Compare TeamCal и TrackSmart Scheduling

Benefits:

Easy to use and simple to understand. This software boasts a robust calendar function that allows your entire team to collaborate.

Drawbacks:

I felt it could have been a little more aesthetically designed. The user interface is a bit lacking.

Summary:

Great experience with Team Cal. We use it everyday.

Benefits:

Simple to integrate and provides a helpful swim lane view calendar view in addition to Google Calendar

Drawbacks:

Not really any thing to dislike. It simply does what we were looking for.

Summary:

The team was using it right away. We switched in between to a more powerful but costy solution. But we switched back and still like it.

Benefits:

Nothing... I would not use this software if I had another option.

Drawbacks:

It opens to six weeks prior to today and only gives me three weeks into the future. I have to keep clicking the next arrow to move beyond three we... Read more

It opens to six weeks prior to today and only gives me three weeks into the future. I have to keep clicking the next arrow to move beyond three weeks. The entries are justified to the top left of everyone's row...hard to tell what belongs to who. The entries should fill the whole row.

Summary:

Not a fan...I wouldn't use it if I had another option.

Benefits:

I like that it goes directly to the employee's calendar so that they see the tasks daily. If they have other meetings or vacations on their calenda... Read more

I like that it goes directly to the employee's calendar so that they see the tasks daily. If they have other meetings or vacations on their calendar, we are able to see it and avoid any conflicts. I also like that it is pretty easy to us with the drag feature.

Drawbacks:

I think it still has a lot of room for growth. For what we use it for as an interior design firm, we have a lot of repeating tasks from week to wee... Read more

I think it still has a lot of room for growth. For what we use it for as an interior design firm, we have a lot of repeating tasks from week to week, and it is not as quick as other programs we have used in the past (Forecast, for instance). We have to put in the project and description every time and if we do drag the task through the week, it puts the task at the top of the google calendar rather than in the employee's daily calendar. The different format can be confusing at times for employee's.

Summary:

I think it's been helpful for our team. Unlike Forecast, only those who have access to Team Cal and the actually employee getting the task can see ... Read more

I think it's been helpful for our team. Unlike Forecast, only those who have access to Team Cal and the actually employee getting the task can see the schedule. For those that may work with the employee that day, they wouldn't know what their schedule is unless they asked or were given access.

Benefits:

This software is amazing. It is great for keeping up employee time off, PTO, sick leave and holiday pay.

Drawbacks:

The thing I am less fond of about the track smart ware software is I wish it was a tutorial to use to show employees how to use and creatban account.

Summary:

Benefits:

It is so easy to use and set up. It is easy for my lifeguards who are mostly teenagers. It is difficult to get teens to do anything these days, b... Read more

It is so easy to use and set up. It is easy for my lifeguards who are mostly teenagers. It is difficult to get teens to do anything these days, but they love the ability to trade and switch their shift, and the app makes it so easy to do so.

Drawbacks:

1. The swap function is not available on the app. That would be so great to have as most of my lifeguards don't want to just give up their hours ... Read more

1. The swap function is not available on the app. That would be so great to have as most of my lifeguards don't want to just give up their hours - they would much rather swap. 2. As the manager, I can't get notifications who is giving up shifts. I get an email when one is taken, but I lose a little bit of scheduling control when I don't know that they shifts are being given up. I would like to get notified just as the guards do.

Summary:

I have used TrackSmart scheduler for the past 3 years. I am a manager of a pool and use it to schedule my lifeguard staff. The staff loves it bec... Read more

I have used TrackSmart scheduler for the past 3 years. I am a manager of a pool and use it to schedule my lifeguard staff. The staff loves it because of the mobile app - they can give up shifts, swap shifts and see who is working all from the app. I also use the time clock function. This allows me to check to see who is working and when they started. It also allows our payroll person to access the payroll from anywhere, even when she is on vacation. As soon as I have approved the hours, she can do whatever she needs to. The whole program, from scheduler to mobile app is easy to use and very functional. I love being able to access the information from anywhere, especially when I am off site. Also, the ability to have a monthly contract is also convenient since I am a seasonal employer. I start it in the spring and I turn it off in the fall. I honestly don't know how I would schedule without this program.

Benefits:

One of my favorite things about is was the overall layout and appearance. It was easy to look at and visually pleasing without being overwhelming.

Drawbacks:

Over the years the customer service when downhill and the software started having more glitches.

Summary:

I first started using it when it was called HelloScheduling and loved it. After it was rebranded as tracksmart it started going downhill. There wer... Read more

I first started using it when it was called HelloScheduling and loved it. After it was rebranded as tracksmart it started going downhill. There were no new updates or changes to the product, the app was poorly maintained and was unreliable, and support rarely offered much assistance if I even got a reply. I did like all the different filters to view shifts and that you could email and text employees right from the schedule. We ended up switching because we needed something that worked smoother with multiple locations - and allowed us to see both schedules at once.

Benefits:

Love the Auto Schedule feature which works with requested time off and maxes hours that each employee can work!

Drawbacks:

Wish I could lock months that are published so that I don't unintentionally change the current month when scheduling the next month.

Summary:

Trying to schedule 20 part-time employees was making me crazy! TrackSmart lets me enter everyone's time off requests, max hours they want to work a... Read more

Trying to schedule 20 part-time employees was making me crazy! TrackSmart lets me enter everyone's time off requests, max hours they want to work and departments - then I hit Auto-Schedule and my month's schedule is complete! Also love that employee can access their schedules online and are able to swap shifts with my approval.