When I Work Staff Scheduling icon
When I Work Team Scheduling icon

When I Work

For managers and shift-based employees in retail, hospitality, and service industries requiring coordinated attendance and communication.

2apps4.8(128.4K)Business

Snapshot

Who is When I Work?

Streamlining shift-based workforce management through integrated scheduling, attendance tracking, and team communication tools.

Target audience

ManagersShift-based employees in retailHospitality

Active nemesis

7shifts

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 2
2
apps
Business2

Last updated

When I Work Team Scheduling

v14.3.2-1747

4mo ago

Active

Publisher DNA

What defines When I Work?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Workforce management and employee scheduling

Scale

indie

Target audience

Managers and shift-based employees in retail, hospitality, and service industries requiring coordinated attendance and communication.

Signature Patterns

  • โ€ขFocus on shift-based workforce management and logistics
  • โ€ขIntegrated communication and time-tracking features within a single interface
  • โ€ขFreemium monetization model targeting business-to-business adoption
  • โ€ขHigh update frequency to maintain platform reliability and feature parity
Active

Portfolio momentum

Maintains an active development cycle with 9 updates released for their flagship app in the last 6 months.

Last release 9d agoActive apps 1

Portfolio

What does When I Work ship?

Apps

2 apps analysed

GPS geofencing mechanism provides direct labor cost control for multi-location managers

  • Shift management and scheduling accessibility provide significant utility for hourly workers across various industries
  • Inconsistent application performance and server connectivity issues disrupt the daily scheduling workflow for users
When I Work Team Scheduling icon
When I Work Team Scheduling

Scheduling templates, messaging, time clock & shift attendance for employees.

4.8(75.2K)
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Distributed across 6 markets, strongest in Europe.

Based on 2 of 2 apps with localized market data ยท last scanned .

Americas (2)

  • United States2 / 2
  • Mexico1 / 2

Europe (4)

  • France1 / 2
  • Germany1 / 2
  • Italy1 / 2
  • Spain1 / 2

Core markets (2/2 apps)

United States

User Sentiment

How do users feel about their apps?

1

Positive apps

0

Neutral / mixed

0

Negative apps

85/100

Avg sentiment score

Rivals

Who does When I Work compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

7shifts

known for7shifts: Employee Scheduling

1 app4.8Business

7shifts dominates the restaurant and hospitality scheduling niche with a specialized feature set that directly competes for When I Work's core user base.

Contenders(3)

Humanity.com

known forHumanity Schedule by TCP

1 app4.9Business

A direct scheduling-first alternative that focuses on complex, rule-based shift management for large workforces.

Intuit

known forQuickBooks Workforce

1 app4.6Business

Leverages the massive Intuit ecosystem to offer seamless payroll integration that is difficult for standalone scheduling apps to match.

Paylocity

known forPaylocity

1 app4.8Business

A comprehensive HCM platform that bundles scheduling into a much larger suite of HR and benefits management tools.

Same space(3)

Paychex

known forPaychex Flex

1 app4.8Business

A major payroll and HR provider that includes scheduling as part of their broader business management offering.

Shiftboard

known forScheduleFlex by Shiftboard

1 app4.7Business

Focuses on high-stakes, mission-critical scheduling environments where shift reliability is paramount.

UKG

known forUKG Pro

1 app4.7Business

An enterprise-grade workforce management solution that competes for the same category of business users.

New entrants(2)

Slack Technologies

known forSlack

1 app4.6Business

While not a scheduling app, its high-frequency updates and integration ecosystem make it a platform threat for communication.

Zoom Communications

known forZoom Workplace

1 app4.1Business

Expanding into the 'Workplace' category, potentially encroaching on scheduling and coordination workflows.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on When I Work

Bottom line

When I Work is a specialized player with a highly-rated flagship product that successfully addresses the specific needs of the shift-based economy. Their high rating and consistent update cadence indicate a mature, well-maintained product with strong market fit in the Business category.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does When I Work publish?
When I Work has 2 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Business category.
What kind of apps does When I Work make?
When I Work's portfolio is concentrated in Business, with an average rating of 4.8/5 across rated apps.
What is When I Work's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, When I Work Team Scheduling is When I Work's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are When I Work's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked When I Work's apps across 6 countries.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
1
With full intel:
0
With overview:
1
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

Disclosure: Independent intel to help mobile builders succeed.

AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by When I Work, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. โ€œWhen I Work intelligence.โ€ Updated 2026-04-23. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/when-i-work-inc

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