Control Laboral App
Control Laboral App · Windows + Web
A Time Doctor alternative for working-time records and Windows activity
Start a Time Doctor comparison with the work your team manager needs to complete. That may mean reviewing start and finish times, understanding application use or resolving leave requests. It may also mean billing projects and connecting other business systems. Control Laboral App combines Windows working-time records and activity with a manager web dashboard. Prepared by Control Laboral App and reviewed on 2 November 2026, this comparison helps you separate those requirements and design a useful trial.
By Control Laboral App · Updated
EUR 4 per employee per month, excluding applicable taxes. 14-day trial without a card.
Email us in English and receive a reply in English. The current application interface is Spanish.
| Requirement | Time Doctor | Control Laboral App |
|---|---|---|
| Hours and attendance | Advertises employee time tracking, attendance and breaks. | Start times, finish times and durations through a Windows client; manager review on the web. |
| Applications and websites | Provides reports on applications and websites used during recorded working time. | Application time, plus window titles or URLs when supplied by the client. |
| Inactivity | Includes idle-time reports and activity indicators. | Review periods without computer interaction alongside working-time records. |
| Projects and clients | Advertises time tracking by project, task and client. | The current service focuses on working time and activity; it does not allocate hours to projects or clients. |
| Screenshots and recordings | Advertises configurable screenshots and screen recording. | The current version does not offer screenshots or screen recording. |
| Administrative data | Advertises integrations and capabilities related to payroll and billing. | Time-record CSV with employee, date, start, finish and duration; no payroll calculation. |
| Leave | Its plan catalogue includes leave management; check the appropriate plan. | Vacation and day-off requests, approval or rejection, and a monthly calendar. |
| Getting started | Evaluate the tracking applications and settings required for your operation. | Windows employee client, manager web dashboard and an application interface currently in Spanish. |
An alternative for an office that needs to review working hours
Consider an administrative team using Windows computers. At the end of each week, a manager collects working hours, asks about unfinished time records and checks outstanding leave requests. The first useful improvement may be bringing records and the calendar into a shared workflow. Control Laboral App supports that process and adds context from application use and inactivity.
If this describes your requirement, start with one employee and a known working day. Review the record from the perspective of the person who will use it next: administration, a department manager or the business owner. Base the decision on the information they need and the steps they can complete comfortably.
Compare the activity detail you will actually use
Time Doctor publishes a combination of time tracking, activity and reporting. A useful comparison therefore needs to examine the data and the manager’s review process, alongside feature names. Ask to see a complete day, how software usage is presented and what the manager receives.
In Control Laboral App, managers can review application time and periods without computer interaction. The company classifies uses it considers unproductive for the role. A browser might support customer service, training or personal use; an available title or URL adds context. A call or meeting may also explain an idle interval. Compare the records with work that you know took place.
Test these outcomes during the trial
Choose a representative week containing normal office work, a meeting and a leave request. Write down the records you expect to find and follow them from the Windows client to the web dashboard. A demonstration with sample data introduces the screens; testing your own workflow establishes whether the information helps your team.
- Find an employee’s start time, finish time and duration.
- Download the CSV and inspect employee, date, start, finish and duration.
- Review applications and inactivity for a working day you know.
- Submit a leave request, resolve it as manager and check the calendar.
- Confirm that the team can use the Spanish application interface.
Identify the processes you will keep in other tools
If you bill projects, require automatic payroll or depend on a particular integration, include that process in your comparison. Time Doctor advertises project capabilities and connections with other systems. Check their scope in the plan you would evaluate. Control Laboral App does not replace those processes in its current offer.
Its workflow centres on Windows employees, activity review, CSV records and leave requests. Manager web access makes the information available for review, but does not provide mobile employee clocking. Establishing the scope helps you choose a service without turning a secondary feature into an unexpected purchasing requirement.
Prepare the change and compare the complete offer
Keep historical exports before changing tools and set a date for new time recording to begin. Decide who will review the first working days and handle questions from employees. Automatic Time Doctor imports and synchronisation with Control Laboral App are not advertised.
Control Laboral App’s published subscription is EUR 4 per employee per month before applicable taxes, with a 14-day trial without a card. Compare that scope with the Time Doctor features, terms and services your team needs. Email your employee count and devices so we can discuss the fit. This page does not imply affiliation with or endorsement by Time Doctor.
Frequently asked questions
- When could Control Laboral App fit as a Time Doctor alternative?
- When you need working-time records, Windows application activity, CSV exports and leave requests, and your employees can use the Spanish application interface. The trial should confirm the workflow your company needs.
- Can it replace project-based time billing?
- Control Laboral App does not allocate hours to projects, clients or tasks. Evaluate that requirement separately if it is essential before replacing your current tool.
- Can I review activity without screenshots?
- Yes. The service presents application time and inactivity, with titles or URLs when available. The current version does not offer screenshots or screen recording.
- Will Time Doctor records transfer automatically?
- Automatic import is not promised. Keep historical records and agree when employees will begin recording their working time in Control Laboral App.
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