Findmyshift vs SHIFTR Employee Scheduling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Findmyshift
Manage your work schedule effortlessly. View upcoming shifts, request time off, swap shifts with colleagues, and clock in/out. Managers can approve requests, track employee activity, and communicate updates.
- Check and update shifts
- Request and cancel shifts
- Request time-off
- Clock-in and out
- View noticeboard
- Approve/reject requests
- Track employee activity
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Findmyshift's companion app for iOS requires that you have been added to a schedule by your manager, or have already registered an account on the website. Designed to help employees and their managers check and update their shifts on the go, Findmyshift's iOS app enables employees to check when they're working, request new shifts, cancel shifts with comments, receive push notifications and communicate with their colleagues. Employees can: - Check their shifts (past and future) - Request shifts, cancel or swap shifts - Request time-off - Cancel time-off requests - Add a profile picture - Check their noticeboard - Clock-in and out of shifts - View employee contact details - View and download uploaded documents - Review their clock ins and clock outs Managers can: - Approve or reject shift requests - Approve or deny time-off requests - Add and edit time-off requests - Track employee locations and photographs as they clock-in/clock-out - Add and moderate messages on the noticeboard - Upload documents
SHIFTR Employee Scheduling
This app simplifies employee scheduling and attendance tracking for businesses. It allows managers to create schedules, manage time off, and track employee hours efficiently. Team members can also manage their availability and swap shifts.
- Easy employee scheduling
- Time clock and tracking
- Time off requests and availability
- Shift swapping
- Open shifts
- Automatic notifications
- Calendar sync
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SHIFTR makes it easy to build and manage the employee schedule and track attendance. Start scheduling for free and create the team schedule in minutes! Flexible features include: • Easy Employee Scheduling • Time Clock & Time Tracking • Time Off Requests & Availability • Shift Swapping • Open Shifts Up For Grabs • Templates, Copying & Recurring Schedules • Budgeting & Labor Costing • Automatic Notifications • Calendar Sync • Easy Employee Onboarding • Account Customization Enjoy streamlined, on-the-go, scheduling from a web browser or the mobile app. EASY EMPLOYEE SCHEDULING • Quickly see who is available and eligible to work each shift • Know you’re covered with highlighted conflicts • Add daily notes to the schedule for team communication • When the schedule is finished, simply publish it to the team for digital access • Access the schedule anytime, anywhere TIME CLOCK & TIME TRACKING • Allow team members to clock in and out via a device you've designated as an on-site kiosk and/or use their own devices • Track time clock entries by location, department and role • Automatically calculate regular and overtime hours • Create custom time tracking categories (i.e. holiday, vacation, sick, etc.) • View detailed reporting and export entries for payroll needs • Option to disable time clock TIME OFF REQUESTS & AVAILABILITY • Manage time off requests and availability to avoid conflicts • Save time by having employees submit their requests for manager response • Changes to availability can be set to take effect immediately or at a future date • Detailed reporting allows you to quickly spot gaps in coverage SHIFT SWAPPING • Allow team members to swap shifts and find coverage on their own • Control eligibility and approval requirements OPEN SHIFTS UP FOR GRABS • Create open shifts for team members to pick up—great for extra hours, volunteers and events! • Control eligibility and preferences TEMPLATES, COPYING & RECURRING SCHEDULES • Create auto-load templates for each day of the week—with or without employees included. Great for recurring schedules! • Create templates for custom events and situations • Copy individual days or a full week • Highlighted conflicts allow for quick adjustments BUDGETING & LABOR COSTING • Calculate hours and budgeting in real-time including weekly labor budgets, daily sales projections, target labor ratios, overtime, salary overhead, and more • Budgeting and labor costing information is optional and only seen by administrators AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATIONS • Streamline communication with automatic notification options for new schedules, time off requests, shift swapping, shift reminders, and more • Notifications are available via text, email, app push notifications, and the SHIFTR dashboard • The notification history log lets you see a full history of your notifications including when you read and responded to them CALENDAR SYNC • Subscribe via your preferred calendar client to automatically sync your work schedule with your calendar EASY EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING • Invite team members to join via an email invitation or create and share a custom URL or invite code • Assign team members to their qualified roles, departments and locations for fast and accurate scheduling ACCOUNT CUSTOMIZATION • Feature your logo, user photos, and more • Customize your account features and preferences to fit your needs TEAMS OF ALL SIZES • Manage a variety of teams all in one place • Enjoy flexible features for teams of all sizes—no team too big or small! COMPLIMENTARY SUPPORT & TRAINING • Complimentary support and training via phone, email, and live chat
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SHIFTR Employee Scheduling at 4.7 against Findmyshift's 4.3. SHIFTR Employee Scheduling also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 49%) and ratings volume (755 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SHIFTR Employee Scheduling holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHIFTR Employee Scheduling has 755 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Findmyshift's written reviews are positive against 68% of SHIFTR Employee Scheduling's.
Findmyshift ships an update every 6 weeks, SHIFTR Employee Scheduling monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Findmyshift | SHIFTR Employee Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (27 ratings) | 4.7 (755 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.9% of reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 755 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Findmyshift B.V. | Specsoft |
Customer experience
Findmyshift
SHIFTR Employee Scheduling
Bugs and requests
Findmyshift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SHIFTR Employee Scheduling
Reported bugs
8 issues- Calendar skips to 1970, preventing historical shift review
- Blank white screen on login
- Login credentials not visible when typing
- Schedule fails to load
- App lags and crashes
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- Clock in/clock out functionality broken
- Activation emails not sent
- Login boxes display issues
Requested features
6 requests- Fix calendar to prevent skipping to 1970
- Add text message notifications
- Improve free version capabilities
- Simple week-at-a-glance view (Monday-Sunday)
- Direct schedule download and text sharing
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- Enhanced time lock functionality
In-app purchases
Findmyshift
No in-app purchases
SHIFTR Employee Scheduling
No in-app purchases
Questions
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