Switching from When I Work to Shiftly is mostly a matter of following the same three steps every OneTimeSuite app uses — buy once, deploy or install, bring your workflow over.
Step 1: Buy once on Whop
One payment of $29 gets you the packaged Windows installer with updates, or clone the MIT source at github.com/bensblueprints/shift-scheduler-mvp and run it free.
Step 2: Run desktop or deploy
Run npm run desktop as a local window, or docker compose onto a $5 VPS when you need it public.
Step 3: Build the week
Drag shifts onto the grid, publish, and affected employees get notified.
What to expect during the switch
Shiftly covers the same core workflow as When I Work, so most people are productive within the first session — see the full feature list and FAQ on the product page before you commit.
Why make the switch at all
When I Work runs $2.50/user/mo, forever. Shiftly is $29, once. One month of scheduling one small team more than pays for Shiftly, and it never bills per head again.
Try Shiftly — $29, once
Self-hosted drag-drop scheduling, swaps, open shifts and live labor cost — no per-employee fees.