Kiosk & Clock-In

Kiosk Surveys

Collect quick feedback from workers after they clock in or out — wellness checks, safety confirmations, and more.

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What Are Kiosk Surveys?

Quick surveys shown to workers after they clock in or out.

Kiosk surveys are short questionnaires that appear on the kiosk screen immediately after a worker clocks in or out. They let you collect real-time feedback without interrupting the workday — workers answer a couple of quick questions while they are already at the kiosk.

Surveys are completely optional for workers. They can submit their answers or skip the survey entirely. This keeps the clock-in process fast and friction-free.

Purpose

Gather feedback, wellness checks, safety confirmations, or mood ratings from workers

When shown

Immediately after a clock-in, clock-out, or both — configurable per survey

Who sees them

All workers at the kiosk location where the survey is active

Required?

No — workers can always skip a survey. Responses are voluntary

Good to know

Surveys are a great way to run daily wellness checks, collect safety observations, or gauge team morale — all without needing a separate app or paper form.

Creating a Survey

How to set up a new survey from the manage portal.

Surveys are created and managed from the Surveys page in the manage portal. Each survey has a title, a trigger (when it appears), and one or more questions.

Before you start

  • Access to the manage portal with admin or manager permissions
  • At least one active kiosk location set up

Go to the Surveys page

In the manage portal, navigate to Surveys in the sidebar. You will see a list of existing surveys (if any) and a "Create Survey" button.

Enter the survey details

Give your survey a clear, descriptive title (e.g. "Morning Wellness Check" or "End of Day Safety Review"). Choose the trigger — this controls when the survey is shown to workers:

  • Clock in — survey appears after the worker clocks in
  • Clock out — survey appears after the worker clocks out
  • Both — survey appears after every clock-in and clock-out

Set the active toggle

Use the Active / Inactive toggle to control whether the survey is currently live. You can create a survey ahead of time and leave it inactive until you are ready to roll it out. Inactive surveys are never shown on the kiosk.

Add questions

Add one or more questions to the survey. Each question has a type (Rating, Yes/No, or Free Text) and a sort order that controls the sequence. See the Question Types section below for details on each type.

Save the survey

Click Save Survey. If the survey is set to active, it will start appearing on the kiosk immediately for the chosen trigger.

Manage Portal — Survey Builder

Create Survey

Save Survey
Morning Wellness Check
Clock In
Active
1. How are you feeling today?
Rating
2. Did you receive your PPE?
Yes / No
3. Any concerns to report?
Free Text
Tip

You can create multiple surveys with different triggers. For example, a wellness check on clock-in and a safety debrief on clock-out.

Question Types

The three types of question you can add to a survey.

Each question in a survey has a type that determines how workers interact with it on the kiosk. There are three question types available:

Rating (1–5 Stars)

Best for quick sentiment or satisfaction scores

The worker sees five stars and taps to select a rating from 1 to 5. This is the fastest question type — a single tap is all it takes. Ideal for wellness checks ("How are you feeling today?"), satisfaction scores, or confidence levels.

Yes / No

Best for confirmations and binary checks

Two large buttons — Yes and No. Perfect for safety confirmations ("Did you receive your PPE?"), acknowledgements ("Have you read today's site briefing?"), or any question with a clear binary answer.

Free Text

Best for open-ended feedback and comments

A text input field where the worker can type a short response using the on-screen keyboard. Use this for open-ended questions ("Any concerns to report?", "Suggestions for improvement?"). Keep in mind that typing on a kiosk is slower, so use free text sparingly.

Sort order

Each question has a sort order number. Questions are displayed in ascending order (1 first, then 2, then 3, etc.)

Editing

You can edit, reorder, or remove questions at any time from the survey builder. Changes take effect immediately on the kiosk

No limit

There is no hard limit on the number of questions, but we recommend keeping surveys short — see Best Practices

Mixed types

You can mix question types within the same survey (e.g. one rating question and one yes/no question)

Tip

The sort order field accepts any number. Use increments of 10 (10, 20, 30) so you can insert new questions between existing ones later without renumbering everything.

How Surveys Appear on the Kiosk

What the worker sees after clocking in or out.

When an active survey is triggered (after a clock-in or clock-out), the kiosk shows a dark-themed survey card immediately after the clock result screen. The survey overlays the normal kiosk interface so the worker's attention is focused on the questions.

Workers can answer each question and tap Submit, or tap Skip to dismiss the survey without answering. If the worker does not interact with the survey at all, it auto-skips after 20 seconds and the kiosk returns to the home screen.

Kiosk — Survey After Clock-In

Clocked In — 07:02 AM

Morning Wellness Check

Quick survey — optional

How are you feeling today?

4 / 5

Did you receive your PPE?

Yes No
Skip Submit

Auto-skip in 14s

Auto-skip timer

If no interaction occurs, the survey automatically dismisses after 20 seconds and the kiosk returns to the home screen

Skip button

Workers can always tap Skip to dismiss the survey immediately without answering

One survey at a time

If multiple active surveys share the same trigger, they are shown one after another in order of creation

Dark theme

Surveys use the same dark theme as the kiosk for a consistent look

Note

The 20-second auto-skip timer ensures the kiosk never gets stuck on a survey screen. If a worker walks away without answering, the kiosk resets itself automatically.

Viewing Survey Results

Analyse responses from the manage portal.

All survey responses are collected in real time and available in the manage portal under Surveys > Results. Each survey has its own results page with a breakdown of every question.

Rating questions

Shows the average rating across all responses, plus a distribution chart (how many workers gave 1 star, 2 stars, etc.)

Yes/No questions

Shows the percentage split between Yes and No answers (e.g. 92% Yes, 8% No)

Free text questions

Lists all individual text responses with timestamps and worker names

Response count

Total number of responses and the number of workers who skipped the survey

You can filter results to narrow down the data you are looking at:

Date range — Filter responses by a specific date range (e.g. "last 7 days", "this month", or a custom range)
Worker — Filter to see responses from a specific worker
Export — Download results as a CSV file for further analysis in a spreadsheet
Important

Review survey results regularly. A sudden drop in wellness ratings or an increase in "No" answers on safety questions can flag issues before they become problems.

Best Practices

Tips for getting the most out of kiosk surveys.

Surveys work best when they are short, focused, and respectful of the worker's time. Here are our recommendations for getting useful data without slowing down the clock-in process:

Keep surveys short — Aim for 2–3 questions maximum. Workers are clocking in or out and do not have time for lengthy questionnaires.
Use rating questions for quick feedback — A star rating takes one tap. It is the fastest way to collect sentiment data.
Use yes/no for confirmations — Perfect for safety checks ("Did you receive your PPE?") and acknowledgements ("Have you read the site briefing?").
Use free text sparingly — Typing on a kiosk is slow. Reserve free text for genuinely open-ended questions like "Any concerns to report?".
Surveys are optional — Workers can always skip. Do not pressure workers to answer. Voluntary responses produce more honest data.
Rotate surveys periodically — If the same survey runs for months, workers may start skipping it out of habit. Refresh the questions regularly.
Act on the data — Share results with your team and take visible action based on feedback. This encourages future participation.
Use descriptive titles — A clear title ("Morning Wellness Check") tells workers what the survey is about before they start reading questions.
Tip

If you need to run a longer survey (more than 3 questions), consider breaking it into two separate surveys — one on clock-in and one on clock-out. This spreads the effort across the day.

Good to know

Remember that survey responses are tied to the worker and timestamped. This means you can track trends over time — for example, whether wellness ratings improve after a change in working conditions.

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