Is there a good app for manage staff shift schedules?
Lacks Features: 11 apps already serve this, and 10 data points mined from real user reviews show where they fall short. Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature.
Data refreshed June 15, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to manage staff shift schedules, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| no separate tracking of split shift / contracted vs extra time | missing-feature | 1 | I need an app that will allow me to calculate all of my time and activities separately |
| review prompt after every shift entry | ux | 1 | Every time I finish entering in 1 shift, this app asks for a review |
| no time punch log for unscheduled workers | missing-feature | 1 | should try to have time punch log to help keep track of days worked by people who don’t have schedules |
| can't edit shift time in/out after update | missing-feature | 1 | After new update the app won’t allow to editing the shift... please go back and allow people to editing the time in and out |
| only supports single shift per day | missing-feature | 1 | Good enough for a single shift per day |
| does not track night shift hours correctly | bug | 1 | It's confusing it doesn't really track night shift hours |
| no split shifts | missing-feature | 1 | Can’t do split shifts |
| no split shift / multiple entries per day | missing-feature | 1 | No split shift option...How do I enter multiple entries for the same day? |
| hours not added / missing shifts | bug | 1 | still don’t have my hours added from last week missing 2 shifts |
| managers can't edit employee time | bug | 1 | Managers are unable to update nor edit Employees' time. This is happening on IOS 18 |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shift Worker | 3.7 | 101 | $1.99 |
| 7shifts: Employee Scheduling | 4.8 | 27,708 | Free |
| HotSchedules | 4.6 | 67,204 | $2.99 |
| Shiftsmart - Find Work | 4.1 | 51,161 | Free |
| Sling: Employee Scheduling App | 4.7 | 27,396 | Free |
| Hours Tracker: Time Tracking | 4.8 | 54,988 | Free |
| When I Work Staff Scheduling | 4.8 | 54,534 | Free |
| Homebase: Scheduling & Payroll | 4.8 | 92,584 | Free |
Should you build it?
Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature. Opportunity here scores 27 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
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