DinnerBooking Business vs Begin App

DinnerBooking Business enables restaurants to manage their bookings and tables.

Begin is a workforce management app for teams that run on shifts. Build schedules, track hours, approve requests, and keep everyone in the loop — all from your phone. Whether you're managing a café, a clinic, a retail floor, a warehouse, or any team with a rotating roster, Begin gives you the tools to plan the week, communicate with your team, and stay on top of the day. — SCHEDULING — • Build shifts and assign them to the right people in seconds • Organize work by position, location, and department • Publish schedules so your team sees them instantly • Handle time-off requests and shift swaps without endless texts • Recurring shifts, templates, and copy-week tools to save you time — TIME TRACKING — • Clock in and out from your phone, with location awareness • Review and approve timesheets at the end of the pay period • Apply rounding policies and overtime rules consistently • Export hours for payroll in a few taps — TEAM MESSAGES — • Channels for teams, locations, or projects • Direct messages for one-on-one conversations • Share files, photos, and shift notes • Reach your whole team without juggling WhatsApp groups — INBOX — • Approve time-off, swaps, and schedule changes in one place • Filter by type, status, or who's waiting on you • Never lose track of a request again — PEOPLE AND PERMISSIONS — • Invite teammates by phone or email • Assign roles with fine-grained permissions • Manage profiles, contact info, and assignments • Group people into departments for reporting — AI ASSISTANT (for managers) — • Ask questions about your schedule, hours, and team in plain language • Get answers grounded in your real workspace data • Quickly draft shifts, find coverage, and surface what needs attention — FOR EMPLOYEES — • See your upcoming shifts at a glance • Request time off and swap shifts with one tap • Clock in and out, and review your own hours • Stay connected with your team through messages and notifications — BUILT FOR REAL TEAMS — • Real-time updates — everyone sees the same schedule, instantly • Multi-language support (English, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian) • Works for single sites or multi-location operations • Privacy-first: your team's data stays your team's data Begin replaces the patchwork of spreadsheets, group chats, and paper schedules that most shift-based teams still rely on. Set up your workspace in minutes, invite your team, and publish your first schedule today. Have questions or feedback? Visit help.begin.eu or get in touch from inside the app.