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What users complain about in Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

Payroll & HRApp StoreGoogle Play19 Apr 2019 → 08 Aug 2026

35 complaints about Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker from 31 people, read from Google Play & Google Play reviews rated 1–3 stars (19 Apr 2019 – 08 Aug 2026). The most repeated complaints are “Terrible for factory work” and “I cant find a solution other than checking the app everyday”, 6 each.

How to read these numbers: Only reviews rated 3 stars or below are collected, on purpose: this is a record of complaints, not a rating. It is not the app's App Store or Play Store score and must not be read as one.
Complaints
35
People
31
one per review
Themes
25
Avg pain
43

What they complain about

Complaints grouped by meaning, largest group first. Each name is a verbatim fragment of something somebody wrote, not an editorial label.

  • Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Terrible for factory work.
    6 complaints · 6 peoplepain 37
  • I cant find a solution other than checking the app everyday.
    6 complaints · 5 peoplepain 41
  • Because I hate not being able to verify my times every day.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 76
  • This is one of the worst scheduling apps I have ever used.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 40
  • there is also no option to adjust availability on the pc, only on the app and I hate the…
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 94
  • It’s deceptive what they do because they hide that a break was taken but if you go to loo…
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 21
  • The new Deputy update is really bad.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 40
  • Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Program is now trash.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 30
  • They help an interpreting company block interpreters from taking hours to eat or use the…
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 20
  • If they were actively trying to be as unhelpful as possible, they probably couldn't do an…
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 20
  • The UI/UX is a total nightmare.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 40
  • Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Slow as trash.
    1 complaint · 1 personpain 40

The reviews themselves

35 of 35 complaints, most painful first. Every one links to the review on the store.

  • Google Play18 Jul 2026pain 94on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

    there is also no option to adjust availability on the pc, only on the app and I hate the tiny screen!

  • App Storev25.47.001 Dec 2025pain 88on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Location

    Very frustrating and annoying!

  • App Storev11.1.430 May 2023pain 88on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Frustrating

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Frustrating.

  • Google Play12 Jan 2023pain 85on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

    Would rate 5, but the mobile version does not work as well for me since the last update.

  • App Storev26.16.001 May 2026pain 81on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — This app does not work

    This is absolutely INFURIATING

  • App Storev24.7.021 Feb 2024pain 76on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Always An Issue

    Because I hate not being able to verify my times every day.

  • App Storev25.9.010 Mar 2025pain 75on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Annoying notifications

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Annoying notifications.

  • App Storev25.1.014 Jan 2025pain 69on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Unreliable

    This is costing our business many hours each day as we have to manually execute tasks we had relied on Deputy to trigger, and which they still advertise as functional integration options.

  • App Storev25.48.011 Dec 2025pain 64on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Not great user experience

    This is frustrating and has lead to lateness by other employees who don’t sync there calendar or missing shifts from time to time.

  • Google Play04 Aug 2019pain 53on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

    App works well and seems to have a lot of great features, but it was useless to me.

  • App Storev24.18.010 May 2024pain 51on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Awful company, worse app

    When you do get a human for tech support, their solution is always to submit a feature request, never an actual fix.

  • App Storev11.1.1026 Jun 2023pain 42on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Worst app

    I wish my employer didn’t use this company.

  • Google Play02 Jun 2026pain 40on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

    The new Deputy update is really bad.

  • App Storev26.15.026 Apr 2026pain 40on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Stay away,save yourself some heartache

    This is one of the worst scheduling apps I have ever used.

  • App Storev26.10.020 Mar 2026pain 40on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Trash

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Trash.

  • App Storev25.35.008 Sept 2025pain 40on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Slow as trash

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Slow as trash.

  • App Storev25.19.122 May 2025pain 40on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — So many auto clock out issues!

    It is COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE!!

  • App Storev11.3.608 Dec 2023pain 40on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — pointless

    this app is totally useless

  • Google Play21 Jun 2022pain 40on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

    Only issue is the constant glitches.

  • Google Play31 Aug 2019pain 40on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

    The UI/UX is a total nightmare.

  • Google Play19 Apr 2019pain 40on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

    It's just obnoxious at this point and I'm left with no choice but to block the number and report the emails as spam because they're not even automated ones you can unsubscribe from.

  • Google Play13 Jun 2019pain 30on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

    I cant find a solution other than checking the app everyday.

  • App Storev26.26.010 Jul 2026pain 30on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Program is now trash

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Program is now trash.

  • App Storev11.1.1307 Jul 2023pain 27on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — No schedule widget

    Please add 🙏💜 would make me happy.

  • App Storev25.37.224 Sept 2025pain 27on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Freezes

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Freezes.

  • App Storev26.27.015 Jul 2026pain 25on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Not the best

    It’s always lagging and freezing, and takes forever to load half the information.

  • App Storev25.16.001 May 2025pain 24on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Terrible for factory work

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Terrible for factory work.

  • App Storev24.46.024 Nov 2024pain 21on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Great for stealing employee time

    It’s deceptive what they do because they hide that a break was taken but if you go to look inside they take it out of the timesheet anyways!!

  • App Storev26.30.008 Aug 2026pain 20on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Helping with the abuse

    They help an interpreting company block interpreters from taking hours to eat or use the bathroom because they can't easily release their shifts on weekends, keeping them sitting around and making them sick.

  • Google Play07 Jul 2019pain 20on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

    If they were actively trying to be as unhelpful as possible, they probably couldn't do any better than they are now.

  • App Storev25.37.228 Sept 2025pain 13on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Sept 2025 Update

    Please fix the bugs and test extensible before you make major changes again.

  • App Storev25.27.024 Jul 2025pain 13on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — No real tracking

    This app is trash.

  • App Storev24.27.008 Jul 2024pain 13on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Please fix this

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Please fix this.

  • App Storev24.11.121 Mar 2024pain 13on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Too many notifications

    Please fix this.

  • App Storev11.1.815 Jun 2023pain 13on the store ↗

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Horrible

    Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker — Horrible.

Questions about Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker

What do users complain about in Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker?
The most repeated complaints, grouped by meaning: “Terrible for factory work” (6); “I cant find a solution other than checking the app everyday” (6). Each theme name is quoted from a review, not a label we assigned.
How many people complain about Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker?
35 reviews rated 3 stars or below from 31 people on Google Play & Google Play, written between 19 Apr 2019 and 08 Aug 2026. The reviews themselves, each linked to the store, are listed on this page.
Is this Deputy: Shift Schedule Maker's store rating?
No. Only reviews rated 3 stars or below are collected, so these numbers describe complaints and cannot be read as the app's App Store or Google Play score.

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