Toronto CAD vs Shift4 Back Office
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Remote sales and business data access
- Exception-based reporting for issue alerts
- Approve discounts and voids
- Handle shifts remotely
- POS integration
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Toronto CAD ships an update monthly, Shift4 Back Office every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Toronto CAD | Shift4 Back Office |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Biro | Givex Canada Corp. |
Customer experience
Toronto CAD
Shift4 Back Office
In-app purchases
Toronto CAD
No in-app purchases
Shift4 Back Office
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Toronto CAD or Shift4 Back Office have ads?
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