the clock station, any iPad (even an older 6th/7th gen), Android tablet ($80 Amazon Fire / Samsung Tab A), or touchscreen PC works instantly.
8. What does "100% Private Self-Hosted Code & Open Database Ownership" mean? ▼
It means you own the software application deployed on your local hardware forever. All punch logs, employee wage rates, shift templates, and pay stubs are stored in an open, unencrypted SQLite or MySQL database that you control 100%. No SaaS vendor can lock you out, increase your rates, or hold your employee payroll history hostage.
🔗 Zero-Copy Workflow Chaining Pipe Your Current Batch Table Directly Into the Next Operational Tool:
100% Browser-to-Browser Memory Transfer (SessionStorage)