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Best employee scheduling apps for Android

Employee scheduling apps keep the weekly roster, shift swaps and hours worked in one place, and many add a time clock so hours match planned shifts.

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39 apps ranked · How we rank

  1. Number 1: When I Work Team Scheduling

    When I Work, Inc.

    4.7 out of 5 (76.4K) 1M+ installs

    A free, well-established scheduling and time clock app that fits shift-based teams and the managers who plan their weeks.

    Download Now: When I Work Team Scheduling Read our review of When I Work Team Scheduling

  2. Number 2: Dayforce

    Dayforce

    4.5 out of 5 (178K) 5M+ installs

    A free, focused mobile companion for employees and managers at organizations that run Dayforce, provided mobile access is enabled.

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  1. Number 3: Connecteam Team Management App

    Connecteam Inc.

    4.8 out of 5 (29.8K) 1M+ installs

    A free, unusually broad employee management app that fits shift-based teams working away from a desk, best trialed with one crew first.

    Download Now: Connecteam Team Management App Read our review of Connecteam Team Management App

  2. Number 4: Time Clock: Easy Tracker

    Time Squared (TSQ Publishing Corp.)

    4.7 out of 5 (25.5K) 1M+ installs

    A focused, ad-free hours tracker that suits freelancers, employees and small businesses billing by the hour.

    Download Now: Time Clock: Easy Tracker Read our review of Time Clock: Easy Tracker

  3. Number 5: Square Team

    Block, Inc.

    4.8 out of 5 (8.9K) 1M+ installs

    A free, well-established app for Square-based businesses that puts clock-in, schedules, chat and pay details on employees' phones.

    Download Now: Square Team Read our review of Square Team

  4. Number 6: AxisCare Mobile

    AxisCare

    4.8 out of 5 (21.8K) 500K+ installs

    A focused, free field tool that suits agency caregivers who document visits on a phone, provided they work on site.

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  1. Number 7: Legion Workforce Engagement

    Legion Technologies

    4.7 out of 5 (15.4K) 1M+ installs

    A free, focused companion app for hourly workers whose employer schedules through Legion.

    Download Now: Legion Workforce Engagement Read our review of Legion Workforce Engagement

  2. Number 8: Goldie: Schedule Appointments

    Quartet

    4.8 out of 5 (12K) 500K+ installs

    A well-established free scheduler for appointment-based businesses, with the most valuable money-handling features reserved for paid tiers.

    Download Now: Goldie: Schedule Appointments Read our review of Goldie: Schedule Appointments

  3. Number 9: Frontline Education

    Frontline Education

    4.8 out of 5 (5K) 1M+ installs

    A free, focused app for district employees on the Frontline Insights Platform, covering leave, time clock and alerts.

    Download Now: Frontline Education Read our review of Frontline Education

  4. Number 10: 7shifts: Employee Scheduling

    7shifts, Inc.

    4.6 out of 5 (9.1K) 1M+ installs

    A capable restaurant scheduling and team app, but only useful to teams whose restaurant already pays for a 7shifts subscription.

    Download Now: 7shifts: Employee Scheduling Read our review of 7shifts: Employee Scheduling

More of the best employee scheduling apps

  1. 11 Blue Yonder Workforce Blue Yonder Inc. 4.6 500K+
  2. 12 MyWalmart Walmart 4.5 1M+
  3. 13 QuickBooks Workforce Intuit Inc 4.7 5M+
  4. 14 Restaurant365 Restaurant365 4.8 100K+
  5. 15 TimeClock Plus Clock TimeClock Plus, LLC 4.9 100K+
  6. 16 TeamLive Harri 4.8 100K+
  7. 17 Amazon A to Z Amazon Mobile LLC 4.1 5M+
  8. 18 Red Rover K12 Red Rover Technologies LLC 4.6 100K+
  9. 19 ezClocker: Employee Time Track ezNova Technologies DBA ezClocker 4.6 100K+
  10. 20 Sling: Employee Scheduling App Sling Inc. 4.2 1M+
  11. 21 Homebase: Scheduling & Payroll Homebase Team Management 4.2 1M+
  12. 22 eHub TEAM Software 4.1 1M+
  13. 23 Planning Center Services Planning Center 4.1 1M+
  14. 24 HHAeXchange Homecare Software Solutions LLC 4.1 500K+
  15. 25 Workday Workday, Inc. 4.2 10M+
  16. 26 NurseGrid: Nursing Calendar HealthStream Inc 4.3 100K+
  17. 27 SINC: Crew & Job Tracker SINC 4.4 100K+
  18. 28 LIFELENZ Positive Circularity Pty Ltd 4.4 100K+
  19. 29 UKG Pro UKG, Inc. 4.1 5M+
  20. 30 WellSky Personal Care WellSky Mobile Apps 3.8 1M+
  21. 31 UKG Dimensions UKG, Inc. 4.3 1M+
  22. 32 HHAeXchange+ Homecare Software Solutions LLC 3.9 100K+
  23. 33 Toolr: Time Clock Calculator Toolr, Inc. 3.3 50K+
  24. 34 ClockShark Time Tracking Clockshark LLC 3.4 50K+
  25. 35 My Work ADP, INC. 4.2 500K+
  26. 36 HotSchedules Fourth Enterprises, LLC 3.5 1M+
  27. 37 Workforce Tools The Home Depot, Inc 3.3 500K+
  28. 38 Workstream US Workstream.is 3.3 50K+
  29. 39 WhenToWork Employee Scheduling TCP Software 1.5 1M+
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About employee scheduling apps

They replace the shared spreadsheet or break-room whiteboard: managers build the schedule, staff get notified and everyone can see who covers each shift. Matching clocked hours to shifts cuts down on disputes at the end of the pay period. They suit small teams with a handful of part-time staff as well as operations with several locations and rotating crews. Some center on a simple shared calendar; others add availability requests, shift bidding, break tracking and labor cost totals. Some are built for hourly shift work, others for salaried teams spread across departments.

What to look for

  • Check how shift swaps and time-off requests are handled, because a schedule that staff cannot adjust without calling a manager quickly becomes a bottleneck.
  • Look at whether the app records clock-in and clock-out times with location or device checks, since unverified punches undermine the hours you are paying for.
  • Consider how many people and locations the free tier covers, because scheduling apps often charge by active employee or by site once a team grows.
  • See whether schedules can be exported or synced to the calendar staff already use, so nobody has to check two places for their next shift.
  • Find out what the app does with employee names, contact details and location data, since a scheduling tool holds personal information about your whole team.

How we rank

Apps are ranked by their Google Play rating (weighted by how many people rated them), their number of installs, how recently they were updated and how closely they fit the category. Only apps we've reviewed are included.