Substitute-teaching platform — you sign up, meet your state's requirements, and pick up assignments at schools and districts Swing partners with. THE CLASSIFICATION WRINKLE IS THEIRS, IN THEIR OWN WORDS: 'Depending on the state where you substitute teach, you may be working as an independent contractor or as an employee of your substitute company, like Swing' — so which one you are depends on your state, and their site says so rather than picking a flattering answer. Their FAQ: 'Does Swing take a cut from my pay? No' — the rate you see is what you earn; paid weekly, same-day pay in select areas
What you need
state-by-state — their own requirements pages; California's list: a bachelor's degree or higher, DOJ/FBI fingerprint clearance, harassment-prevention training, and Swing's setup steps. A California substitute permit is NOT required to start with many assignments, and their Permit Assist program helps you get one — their words; other states differ, read yours
How you get paid
Per assignment at the rate shown before you accept — 'The pay rate you see before accepting an assignment is the amount you'll earn for that job'; paid weekly, same-day in select areas — their own pages
Worker costs
No worker fees — 'Does Swing take a cut from my pay? No.' — their own FAQ, verbatim
The rating of the app workers use — never the customer app. Each store is its own witness; we show both and never average them. The count is what makes a score mean something. Click a listing to see the number as it stands today.
Swing Subs — 2.6 from 35 reviews — reported, not confirmed · checked 2026-09-02
Where this came from
Where we got this
founding-sweeps (owner arc 2026-08-24) — their own for-subs + getting-started pages + their tax article (FETCHED 2026-08-24)
Every claim on this card, traced — 10 claims:
Employee or contractor read from the company's own page
founding-sweeps (owner arc 2026-08-24): their own tax article — the state-dependent statement, verbatim
How you get in read from the company's own page
founding-sweeps (owner arc 2026-08-24): their signup flow
How you get paid read from the company's own page
founding-sweeps (owner arc 2026-08-24): their own FAQ, verbatim
Sign-up link read from the company's own page
founding-sweeps (owner arc 2026-08-24): their own for-subs page
Taking new people read from the company's own page
founding-sweeps (owner arc 2026-08-24): open signup
Vehicle needed read from the company's own page
vehicle-model-phase4 (owner ruling 2026-08-25): credentialed temp shifts at offices/schools/venues per the record's own material (the facility provides the workplace and tools); the worker carries themselves. Work-type basis under the ruled three-condition test; no quote fabricated.
What it is read from the company's own page
founding-sweeps (owner arc 2026-08-24): their own pages + tax article, quoted
What workers rate the app reported by someone else — not the company's words
Apple App Store listing for "Swing Subs - For Substitutes" and Google Play listing for "Swing Subs" — the store is the witness, not the company; checked 2026-09-02
What you need read from the company's own page
founding-sweeps (owner arc 2026-08-24): their own state requirements pages
Worker costs, in detail read from the company's own page
founding-sweeps (owner arc 2026-08-24): their own FAQ, verbatim
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