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LotHours vs When I Work

When I Work is a scheduling-first platform with strong shift planning, WorkChat team messaging, and SMS notifications. If building and publishing schedules is the center of your operation, it does that very well. But it prices per user, has no smartwatch app, and isn't built for dealership realities like flat-rate technician overtime or multi-lot geofencing. LotHours is dealership-native and adds flat-rate-tech FLSA math, multi-zone polygon geofences, and Apple Watch + Wear OS clock-in.

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LotHours vs When I Work, feature by feature

An honest, side-by-side look. We credit When I Workwhere it's strong and lead with what LotHours does that a general-purpose tool can't.

Capability
LotHours
When I Work
Built for car dealerships
Yes — designed only for dealerships (lots, service drive, BDC, test-drive corridors).
General-purpose; scheduling-first for hourly teams.
Flat-rate technician payroll
Yes — pays booked/flagged hours, and computes overtime and minimum-wage true-up on real clock hours via the FLSA half-time method.
No flat-rate technician pay model.
Geofencing
Multi-zone polygon geofences on satellite imagery, including a test-drive corridor that suppresses auto-clock-out. Multi-lot / multi-site.
GPS-based clock-in; not multi-zone polygon geofencing.
Smartwatch apps
Apple Watch and Wear OS — clock in/out from either platform.
No smartwatch app.
Messaging
In-app 1:1 and group chat with read receipts, plus two-way employee SMS (sick/late/break, AI-routed to the right manager).
WorkChat messaging plus SMS notifications.
Scheduling
PTO requests/approval, availability, and open-shift cover claims.
Scheduling is the core strength of the product.
Payroll
Payroll-ready exports (ADP, Paychex, Gusto, QuickBooks). Direct ADP/Paychex push on the roadmap.
Payroll exports and integrations.
Pricing model
Per site/rooftop — Free, Pro $79/site/mo, Enterprise custom. Not per employee.
Per user.

When When I Work is the better fit

No tool is right for everyone. When I Work is a strong choice if:

But if you run a car dealership — with flat-rate technicians, multiple lots, and a service drive — LotHours is the only option here built for exactly that.

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