ZoomShift Employee Scheduling vs FareHarbor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZoomShift Employee Scheduling
Streamline employee scheduling and time tracking with this app. Managers can create schedules, communicate with staff, and manage time off. Employees can view their schedules, request time off, and track their hours.
- Create work schedules quickly
- GPS time clock and timesheets
- Forecast labor to sales
- Assign shifts and allow pickups
- Direct and group messaging
- Approve/deny time off requests
- Export for payroll
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Employee scheduling app with GPS time clock and timesheets. With ZoomShift, you can create work schedules in minutes, forecast labor to sales, and feel confident that everyone will show up when they are supposed to. Features: FOR MANAGERS * Assign shifts to employees * Create shifts that employees can pickup * Send direct messages and group messages to your employees * Share events with your staff * Notify your employees with push, SMS and email when changes are made to your schedule * Use weekly schedule templates to make schedules faster * Approve and deny time off requests * View no show and missed punches * Export for payroll * Track overtime * See who’s working and who is available to call-in FOR EMPLOYEES * View work schedules and events * See who you are working with * Request and manage shift drops * Request and manage time off This app is free as a part of your ZoomShift subscription. Employees: Ask your manager to invite you to join their schedule so you can login to the app. Managers: Create an account and invite your employees to claim their account.
FareHarbor
Manage your tour, activity, or rental business from anywhere. This platform allows operators to handle bookings, communicate with customers, process payments, and check in guests efficiently. It's designed for existing users to streamline daily operations on the go.
- Manage schedule and reservations
- Communicate with customers
- Process credit card payments
- QR code check-ins
- Push notifications for business activity
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FareHarbor is the leading management and online booking platform for activity, tour, and rental operators. With our app you can manage your business on the go. Use the app to: • Easily check your schedule, add reservations, and call or message customers • Run payments from your device using credit card readers • Quickly check in your customers using QR codes • Receive push notifications to stay up to date with your business activity • Access all of FareHarbor quickly Our app is only for businesses who are already using FareHarbor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FareHarbor at 4.1 against ZoomShift Employee Scheduling's 2.8. FareHarbor also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 61%). ZoomShift Employee Scheduling's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FareHarbor holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 107 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of ZoomShift Employee Scheduling's written reviews are positive against 71% of FareHarbor's.
ZoomShift Employee Scheduling ships an update every 5 weeks, FareHarbor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZoomShift Employee Scheduling | FareHarbor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (60 ratings) | 4.1 (107 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 | 107 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZoomShift | FareHarbor |
Customer experience
ZoomShift Employee Scheduling
FareHarbor
Bugs and requests
ZoomShift Employee Scheduling
Reported bugs
10 issues- App not loading or crashing
- Unable to clock in/out
- Schedules not updating in real-time
- Auto-logging out frequently
- Login issues
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- Server communication issues
- Shift times and locations randomly changing
- App not showing schedule
- Discussion platform not working
- App not allowing clock in until location is found
Requested features
9 requests- Add Face ID or keychain login
- Improve data refresh functionality
- Allow employees to see timesheets and time clock
- Add monthly calendar view
- Enable swipe between days
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- Improve discussion/messaging interface
- Show available shifts clearly
- Add total hours worked per day/week
- Fix shift template display
FareHarbor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZoomShift Employee Scheduling
No in-app purchases
FareHarbor
No in-app purchases
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