What is WorkSmart?

WorkSmart is Crossover’s internal productivity monitoring tool. It helps our elite remote workers stay focused, track their time, and get paid fairly - with real-time AI insights for higher performance.

WorkSmart turns remote doubt into <span>global trust</span>
PRODUCTIVITY MONITORING TOOL

WorkSmart turns remote doubt into global trust

You’ve got the skills, the scores and the standards. But for most US tech companies that’s not enough – they won’t pay top dollar to people they can’t see. That’s why high paying remote jobs still go to locals. 

They’re not better, they’re just visible.

WorkSmart changes that. It turns your effort into proof and gives you a way to be seen, trusted and paid fairly – no matter where you live.   

  • WorkSmart is how elite remote work gets done, tracked, and paid
  • It gives companies the confidence to hire talent they’ve never met
  • And it makes global hiring possible, scalable, and fair

If you want the freedom to work from anywhere and still earn like a top performer - then you need more than talent. You need a system that proves your value. That’s why everyone hired on Crossover uses WorkSmart.


We are all limited by our one resource that is time. So I always try to be as efficient as possible... I don't need to wait for anybody else to start work." - Krystian Lieber, VP of Software Engineering at Trilogy"

WorkSmart powers the world's highest performers...

4000+ active users

4000+ active users

Thousands of active users fuel the world’s most productive remote teams.

131+ countries

131+ countries

Join a global network of professionals using WorkSmart to access top jobs.

100% remote

100% remote

Purpose built from the ground up for distributed teams, no office required.

11+ years of results

11+ years of results

Over a decade of proven performance, built on real work data from top remote teams.

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...with their own daily work data.

66% more productive

66% more productive

WorkSmart users achieve more output without adding extra hours.

40% better workflow

40% better workflow

AI insights reduce friction and keep you in a proven state of flow longer.

25% faster delivery

25% faster delivery

Smarter scheduling & time insights help you complete work efficiently.

8-12 hours saved weekly

8-12 hours saved weekly

Automation and focus tracking free up the equivalent of a full workday.

81% coaching impact

81% coaching impact

Managers give data-backed feedback that drives improvement.

Your <span>reaction to WorkSmart</span> 
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DON'T PANIC

Your reaction to WorkSmart
is totally normal

Productivity monitoring usually is a red flag – but WorkSmart is different. We’re not locking people in digital prisons and paying them pennies. The opposite is true. 

Far from being an intrusive tool for micromanagement, WorkSmart was designed to support high performers and amplify their autonomy. It’s function is to prevent misconduct and give our US clients peace of mind. 

On the other side of that knee-jerk reaction is a tool that unlocks six-figure remote careers - and a level of freedom the office never could, in work and in life.

WorkSmart works...

On during work only

On during work only

No tracking outside work hours, ever.

Edit your timecards

Edit your timecards

Total transparency & full timecard control.

Clicks ≠ performance

Clicks ≠ performance

You’re evaluated on results - not busywork.

Protects deep work

Protects deep work

No need for constant status updates, meetings or check-ins.

Shows workload

Shows workload

So you can push back with data, not drama.

Filters out bad apples

Filters out bad apples

 If someone’s gaming the system, WorkSmart spots it.

HOW IT BENEFITS YOU

10X your autonomy

Our productivity monitoring tool isn’t about policing your time - it’s about giving you the freedom to excel in a global remote career.

Real work-life balance

Real work-life balance

No unpaid overtime. You work 40 hours a week - and the rest of your life is actually yours.

Global pay in USD

Global pay in USD

Most US companies won’t hand six-figure jobs to strangers on the other side of the world. WorkSmart makes that possible by proving productivity and building trust.

No timesheets, no admin

No timesheets, no admin

Forget the paperwork. Just log in, start your day, and let WorkSmart handle the rest.

Quality over quantity

Quality over quantity

Stop counting hours. Start being valued for what you achieve in 40 hours, not how long you sit at a desk.

Work whenever, wherever

Work whenever, wherever

Dentist at 10am? School run at 3pm? Want to work nights or schedule your own public holidays? You decide - no permission slips needed.

Ultimate flexibility

Ultimate flexibility

Café, train, or beach house - you’re in control. Travel when you want, extend your trip, and WorkSmart syncs when you’re back online.

Improve everyday

Improve everyday

Think of WorkSmart like a fitness tracker for your career - helping you fine-tune your work and hit peak performance.

