Comparison

TeamLive vs Small Software

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TeamLive

Manage your work schedule and communicate with your team effortlessly. This platform offers real-time collaboration, dynamic schedule viewing, and conflict prevention, all designed for the hospitality industry.

Highlights
  • Dynamic work schedule viewing
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Conflict prevention
  • Team communication dashboard
  • Time-off requests
  • Shift trading
  • Availability updates
Features
Currently charting
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TeamLive is a highly intuitive and useful team scheduling and communication platform, built specifically for the hospitality industry by seasoned hospitality professionals.. Featuring a simple design and real-time collaboration features, the app allows you to easily view your work schedule and seamlessly communicate with your co-workers, all from your mobile device. The app gives you more freedom to plan your personal life. With Team Scheduling, you can dynamically view your work schedule across devices by day, week, or month; be alerted to new or updated work schedules; and take comfort in the built-in functionality to prevent scheduling conflicts (because there’s nothing worse than being understaffed for dinner rush). The TeamLive app is modeled after the social media you use every day, so communication has never been easier. With Team Communication, you and your team can stay in sync with company goals, status updates, and more—all from one dashboard. Easily submit time-off requests, update your availability for upcoming schedules, and trade shifts with other employees—all from the app (so you can say goodbye to those group chats forever.) The TeamLive app has all of the scheduling & communication tools you need, in one place!

About

Small Software

This app provides employees with a centralized hub for work-related information. Access upcoming shifts, company documents, important notifications, and useful links to stay informed and prepared on the job.

Highlights
  • View upcoming shifts
  • Access company documents
  • Receive notifications
  • Find important links
  • Company-specific information
Features
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Small Software helps crews be prepared and connected at work. View your upcoming shifts and access important company information such as documents, notifications, links and more. To get started, launch the app, choose "Register", then enter your company code, email and password, provided by your manager.

Screenshots

TeamLive4 screens
Small Software4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TeamLive at 4.8 against Small Software's 2.8. TeamLive also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and ratings volume (26K vs 37). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TeamLive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TeamLive has 26K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of TeamLive's written reviews are positive against 0% of Small Software's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeamLive ships an update every 8 days, Small Software monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
TeamLive versus Small Software: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeamLiveSmall Software
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26K ratings) — better2.8 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews31.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26K — better37
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#138 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB34 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHarriSmall Software, LLC

Customer experience

TeamLive

All ratings25,587 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive31.1%
Neutral6.4%
Negative62.5%

Small Software

All ratings35 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative54.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

TeamLive

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to log in or reset password
  • Randomly signing users out
  • Disappearing user accounts
  • Shift information not updating properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Bring back team schedule visibility
  • Integrate with calendar apps
  • Improve shift pickup and swapping system
  • Add timesheet and payroll features

Small Software

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TeamLive

No in-app purchases

None

Small Software

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TeamLive free?
TeamLive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Small Software free?
Small Software is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TeamLive or Small Software?
TeamLive is rated higher. TeamLive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Small Software averages 2.8 from 37 ratings.
Do TeamLive or Small Software have ads?
Neither TeamLive nor Small Software shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeamLive or Small Software?
TeamLive ships an update every 8 days, and Small Software monthly. Most recently, TeamLive was updated on October 15, 2026 and Small Software on September 29, 2026.

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