Apple Watch hours tracker

Your phone is in a locker, in a bag, or in your apron. Your wrist is always there. Shiftly lets you track shifts from Apple Watch, so starting your shift doesn't depend on getting your phone out. This page explains what that includes, what it requires, and what it costs.

What you get on the wrist

Track your shifts from the Apple Watch app, without reaching for your iPhone
Everything you track lands in the same shift history as the iPhone app, with the same hours and earnings estimates
On your iPhone, Live Activities keep the active shift visible on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island

The wrist is for starting and following shifts. Setting up jobs and rates, recording tips, reviewing Insights, and exporting happen in the iPhone app.

Requirements and pricing

Apple Watch with watchOS 11.0 or later
iPhone with iOS 18.6 or later
Apple Watch tracking is a Shiftly Pro feature: $4.99/month or $29.99/year (US App Store prices)
Live Activities on iPhone do not require Pro

Pro also includes unlimited jobs, recurring schedules, automatic overtime rules, and PDF, CSV, or Excel export. The full split is on the free vs. Pro page.

Who this is for

Nurses and healthcare staff who can't carry a phone on the floor. Servers and baristas whose phone stays in the back. Warehouse and security workers with their hands full at the start of a shift. If the hard part of tracking hours has been remembering to open the app, moving the clock-in to your wrist is the fix.

Before you subscribe

Try the free iPhone app first. If one-tap clock in on the phone already works for your day, you may not need the watch. If you keep missing clock-ins because the phone is out of reach, Pro is the upgrade that solves it. Subscriptions are billed through Apple and managed in iPhone Settings, so cancelling is straightforward.

Frequently asked questions

Is Apple Watch tracking free?

No. Apple Watch shift tracking is part of Shiftly Pro, which costs $4.99/month or $29.99/year on the US App Store. The iPhone app, including one-tap clock in and Live Activities, is free.

Which Apple Watch models work?

Any Apple Watch that runs watchOS 11.0 or later, paired with an iPhone running iOS 18.6 or later.

What are Live Activities?

Live Activities are an iPhone feature that keeps a running task visible on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Shiftly uses them to show your active shift so you can glance at it without opening the app.

Do I still need my iPhone?

Shiftly is an iPhone app first. Your shifts, jobs, rates, and history live in the iPhone app; the watch is a way to track shifts from your wrist.

Clock in from your wrist

Download Shiftly for iPhone, then unlock Apple Watch tracking with Shiftly Pro.

Free iPhone download. Apple Watch tracking requires Shiftly Pro.