Built by a real operator

We pay the higher of hourly OR commission.

The only payroll app that runs both calculations every week and pays whichever is bigger. Plus GPS clock-in, custom pre-trip inspections, tips & bonuses, signed PDF paystubs, and a W-2/1099 tax toggle — all for less than a tank of gas a month.

Hear the 90-second tour

Click play. Page scrolls itself. Voiceover runs in-browser — no signups, no installs.

7-day free trial · Starter from $39.99/mo · Cancel anytime before day 8

★ The headline feature — only here

We pay the higher of hourly OR commission.

Every week, every employee, the app runs both calculations and pays whichever is bigger. Your hustlers get rewarded for big production weeks. Your slow weeks still cover their guaranteed hourly. Nobody else in payroll does this — we built it because it's the only fair way to pay a crew.

  • Both buckets calculated in parallel — hourly with overtime, AND commission against invoices
  • App auto-picks the higher one as the paid amount; a 'pay bucket winner' tag tells you which won
  • Per-employee commission % — your A-players can be on 25%, juniors on 15%, configurable per worker
  • Manual override is one click if you want to pay something custom
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Weekly Payroll · Mike Reynolds

Higher of the two wins.

Commission wins

If we paid Hourly

40.00h × $20.00

$800.00

(baseline guarantee)

Higher

If we paid Commission

$5,000 invoices × 20%

$1,000.00

(production reward)

This week Mike earns

$1,000.00

Production reward over hourly — automatic, every week.

Today at a glance

Every crew. Live. One screen.

Who's working, who's on lunch, who hasn't started yet, who's missing a clock-out. Auto-refreshes every 30 seconds. Pull up your phone between sites and you're caught up in 10 seconds.

  • Status cards: Working / Lunch / Clocked Out / Missed / Awaiting Signature
  • Live punch list — click any row to inspect or edit
  • Recent submissions stream — approve from the same screen
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Admin

Today's Activity

Auto-refreshes every 30s

Working

3

On Lunch

1

Clocked Out

1

Missed

0

Today's Punches

5 employees

Mike Reynolds
Working7:42 AM
Tom Sanchez
On Lunch7:55 AM
Chris Walker
Working8:01 AM

Step 1 — Clock In

One tap. GPS-verified. From the truck.

Your crew clocks in on their phone the moment they hit the job. Coordinates captured. 'I forgot to clock in' stops being a story.

  • Mobile-first — designed for thumbs in work gloves
  • GPS coordinates per punch (clickable map view in admin)
  • Auto-detects missed clock-outs and emails the employee
  • Admin can edit any punch inline with audit trail
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Production Pay Tracker

Mike Reynolds

Clocked In

02:47:13

38.9072° · 77.0369°

Smith Driveway · Verified

Step 2 — Log the Work

Every job. Every photo. Every invoice.

Categorized job entries capture exactly what makes you money — customer, invoice, commission %, photos. Math runs against your company's pay rules.

  • Photo uploads per job (admin-controlled toggle)
  • Commission calculated against allowable deductions
  • Custom job-entry fields — checklists, dropdowns, yes/no
  • Multiple jobs per day, per employee, fully tracked
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Employee

Today's Jobs

Smith Driveway

Done

Invoice

$450

Commission

20%

Photos

3

Henderson Roof

In Progress

Invoice

$680

Commission

20%

Photos

2

Patel Sidewalk

Pending

Invoice

$220

Commission

25%

Photos

0

Step 3 — Daily Approval

Sign. Submit. Approve. Done.

End of every day, employees sign and submit. You see hours, jobs, signatures and totals on one screen. Approve with a tap — or send it back with notes.

  • Employee signature on every daily submission
  • Approval locking — employees can't edit a locked pay period
  • Auto email reminders for crews who forget to finalize
  • Inline admin edits with full audit log of every change
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Admin

Daily Submissions

Date / EmployeeHoursGrossStatus

Mike Reynolds

Mon, Jun 1

8.25h$1,820APPROVED

Tom Sanchez

Mon, Jun 1

7.50h$1,140PENDING

Chris Walker

Mon, Jun 1

8.00h$1,620APPROVED

Tyler Brooks

Mon, Jun 1

6.25h$0DRAFT

Tips & Bonuses

Pre-tax. Recomputes itself.

