Shift2Work vs Reliable PBX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift2Work
This app allows employees to clock in and out of work using their mobile device. It captures GPS coordinates for each punch and allows for project selection and note-taking.
- Clock in/out functionality
- GPS coordinate capture
- Project selection
- Work notes
- Requires administrator permission
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Your Shift2Work time clock administrator will need to grant you permission to clock in. The app will lookup your GPS coordinates and send them along with each clock punch. You will be able to clock in with any projects that your company has configured. If you company has configured notes, you will also be able to add notes about the work you are doing.
Reliable PBX
Manage your business communications on the go with this mobile app. Place and receive calls, send SMS, and access voicemails from your dedicated business number. Features include call transfer, internal messaging, and contact management.
- Place and receive calls from business number
- Send and receive SMS
- Voicemail management
- Call transfer
- Internal messaging
- Business contacts
- User status indicator (BLF)
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Reliable PBX app is a mobile app for your business communications. Sign up for a free trial and start using your business phone number right away. Features: Place and receive calls from your business number Send and receive SMS Transfer calls Call log Voicemails (Listen, Download, Share, Delete) Advance search Separate Business Contacts BLF (You can see whether another user is on the phone) Internal messaging Call forwarding
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reliable PBX at 100% against Shift2Work's 0%. Reliable PBX also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5). Shift2Work's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Reliable PBX holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Shift2Work's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reliable PBX's.
Shift2Work ships an update weekly, Reliable PBX every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift2Work | Reliable PBX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shift2Work | ReliablePBX |
Customer experience
Shift2Work
Reliable PBX
In-app purchases
Shift2Work
No in-app purchases
Reliable PBX
No in-app purchases
