MySchedule vs When I Work
MySchedule
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| Figure | MySchedule | When I Work |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.99/mo | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Restaurant Scheduling Software | 8.8 (#5) | 8.4 (#9) |
| Founded | LinkedIn lists the company as founded in 2015. | 2010 |
| Headquarters | LinkedIn lists headquarters in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States. | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Integrations | The official feature pages describe messaging and mobile/web access but do not list named third-party integrations. | Official integrations include Rippling, Gusto, Simplepay.ca, Zapier, GoCo, People and ResaleAI, with payroll/POS connections listed in the plans. |
| Messaging | Web and mobile messaging supports communication with individuals, groups, positions, or the whole company. | Built-in messaging supports announcements, shift reminders and direct messages without exposing employee phone numbers. |
| Mobile apps | MySchedule provides downloadable iOS and Android applications for schedule access and workforce actions. | Yes |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.7 out of 5 from 20 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from about 1,300 reviews |
| Rating on Google Play | 3.6 out of 5 from 55 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 76.5K reviews |
| Scheduling | Managers can create schedules from saved templates, track scheduled hours, filter by position, and manage multiple locations. | Managers can build schedules, publish them, fill OpenShifts and notify staff immediately. |
| Trial | The maker offers a 30 day free trial and says no credit card is required. | The free trial provides complete access for 14 days and requires no credit card. |
| What it does | MySchedule is a cloud workforce-management service for creating employee schedules, handling time-off and vacation requests, tracking hours, and coordinating staff across locations. | When I Work combines hourly-employee scheduling, time tracking and team messaging in one mobile-first workforce-management platform. |
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In their own words
MySchedule
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When I Work
When I Work brings employee scheduling, shift swaps, team messaging, and time tracking together for shift-based workplaces. Auto scheduling assigns shifts using staff availability and qualifications, and managers can oversee multiple stores, departments, or job sites from one dashboard. The time clock tracks attendance, breaks, and time off, while staff can message without sharing phone numbers. It runs on the web, Android, and iOS. Essentials costs $2.50 a month billed per user per month; Pro is $5 a month billed per user per month; Premium is $8 a month billed per user per month. A 14-day trial offers complete access and requires no credit card, but there is no free plan. API key access, webhooks, and SAML/SSO are included in Premium. When I Work says it uses AWS, TLS, daily backups, multiple-disk writes, and mobile two-step verification. It does not offer an SLA, although its hosting partners guarantee 99.9% uptime.