Phones instead of a fingerprint machine

An honest comparison. Prices are typical, not from any brand.

	🖐️ Fingerprint machine	📱 SwipeMeIn
Hardware	✕ Machine per entrance, typically €150–€600	✓ None — staff phones, or any old tablet
Computer	✕ A PC that stays on to collect data	✓ Nothing to run — it's online
Installation	✕ Technician, cables, network setup	✓ Print a QR poster — 10 minutes
Software	✕ Licences, often per device, plus updates	✓ Included, always up to date
Repairs	✕ Broken sensors, power cuts, dirty readers	✓ Nothing to break
Hygiene	✕ Everyone touches the same sensor	✓ Each person uses their own phone
Reading problems	✕ Worn fingerprints (kitchen, building, cleaning) often fail	✓ Face ID, fingerprint or device PIN
Privacy (GDPR)	✕ You store employees' biometric data — special category data	✓ No biometrics leave the phone
Staff self-service	✕ Usually none, or a paid extra	✓ Own hours, shifts, leave and payslips
Payroll	✕ Export, then another program	✓ Built in, with country rules
Several sites	✕ One machine per site, data merged by hand	✓ All branches in one place, live

Machines still make sense where phones are not allowed at all — for those, use our shared tablet mode.