Employee Handbook Builder
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Open the resource →AppyShift modules and features
Eight modules for hourly teams, in one app.
Hire with AppyRecruit, get people ready with AppyOnboard, train them with AppyTraining, build the week with AppySchedule, track hours with AppyTime, reach everyone with AppyConnect, thank the team with AppyRecognize, and run payroll with AppyPayroll.
The AppyShift modules
Choose a module to see it in the app
From the first application to payday, they work together in the one AppyShift app your team already uses. Every plan includes AppySchedule and AppyTime; add AppyPayroll to run payroll in the same app.
- AppyRecruit Hiring and applicants Recruiting and applicant tracking that helps you attract, organize and manage candidates through every step of hiring.
- AppyOnboard Onboarding and documents Digital onboarding that collects new-hire information and documents and gets people ready for work, without paper.
- AppyTraining Training and courses Workplace training your team finishes on their phone: ready-made courses and quick quizzes, with progress, reminders and certificates in one place.
- AppySchedule Scheduling and coverage Employee scheduling built for shift-based teams: build and publish schedules, manage availability, and keep everyone informed about when they work.
- AppyTime Time clock and timesheets Time and attendance that tracks every hour and gives managers what they need to manage hourly labor.
- AppyConnect Messages, alerts and texts Team communication that keeps managers and employees connected, with two-way texting that reaches hourly workers without another workplace app.
- AppyRecognize Recognition and rewards Employee recognition and engagement that celebrates your people, encourages participation and strengthens your culture.
- AppyPayroll Payroll and tax filing Payroll built into AppyShift: pay your team from the hours you already approved, and AppyShift files and pays your federal and state payroll taxes, with pay stubs and W-2s in the app.
Everything in AppyShift
Every feature by module, and the plans that include it
Every plan includes the employee app, unlimited app notifications and email, and optional texts. Start with a free trial. See prices.
Modules in each plan
Each plan includes whole AppyShift modules, and each plan has everything in the one before it. Add AppyPayroll to any plan to run payroll in the same app.
| Module | Basic | Growth | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppyRecruit | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| AppyOnboard | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| AppyTraining | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| AppySchedule | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| AppyTime | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| AppyConnect | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| AppyRecognize | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Custom reports, integrations and Operations | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| AppyPayroll | Add-on for any plan, by approval | |||
Enterprise has every module.
| Feature | Basic | Growth | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan basics | |||
| Employees includedAdd 50 more for $20 a month. More than one pack is fine. | 30 included | 100 included | 200 included |
| Texts included each monthOptional. More in prepaid packs. | 250 | 500 | 750 |
| AppyRecruit | |||
| Job openings and careers pageRequisitions, job posts, and your own careers page. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Applicant trackingEvery applicant in one pipeline, with notes and email. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Applicant textingText applicants who agreed to texts, with every message kept. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Interview schedulingApplicants pick an interview time from your team's open slots. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Job board feedGoogle for Jobs details on every job page, and a job feed you can give Indeed and other job boards. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Hire to onboardingTurn a hire into an employee with an onboarding template and app access. | Not included | Included | Included |
| AppyOnboard | |||
| Onboarding tasks and formsNew-hire to-dos, forms, quizzes, and policy sign-offs. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Form I-9Complete Form I-9 online, with Social Security numbers encrypted. | Not included | Included | Included |
| CertificationsTrack certifications and licenses and when they expire. | Not included | Included | Included |
| AppyTraining | |||
| Ready-made training courses24 courses on workplace topics and on using the app, for employees and managers, to adapt and assign. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Quick quizzesA few questions with a passing score, assigned on their own or as an onboarding step. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Assign and track trainingAssign by person, department, position or location, with due dates, renewals and reminders in the app. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Training records and certificatesA training matrix, each person's record, completion certificates, and training done elsewhere imported from Excel or CSV. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Training in the employee appEmployees see what's due, take each lesson on their phone and say whether it helped. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Custom course builderYour own lessons: video, PDFs to fill and sign, flip cards, hotspots, matching, sorting, branching scenarios and more. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| AI course draftingOptional: draft lessons and a quiz from your notes, make a lesson interactive, or make a Spanish copy, with AI credits. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Two-minute quick checksShort checks with instant feedback, offered once a day when employees sign in. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Learning paths and automatic assignmentsCourses in order, and rules that give them to new hires and groups on their own. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Learning missions and achievementsLessons played as levels, plus learning points, badges, streaks, team challenges and an optional leaderboard. Never money. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Practical sign-offs and course reviewA manager signs off a task they watched, and coworkers comment on a course before it goes out. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Training webhooks and chat alertsSend assignments, completions and certifications to other systems, and overdue training to Teams or Slack. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| AppySchedule | |||
