Lunra vs spreadsheets
Spreadsheets feel free, but they cost you hours of rework every week and a stack of group texts. Here's how a purpose-built system compares.
| What you need | Spreadsheets | Lunra |
|---|---|---|
| Build a weekly schedule | Manual: copy, paste, and re-format cells | Templates and drag-and-drop |
| Share changes with staff | Re-send the file every time it changes | Always live and up to date |
| Track hours worked | Honor system or a paper punch clock | Real time clock with GPS or kiosk |
| Calculate overtime | Manual formulas that break and miscount | Calculated automatically |
| Shift swaps and open shifts | Group texts and screenshots | Built-in requests and claims |
| PTO requests and balances | A separate sheet nobody keeps current | Requests and balances in one place |
| Export to payroll | Re-key every number into payroll | One-click Excel, CSV, and Gusto |
| Use it on a phone | Painful: pinch, zoom, and squint | Built for any device |
| What it really costs | "Free", but hours of admin every week | Flat monthly price, no per-user fees |
Spreadsheets don't scale with your team
A spreadsheet works fine for three people and one location. Add a few more staff, a second shift, or someone who calls out sick, and it turns into a stack of versions, screenshots, and "which one is current?" texts. Every change is manual, and every manual step is a chance to double-book someone or miscount overtime.
Lunra replaces the whole stack
Instead of a schedule sheet, a hours sheet, a PTO sheet, and a group chat, Lunra puts scheduling, a real time clock, PTO, and payroll-ready exports in one calm system your team can actually use from their phones. You keep the flexibility of a spreadsheet without the busywork, and you stop paying for it in your own time.
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