Calendar-based crew scheduling for any service business
Assign crew members to jobs on a real week calendar, catch double-bookings the moment they happen, and see today's assignments, unassigned upcoming jobs and crew workload from a single dashboard - no more working it out from a group chat and a notebook.
One row per crew member, one column per day, coloured assignment blocks spanning each job's date range - see the whole week's crew allocation at a glance.
Any day a crew member is double-booked across two or more assignments gets a red outline and a CONFLICT badge directly on the calendar - no manual cross-checking.
Today's assignments, upcoming jobs with no crew assigned yet, this period's scheduling conflicts, and a crew workload chart for the coming week - all in one view.
Every job shows a live coverage percentage - how much of its date range has at least one crew member assigned - so gaps are visible before the job starts, not on site.
Every crew member gets their own colour, used consistently across the calendar, plus a role and an at-a-glance "free today / assigned today" status.
Your jobs, crew and assignments are stored on your own device - no server dependency for day-to-day use, just the shared Metre2 account for sign-in.
Sign in with the same Metre2 account used across the portfolio - no separate password to manage.
Job & Crew Scheduler tracks assignments only - who's on which job, and when. Hours worked and job costing stay Timesheet & Job Costing's job.
Deputy is a well-known cloud workforce-scheduling and timesheet platform. It's built for shift-based teams with payroll and award-interpretation needs - here's how a focused, one-off desktop tool compares for a contractor who just needs crew-to-job scheduling with conflict detection done well.
| Feature | Job & Crew Scheduler | Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | £14.99 one-off after trial | From around $4.50-$6/user/month (Scheduling/Premium), higher Pro tier and paid add-ons |
| Cost scales with team size | ✕ | ✓ |
| Works fully offline | ✓ | ✕ |
| Calendar-based job/crew assignment with automatic conflict detection | ✓ | ~ |
| Timesheets, payroll integration & award interpretation | ✕ | ✓ |
| Native iOS/Android mobile app | ✕ | ✓ |
| Team messaging & shift-swap requests | ✕ | ✓ |
| One account across a whole app portfolio | ✓ | ✕ |
Comparison based on Deputy's publicly listed pricing and features as of August 2026 (deputy.com, g2.com) - pricing and features change over time, so check deputy.com for current details. Deputy is a trademark of its respective owner; this comparison is for informational purposes and isn't sponsored by or affiliated with Deputy.
The Schedule calendar checks every crew member's assignments for overlapping dates. Any day where the same crew member is booked on two or more assignments gets a red conflict outline and a CONFLICT badge, right on the calendar grid.
No. Job & Crew Scheduler only tracks assignments - who is on which job, and when. Hours worked and job costing stay Timesheet & Job Costing's job; this app is purely about who is scheduled where.
The percentage of a job's date range that has at least one crew member assigned to it. A job running Monday to Friday with crew only assigned Monday to Wednesday shows 60% coverage, so gaps are visible before the job starts rather than discovered on site.
Yes - Job & Crew Scheduler uses the same shared Metre2 account as Vector, Forma and every other Keystone app. Sign in once and it works everywhere.