| Schedule builderBuild and publish the week with shift templates and an auto-built first draft. | Included | Included | Included |
| AvailabilityEmployees set when they can work, and managers see it while scheduling. | Included | Included | Included |
| Open shifts and shift swapsEmployees pick up open shifts and trade shifts, with manager approval. | Included | Included | Included |
| Callout coverageEmployees call out in the app, and the shift is offered to people who can cover it. | Included | Included | Included |
| Break planningPlan paid and unpaid breaks with suggested times that keep the floor covered. | Included | Included | Included |
| Schedule change alertsEmployees are told when their shifts move or change. | Included | Included | Included |
| Labor budgetCompare scheduled labor with sales and your labor budget. | Included | Included | Included |
| Departments, positions, and locationsSchedule and report by team, role, and site. | Included | Included | Included |
| Home care visitsClients, visits on the schedule, caregiver check-in at the home, travel, and mileage. | Included | Included | Included |
| Visit watchLate and missed visits flagged as they happen, with a fast way to send a replacement. | Included | Included | Included |
| Authorizations and visit recordsTrack authorized hours for each client and keep visit check-in records. | Included | Included | Included |
| Census-based staffingStaff each unit from its resident count, with PBJ staffing reports and the quarterly PBJ file for CMS. | Included | Included | Included |
| AppyTime | |||
| Clock in on a phone or computerClock in and out, and start and end breaks, from the app or a browser. | Included | Included | Included |
| Shared kioskA shared tablet where employees clock in with a PIN or a badge QR code. | Included | Included | Included |
| On-site clock-in rulesAllow phone clock-ins only at the location, or only on your network. | Included | Included | Included |
| Timesheets and approvalsReview, correct, and approve hours. Employees can ask for corrections. | Included | Included | Included |
| Attendance trackingLate, early, and missed punches and call-outs, flagged for review. | Included | Included | Included |
| Custom overtime, break, and pay rulesSet your own overtime, break, and shift differential rules, with different rules for a location, department, state or group (8/80 for healthcare too), and test them on a sample week. | Included | Included | Included |
| Time-off requests and approvalsEmployees ask for time off in the app, and managers approve it. | Included | Included | Included |
| PTO policies and accrualsAccrual rules and balances that employees can check themselves. | Included | Included | Included |
| Minimum wage checkEvery hourly rate compared with the minimum wage where the person works. | Included | Included | Included |
| Payroll review and exportsCheck pay, then export for ADP, Gusto, Paychex, Paycom, Paylocity, UKG, or a general file. | Included | Included | Included |
| Expense reimbursementsEmployees send expenses with receipt photos and mileage. Managers approve them, and approved expenses are added to the payroll export. | Included | Included | Included |
| Tip poolingPool and share tips, ready for payroll. | Included | Included | Included |
| AppyConnect | |||
| Workplace messagingDirect and group messages between managers and employees. | Not included | Included | Included |
| AnnouncementsPost to everyone or one department, and send by push and email. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Discussion boardA company-wide board where everyone can post and reply. | Not included | Included | Included |
| SurveysBuild employee surveys and see the answers. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Documents and policiesPublish handbooks, policies, and HR documents. | Not included | Included | Included |
| AppyRecognize | |||
| Culture & RecognitionShout-outs between coworkers, team photo moments, reactions, and automatic welcomes and work anniversaries on the board. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Points, badges and rewardsPoints for picking up shifts, covering for coworkers and perfect attendance, badges, and a rewards store you stock yourself. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Engagement insightsHow many people take part in recognition, by department and location, never by person. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Custom reports, integrations and Operations (Pro) | |||
