When I Work is deliberately simple, and for a single-location team that simplicity is the feature: build a schedule, let the team swap, punch in and out, message the group. A production org outgrows that shape fast. Load-ins surge headcount, gates need scans, incidents need records that stand up later, gear needs custody, and the office needs it all on the same record store the field writes. That is the shape Compass is built around.
See how Compass handles the field work.
Last updated June 18, 2026
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| Feature | Atlas | When I Work |
|---|---|---|
Shift scheduling, swaps, availability | ||
Time clock with GPS/geofence | ||
Team messaging | ||
Payroll integrations | Via export + API | |
Offline-first field PWA | Not published | |
Ticket/credential gate scan | ||
Incidents, punch lists, daily logs, handovers | ||
Asset custody + scan-to-fulfil | ||
Org-configured onboarding (Legend hub) | ||
Per-org pricing, unlimited users When I Work prices per user (published pricing) |
Productions spike from 20 to 400 people for a week. Per-org pricing absorbs the spike; per-user pricing bills it.
Punches, incidents, briefing sign-ins and custody moves all land as records with provenance: who, when, via which channel, signed off by whom.
What the field writes, the operator console and stakeholder portals read instantly. No sync, no CSV shuffle between the site and the office.
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