Shift Scheduling

Our top three shift scheduling apps

The first two are close and share the same grade. Homebase comes first because one plan per location covers unlimited staff, with shift trades, clock-in and messaging for $24, and its iPhone app has about 96,000 ratings. Connecteam is free for more of the job up to 10 users and suits crews on the move, but past that chat and HR are separate hubs. 7shifts is third for restaurants. Sling narrowly missed: scheduling is free for up to 30 users, but it has no App Store rating on record and names only Toast's payroll.

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   First: Homebase

   Free plan · from $24/mo

   For: Most small businesses with hourly staff

   Homebase is free for one location with up to 10 employees, with basic scheduling, time tracking and a POS link, though timesheets are kept only 90 days. Essentials is $24 a location a month billed annually ($30 monthly) for unlimited employees, and adds shift trades, open shifts, location-based mobile clock-in, payroll links and team messaging. It runs on the web, iPhone and Android, and its iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 from about 96,000 ratings. Know the limits: each address needs its own plan, payroll is an add-on at $49 a month plus $6 per employee paid, and PTO accruals need Plus at $56.

   iPhone and iPad app: 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store

   Homebase pricing and details
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   Second: Connecteam

   Free plan · from $29/mo

   For: Teams of up to 10, and crews who clock in on the move

   Connecteam is free for up to 10 users across all three of its hubs: GPS, NFC and kiosk clock-ins, scheduling with open shifts, forms and checklists, chat, time off and training. Past that, scheduling and the time clock are $29 a month for up to 30 users, billed annually ($35 monthly). Its iPhone and iPad app averages 4.9 from about 61,000 ratings. It is second because the paid price climbs faster than Homebase's for a single shop: chat and HR are separate hubs from $29 a month each, every user past 30 is charged on each hub, and the free plan has no payroll link.

   iPhone and iPad app: 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store

   Connecteam pricing and details
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   Third: 7shifts

   Free plan · from $39.99/mo

   For: Restaurants, cafes and bars

   7shifts is built for restaurants: labor targets are set against POS sales forecasts, staff trade shifts and clock in on tablets, phones or the POS, and higher plans add labor-law tools, tip pooling and US payroll. Comp is free for one location with up to 15 employees, without a time clock, and Essentials is $39.99 a location a month billed annually for up to 30 employees. Its iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 from about 30,000 ratings. It is third because much of it goes unused outside restaurants, it costs more per location than Homebase, and Tip Management is an add-on at $49.99 a location a month.

   iPhone and iPad app: 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store

   7shifts pricing and details

Ranked on Oct 18, 2026 from what each listing shows and what people say about the tool, not from our own testing. How we rank