Frustration with Unreliable Time Tracking App
The app used for logging hours and managing payroll is plagued by consistent functionality issues, including glitches and a lack of user-friendliness. Users express frustration over its unreliability, with problems such as unpredictable updates and delays in logging hours, leading to dissatisfaction with the overall experience.
28 different people have complained about this since 04 Dec 2024, most recently on 23 Sept 2026.
“My work just switched from paycom to paycor and personally that was the worst decision they ever made.”
“This is the worst app I’ve ever used not user-friendly at all.”
“There’s nothing worse than a glitchy, non-functional app with zero awareness of the tools needed for your job.”
28 people in 28 posts across 1 source · demand low, pain moderate, competition low
The pain
shares of 28 quoted postsWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 28 people using Paycor Mobile
- What goes wrong
- Not classified into a failure type — read the posts below.
- How bad
- 79% of posts are complaints · pain score moderate (47/100)
- Since
- 04 Dec 2024 → 23 Sept 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Paycor Mobile
- Looking for something else
- 4% want an alternative · 18% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint2279%
- Looking for an alternative14%
- Request518%
Sources
28 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original. 2 posts were held back as off-topic; all 28 still count toward the score.
Paycor Mobile — Worst app ever My work just switched from paycom to paycor and personally that was the worst decision they ever made. Paycom functioned perfectly always and had so many better features, like seeing an estimate amount of your coming check. Paycor always says I’ve missed punch’s when I’ve clearly punched…
Wishes it existedSwitching awayPaycor Mobile — Session time out… Always. Forever. — Trying to clock in? (Error: Session timeout, please relog) Trying to type notes for your availability? (Error: Session timeout, please relog) Trying to schedule time off? (Error: Session timeout, please relog) Looking at your paystub? (Error: Session timeout…
Strong complaintPaycor Mobile — Sucks! This is the worst app I’ve ever used not user-friendly at all. And when I called to get help, everybody says I’m calling the wrong number or they can’t help me. Worst customer service. If I could give no stars, I would. Trying to find where my money is going in my savings and you can’t find it…
Paycor Mobile — Please get help There’s nothing worse than a glitchy, non-functional app with zero awareness of the tools needed for your job. Oh wait, just kidding. There’s this. This is worse. AND THE UPDATES?! WORSE. EVERY. TIME. Hire a proper coder and a UX/UI designer. Then hire consultants who have worked or…
Paycor Mobile — terrible — this is the first review i’ve ever written and this is probably the worst app i’ve had to use for work. it constantly breaks, won’t let me change my password, times me out randomly, requesting off doesn’t work half the time, takes forever to load with full bars and full wifi bars, won’t…
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How the score was measured37 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100Show ↓Hide ↑
Questions about this idea
- Is Frustration with Unreliable Time Tracking App a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 28 different people described it independently, in 28 mentions, the earliest from 04 Dec 2024 and the most recent from 23 Sept 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Current status: stable — mentioned at a steady rate. Momentum is 54/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.
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