--- title: "Active Shift Tracker with Pause and Resume | HoursKit" description: "Keep today’s shift visible, pause for a break, and clock out with the hours and work details captured in one place." canonical: https://hourskit.com/features/active-shift-tracker/ language: "en-US" --- # Know where your shift stands at a glance A work timer earns its place in the middle of a busy day\. HoursKit keeps the shift you are on separate from finished entries, so a quick look answers the practical questions: Am I clocked in? Has my break started? Did I finish that shift? On a day full of handoffs and interruptions, that small bit of visibility keeps today’s hours from becoming a Friday\-afternoon mystery\. ## Start with the work in front of you Clock in to the job you are beginning and let the active shift hold the essentials together: elapsed time, the selected job, and the choices you may need during the day\. A barista opening the shop, a contractor arriving at a site, or a freelancer beginning client work starts with one defined shift that will not need rebuilding from a vague Friday note\. The timer gives the day a starting point before the work gets noisy\. ## Pause when work pauses Use pause and resume for an unpaid break or a real interruption\. The active view shows the change as it happens, then carries the break into the completed entry\. A lunch break, split shift, or mid\-day appointment no longer has to make the full span between arrival and departure look like uninterrupted paid work\. ## Keep the timer close without living in the app HoursKit keeps the same active shift within reach on iPhone and iPad\. Available widgets, Live Activities, and App Shortcuts can make the timer easier to notice or return to, depending on the device and current shift state\. The decision to end the shift stays with you\. You can get back to the current shift without digging through earlier entries\. ## Close the day while the details are fresh Clock out and add the pieces that explain this particular day: a break, task, tag, or paid status\. Those decisions are easy to make at the end of a shift, before the next day starts\. The result is a complete entry that shows what the timer represented, not only its start and end times\. That extra detail is especially helpful after a day that moved between several kinds of work\. ## Features - [Siri Shortcuts Time Clock App for iPhone](https://hourskit.com/features/siri-shortcuts/) — Use HoursKit App Shortcuts to clock in, manage a shift, or ask for shift status and today’s hours on iPhone\. - [Work Hours Calendar and Shift History App](https://hourskit.com/features/shift-history-calendar/) — See completed shifts in a calendar and return to the hours, jobs, pay details, and notes behind any day\. - [Shift Template App for Repeating Work Hours](https://hourskit.com/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\. - [Geofence Auto Clock\-In App for iPhone](https://hourskit.com/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 Off Tracker for Paid and Unpaid Leave](https://hourskit.com/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\. - [Manual Shift Entry App for Missed Work Hours](https://hourskit.com/features/manual-shift-entry/) — Add a missed shift or correct a completed one with the job, break, and pay details that explain the hours\. - [Work Break Tracker and Reminder App](https://hourskit.com/features/breaks-reminders/) — Track unpaid breaks as part of the shift, reuse common break patterns, and get timely prompts to check a paused or still\-running timer\. - [Time Tracking Widgets and Live Activities](https://hourskit.com/features/widgets-live-activities/) — Keep active shift status, today’s progress, and quick HoursKit entry points visible on iPhone widgets and Live Activities\. ## Workflows - [Track a Shift From Clock\-In to Pay Review](https://hourskit.com/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/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 Active Shift Tracker with Pause and Resume](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6758804427?utm_source=hourskit.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=feature_detail&utm_content=inline&utm_term=en-US&ct=feature_detail-active_shift_tracker)