HS Team App vs Shiftfish Employees
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HS Team App
Manage team schedules, send important messages, and facilitate shift changes. Team members can easily swap, pick-up, or release shifts, with all updates automatically reflected in the schedule and roster upon manager approval.
- Schedule management
- Text and email alerts
- Shift swapping
- Shift pick-up
- Shift release
- Automatic roster updates
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Check schedules and send text or email alerts to notify staff about the schedule or other important messages. Team members can swap, pick-up or release shifts with one click. Schedules and the roster automatically update with any manager-approved changes. NOTE: The HS Team application REQUIRES a valid HS Team user account through your employer.
Shiftfish Employees
This app gives employees control over their work schedules, eliminating the need for traditional time off requests or availability changes. It provides the flexibility of gig work while maintaining the benefits of a single employer.
- Employee schedule control
- Eliminates time off requests
- Manages availability changes
- Flexible on-demand scheduling
- Single employer benefits
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Shift Fish puts the power & flexibility of scheduling in the hands of team members. Shift Fish eliminates the need for time off requests & availability changes. In the past to get access to flexible, on-demand scheduling employees had to work for multiple employers & pick up gig shifts. Shift Fish grants employees full scheduling control while working for a single employer. This ensures employees get the benefits of working for a single employer, but the flexibility of choosing a schedule that works for them! “Your Schedule, Your Choice” -Shift Fish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HS Team App at 4.3 against Shiftfish Employees's 3.0. HS Team App also leads on ratings volume (9.3K vs 2) and review sentiment (19% vs 0%). Shiftfish Employees's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.1). 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.
HS Team App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HS Team App has 9.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of HS Team App's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shiftfish Employees's.
HS Team App ships an update every 8 days, Shiftfish Employees fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HS Team App | Shiftfish Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9.3K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #166 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HotSchedules | Big Banyan Digital |
Customer experience
HS Team App
Shiftfish Employees
Bugs and requests
HS Team App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Duplicate shifts on calendar
- Availability changes not working
- Notifications not working
- Incompatibility with device updates
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved calendar sync
- Better shift management
- Faster load times
Shiftfish Employees
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HS Team App
No in-app purchases
Shiftfish Employees
No in-app purchases
Questions
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