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Pretty good, could be more user friendly
use the app as an employee and as a manager.
It has some pretty decent options but has plenty of room for improvement
It is fairly basic, allows for widespread messages to be easily sent to the entire staff and some very basic sorting into employee category to narrow message audience.
However that sorting feature could use lots of improvement.
•Sorting by: name, department, job title • the ability to form and save groups for later use ... things along those lines would be really beneficial.
We are a very busy restaurant and as examples it would be very helpful to form (and save) groups such as: kitchen staff, dish staff, line cooks, servers, bartenders, cocktail servers-•, bartenders and servers, lunch servers, dinner servers, office staff, bus staff, host/hostess staff, etc AND all manner of combinations of the above groups.
The ability to make and save different groups (or target audiences) would be very useful for a variety of announcements/messages/bulletins which frequently need to be delivered to select groups of employees.
An option to form and keep groups would save lots of time and help prevent the painstaking chore of perusing the entire employee list, selecting all intended recipients and then praying no one was overlooked before sending!Show lessWord Loving Woman
Like the app! Just one recommendation
I love how easy it is to set my availability and talk with bosses/coworkers but I think it would be very nice to see who I’d be working with during my shift or during the day. This because I would like to know when they’d be in the store/restaurant instead of messaging them or talking to them about what days they work to know if I can go in and ask questions or just to know who’s working. It’s only a recommendation but I really like how it shows me exactly what I’m making that week or month and what I’m predicted to make. It’s very helpful in budgeting. :-)Show lessSupreme ruler of my home
Best App For Employers/Employees
Out of all the apps I have used throughout my years of employment this app is hands down the best one. It allows you to view your schedule, gives you your estimated earnings that you have made so far in the pay period and your estimated earnings for the entire pay period. My favorite yet small detail about the app is how it tells you how long you have left for you break. If you’re like me and constantly forget what time you clocked out this app will notify you 5 mins before your break is over and you can also go onto the app and it will tell you how much time you have left on your break. Highly recommend!Show lessBlanca Cherrie
Helps with Programming
We use it for our internship and apprenticeship program to communicate to host, students, and teachers who are not paid through our budget. It’s so helpful to calculate and project payroll, do online/gps tracked clock-in/out, and communicate to specific teams or all teams. It’s also a great help for students for their own payroll information because they don’t understand taxes or unpaid breaks so it helps teach them from making silly mistakes if they are trying to calculate their own pay. Super helpful for shift reminders and clock out reminders and tracking who comes in late.
When I start my own business, I plan on using this tool.Show lessPrgmStaff
Great scheduling app
Love Homebase! We were looking for an option to make scheduling easier for everyone and a way to streamline requests. This is SO easy for everyone to use, convenient and meets all our needs. Scheduling is a breeze - I love that staff can block out times that don’t work for them, request time off and trade shifts. This is all with the free version. We tried the paid version - there were some nice options like blocking time off and the clocking in, but I didn’t like that it gave you the option to choose what time you arrived. I would recommend this to someone looking for a great app to use! The app is very user friendly!Show lessCPCMARSH
Restaurant magic?
I have worked in F&B since I was 16. As such, I have dealt with multiple forms of scheduling from the management to employee the employee side of things using different apps and the classic paper and email way of doing things. Home-base is by far the most useful and user-friendly scheduling tool out there. With options to text employees automatically before shifts, request offs and shift changes done in app by the employees themselves allow for smooth operation. I would highly recommend this to any F&B operation in need of some help with scheduling. All in all, this app will save you time, stress, your life as a manager that much easier.Show lessAlexander Sisco
Easy and Essential! (Employee Point of View)
Been using Homebase for just over a year and I love it! Very easy to view shifts for yourself, coworkers, and other available shifts. I usually turn off all notifications on apps, but the 1hr pre-shift notification on the app has saved me numerous times lol! I’ve recommended it to other managers to use for their teams to help with organization and scheduling.
The app is very user-friendly, and I love that employees are color-coded to make viewing on the web a lot easier!
I love that everything you need is within the app; checking schedules, requesting cover, available shifts, messaging, and [estimated] earnings.Show lessjohnnysays
Great app great software
We looked at many other time and attendance programs. Homebase is by far the best for the price, great support as well. Of course there is always room for improvement but they are on the right track. While we were on the trial plan I requested that that they add a “Today” button to the calendar & they did. It must have been in high need, requested by many others for them to add that fast. It’s makes quicker work moving between weeks when planning out our schedule. Our employees have been quick to pickup the app as well and we are also using the clock-in component at two stations for those that aren’t technically adept.Show lessNoehlSB
Pretty good
The app is pretty simple to use and tends to be super helpful with managing shifts. The only thing that kinda bugs me is the messages. Sometimes it shows that I have unread messages even though I’ve read all of them so I have to scroll up a few times in order for the notification icon to disappear. Also, when I go to delete one of my messages it takes a few tries. I also had trouble using the camera to send pictures. I have to take it a couple times in order for it to send. The last thing, though not super important but certainly convenient, it’d be nice to be able to label group messages. It can get a little confusing who I’m sending messages to when I have multiple recurring groups. Other than that, pretty solid app!Show lessMTommyBoy93
Horribly Glitchy
I’m glad my place of work has moved into the 21st century and has tried to use something like this as a means of scheduling, but wow do I wish they used something besides Homebase. For such a widely used and extensive app, this is the glitchiest, most infuriating app I’ve used in a LONG time. Why am I on the App Store page right now in the first place? I’m reinstalling Homebase, because it bugged out and I was forced to reinstall the entire app just to fix it. A few days ago I was trying to clock out of work, and Homebase crashed as soon as I hit the button - forcing a restart of my entire phone, and a clock out time that was 5 mins after I actually left the building. The idea behind this app is great, but I honestly don’t believe it’s worth using when one has to deal with the laggy, glitchy nature of every feature in it.Show lessglaack
