Describe how people log project hours, then get a working time tracker with permissions, hosting, and data handled for timesheets.




Configure only the views and workflows needed for project hours and timesheets, then adapt approvals and utilization reviews as work changes.





Manage time entries in Softr Databases, or connect Airtable, Notion, or Google Sheets with real-time sync. Keep project hours and timesheets in one source of truth.
Give project managers and contributors the right views and access. Set up secure logins, user groups, and granular permissions in minutes.
Give project managers, contributors, and approvers tailored dashboards so each role sees the hours and actions they need.
Give project managers, contributors, and approvers tailored dashboards so each role sees the hours and actions they need.
Trigger reminders, approval updates, and status changes when contributors submit timesheets or managers approve hours.
Let contributors log project hours and submit weekly timesheets from any device with mobile-ready internal tools.
Use email, Google, or SSO logins to give project teams secure access to time entries and approvals.
Keep project hours and timesheets protected with SOC 2 Type II compliant Softr Databases and granular access controls.
No more one-size-fits-all tools or costly custom builds. Softr is easy to use and fully customizable, so you can launch faster, adapt as you grow, and skip the complexity of traditional software.

Describe project hours and approval rules, then get a working tracker in minutes.

Add views for approvals, utilization, and classifications as your time tracking process changes.

Bring hour logs, timesheets, approvals, and utilization reviews into one resource management tool.
Co-build with AI
Simply describe what you need. Let Softr handle everything - Interface, database, workflows.
Iterate with AI or visually
Control most critical parts of your app yourself - roles, permissions, security.
Ship the same day
Invite team members or external clients and partners right away. No developer handover.
Use drag-and-drop blocks to build a portal that looks sleek and modern out of the box. Add only the features you need, and iterate as your workflows evolve.