Cash tip from a happy customer? Perfect-week bonus? Type the dollar amount. Tips and bonuses fold into gross BEFORE tax withholdings, so federal, state, local and FICA all recompute against the new gross automatically.

  • Tips & bonuses with optional notes per line item
  • Federal, state, local, FICA recompute against the new gross
  • Manual override toggle to keep your own tax math
  • Shows as named line items on the PDF paystub
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Edit Paystub

Mike Reynolds · Week of Jun 1

Gross $1,000.00 (base $800 + tips/bonus $200)

Net $773.50

Earnings Additions (pre-tax)

Tips

$50.00

Cash · Smith driveway

Bonus

$150.00

Perfect-week bonus

Effective gross becomes $1,000 — taxes recompute automatically.

★ W-2 + 1099 in one app

Flip tax withholdings on or off, per paystub.

W-2 employee? Taxes calculate automatically — federal, state, local, FICA. 1099 contractor or cash payout? One toggle and withholdings turn off — but you still get the same tracking, the same hours, the same commission math, and the same signed acknowledgment on file. One app handles both your W-2 crew and your 1099 subs.

  • Per-paystub tax toggle — set the default at the company level and override per worker
  • 1099 contractors get a clean paystub with hours, jobs, commission — no withholdings line items
  • Signature still required from contractors so you have proof of payment + acknowledgment
  • Cash payouts? Same workflow. Audit-clean trail every time someone comes asking.
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Generate Paystub

One toggle. Two tax worlds.

Apply tax withholdings

Federal / state / local / FICA

W-2 Employee

Gross$1,000
Federal-$100
State-$50
FICA-$76.50
Net$773.50

✍️ Employee signature on file

1099 / Cash Pay

Gross$1,000
Federal
State
FICA
Net$1,000

✍️ Contractor signature on file

Same hours, jobs, commission, signature trail. Different tax treatment.

★ Pre-shift safety, customizable

Pre-trip inspections. Built for any trade.

Define your own checklist — tires, pump pressure, ladders, harnesses, refrigerant, anything. Pressure washers check chemical levels. Lawn care checks blade sharpness. Roofers check harnesses. HVAC checks fluids. Inspections happen after clock-in, signed and time-stamped to ensure essential tasks are completed when required.

  • Custom categories + items, per company — you write the checklist
  • Yes / No, text input, or quantitative fields supported
  • Required signature before clock-in — uncomplete = uncleared to work
  • Stored against the day's punch, downloadable PDF, full audit trail
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Pre-Shift Truck Inspection

Must complete before clocking in

Tires inflated & inspectedSafety
Pump pressure ≥ 3000 PSIEquipment
Chemical tank levels checkedEquipment
Hose connections secureEquipment
Trailer tie-downs verifiedSafety
PPE / safety glasses onSafety

Sign to certify

Mike R.

Customize categories & items for your trade

Friday Morning

One click. Branded PDF paystubs.

Hit 'Generate Payroll'. Every employee gets a branded PDF with hours, OT, commission, tips, bonuses, and tax withholdings. They sign in-app. Locked, archived, done.

  • Branded with your logo, colors, and address
  • Federal / State / Local / FICA breakdown
  • Employee e-signature locks the paystub
  • Searchable archive — pull any past stub anytime
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Generated Paystub

Mike Reynolds

Week of Sat, May 31 → Fri, Jun 6, 2026

EarningsAmount
Regular Hours · 40.00 × $20.00$800.00
Tips (Cash · Smith driveway)$50.00
Bonus (Perfect-week)$150.00
Gross Pay$1,000.00
Federal Tax (10%)-100.00
State Tax (5%)-50.00
FICA (7.65%)-76.50
Net Pay$773.50

One-Click Export

QuickBooks. Gusto. ADP. Patriot. Paychex.

Already using a payroll provider? Export a CSV mapped to their exact column format and upload. Or use the universal export for any other system.

