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Crew Active vs Blink

Blink describes itself as a communication platform for frontline teams.

According to its website, Blink brings chats, posts, digital forms, and open shifts together in one employee app. Crew Active is scheduling and time tracking software with GPS proof, time accounts, reports, and chat, built for cleaning, landscaping, and construction.

Crew Active and Blink Compared

Target audience according to the vendor: Frontline teams, including restaurants, healthcare, hotels, retail, logistics, facilities management, and construction

Crew Active and Blink by topic
TopicCrew ActiveBlink per its website
Scheduling
  • Drag & drop calendar
  • Planning board: employees and resources as rows, days as columns
  • Recurring jobs
  • Open shifts and shift swaps
Time tracking
  • Start, pause, and stop via app or browser
  • Automatic break deduction (30 min after 6 h, 45 min after 9 h)
See www.joinblink.com
GPS
  • GPS location proof as PDF with map and accuracy
See www.joinblink.com
App and offline
  • App for iOS and Android, web interface for the office
  • Clock in offline in the app
  • Offline messaging
Chat
  • Chat with photos and read receipts
  • Push notifications in the app
  • Chats with images, voice notes, and attachments
Absences
  • Vacation requests with approval
  • Sick leave
See www.joinblink.com
Integrations and export
  • Reports per employee and per customer as Excel
  • Billing proposal per customer as PDF
  • Activity and engagement analytics, exportable
Hosting
  • Servers in the EU
See www.joinblink.com
Pricing model
  • from €69 net / month for up to 5 employees
  • Fixed package prices instead of per-user pricing, e.g. €379 net for up to 50 employees (€7.58 per employee)
  • All features in every package
  • from €3.35 per user / month
  • Core: €3.35 billed annually, €4.00 billed monthly
  • Pro: €4.20 billed annually, €5.00 billed monthly
  • Enterprise: on request
Free trial
  • 1-month free trial, no credit card
  • 14-day free trial
Minimum term
  • No minimum term
See www.joinblink.com
Other statements
  • Plan vehicles, machines, and accommodation
  • Target hours per weekday and overtime balance
  • Map with running jobs and planned routes
  • Posts and stories with photos and videos
  • Digital forms with photos and signatures

As stated by Blink on its own website, not a complete list. As of September 2026. Sources: www.joinblink.com, www.joinblink.com/pricing, www.joinblink.com/features/shift-management, www.joinblink.com/features/digital-forms

What Crew Active Offers

Every feature is included in every package.

Scheduling
  • Drag & drop calendar
  • Planning board: employees and resources as rows, days as columnsNew
  • Recurring jobs
  • Planning check: warns about too many weekly hours or two customers at once
  • Job requests to chosen employees, who accept or decline
  • Public holidays per German state
  • Photos on the job
Resources
  • Plan vehicles, machines, and accommodation
  • Warning when a resource is double-booked
  • Accommodation per employeeNew
  • Record where machines areNew
Time Tracking
  • Start, pause, and stop via app or browser
  • GPS location proof as PDF with map and accuracy
  • Clock in offline in the app
  • Automatic break deduction (30 min after 6 h, 45 min after 9 h)
  • Office can add or correct hours
  • Time tracking can be switched on or off per companyNew
Time Account & Absences
  • Target hours per weekday and overtime balanceNew
  • Carry over overtime from your previous systemNew
  • Vacation requests with approval
  • Sick leave
  • Time off in lieuNew
  • Employees report when they are not availableNew
  • Remaining vacation, pro rata from start date
Reports & Billing
  • Reports per employee and per customer as Excel
  • Paid vacation and sick leave in hours and moneyNew
  • Overview with hours, labour costs, and plan vs. actual
  • Billing proposal per customer as PDF
Communication & Documents
  • Chat with photos and read receipts
  • Push notifications in the app
  • Share documents such as payslips with employees
App & Data
  • App for iOS and Android, web interface for the office
  • Customers with multiple addresses
  • Map with running jobs and planned routes
  • 5 languages: German, English, Italian, Turkish, Romanian
  • Servers in the EU

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the difference between Crew Active and Blink?

    Blink focuses on communication with frontline teams: chats, posts, forms, and open shifts. Crew Active focuses on scheduling and time tracking and adds time accounts, absences, reports, and chat in the same app.

  • How much does Blink cost?

    According to Blink's pricing page (as of September 2026): Core €3.35 per user per month billed annually or €4.00 monthly, Pro €4.20 or €5.00, Enterprise on request. Blink offers a 14-day free trial.

  • How much does Crew Active cost?

    Crew Active charges fixed package prices instead of per-user prices: from €69 net per month for up to 5 employees, tiered up to €379 net for up to 50 employees. Every feature is included in every package, with no minimum term.

  • Can I try Crew Active for free?

    Yes. You can try Crew Active for 1 month with every feature, no credit card needed.

  • Where does Crew Active store data?

    Crew Active hosts your customer, employee, and time data in an EU data centre and provides the data processing agreement. To be straight about it: a few add-on features (maps, push, email) use named providers, some of which process outside the EU. If your client specifically requires a German server location, we do not meet that today, so ask us before you commit to it.

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