Calamari vs SyncOnSet 5.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calamari
This app helps businesses manage employee time off, track work hours, and centralize team information. It allows for easy leave requests, real-time work hour tracking with geofencing options, and access to employee data and key HR information.
- Manage absences and remote work
- Request and approve leave
- Track work hours in real-time
- Geofencing for time logging
- Store and access employee documents
- Monitor team events and work styles
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Join 130,000+ employees who streamline their work with Calamari! Our app is a comprehensive solution for managing absences, tracking work hours, and keeping employee data in one place. To use the app, you need a Calamari account. Sign up at calamari.io and try it for free! Time Off – manage absences and remote work • Request and approve leave and remote work in seconds, with a comment or attachment. • Check your leave history and balance in real time. • Check the team calendar before you plan a meeting. • As a manager, approve multiple requests at once. Time & Attendance – precise time tracking • Track hours with the start/stop/break clock – now also from Apple Watch. • Manually add and edit hours if your company allows flexible tracking. • As a manager, set up work-time logging zones (geofencing) in the app. • Track time by project and task. • Clock in automatically with iBeacon, or scan a QR code or NFC card at a KIOSK. • Get notified about late clock-ins or an unfinished workday. • Use home-screen widgets for quick access. • Check and end your shift right from the lock screen and Dynamic Island. Core HR – everything about your team • Scan and store documents – no more paper forms. • Stay on top of birthdays, work anniversaries, and other key dates. • Check colleagues' contact details and other info. • Discover your team's work style and interests with the Work with me feature. Built for everyday convenience and security • Sign in with one account via SSO (Microsoft 365 / Google). • Set push notifications for dozens of events – requests, timesheet changes, documents, or performance review updates. • Your dashboard shows what matters: requests, absences, birthdays, and your work time. • Available in 17 languages, with dark and light mode. • Data is encrypted, and Calamari is GDPR-compliant. The mobile app covers your everyday needs – leave, time tracking, and employee data. Full policy configuration, reporting, and the Performance Reviews module are available in the Calamari web app, under the same account. Scheduling is coming soon, too. Manage your team smarter and save time with Calamari!
SyncOnSet 5.0
This Emmy Award-winning tool streamlines TV and film production for creative departments. It digitally manages script breakdowns, continuity photos, inventory, and approvals from prep to wrap, optimizing workflows and communication.
- Digital script breakdowns
- Continuity photo management
- Inventory tracking
- Approvals and notes
- Department-specific workflows
- Pre-production to wrap management
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SyncOnSet is an Emmy Award-winning digital continuity and collaboration tool that helps streamline TV and Film production from prep to wrap. With SyncOnSet, your whole team can digitally manage script breakdowns, continuity photos, inventory, approvals, notes, and much more! Designed for Costume, Hair, Makeup, Props and Set Dec departments, SyncOnSet helps optimize workflows and secure communication throughout the life of a project. Creative departments use SyncOnSet production apps from pre-production (script breakdown and budgeting) to principal photography (continuity notes and photos), through wrap (wrap labels and reports).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Calamari at 4.5 against SyncOnSet 5.0's 1.7. Calamari also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (20% vs 3%). SyncOnSet 5.0's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
Calamari holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 174 and 61 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Calamari's written reviews are positive against 3% of SyncOnSet 5.0's.
Calamari ships an update every 8 days, SyncOnSet 5.0 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calamari | SyncOnSet 5.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (174 ratings) — better | 1.7 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 2.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hubert Lisek | wymsee Inc. |
Customer experience
Calamari
SyncOnSet 5.0
In-app purchases
Calamari
No in-app purchases
SyncOnSet 5.0
No in-app purchases