A time tracking app gives employees, project managers, and clients a secure place to log hours and review work activity. It can hold timesheets, project assignments, task notes, billable status, approvals, and weekly timelines. Instead of chasing entries across email threads and spreadsheets, teams can centralize time records, compare planned and logged hours, and keep project reporting in one place.
For project managers and operations teams, the main benefit is having accurate hours, project budgets, and approval status in one workspace. Softr is an AI app builder for business software: describe the time tracking workflow you need, and it generates the database, pages, and logic, already connected and secure, with no code at any point. You can start by generating with AI, choosing a template, or building from scratch. Use Softr Databases or connect tools such as Airtable, Google Sheets, or HubSpot. You still control the layout, each role's access to timesheets and project records, and the branding shown to employees or clients.
A time tracking app can include features such as:
- **AI inside the app:** Ask AI can answer questions about logged hours and project budgets, while Database AI Agents can flag missing timesheets or classify entries as billable and non-billable.
- **Custom interfaces:** A Vibe Coding block could create a weekly utilization meter or a project capacity widget when standard blocks are not enough.
- **Automations:** Softr Workflows can notify a project manager when a timesheet is submitted or update an approval status when a manager clicks a button.
- **Access controls:** Employees can see their own time entries, while project managers can review assigned projects and approvals.
- **Data entry:** Forms support file uploads and conditional logic for notes, receipts, or overtime details.
- **Reporting:** Dashboards and charts can show billable hours, utilization, and budget variance on live data.
- **Planning views:** Lists, filters, tables, kanban boards, and detail views can organize projects, tasks, and weekly timesheets.
Everything uses drag-and-drop blocks and remains editable later.
Vibe coding means describing what you want and letting AI build it. For example, you can ask for employee timesheets, project budgets, approval states, and a weekly utilization dashboard in plain language. Softr produces the app on a stable, secure foundation instead of leaving you with raw code to maintain. Authentication, database logic, and security handle the boring 80%, so a broken generated component does not jeopardize payroll hours or client invoices on Day Two. When a Vibe Coding block is involved, every prompt and edit is versioned, allowing you to roll back a change that disrupts a timesheet view rather than repeatedly re-prompting.
Yes. A single app can separate employees, project managers, finance staff, and clients by login and role. Each person sees only the projects, timesheets, and approval records assigned to them, while finance can review billable hours across departments. This keeps multiple teams on one system without exposing another team's task entries or project budgets.
Starting from a spreadsheet is optional. You can create employees, projects, tasks, and timesheets directly in Softr Databases, which is built into the platform, so no existing data is required. If your hours already live in Airtable or Google Sheets, you can connect those sources instead. HubSpot, Notion, Coda, monday.com, Supabase, and SQL databases are also supported, while the REST API connector covers other systems. In either setup, you decide how time entries are structured and how project data appears to each role.
Softr Databases is the recommended starting point for a time tracking app. It is a native relational source built for business apps, with high performance, instant automation triggers, and faster access because the data is native to Softr. Softr also connects to 21+ external sources, including Airtable, Google Sheets, HubSpot, SmartSuite, and BigQuery, with availability varying by plan. One app can draw on several sources at once, such as employee details from Airtable and project costs from Google Sheets. Most supported connections offer real-time two-way sync, so timesheets and budget records stay aligned with the source system.
You can control the layout, navigation, and content shown to each person. For example, an employee may view and edit their own timesheets but not another employee's hours or project budgets. A project manager may review entries for assigned projects, approve time, and see utilization charts, while finance staff can access billing records across departments. Views can be filtered by the logged-in user, and roles can have precise view and edit rights. Before publishing, the built-in preview lets you open the app as any user group, so you can confirm who sees each timesheet and approval action without creating test accounts.
Yes. Add your logo, brand colors, fonts, and custom domain, then remove Softr branding. This helps an agency present timesheets and project reports as part of its own client service, while an internal operations team can give employees a consistent branded workspace.
The visual builder lets you adjust colors, fonts, spacing, page structure, and what each user sees after login. A time tracking app might use:
- **Table:** Review daily entries, hours, billing codes, and approval status.
- **List or Card:** Show active projects, assigned tasks, or employees awaiting submission.
- **Detail View:** Open a project with its budget, logged hours, and recent timesheets.
- **Forms:** Let employees submit hours, notes, overtime, and supporting files.
- **Charts:** Compare billable hours, utilization, and budget variance by project or department.
- **Calendar:** See scheduled work alongside logged hours and project deadlines.
You choose where each block sits and which roles can access it. Every part remains editable later, so a finance report or employee timesheet can change as your workflow develops.
Time entries can affect payroll, client invoices, and project profitability, so access control matters. Softr encrypts data in transit with TLS and at rest on secure infrastructure. Role-based permissions, visibility rules, global restrictions, and users managed in your data source control who can view or edit timesheets, rates, and approval records. With Softr Databases, data sits in Softr's secure environment in Germany, which is SOC 2 Type II compliant. When you use an external source, Softr stores nothing and displays live records according to your access settings. Authentication, access control, and monitoring follow industry best practices, helping keep employee hours and billing details limited to the appropriate roles.
A production-ready time tracking app is one employees can use for real timesheets, managers can rely on for approvals, and finance teams can use when preparing invoices. Softr builds on a stable, business-grade foundation rather than generating fragile custom code that becomes difficult to secure or maintain. Authentication, secure hosting, and granular permissions are handled natively, which reduces the Day Two risk of broken access rules or unreliable project records. You can refine the generated app visually before launch and keep using the same foundation as more employees, projects, and billing entries move into the workflow.
Pure vibe coding tools can generate fragile code that is difficult to maintain, while traditional no-code platforms often require extensive manual configuration before a timesheet or project approval flow works. Softr takes a hybrid approach: describe the employee workflow in plain language, generate the database, app, and logic in minutes, then refine tables, permissions, dashboards, and forms visually. Authentication, roles, secure hosting, and business permissions are already part of the foundation, so non-technical teams can move from a time tracking prototype to production without rebuilding the basics. Softr apps are also agent-ready through MCP. A logged-in user can operate the app through an AI assistant, but only within the same timesheets, projects, and actions allowed by their existing permissions. There is no second permission model to build or audit.
Set up the first automation around timesheet submission: when an employee submits a weekly entry, Softr Workflows can notify the project manager and move the record into an approval queue. Workflows can run when a record changes or a button is clicked, helping coordinate hours, project status, and billing reviews. Softr also syncs with tools such as Stripe and Intercom. REST API connections and webhooks cover advanced cases, including sending approved hours to another system or displaying employee and project data from an external source. These workflows do not require code.
Describe your time tracking process and get a working app in minutes, ready to customize without code.