Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

You have nine employees, three overlapping time-off requests, and 20 shifts needing varying amounts of coverage. Even for the smallest of businesses, employee scheduling can feel like a decidedly less fun game of Tetris. It’s a game you can play with pen and paper — or even a trusty spreadsheet — but the right employee scheduling app can make things a whole lot easier.

Your best engineer books a week off. It turns out two other engineers took the same week off. You didn’t notice the problem until the Friday before, because the spreadsheet didn’t warn you. Spreadsheets weren’t built for PTO tracking. They break under accrual rules and edge cases. They don’t have automatic alerts. PTO tracking software, on the other hand, does the math for you.

There are hundreds of time clock apps on the market, but not every option is right for every team. Some are designed for freelancers or students, and some are built for businesses looking to track their employees’ time. Some cater to different types of work (remote, field services, in-person), and some cater to specific industries (construction, healthcare, legal services, etc.). Given all of the differences, there is no one specific “best” clock in and out app for everyone.