| Custom and scheduled reportsBuild your own reports and have them emailed on a schedule. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Audit logSee who changed what, and when. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Integrations and APIConnect other systems and use the AppyShift API. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Operations workspaceRun each shift from one Today board: what needs attention, assignments, checklists, handoffs, and follow-up. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Scheduled checklistsOpening, closing, and safety checklists that come due on their own, with sign-off. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| My work for employeesEmployees see their jobs, checklists, and assignments for the shift on their phone. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Sites and routesCustomer sites, repeat jobs, and each crew's route for the day. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Equipment trackingEquipment checkout, service dates, and checks before use. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Security guard toursNFC checkpoints, post orders, missed-checkpoint alerts, and a daily activity report. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Lost and foundLog found items and who picked them up. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Housekeeping room boardRoom status, attendants, and inspections for hotels. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Child care ratiosChild-to-staff ratios for each room, from head counts, and staff training hours. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Pesticide application recordsTreatment records kept on the job where the work was done. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Warehouse productivityUnits per hour against your standards, with incentive pay drafts. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Cleaning inspectionsScore client sites. A failed inspection sends a re-clean job. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Field service job reportsParts used on each job, travel time, mileage, and a job report. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Cash counts and tip declarationsDrawer counts with over and short, and cash tips declared at clock-out. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Injury and illness logRecord workplace injuries and illnesses with the employee's records, visible only to the people you choose. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Staffing measuresTrack forecasts, results, and service volume against staffing. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Work orders and jobsTrack jobs, batches, routes, or events on the shift board. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Certification-gated assignmentsA warning when someone is assigned without a required certification. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Variable payPiece rate, commission, service charges, bonuses, and more. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Client or site sign-offA client or site contact signs off after a shift or job. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Photo proofBefore-and-after, completion, and damage photos. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Manager logbookShift notes and manager-to-manager follow-up. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Incident logTrack issues and exceptions by severity until they're resolved. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Across every module | |||
| Employee profilesContact details, pay rates, and your own custom fields. | Included | Included | Included |
| Spreadsheet importBring in your whole team from a spreadsheet. | Included | Included | Included |
| Employee self-serviceEmployees see their schedule, hours, time off, and to-dos in the app or a browser. | Included | Included | Included |
| Employee documents and notesKeep each employee's files and manager notes in one place. | Included | Included | Included |
| App notifications and emailUnlimited, on every plan. | Included | Included | Included |
| Optional text alertsEach plan includes texts every month. More come in prepaid packs. | Included | Included | Included |
| Reply by textWith text alerts on, employees reply CLAIM or OK and text CALLOUT, LATE, SHIFTS or OFF. Managers reply APPROVE or DENY. | Included | Included | Included |
| ReportsReady-made reports on your team and labor, which you can export. | Included | Included | Included |
| Roles and permissionsAdmins and managers see only what they need. | Included | Included | Included |
| Two-step sign-in and passkeysSign in with Face ID, a fingerprint, or a code. | Included | Included | Included |
| Encrypted sensitive dataSocial Security numbers are encrypted, and pay details are limited to the people who need them. | Included | Included | Included |
Enterprise includes everything in Pro, plus: custom branding and domain, advanced payroll export support, integration support, dedicated onboarding, priority account support.
Helpful starting points
Free calculators and templates for managers, whether or not you use AppyShift.
Employee Availability Form Template
Use the weekly form to record an effective date range, available hours, and shift preferences, then share or export a copy for your manager.
Open the resource →Payroll Calendar Generator
Choose a payroll frequency and pay-date pattern, then account for weekends, Federal Reserve holidays, and your own bank closures. Export the finished schedule as CSV, calendar events, or a printable PDF. Everything stays in your browser.
Open the resource →Time Card Calculator with Breaks and Overtime
Enter each shift and unpaid break to calculate regular hours, overtime hours, decimal totals, and an optional gross-pay estimate. Everything stays in your browser.
Open the resource →Pay Statement Calculator
Estimate gross wages, employee payroll taxes, deductions, and net pay using AppyShift's payroll tax rate feed. Address and election details are used for the current request and are not saved.
Open the resource →Tip Credit Overtime Calculator
Use the federal FLSA baseline to check tipped overtime, minimum wage make-up pay, the cash wage, and the hourly tip credit. State, local, or contract rules can require more.
Open the resource →Weighted Average Overtime Calculator
Enter each rate worked in the same workweek to estimate the weighted regular rate, overtime hours, half-time premium, and total gross pay when straight time has already been paid.
Open the resource →See how AppyShift fits your team.
Start a free trial, then explore the modules with your own company in mind.
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