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Track work hours and breaks on iPhone
Houro lets you record break time during live clocking or enter a break duration manually. Keep breaks with the shift they belong to, then review worked hours separately from the full start-to-finish interval.
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Why record breaks alongside work?
The time between starting and finishing a shift can include time away from work. If you keep only the start and finish, that interval may overstate the hours you actually worked. Recording a break duration alongside the shift makes the relationship clear when you return to the entry later.
Houro supports breaks as part of live clocking and manual work entries. Its work history shows recorded break time with shift details, rather than requiring you to remember a separate subtraction every time you review your hours. The aim is a consistent personal record of work and breaks, not advice about workplace break requirements.
How do you track a break during a live shift?
Use Clock In to begin recording work, the Break control when taking a break, and return to work tracking when the break ends. Use Clock Out when the shift finishes. Afterward, review the completed entry to check its times and break duration against what actually happened.
If a tap was late or you forgot to record a break, Houro supports editing the entry. Correct the relevant time or duration using the details you know. Live clocking can reduce the amount you need to reconstruct, but the usefulness of your history still depends on checking it when something did not go as planned.
Can you add or correct breaks manually?
Yes. You can add or edit break time in a manual work entry, along with its start and end times. This is useful when you already know the shift details or want to correct an existing record. Keep the break duration tied to the right shift so the worked-time total remains understandable.
For example, 08:00–16:30 is an eight-and-a-half-hour interval. With a 30-minute break recorded, the worked time is eight hours. If the actual break was 45 minutes, the worked-time example becomes seven hours 45 minutes. This illustrates the difference between elapsed time and worked time; it is not guidance on how a particular employer should pay a break.
Separate breaks from the gap between split shifts
If you finish one shift and return later for another, record the two blocks as separate entries. The interval between them is outside those entries. Record any break inside each block with that block, rather than adding the entire gap as one break inside a very long combined shift.
The existing Houro image shows an 08:00–16:30 entry and an 18:00–23:30 entry, each with a 30-minute break. The first contributes eight worked hours and the second five. The gap between 16:30 and 18:00 is not included as work. Separate entries make the 13-hour daily total easier to review and explain.
Check break details when reviewing totals
Use the daily entries to inspect individual break durations, then review the Week view or Pay Period history to understand the wider hours total. If the summary looks different from what you expected, check breaks as well as start and finish times. A repeated missing break can affect several days of recorded hours.
Also consider Houro’s optional rounding preference for completed work when comparing exact-minute calculations with the displayed record. Review the settings you chose rather than assuming the app follows a particular employer’s timekeeping convention. For regular schedules, reusable shift templates can save entry work, but their break details should still match the actual day.
Does tracking a break determine whether it is paid?
Recording a break in Houro documents its duration in your personal work log. It does not decide whether that break is legally required or how an employer must treat it for pay. Houro does not automatically determine paid-break rules or labor-law requirements. Use the app’s worked-time record with an understanding of what you have entered.
If you configure hourly rates, Houro can estimate gross pay from recorded work hours and supported shift multipliers. That estimate does not calculate taxes or final payroll and should not be treated as a determination of wages owed. Lifetime Pro includes CSV and PDF timesheet exports when you want a copy of your history. The useful habit is to record work and breaks consistently, correct mistakes early and keep the details available for later review.