Employee Scheduling by BLEND vs ShiftApp

BLEND is a powerful employee scheduling and team management app. Use the app to create and publish weekly rotas of your team. Blend's smart algorithm will help you create the most optimal schedules in minutes. It allows managers to auto-create weekly rotas by allocating shifts to the right employees. Scheduling employees has never been so easy! Every time the schedule is updated each employee receives a push notification. Employees use the app to submit day-off requests and to view their next shift. A smart employee scheduling software can save you many hours every week, and create a better work environment for your team. It is also super easy to use by both managers and employees. Why managers love it: - Manage everything on the go, shift, chat, tasks, announcements - Cost-effective rota in minutes not hours - Personalised shift information to each employee via push notification - The app will suggest shift replacements and alert staff on scheduling updates - Quickly approve employee off duty and vacation requests - View today's schedule at a glance with shortcuts to contact each employee - Group and one to one messages to your team - Post announcements and keep your staff up to date - View which employees have read your announcements - Ability to export staff timesheets with all past shifts in CSV Why your team will love it: - Get your schedule on their device as soon as it's published - The get upcoming shift reminders - Can easily submit time-off requests from anywhere - Balanced time schedules to improve team transparency - Chat with the rest of the team NEW FEATURE ALERT - EMPLOYEE TASK MANAGEMENT Create repeating checklists or one-of tasks. Repeating tasks are linked to shifts and every day the app will automatically assign the tasks to employees based on the published schedule. Each employee will receive a personalised notification with the tasks they need to complete on their shift. Download BLEND now to save time and build a better team culture! Download the app for a free trial!

ShiftApp is an employee scheduling app for shift teams. Check your schedule, get a reminder before each shift, share your availability and request time off from your iPhone or iPad. Managers can add, edit and repeat shifts from anywhere. When a shift changes, the people on it get a notification, so there are fewer "Am I working?" messages. What staff can do • See your upcoming shifts and tap one for the details • Get a notification when one of your shifts changes • Get a reminder before each shift starts • Set your availability for each day • Accept or decline new shifts, or show interest in one • Send a time off request • Read memos and reply to them • Chat with the team, or message a manager privately • Call, text or email a colleague from their profile • Add your shifts to Apple Calendar with a private feed that updates as the schedule changes Managers choose what their staff can see and do, including whether staff see the whole schedule or only their own shifts. For managers away from the desk • Add a shift, with breaks, a title and notes • Repeat shifts into future weeks • Assign staff, clients and resources, or take them off a shift • Confirm draft shifts and time off requests • Copy a whole day of shifts • Add time off and sick leave • Send a memo to your staff • Add a new employee, take their photo with the phone's camera and send them an invitation Building a new schedule from scratch is easier on a bigger screen, so use the shift schedule planner on the shiftapp.com website. Anything you change in the app shows there right away, because both use the same schedule. "One really horrible job now quite pleasant to do!" - Jennie Goodman, Managing Director, A Bride 2 Bee, on building the schedule Getting started Staff: your manager adds you to ShiftApp and emails you an invitation. Follow it to create your login, then sign in to the app. Managers: set up your business and staff on the ShiftApp website, then sign in to the app with the same details. ShiftApp is built and supported by founder Jason Lee and team, who have made online scheduling software since 2009. For help, email support@shiftapp.com.