Overtime tracker app for iPhone
Overtime is where pay stubs go wrong most often, and where a few missing hours cost the most. An overtime tracker gives you your own record of which hours were regular and which were paid at a higher rate. This page covers how overtime usually works and how Shiftly tracks it on iPhone.
How overtime is commonly calculated
- Weekly threshold. The most common rule: hours beyond a set number in a workweek (40 in the US under federal law, for non-exempt employees) are paid at 1.5× your rate.
- Daily threshold. Some places, such as California, also pay overtime after a certain number of hours in a single day, and double time beyond that.
- Contract rules. Union agreements and employer policies may pay overtime for weekends, holidays, or seventh consecutive days.
Example: 46 hours in a week at $18/hour with a 40-hour threshold is 40 × 18 = $720 regular plus 6 × 18 × 1.5 = $162 overtime, for $882 gross. The paycheck calculator does this math for any rate and multiplier.
None of this is legal advice. Which hours count as overtime depends on your location, your employment status, and your employer.
How Shiftly tracks overtime
- Free: add manual overtime to any shift. It is kept separate from regular hours and included in that shift’s earnings estimate.
- Shiftly Pro: configure overtime rules once and Shiftly calculates overtime automatically from the shifts you track.
- Insights shows regular wages, overtime, tips, and total earnings as separate numbers for any period.
- Every shift keeps its start time, end time, and breaks, so you can show exactly when the extra hours happened.
Manual overtime works well if overtime is occasional. If you regularly cross a threshold, automatic rules remove the step you are most likely to forget. Pricing for Pro is on the free vs. Pro page.
Keeping a record that holds up
If you ever need to question an overtime payment, the useful evidence is simple: dates, start and end times, breaks, and a running weekly total. Track every shift, not just the long ones, because the threshold is about the whole week. With Pro, completed shifts can be exported as PDF, CSV, or Excel if you need to hand over a copy.
Frequently asked questions
Does Shiftly calculate overtime automatically?
With Shiftly Pro, yes: overtime is calculated from rules you configure in the app. In the free app you add overtime to a shift manually and it is included in your earnings estimate.
How is overtime pay usually calculated?
The common rule is time-and-a-half: your hourly rate × 1.5 for each overtime hour. In the US, federal law generally requires it after 40 hours in a workweek for non-exempt employees, and some states add daily thresholds. Other countries and union contracts have their own rules, so check what applies to you.
Does Shiftly know my local overtime law?
No. Shiftly applies the rules you set up; it does not look up labor law for your location. Use your employer policy or local regulations to configure it.
Can I see overtime separately from regular hours?
Yes. Insights shows hours, wages, overtime, tips, and total earnings as separate figures, with the individual shift records behind them.
Related pages
- Paycheck CalculatorFree calculator: gross pay from hourly rate, hours, and optional overtime.
- Track Work Hours and PayHow to go from logged hours to an earnings estimate, including tips and multiple jobs.
- Hours Tracker AppWhat an hours tracker app does and how Shiftly logs shifts and totals hours.
- Time Card CalculatorHow to total a time card and when an app replaces the manual math.