Timecard Buddy vs Shadowbox Studios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timecard Buddy
This app digitizes timecard submission, eliminating paper forms. It offers pre-loaded templates for various payroll companies, signature pads, and autofill features for efficient and convenient timecard management.
- Paperless timecard submission
- Pre-loaded timecard templates
- Signature pad integration
- Autofill templates
- Support for multiple payroll companies
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Timecard Buddy is an overdressed form filling app with the express purpose of filling and submitting timecards without using paper. The original scanned timecards for supported payroll companies are provided with an easy to use interface including Signature Pads and Autofill Templates. Currently supported timecards: - Entertainment Partners - Pixpay - Cast & Crew - EASE - CAPS - BTL - Media Services - Greenslate - Jacobson Group Timecard Buddy is not affiliated with these payroll companies Timecard Buddy is not guaranteed to be accepted by your payroll department Timecard Buddy is free for evaluation purposes but does contain ads and may be limited in its feature set For an ad-free and fully featured experience, Timecard Buddy offers a subscription that ensures support for updated timecard templates, new mobile devices and operating systems, and further feature development Terms of Use: http://newendian.com/tcbuddy-policies
Shadowbox Studios
This app serves as a mobile concierge and studio guide, providing essential on-lot resources for productions. It offers quick access to facility details, schedules, campus navigation, and contact information for crew, staff, and vendors.
- Interactive campus maps
- Crew, staff & vendor directories
- Facility specs & technical documents
- Stage manager schedules
- Food truck schedules
- Campus alerts
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The Shadowbox app is a mobile concierge and studio guide that connects your production with the essential on-lot resources it needs. Get your questions answered quickly and easily - wherever you are on campus. Access key facility details and documentation, stage manager and food truck schedules, and details on all of our on-campus amenities. Find your way around campus with interactive maps. Park with confidence by knowing which lots to use for your facility. Contact crew members, studio staff, and vendors using the directories. Receive timely studio notifications and news. - Interactive campus maps - Crew, staff & vendor directories - Policies, protocols & pets - Campus alerts - Food truck schedules - Facility specs & technical documents - Stage manager schedules
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shadowbox Studios at 4.9 against Timecard Buddy's 4.2. Shadowbox Studios also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Timecard Buddy's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (33 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Timecard Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Shadowbox Studios asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shadowbox Studios holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 10 respectively.
Timecard Buddy ships an update every 3 weeks, Shadowbox Studios fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timecard Buddy | Shadowbox Studios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (33 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | New Endian LLC | Blackhall Management Services LLC |
Customer experience
Timecard Buddy
Shadowbox Studios
In-app purchases
Timecard Buddy
- Timecard Buddy Subscription$7.991 Year
- Ad Free$7.99
Shadowbox Studios
No in-app purchases
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