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title: "Work Break Tracker and Reminder App | HoursKit"
description: "Track unpaid breaks as part of the shift, reuse common break patterns, and get timely prompts to check a paused or still-running timer."
canonical: https://hourskit.com/en-GB/features/breaks-reminders/
language: "en-GB"
---

# Keep breaks from blurring your work hours

A break is part of a shift and deserves its own place in the entry\. HoursKit keeps unpaid break time alongside the active timer and the completed shift, so the hours add up at a glance\. Pause when you step away, add break minutes after a busy day, and use reminders as a check\-in when a pause or active shift has stayed open longer than intended\. The details are easier to settle while they are still part of today\.

## Pause for the break you are taking

Pause an active shift when work stops and resume when you return\. At clock\-out, that paused time becomes unpaid break time in the entry\. For a lunch break, a split shift, or an interruption between appointments, the finished shift shows both the full day’s span and the hours you actually worked\. You can see the break as part of the day, with its own time clearly shown\.

## Add break minutes when the day was too busy to pause

Some breaks happen away from the phone or in the middle of a rush\. HoursKit lets you add unpaid break minutes while finishing or editing a shift, so a missed pause does not leave you with an overstated total\. The break stays with the day it belongs to, alongside the start and end times\. That is handy for a quick lunch between appointments or an unplanned stop on a route\.

## Use reminders as a timely nudge

Set a break reminder for a paused shift and a separate reminder to check a long\-running active shift\. A pause can turn into the rest of the afternoon; a clock\-out can be forgotten during a handoff or commute\. These prompts bring the timer back into view while the details are fresh, leaving the final decision to you\.

## Reuse a familiar break pattern

For shifts that usually include the same unpaid break, save that pattern in a shift template\. A regular opening shift, recurring client visit, or weekend block can begin with its usual break already included\. Edit it freely on the days lunch runs short, long, or does not happen at all\. The saved pattern handles the familiar part; the shift still records the day you actually had\.

## Features
- [Active Shift Tracker with Pause and Resume](https://hourskit.com/en-GB/features/active-shift-tracker/) — Keep today’s shift visible, pause for a break, and clock out with the hours and work details captured in one place\.
- [Manual Shift Entry App for Missed Work Hours](https://hourskit.com/en-GB/features/manual-shift-entry/) — Add a missed shift or correct a completed one with the job, break, and pay details that explain the hours\.
- [Shift Template App for Repeating Work Hours](https://hourskit.com/en-GB/features/shift-templates/) — Save the parts of a regular shift that repeat, then begin the next similar day with the job, break, and labels already selected\.
- [Time Off Tracker for Paid and Unpaid Leave](https://hourskit.com/en-GB/features/time-off-tracking/) — Keep paid and unpaid time off alongside your shifts so each pay period reflects the full shape of your working time\.
- [Geofence Auto Clock\-In App for iPhone](https://hourskit.com/en-GB/features/auto-clock-in/) — Save familiar work locations and use optional location\-based clock\-in and clock\-out as part of your regular shift routine\.
- [Time Tracking Widgets and Live Activities](https://hourskit.com/en-GB/features/widgets-live-activities/) — Keep active shift status, today’s progress, and quick HoursKit entry points visible on iPhone widgets and Live Activities\.
- [Multiple Job Time Tracker With Tasks and Tags](https://hourskit.com/en-GB/features/multiple-jobs-tags/) — Organise several jobs, clients, tasks, and flexible tags in one place without losing the detail behind each hour\.

## Workflows
- [Track a Shift From Clock\-In to Pay Review](https://hourskit.com/en-GB/workflows/track-shifts-and-pay/) — Keep hours, breaks, pay rules, corrections, pay\-period totals, and shareable PDF or XLSX timesheets connected in one personal work record\.
- [Track Hours Across Jobs, Clients, and Work Sites](https://hourskit.com/en-GB/workflows/jobs-clients-and-sites/) — Keep jobs, clients, and work sites separate with their own rates, context, payment status, and focused PDF or XLSX timesheets\.

## Track your hours on iPhone and iPad
- [Download HoursKit for Work Break Tracker and Reminder App](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6758804427?l=en-GB&utm_source=hourskit.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=feature_detail&utm_content=inline&utm_term=en-GB&ct=feature_detail-breaks_reminders)