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Automatic time tracking that just happens.

Geofency clocks you in and out automatically, keeps a diary of your everyday life and your travels, and controls your home – on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

On the App Store since 2013 · Battery-friendly thanks to geofencing & iBeacon · Made in Germany

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It all starts with automatic time tracking.

No time clock, no paperwork – Geofency takes the tedious time tracking off your hands.

Automatic

Clock in and out without lifting a finger.

Geofencing and iBeacon reliably detect when you arrive at or leave a marked place – in the background, without ever opening the app.

  • Detects arrivals & departures in real time, even across multiple places at once
  • Battery-friendly – no constant GPS tracking in the background
  • iBeacon works even where GPS struggles – e.g. inside buildings
  • Home Office counts as its own place – just like a visit to the office
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iPhone, Watch & Mac updated

Two ways to be tracked automatically.

Detection zones and frequent places complement each other – use both side by side.

Detection Zones (Geofencing)

You mark a place yourself – Geofency detects arrivals & departures in real time.

  • Setup: marked manually on the map
  • Count: up to 20 active zones at once (iOS limit)
  • Detection: instant, via geofencing & iBeacon

Frequent Places

Geofency automatically recognizes where you keep coming back to – without you adding anything yourself.

  • Setup: automatic, from the very first visit once you stay in an area for a few minutes
  • Count: no limit
  • Detection: slightly delayed, via Apple's visit detection
New · Diary

Your everyday life summarized automatically.

Geofency keeps a diary that writes itself: places, workouts, sleep and matching photos land on the right day automatically.

  • Every day shows where you were and for how long – chronological and searchable
  • Workouts from the Health app appear automatically on the right day, including lap-by-lap swim data & SWOLF and heart-rate timelines for indoor sessions
  • Sleep & steps from the Health app round out every day
  • Matching photos & videos from your library appear automatically – read-only access, you decide what's visible via the filter
Geofency diary view
New · Travel Diary

Your trip, automatically turned into a chronicle.

City break or hiking holiday: every place you visit automatically becomes part of your travel chronicle – no notes required.

  • Every landmark, café and day trip is captured automatically – including address, photos and opening hours straight from the place
  • Hikes and excursions from the Health app appear automatically on the right day of your trip
  • Vacation photos & videos from your library land automatically on the matching place and day
  • Perfect for reliving or sharing afterwards – your whole trip at a glance
Geofency travel diary – visited place on the map
Home Automation

Your home reacts before you unlock the door.

Link places to HomeKit scenes or classic webhooks – Geofency triggers them automatically as soon as you arrive or leave.

  • Trigger HomeKit scenes directly: lights, heating, blinds & more
  • Schedules & repeats for even finer control
  • Classic webhooks for anything outside HomeKit – Home Assistant, IP-Symcon, FHEM, IFTTT & more
  • Even trigger by mode of transport: walking, cycling or driving
Geofency HomeKit automation

At home on all your devices.

Mark a place once, know everywhere.

iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Watch

All places, visits and settings sync automatically via iCloud across your devices.

Home & Lock Screen widgets

Status, last place and today's duration at a glance – including manual clock in/out with a tap, e.g. for Home Office.

Live Activities & Dynamic Island

Your running time right on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island – clock out with a single tap. Also shows up in the Apple Watch Smart Stack.

Siri & Shortcuts

Clock in/out by voice, or ask Siri when you were last somewhere and for how long – e.g. "How long was I at the office today?"

iCloud sync across all devices
Reports & CSV/Excel export
Tags to organize your places
Backup & restore
Place Details

More than a pin on the map.

As soon as you mark a place, Geofency enriches it automatically with information straight from Apple Maps.

  • Opening hours, photos and ratings at a glance
  • Address, website and contact details right away – handy for client visits
  • Automatic detection when a place is permanently or temporarily closed
  • Wikipedia articles and background info right on the place, e.g. for landmarks and cities
Geofency place detail card

Privacy first.

Your location data belongs to you – not us.

On-device processing

Location data is processed locally – Geofency doesn't need its own server to know where you've been.

Incognito mode

Hides sensitive places on demand – for the moments you don't want to be tracked.

Face ID & Touch ID

Adds an extra layer of protection to your visits, reports and settings.

Automatic time tracking in three steps.

Mark a place

Tap on the map or search for a place – Geofency automatically sets up a detection zone.

Come & go

Arrive or leave the place, and Geofency clocks you in or out automatically – no constant GPS tracking.

Review & automate

Check out your diary, charts and reports, or let your home react automatically.

Frequently asked questions.

Does Geofency drain the battery?
No. Geofency uses Apple's geofencing hardware for place detection – the same low-power technology behind other location-based reminders on iOS. The app doesn't continuously poll GPS; instead, iOS wakes it only when you actually enter or leave a marked region. Battery usage stays in the same range as apps that don't use location at all.
Why did Geofency suddenly stop recording arrivals/departures?
This almost always comes down to one of three causes:
  1. Location access got downgraded to "While Using." iOS occasionally asks whether background location use should continue – tapping "Allow While Using App" instead of "Always Allow" stops background detection. Check under Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Geofency → "Always".
  2. "Precise Location" is turned off. Without precise location, iOS can't reliably detect arrivals and departures – same settings page, the "Precise Location" toggle needs to be on.
  3. More than 20 active detection zones. iOS monitors at most 20 manually marked detection zones at once (automatically detected frequent places don't count toward this). With more active zones, pause or disable older or far-away ones.
What are "Frequent Places" and how are they different from detection zones?
On top of the detection zones you mark yourself, Geofency can automatically spot new places once you stay there for a few minutes – without you ever adding them. This runs on Apple's visit detection rather than classic geofencing, so it isn't subject to iOS's 20-region cap either. Turn it on under Settings → Frequent → "Track Visited Places".
Can I temporarily stop Geofency from tracking?
Yes. Incognito mode lets you pause recording globally – from 30 minutes up to indefinitely. During that time, Geofency records no arrivals or departures; your existing places and data stay untouched.
Where do I find calendar sync for a place?
Calendar sync is enabled per place, in the "Export" submenu:
  1. Long-press the place in your places list (or right-click on Mac) to open its context menu.
  2. Choose Export → "Export to Calendar."
  3. Pick the calendar you want and tap Export. The first time, iOS asks for calendar permission – Geofency needs Full Access here, otherwise it can't write events.
Geofency then backfills events for your visits from the last three months and keeps every new visit to that place in sync automatically. Only writable iCloud, CalDAV, and Exchange calendars are offered – local "On My iPhone" calendars don't appear in the list. If you don't have a Geofency calendar yet, you can create one right in the picker. To stop, choose "Remove from Calendar" in the same menu; that deletes the events Geofency created.
Does the Apple Watch record arrivals/departures on its own?
Not yet – and that's on Apple, not Geofency. watchOS doesn't currently offer a standalone background geofencing API the way iOS does for iPhones. Automatic place detection therefore runs through your iPhone; the Watch app displays your places, visits, and other data, but can't technically record in the background on its own yet when your iPhone isn't nearby.
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"I stopped jotting down when I was at the office. Geofency just knows – and my home office days finally count too."

— from a real App Store review

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