How <span>40 hours</span> changes lives
WORKSMART'S IMPACT

How 40 hours changes lives

How drastically would your life change if you had time and money? Top performers don’t want to waste time - they want to own it. In traditional office jobs, the 40-hour work week is a lie. 

You’re expected to show up early, stay late, answer messages after hours, and drown in admin that’s invisible on your payslip. That time gets stolen - from your family, your health, and your future.

WorkSmart was built to give you that time back. When you work through Crossover, you work exactly 40 hours - and every hour counts. 

When high performers are given time & pay, the extraordinary happens:

  • They build businesses, raise families & take control of their own happiness
  • They invest, travel, invent and write books
  • They mentor others and learn faster

WorkSmart doesn’t just measure your hours. It protects them - so that the rest of your life can finally be yours. 


Because my hours were not being tracked, I worked 50, 60 hours a week. So I prefer to work intensively and be more productive and work for only 40 hours a week - that's it." - Fabiano Lucchese, SVP of Software Engineering, CloudFix
How Does WorkSmart Work?

WorkSmart has been battle-tested through 101 AI generations via OpenEvolve. It’s designed to track your work, protect your time, and give you the freedom to choose when, where, and how you perform. 

It works through AI-driven time cards that capture and measure your effort in 10-minute blocks, and XO Assist, your personal AI analyst that translates that data into insights and smarter ways to work.

Build your week 10 minutes at a time

Build your week 10 minutes at a time

WorkSmart time cards are as flexible as you are! The tool creates a new time card every 10 minutes - a clear snapshot of what you worked on in that window. Your 40-hour week becomes 240 flexible blocks that you can stack to match your life.

  • Work eight-hour days or stack four 10-hour ones for Fridays off - you decide
  • Split shifts around real life > six hours during school, two after bedtime
  • Unless your role requires fixed hours, work when you’re most productive
  • Take a break for a midday dentist appointment (never ask permission again!)
  • Clock hours when you can - on a plane, at a café or from your friend's backyard 

The WorkSmart productivity monitoring tool frees you. You can see your kids, shift your hours, travel anywhere, and never ask for permission - because your time is tracked, visible, and fully yours.

Time cards that showcase your work

Time cards that showcase your work

AI-powered time cards give you an objective record of the way you work. By capturing exactly what happens in each 10-minute block, they reveal patterns, highlight strengths, and uncover opportunities to work more efficiently.

  • Apps & Website Use: Track which tools you use to stay focused
  • Webcam Photos: Review and delete any photo taken before they auto-submit
  • Screenshots: Review any screenshots from your active work window
  • Activity Tracking: Get invaluable insight into how active you were & when
  • AI-Powered Tagging: Automatically identify & label each time card for key learnings

Together, these elements create a complete picture of your work - building trust, protecting your time, and making sure your great work is seen up close.

Working smarter every day

Working smarter every day

WorkSmart is a personal productivity coach that gives you the insights you need to work at your best every single day. It makes high performers 41% better – turning them into super-performers.

  • Real-Time Tracking: See your day in snapshots and know where your time goes
  • Week Breakdown: Spot trends with a high-level view of how you spent your time
  • Activity Scoring: Discover when you’re at your peak so you can schedule your most important work then
  • Automatic Time logging: Automatic hour logging saves you time & lets you focus entirely on work
  • Application Insights: Identify the tools that drive your productivity & the ones that slow you down

Working smarter is about leveraging AI-optimized metrics that push performance beyond what was once possible. It’s the difference between keeping up - and breaking through.

AI that works the way you do

AI that works the way you do

XO Assist is nothing like the old-school keystroke logging surveillance tools of yesterday. It’s an AI assistant that goes so much deeper – to understand the context of your work and help you get more done in less time.

  • Contextual Understanding: Xo Assist knows if you’re coding, writing, or strategizing
  • Smart Communication: It finds and highlights action items and decisions from your conversations
  • Knowledge On-Demand: You can chat with an AI trained on your personal work history for real-time guidance
  • Instant Recall: It can pull up details from meetings, documents, or emails in seconds

With XO Assist, your work isn’t recorded to micromanage you - it’s analyzed, organized, and designed to help you deliver your best. It’s the performance management tool that makes you better (and helps you get promoted faster!).


I'm a hundred percent sure it doubled my productivity at least. Compared to my previous companies." - Berk Arslan, Senior Software Engineer at Aurea Software

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