Appointment Scheduling Handbook

Is there a scheduling app that can take the dates and times that my employees are busy, the dates and times of shifts that need to be worked, and can schedule the hours for each employee as evenly as possible?

There are several appointment scheduling applications to resolve this issue that allows you to create shifts by collating each members calendar. You may further embed this pooled calendar on your website for client booking. However, it is also important to consider the security and user friendly aspects of the application before residing on one. Some of the most popular applications that allow this are listed below:

Acuity Scheduling

Acuity Scheduling interface for appointment booking facilities

Apart from the generic features of a scheduling app such as customized replies, client management, text reminders, and many such, Acuity takes care of payments and deposits through Stripe, Square, or PayPal, offer coupons and vouchers for discounts, advanced reporting about appointments, no shows, & performance, and optimizing your availability for maximum appointments and fewer gaps. Acuity offers a integration with Zoom, Google Meet, and GoToMeeting for online meetings.

Karen App

meeting scheduling features in Karen App

Karen is a 24x365 hours online facility that offers clients with appointment booking facilities and make payments as and when they are comfortable. With Karen clients can send reminders through text or email alerts and control the no-show ratio.It also tracks the number of appointments per week, missed and canceled bookings, new addition to the client base and much more. Furthermore, it caters to both appointment booking and meeting scheduling needs. Karen can be integrated with Zoom and Zapier to further scale its reach.

Calendly

meeting scheduling features in Calendly App

Calendly lets you customize your meeting slots by providing details such as a 30-minute meeting or a round-robin, a group, or a one-on-one. It syncs with your calendars such as Google, Outlook, or Yahoo and keeps your timetable up to date. Your clients can then choose from these options to book a meeting or schedule an appointment.