Comparison

Toronto CAD vs Shift4 Back Office

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

Head to head
About

Toronto CAD

This app monitors Toronto Fire Service CAD and Toronto Police C4S interfaces, displaying real-time call information. It features geolocation, call mapping, and push notifications for high-priority incidents and weather alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time updating of Police and Fire calls
  • Push notifications for high-priority calls
  • Call mapping with geolocation
  • Filtering of displayed calls
  • Environment Canada Weather Alerts
  • Near-Me notifications
Features
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An application for monitoring the Toronto Fire Service CAD and Toronto Police C4S interfaces. The developer of this application is not affiliated in any way with either service or The City of Toronto. The application combines information from - The Toronto Police Call For Service (C4S) Page - The Toronto Fire Service Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Page - Geolocation technology to locate (most, but not all) calls - Call Mapping - Toronto Police Operations (TPOC) Twitter feed Some of the current features: - Mobile-friendly user interface, - Almost real-time updating of TPS and TFS calls, - Push notifications for high-priority calls will let you know about important, newsworthy, calls even if the app is off, - Matches Police, Fire, and TPOC Tweets for calls, - Places calls on city-wide map (where geoinfo available), - Filtering of calls shown in the call list, so only calls that interest you are shown, - TFS calls link to your default Map programme (usually Google Maps) so you don't have to enter the address manually. - TPS calls will search Toronto Police Operations Centre Twitter feed to see if they have sent out anything. - Push notifications for Environment Canada Weather Alerts and Warnings - What's Near Me? page shows only calls within 2 km of your current location - Automatic near-by notifications will send you a notification of priority calls that are within 2 km of your location

About

Shift4 Back Office

Manage your restaurant's sales and business data remotely. Receive exception-based reports to identify and prevent potential issues. Perform essential management tasks like approving discounts and handling shifts from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Remote sales and business data access
  • Exception-based reporting for issue alerts
  • Approve discounts and voids
  • Handle shifts remotely
  • POS integration
Features
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Shift4 Back Office is the management app for restaurants using GivexPOS. Using Shift4 Back Office, restaurant owners and managers can receive the latest sales and business data from their POS while off-site. Exception-based reporting alerts you to any potential issues, giving you timely information to prevent problems before they occur. From anywhere, you can perform essential management tasks such as approving discounts or voids and handling shifts.

Screenshots

Toronto CAD4 screens
Shift4 Back Office3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Toronto CAD at 83% against Shift4 Back Office's 0%. Toronto CAD also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toronto CAD ships an update monthly, Shift4 Back Office every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Toronto CAD versus Shift4 Back Office: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToronto CADShift4 Back Office
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictor BiroGivex Canada Corp.

Customer experience

Toronto CAD

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Shift4 Back Office

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Toronto CAD

No in-app purchases

None

Shift4 Back Office

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toronto CAD free?
Toronto CAD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift4 Back Office free?
Shift4 Back Office is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Toronto CAD or Shift4 Back Office have ads?
Neither Toronto CAD nor Shift4 Back Office shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toronto CAD or Shift4 Back Office?
Toronto CAD ships an update monthly, and Shift4 Back Office every 2 months. Most recently, Toronto CAD was updated on October 5, 2026 and Shift4 Back Office on October 5, 2026.

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