Smartplan Review 2026: Pricing, Pros and Cons
Reviewed November 1, 2026 by Loïc Joachim
A UK scheduling app with a punch clock on tablet and mobile.
| Best for | UK hourly businesses wanting scheduling and a simple punch clock. |
|---|---|
| How staff clock in | Tablet kiosk, Mobile app |
| Free plan | No |
| 20 staff | $73 / month |
| 50 staff | $152 / month |
| 100 staff | $285 / month |
| Made in | United Kingdom |
| Website | smartplanapp.com |
Prices are in US dollars for the cheapest plan that includes a time clock, as of our last review. Check the vendor's site for current pricing.
Our Smartplan review
Smartplan is a scheduling product with a built in punch clock that runs on a tablet with a PIN or on staff phones with geolocation. It is straightforward and reasonably priced, aimed at UK businesses.
A sensible option if you want scheduling and a clock together, but per user pricing still applies.
Pros
- Scheduling and punch clock in one
- Tablet kiosk with PIN and mobile with geolocation
- Reasonable per user pricing
Cons
- Per user pricing
- Small ecosystem of integrations
Smartplan features
- Tablet kiosk app
- Clock in from a phone
- Desktop app
- Proprietary hardware clock
- Paper card punching
- PIN entry
- NFC cards or tags
- Face recognition
- Fingerprint reader
- GPS location checks
- Cloud based
- Ongoing subscription
- Locks you into their hardware
Looking for something simpler?
Timeclock.Kiwi was built by people who were fed up with time clocks that take three screens and a training session to use. Staff tap their name and a PIN on any tablet, a photo is taken in the background, and hours export straight to your payroll. You pay per kiosk, not per employee, from $5 a month.
Free for 3 months, no credit card required.
Smartplan alternatives
- Homebase A broad scheduling, time clock and HR toolkit for hourly teams, with a free plan for small single location businesses.
- 7shifts Restaurant scheduling software with a separate time clock app called 7punches.
- Connecteam An all in one app for deskless teams with a time clock, scheduling, chat and forms, priced with a flat base for the first 30 users.
- Gusto A leading US payroll provider whose time tools and kiosk come with the Plus and Premium payroll plans.