  • 7 export formats including a full all-fields universal CSV
  • Pay period locking prevents double-exports
  • Export history with re-download — audit clean
  • Manual gross overrides per employee per week
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Admin

Payroll Export

Approved

Format

QuickBooks Online

Week

Jun 1 – Jun 7, 2026
QuickBooks
Gusto
ADP
Patriot
Paychex
Universal

Audit-logged · pay period locked

Why this app is an investment

Move your crew to Performance Pay.Same headcount, more production.

Hourly pays for time. Performance Pay rewards production. When you tie a technician's check to what they produce — with a guaranteed hourly floor as safety net — the whole shop moves faster.

Weekly production

15–30%

Typical lift in the first two pay periods after switching a crew to PP.

Wasted hours

↓ Sharply

Long lunches and slow-roll job sites disappear when the clock is their money.

Retention (A-players)

Sticks

Your best techs finally see their upside — and stop shopping around.

Hourly only

Time = paycheck

  • Same pay for a 4-job day as a 1-job day.
  • Long lunches, slow drives, chatty stops — all billed to you.
  • Zero incentive to hustle. Zero penalty for coasting.
  • A-players leave for shops that reward production.

Performance Pay

Production = paycheck

  • Higher weekly earnings for the tech on strong weeks — real skin in the game.
  • More jobs per day — the same 8 hours produces 15–30% more.
  • Self-motivated crews — you stop babysitting and start operating.
  • Attracts A-players — hustlers hear about it. Clock-punchers move on.
  • Hourly floor stays — nobody starves on a slow week. You pay the higher of the two.

The math your accountant will love

Payroll cost stays predictable — because it's tied to invoices you already billed.

Production up, margins up, retention up. The app pays for itself the first week you use it.

Why we're different

Gusto is built for desks.
We're built for trucks.

★ Higher of hourly OR commission

The only payroll app that pays whichever pay bucket comes out bigger each week. Hustlers get rewarded. Slow weeks still covered.

GPS-verified punches

Most payroll apps trust the honor system. We verify location, every time.

Custom pre-trip inspections

Define your own checklist by trade — pressure, hoses, ladders, harnesses, fluids. Required + signed before clock-in.

W-2 + 1099 tax toggle

Flip withholdings off for contractors or cash pay. Same signed paystub trail, no withholdings line items.

Daily approvals, not weekly

Catch errors the day they happen. Approve as you go. Friday is one more click.

$39.99/mo to start

Fraction of the cost — built with service experience, not corporate shareholders.

Questions?

Frequently asked.

Straight answers. If we missed something, the trial is free for 7 days — try it and see.

How long is the free trial?

7 days. Full access to every feature on the plan you pick. You add a card to save your spot so we don't have to hit you up again on day 7 — but you're not charged a cent until day 8. Cancel any time before then and you're never charged.

How much does it cost after the trial?

Starter is $39.99/mo (up to 3 employees). Pro is $79.99/mo (up to 20). Business is $199/mo for unlimited employees. Pay monthly or yearly — yearly saves you two months.

What counts as an "active employee"?

Anyone you've marked active in the employee list. Deactivate seasonal crew in the off-season and they don't count against your plan.

Do I need any hardware? A time clock?

No. Employees clock in from their phone — iPhone or Android, any modern browser. The app is mobile-first and works without an install.

Can I export to QuickBooks / Gusto / ADP?

Yes — one-click CSV export mapped to QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, Patriot, Paychex, or use the universal format. Upload it to your payroll provider and you're done.

Is my data secure?

Every paystub is signed, locked, and archived. Full audit log of every edit. JWT auth on every request. Data lives in a dedicated tenant — your crew's info is never mixed with another company's.

What if I outgrow my plan?

Upgrade in two clicks from the billing page. We'll prorate the difference. Downgrade any time too.

Can I cancel any time?

Yes. No annual lock-in, no cancellation fees. Cancel from the billing page and you keep access until the end of the period you've already paid for.

Buy back your time.

7-day free trial. Card captured up-front, first charge on day 8. Cancel anytime.

Starter $39.99/mo (3 employees) · Pro $79.99/mo (20) · Business $199/mo (unlimited)