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HotSchedules - Employee Scheduling Software

HotSchedules Reviews in April 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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HotSchedules Reviews & Ratings

4.3

Very Good

Based on 941 ratings & 121 reviews

Rating Distribution

Excellent

(70)

Very Good

(38)

Good

(12)

Poor

(0)

Terible

(1)

Expert's Review

HotSchedules has garnered consistent praise from users for its organizational efficiency and user-friendly interface. Users appreciate the ease of accessing work schedules, notifications, and communication features, which have streamlined scheduling processes and reduced instances of confusion and tardiness. The app's ability to facilitate shift swaps, request ...Read more

HotSchedules pros and cons

  • Easy access to work schedule, messages, and holiday approvals, even during school hours.

  • User-friendly for all staff, enabling convenient scheduling, shift swaps, and time-off requests.

  • Effective for staff communications, providing timely notifications and real-time updates.

  • Convenient mobile app for releasing and swapping work shifts, requesting time off, and receiving work notifications.

  • The mobile app is not free, which could be a downside for users.

  • Some users experienced glitches and lags on the app, affecting user experience.

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User in Food & Beverages

03/02/19

5 out of 5

Super Easy to Use

What do you like best? HotSchedules was super easy to use and it made seeing shifts and schedules super convenient. Releasing shifts and picking up shifts was an easy transaction as well. What do you dislike? The constant notifications one would get was a bit annoying. But it also helped with making sure you didn’t miss anything. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Sometimes it would be difficult to access the app with it freezing or ...

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User in Restaurants

03/02/19

4.5 out of 5

HotSchedules Review

What do you like best? HotSchedules is a great app used for scheduling, as well as keeping in touch with employees and managers. I really enjoyed how easy it was to send messages to the entire staff at once. It is also very clear when shifts are up for grabs, and this app makes it so easy to pick up and release shifts. I think the best part about this app was being able to clearly see my entire schedule for the week. What do you dislike? I really don't have anything bad to say about ...

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Robert T

02/27/19

5 out of 5

Great scheduling system

What do you like best? Schedule templates and skill levels cut the confusion out of scheduling for larger operations. What do you dislike? Very little Spanish language support. Geared more toward FOH. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Scheduling abs tracking labor dollars is very easy

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Sandra W

02/14/19

3 out of 5

Decent App, but can't review total hours worked in a year, unlike other apps.

What do you like best? It is easy to request shifts and look up past shifts. What do you dislike? It took a while to find out how to look up which co-workers I am working with. Also, the app does not display the total hours worked and does not display a whole month at a time, or I have not been able to figure out how. Recommendations to others considering the product: I do not see benefits in comparison with other shift scheduling apps. What problems are you solving with the ...

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User in Food & Beverages

01/15/19

4.5 out of 5

Quick and easy way to view schedule!

What do you like best? HotSchedules makes viewing my schedule very easy. When I need a shift covered, the app makes it very easy to maneuver. My favorite feature is syncing my schedule to my phones calendar so that it will then alert me an hour and 30 minutes before my shift that I’m working. What do you dislike? The only complaint is that I can’t see everyone’s schedule. Only people with the same job title as me. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have ...

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Administrator in Health, Wellness and Fitness

01/08/19

0.5 out of 5

Trapped

What do you like best? Nothing for me, but it would work well for someone else. What do you dislike? There are instructions to cancel your contract but HotSchedules is not honoring their own procedure, which was published on their website. Recommendations to others considering the product: Don't expect assistance if you need to cancel your contract. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? I called a representative upon my neighbor's ...

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User in Restaurants

01/08/19

5 out of 5

Easy

What do you like best? My company used this for our schedule it was the easiest thing to use What do you dislike? It can be buggy on the app sometimes it wouldn’t even let me login What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Being on time for work

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User in Hospitality

12/08/18

4 out of 5

Functional

What do you like best? Email notifications. Shift pick up and drops are easy to use. What do you dislike? Not easy to add schedule to calander. Employees have no access to app What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Scheduling

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User in Food & Beverages

12/05/18

3 out of 5

Labor Numbers are always accurate

What do you like best? I love the accuracy with the numbers and how easy it is to find what you need. The labor report from the schedule is super easy to read and convenient because there are different ways to read it using the tabs n the bottom. What do you dislike? I don't like how you have to go to a different place on the website to enter the daily sales goal for the week. I feel like it should be near or on the scheduling page instead of the reports. That would make it easier to ...

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User in Food & Beverages

11/18/18

3.5 out of 5

Effective

What do you like best? Labor management, scheduling, picking up and releasing shifts, time off request. What do you dislike? Sometimes the service is down, messages sometimes take a long time to get a response. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Labor management, effective for scheduling.