Simple In/Out Phone Searches by Name and Comment

Simple In/Out is an excellent tool for emergency evacuations/mustering. After all, having your phone right in your pocket eliminates the need to grab a tablet, look for paper sign-in sheets, or search for printers. With one look inside the Simple In/Out app, you’ll know who is IN and must be present at your muster point.

If you have multiple locations and users that can be IN any of them, things can be trickier. While it’s easy to see all your IN users at the top of the board, knowing which to account for was always a matter of scanning the board for relevant matches. In an evacuation, every second counts.

Today, we’re shipping a significant improvement to Simple In/Out phone searching capability, allowing users to search across both user names and current status comments simultaneously. The new search lets you search for “office”, “warehouse”, or “annex” and see only users whose current status comment includes that phrase. During an evacuation, this can save you tons of time when accounting for your users.

While this seems like a simple change, it’s powerful. And, it’s one of several changes we’re planning for the future to make evacuation/mustering even better in Simple In/Out.