Comparison

RealStaff vs Dropstat

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RealStaff

This app connects healthcare professionals to available shifts and offers same-day pay. Clinicians can choose when and where to work, upload timeslips for immediate payment, and securely store credentials. It provides access to thousands of shifts across multiple states with 24/7 customer support.

Highlights
  • Find open healthcare shifts
  • Choose your own schedule
  • Same-day pay after every shift
  • Secure credential storage
  • 24/7 customer support
  • Shift notifications
Features
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RealStaff Mobile connects you to work… with fast pay options available. Why RealStaff? Because work should be flexible, fast, and rewarding, no matter your industry. RealStaff Mobile empowers professionals across healthcare, light industrial, hospitality, and more by putting opportunities directly in your hands. Choose when and where you want to work, with access to agencies that offer NstantPay pay options after your shift. What you can do with RealStaff: - Access thousands of open shifts across multiple industries - Choose jobs that fit your schedule and lifestyle - Get paid quickly, with same-day pay available through select agencies - Store your credentials and documents securely in one place - Receive real-time notifications for new opportunities near you - Work for multiple agencies within a single app RealStaff Mobile uses notifications to alert you of available work, your camera to upload time slips for faster pay processing, and location services to verify shifts and support timely payments. Whether you're a clinician, warehouse associate, dental hygienist, hospitality worker, or skilled professional, RealStaff gives you the freedom to work on your terms.

About

Dropstat

This app helps healthcare facilities optimize staffing by filling shifts with internal teams. It allows for integrated auditing to control overtime and agency staff usage, ensuring better resource allocation for patient care.

Highlights
  • Internal shift filling
  • Overtime and agency staff auditing
  • Employee contact management
  • Cost and safety tagging
  • Automated shift notifications
  • Shift approval automation
  • Collaborative workspace
Features
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Spend less on unnecessary overtime and agency/temporary staff, so that you can spend more on quality patient care and staff support. Dropstat helps healthcare facilities fill shifts quickly with internal teams. Integrated auditing enables facilities to ensure that costly overtime and temporary staff are only utilized when absolutely necessary. With a simple interface and full onboarding, Dropstat is simple to use, and easy to navigate. Simply upload all employee contacts into the platform, assign proper cost/safety tags, and send shift requests when needs arise. Staff responses are aggregated back to DropStat’s platform with all relevant cost and safety tags, enabling managers to make instant best fit decisions for shifts. DropStat automates all your cross communication. No more approving staff to work over the phone, or calling and texting. With separate department and management consoles, Dropstat can be quickly deployed in all departments with appropriate administrative data reports . Still unsure? Send us an email, and Dropstat's customer success department will provide you with a needs assessment and cost savings projection. Highlights: STORE employee contacts in one convenient location TAG all employees with their cost and safety metrics SHARE staff contacts across affiliate facilities and units where staff are cross trained NOTIFY team members of urgent shift needs with a few touches of the screen REACH all internal staff members qualified to pick up shifts APPROVE the best fit team member and let DropStat handle the communication. AUTOMATE all shift approval and platform messaging COLLABORATE shared virtual workspace enables shift managers to work together AUDIT use of internal resources in seconds to verify that premium pay necessary and approved REDUCE the use of unnecessary overtime approvals and costly per diem/ agency staff RESTORE countless hours of productivity by cutting back on time spent staffing INTEGRATE with your scheduling and HR systems for large enterprise needs (optional) Dropstat can be used for nursing, GNA's, CNA's, NP's, LPN's, physicians, respiratory therapy, food services, environmental services, and all patient care areas.

Screenshots

RealStaff4 screens
Dropstat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RealStaff at 4.7 against Dropstat's 3.0. RealStaff also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 14%) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 27). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RealStaff holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RealStaff has 3.9K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of RealStaff's written reviews are positive against 14% of Dropstat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RealStaff ships an update fortnightly, Dropstat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RealStaff versus Dropstat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealStaffDropstat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better3.0 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews41.1% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K — better27
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSCHEDULE APP, LLCDropstat LLC

Customer experience

RealStaff

All ratings3,946 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative51.8%

Dropstat

All ratings27 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative51.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

RealStaff

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Inability to see or accept available shifts
  • Problems with clocking in/out
  • Delayed or missing pay

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improve notification system
  • Provide more detailed shift information
  • Expand facility coverage
  • Streamline onboarding process

Dropstat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RealStaff

No in-app purchases

None

Dropstat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RealStaff free?
RealStaff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dropstat free?
Dropstat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RealStaff or Dropstat?
RealStaff is rated higher. RealStaff averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Dropstat averages 3.0 from 27 ratings.
Do RealStaff or Dropstat have ads?
Neither RealStaff nor Dropstat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RealStaff or Dropstat?
RealStaff ships an update fortnightly, and Dropstat every 3 weeks. Most recently, RealStaff was updated on October 19, 2026 and Dropstat on October 6, 2026.

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