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Customers report more staff finishing lessons, and faster course building

Customers report two kinds of gain. More staff finish lessons on their phones. Training teams build courses in less time.

It reaches shop-floor staff, and the certificates are in place

What the contract and the service commit you to

These are the terms to settle before staff rely on the app.

YOOBIC quotes a price after a sales conversation

YOOBIC publishes no price. It designs a package after it talks to you about your use cases and needs. Pricing is based on the number of stores, or on locations or users, depending on the parts you choose. Those four parts are Task Management, Communications, Learning and AI. YOOBIC pricing has no hidden costs. The Knowledge Centre, a store of approved company documents, comes at no additional cost.

Ask for Learning on its own and for each other part as a separate line. That shows what each part adds. It also shows what you pay for if you want training only.

YOOBIC invoices annually in advance on 30-day payment terms, so each year’s full fee is due up front. Fees may rise each year with a consumer price index. Ask for a cap on that rise before you sign.

Ten questions to settle before you sign

1. Which of the four parts do we need, and what does each one add to the price? Good answer: A written price per store or per user for each part, with Learning shown on its own.
2. Can we run the four-week proof of value before we sign, and what does it cost? Good answer: Yes, on our own data, with the cost in writing.
3. How far can fees rise each year? Good answer: A named cap in writing, not only a reference to a price index.
4. How do we cut stores or users at renewal, and by what date? Good answer: A written route that fits inside the 90-day window.
5. What happens to fees if we close or sell sites during the term? Good answer: A clause on this in the order form.
6. Do franchise staff and partner staff count as our employees and contractors? Good answer: Yes, in writing, for every group we plan to train.
7. Which AI features we plan to use are Beta Features, and what notice do we get before a change? Good answer: A list of them, and a notice period in writing.
8. Do your support hours cover our shifts, and who answers the most serious faults outside them? Good answer: Hours that match our opening times, or a named out-of-hours route.
9. What does it cost to get our training records back, and in what file format? Good answer: A written figure and a named format, before we sign.
10. How do you count staff who share a tablet at a site? Good answer: One account per person, with the price per user stated.

Alternatives to YOOBIC, including buying nothing

Four products fit where YOOBIC stops. Each paragraph below says where. Buying nothing is a fifth route.

Axonify reaches beyond the shop floor. More than 75,000 Walmart associates in 150+ US distribution centres use it. Archrock technicians in areas without internet access can download documents. Marriott International used it with 800,000+ associates in 9,000 locations.

Confirm fits if your training must reach outside your own staff. YOOBIC’s terms limit use to your employees and contractors. Confirm’s Learn:Go product offers branded external academies for distributors, contractors and franchised locations.

TalentLMS offers TalentCards, which covers training on its own. It is a mobile training platform for teams who are not behind a desk. You make courses on a computer and staff take them in a smartphone app. YOOBIC prices by stores and by the parts you pick. TalentCards suits a buyer who wants no task or message tools. A free plan covers up to 5 users. The Standard and Premium plans cover up to 2,000.

Schoox suits a buyer who wants a bigger course library. YOOBIC’s OpenSesame partnership brings in 25,000 ready-made courses. Schoox puts its count at over 40K pre-made courses on its content page. Its platform page gives more than 100,000 courses from 13 providers. Ask Schoox which figure is current.

Buying nothing yet is a real option. If your current learning system already reaches store staff on their phones, a second app may add little. The learning management systems guide lists the other products in this market.