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3.67
18 Reviews
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out of 5"When it works, it used to have potential, however, they made an upgrade recently and took away all of the best features."
"I most liked the cost effectiveness of this product."
"I found the software easy to use. The home screen allowed me navigate accordingly."
"There are only two categories for time off, vacation and sick time or PTO. We have vacation, sick and personal time."
"The site is unstable and unavailable for use most days, which renders it absolutely and unequivocally useless. I do not like the inability to print in batches or by department."
"Can't think of anything I dislike about the software."
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Anonymous
Company size: 11-50 employees
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
June 2018
Great calender with specific requirements
Pros
I like the size of these calender's and the dry erase ability. These calenders are great for all our guys out on the projects.
Cons
The least thing I like is the cost of the calenders. They can be pretty expensive!! Especially when we are purchasing 10-12.
Marianne
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Chemicals
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
October 2018
Much better than the cards
Overall I'm very pleased with the attendance calendar. It has helped me keep track more efficiently than in the past. It's very easy to print out someone's calendar and share with a supervisor or the employee. No more keeping notebooks filled with the attendance sheets.
Pros
It eliminates the need for the cards and is set up exactly like the cards.So it was familiar to start. Easy to add and remove days off and add notes if needed on each date.
Cons
It would be helpful if there were a calendar that shows a full month with all people scheduled off that updates as you add each individual day off. It takes a long time to load and switch from employee to employee. It would also be helpful if you could block out say a week at a time instead of having to enter each day separately when someone is scheduling vacation time.

Holly
Verified reviewer
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
February 2018
Better than paper!
It saves me time and paper using this version, rather than the paper calendar.
Pros
We have been using the paper attendance calendars from HR Direct for a few years now. I received an ad for the online app version and thought I would give it a try since the price for the paper calendars is pretty much the same. It's easy to enter the employee information and enter the time off information. Each employee calendar can be downloaded and/or printed for the employee. It saves paper and makes updating and reviewing attendance with employees a little more convenient. It is also much faster to pull up a calendar on the screen than having to go through a binder with lots of other calendars in it.
Cons
There are only two categories for time off, vacation and sick time or PTO. We have vacation, sick and personal time. You also have to make the deductions of days off yourself. It doesn't deduct them automatically as you enter the time that's taken by the employee. So, you have to be mindful that you are deducting as you go along. There is a component to this app that is supposed to be launched later for employees to send you their time off requests. when they can just send me an email. I would use it if it came with the calendar app, but for another fee, it's a little too much, especially for a smaller office.
Linda
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Human Resources
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
October 2018
Attendance Calendar Smart App
The attendance calendar has helped to automate a totally paper based system and makes it easier to provide detailed information to my employees with the click of a mouse. Overall I have had a good experience with this software. It does from time to time get bogged down and is slow to boot, but overall it is a great reasonably priced product for small business to use.
Pros
I like that it is portable and I can access it from anywhere.
Cons
That it will not invoice you, but rather requires a credit card on file in order to continue the service.
Jose
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Automotive
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
October 2018
Neat and Presentable
Pros
The neatness of the software makes it easy to present to superiors. The attendance sheet is also a great addition to the mix.
Cons
Its a little slow, but I'm almost sure its not the software.
Lynn
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Medical Practice
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
January 2020
MOST of the time - it DOESN'T work!!
Anxiety-producing!! Frustrating!! Waste of money - even at the cheap price! Have spent countless hours trying to do what needs to be done due to the inefficiency of this app, costing lots of $$$$$$$$'s.
Pros
When it works, it used to have potential, however, they made an upgrade recently and took away all of the best features.
Cons
1. Error messages CONSTANTLY...rarely loads 2. Very anxiety producing!! 3. Codes to decipher between the type of time off are now all green, you have to go into every day for every employee to find out what type of absence it is! 4. Used to be able to print out a year-at-a-glance for each employee that would show them their days off and what type of day off it is. Now you can't. Oh sure they are on top but you get to guess which codes belong with which days! Grrr... 5. Customer service's standard response... basically "our software isn't set up to support that but thanks for the suggestion". Then when they do get it fixed, you know you may have 2-5 minutes before it quits again. 6. BIGGEST issue: Does not work FAR more than it does 7. DO not recommend! Put a lot of time setting everything up and now have to find a new software!! Trust me on this one! Do your research and don't just trust this review platform...others have the same concerns as I do! Very frustrating!
Reasons for choosing Attendance Calendar Smart App
Cheap! Here, you don't even get what you pay for...doesn't work and isn't efficient!

