SocialSchedules

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Scheduling software for businesses with hourly employees

About SocialSchedules

SocialSchedules is a free employee scheduling solution for managers and employees within the restaurant, hospitality and retail industries. The platform was designed for businesses that have hourly workers with scheduling/rostering needs, and helps promote open and timely communication between workers and managers.

SocialSchedules enables users to create a weekly schedule in minutes using schedule templates. Staff availability and hours worked are displayed in one place, helping managers to avoid scheduling conflicts, or accidental overtime. The budget view allows users to keep labour costs in line with the organization's budget. Employees receive published schedules directly to their mobile devices in real time.

Users can manage schedules while on the go using the native OpenSimSim mobile apps for iOS and Android devices. Managers can effectively communicate with staff in real time through the message board and chat functionality. They may also delegate schedule maintenance to staff by enabling shift giveaways and swaps through the platform. Notifications inform users of when an action should be taken or a schedule needs to be modified by exception.

Employees are able to see which co-workers are scheduled to work, as well as use the message board and chat feature to communicate with each other. Staff is able to send shift swap invitations, update their own availability, and submit time-off requests to managers. The opportunities feature enables users to pick up extra shifts by applying for available openings. OpenSimSim also comes with with advanced features for managing multi-location businesses and franchises.


Key benefits of SocialSchedules

  • SocialSchedules provides intuitive, native mobile apps for Android and iOS devices that allow users to manage schedules from anywhere.

  • Advanced scheduling/rostering capabilities enable weekly schedules to be created in minutes and help avoid scheduling conflicts and accidental overtime.

  • In-app chat enables real-time worker-to-worker and manager-to-worker conversations that help keep everyone in the loop.

  • Co-workers are able to send shift swap invitations, as well as apply for shift opportunities to pick-up extra shifts.

  • SocialSchedules helps prevent accidental overtime and scheduling conflicts by displaying staff availability and hours worked in the same place.

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    SocialSchedules Software - Manager's Weekly Scheduler
    SocialSchedules Software - Manager's Daily Scheduler
    SocialSchedules Software - Free TimeClock tablet app (iOS & Android)
    SocialSchedules Software - Free mobile apps for workers and managers
    SocialSchedules Software - Real-time view of who's clocked in, upcoming shifts.
    SocialSchedules Software - Worker timeoff requests, approvals and availability management
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    SocialSchedules Software - Manager's Weekly Scheduler
    SocialSchedules Software - Manager's Daily Scheduler
    SocialSchedules Software - Free TimeClock tablet app (iOS & Android)
    SocialSchedules Software - Free mobile apps for workers and managers
    SocialSchedules Software - Real-time view of who's clocked in, upcoming shifts.
    SocialSchedules Software - Worker timeoff requests, approvals and availability management

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    Reviews

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    4.5 /5
    (558)
    Value for Money
    4.7/5
    Features
    4.2/5
    Ease of Use
    4.4/5
    Customer Support
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    Mike
    Mike
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    • Industry: Restaurants
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Great scheduling platform with lots of extras!

    Reviewed on 16/08/2019

    Pros

    Ease of use. Messaging system and shift swap approvals.

    Cons

    There wasn't much not to dislike about this product. I've had no user issues with it, nor manager issues with it.

    Nicholas
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    • Industry: Retail
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Payroll Software

    Reviewed on 06/09/2019

    Overall great use and price

    Overall great use and price

    Pros

    web-based, price, and on-boarding for employees. The software gives you the flexibility that you need when running payroll.

    Cons

    No phone app. It is difficult to navigate the first uses.

    Alternatives Considered

    Paychex Flex

    Reasons for Choosing SocialSchedules

    Employee visibility of whats happening with their wages.

    Switched From

    QuickBooks Enterprise

    Reasons for Switching to SocialSchedules

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    Lance
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    • Industry: Retail
    • Company size: 11–50 Employees
    • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

    Great, but slow

    Reviewed on 16/08/2019

    So far OpenSimSim has been a mixed bag. When it works well it's a fantastic software. When it...

    So far OpenSimSim has been a mixed bag. When it works well it's a fantastic software. When it doesn't work well it's absolutely frustrating to deal with. We used OpenSimSim so that way if people needed to be able to switch shifts or request time off there was a place where these requests were stored and could be accepted or declined. Our old program was all manual so it's a big help being able to see who can work and who can't all at once.

    Pros

    I like that it's easy to see when you and/or your peers work on the web version of opensimsim. It's easy to set-up for your work weeks too so it'll accurately show how many hours you're getting in a week, and it being easy to customize is a nice feature too.

    Cons

    Sending messages to your peers is really slow. Even with a perfect connection it might take serveral (1-5 minutes) to send a message. Also, there was a problem my peers and I had with signing into OpenSimSim. I wish they had a feature to upload your schedule to a third party app such as Google Calendar or being able to do it on your phone using your Apple calendar. So that way my spouse and I can plan around my schedule. Another con is that it'll automatically sign you out every week. We had assigned computers at work so having to sign into my computer every single day is a waste of time.

    Eric
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    • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Compass-Non profit cafe using Open Sim

    Reviewed on 17/10/2019

    Easy to start and implement​, staff loves it

    Easy to start and implement​, staff loves it

    Pros

    It's​ free! We were using an app called Deputy, and we had to pay for what open sim offers​ for free and its great as a manager, and our staff loves it! '

    Cons

    There is no direct message board for all staff notes, id love to be able to communicate with my team throughout a week this way

    Michael
    Michael
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    • Industry: Food & Beverages
    • Company size: 11–50 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
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    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Great platform

    Reviewed on 16/02/2019

    Outstanding

    Outstanding

    Pros

    As a GM I love OpenSimSim it’s very user friendly

    Cons

    Budgeting wasn’t working at first but then did work.

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    SocialSchedules FAQs

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    SocialSchedules offers the following pricing plans:

    • Starting from: US$15.99/month
    • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
    • Free Trial: Available

    Basic: Free (up to 10 employees) Starter: $15.99 mo / location Premium: $39.99 mo / location Enterprise: Contact OpenSimSim

    SocialSchedules has the following typical customers:

    2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

    SocialSchedules supports the following languages:

    English, French, Spanish

    SocialSchedules supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    SocialSchedules integrates with the following applications:

    Harbortouch POS, Heartland Payroll+, Heartland Restaurant

    SocialSchedules offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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