Celeste P.
Verified reviewer
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Building Materials
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
December 2019
Horrible Product
Most days, I cannot even use it, so the experience is horrible. There's no online support. I was automatically billed for 2020 and now feel like I am stuck with it, unless I simply take the loss and move. on.
Pros
I most liked the cost effectiveness of this product.
Cons
The site is unstable and unavailable for use most days, which renders it absolutely and unequivocally useless. I do not like the inability to print in batches or by department.
Reasons for switching to Attendance Calendar Smart App
Cost
Anonymous
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
May 2019
Smart app for attendance
Pros
It is easy to use for the begineers. We can easily track the attendance of the employee and show anyone with one click. This software makes the transparency between employees and higher departments.
Cons
I havent found any issue till now but some affects can be added in the output sheets to nake it more attractive.
melissa
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
October 2018
Review of HRdirect Attendance Calendar
Very good product for the money. I am very happy with the attendance tracking capability and havent found any problems with it since we started over a year ago using it
Pros
easy to use, great way to check attendance at a glance. Provides printing functionality as well for employee files.
Cons
software is a little slow moving between employees, but we do have a large staff.

Steve
Verified reviewer
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Consumer Services
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
October 2018
Inexpensive but quality
Pros
It is inexpensive but gets the job done.
Cons
I bought one product from them, but could use others. It would be great if they had some package deals that I might not know about.
Angela
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Government Administration
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
October 2018
HR Attendance Tracker Use and Review
It is better than having to hand write each employees attendance.
Pros
I like being able to stay on top of the attendance.
Cons
A lot of times the site doesn't upload the full calendar I need and I am not able to download and print the screen I need to give to my supervisors.

Response from HRdirect
Thanks for your feedback, Angela. We¿re so glad to hear that Attendance Calendar is helping you stay on top of attendance! You shouldn¿t have difficulty downloading and printing your calendar, though. Someone from our support team will reach out to you to help fix this.
Replied October 2018
ROSEMARIE
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Import and Export
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
November 2019
Terrible Upgrade
Been using for few years and purchased 2020 version - Seriously thinking about returning. Not happy with the product at all
Pros
Ease of use and price, which is very reasonable.
Cons
Software was good prior to new version, which is terrible. You cannot see or print time off on yearly basis - you have to select by month and then it does not print correctly.
Reasons for choosing Attendance Calendar Smart App
Use to use the paper version of the Attendance Calendar - then switched to app version.
Debra
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Medical Practice
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
October 2018
Attendance Calendar App
The overall experience is great. Would recommend to anyone dealing with HR
Pros
Love this app. Very user friendly. I no longer have to lug out a binder and find the employee's page. Just a couple of clicks on the computer and I'm done.
Cons
Can't think of anything I dislike about the software.
Jeffery
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Hospitality
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
October 2018
Great Review
Pros
I found the software easy to use. The home screen allowed me navigate accordingly.
Cons
As I mentioned above about eh easiness of the software, I would like to see more functionality.
Colleen
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
October 2017
Wish I could have had a free trial of the Attendance app before purchasing
Pros
This software would be good for small businesses if you track vacation/sick time by the calendar year. Nice interface.
Cons
No option to track time off based on hire/anniversary date. No feature to have more than one vacation policy or ability to choose a vacation policy per employee.

Response from HRdirect
Thank you for your feedback Colleen. We're sorry to hear that Attendance Calendar isn't quite what you were expecting. We do offer another option that may better suit your needs: TrackSmart Attendance (www.tracksmart.com/attendance). With TrackSmart you can track time off by anniversary date or hire year, create multiple vacation policies varying for employees and much more. It also has a free 30-day trial. Learn more here on Capterra or visit our website (www.tracksmart.com/attendance) to start your free trial. Should you have any questions or would like a demo, feel free to call us at 877-457-4855 and a Customer Success Coach will be happy to assist you.
Replied November 2017
David
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Telecommunications
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
March 2018
Great software to organize HR Management
this is a great software to help get started and organized with HR management
Pros
This is easy to use software and it has many features that really help with HR. All of the basics are there with some great advanced options and tools.
Cons
In the notes are it only allowed up to 800 characters. I would like to be able to use this section for more personal items that don't fit in other areas but 800 characters is not enough.
Amanda
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Cosmetics
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
October 2018
Easy!
Pros
Super easy to use. If I. Not in the office and someone ask for time off I can easily see if anyone else has requested that same time off. It also is nice because I can see the whole year on 1 page.
Cons
Not sure if I have a con. It's easy to use.
Sarah
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
December 2018
Simple and easy to use, but app is very buggy and unstable
Pros
Simple and easy to use at a very good price
Cons
The app is very unstable. Sometimes it is not available for login or often times the response time is too slow to be used effectively. it has frustrated my team enough that we are looking for another solution
