Comparison

Coast vs UKG Shiftboard

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

Head to head
About

Coast

This app streamlines maintenance and asset management for deskless workforces. It offers an all-in-one solution for tracking work orders, managing assets, scheduling preventive maintenance, and automating inventory. Teams can easily communicate and access information from any device.

Highlights
  • Create, assign, and track work orders
  • Asset information retrieval via QR codes
  • Preventive maintenance scheduling with notifications
  • Automated parts inventory updates
  • Real-time equipment performance insights
  • Streamlined inspections with stored documents
  • Multi-location tracking
Features
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Coast is maintenance and asset management software built to match how your frontline team actually works. Set up maintenance management your way — no consultants, no long rollout — combining asset management, work orders, and preventive maintenance in one place, with communication built in. Coast for iPhone and iPad is now fully native: faster, smoother, and built for dark mode. It opens instantly — not a web app in a shell. Coast can help your team: • Create, assign, track, and complete work orders • Retrieve asset information instantly using QR codes • Schedule preventive maintenance with due-date notifications • Automate parts inventory updates • Get real-time insight into equipment performance • Streamline inspections with checklists and procedural documents • Track multiple locations from one app Over 10,000 teams use Coast to get work done, including McDonald's, Tim Hortons, Planet Fitness, Quest Diagnostics, and more. Whether it's sending a message, completing a checklist, tracking parts inventory, or closing out a work order, teams find Coast simple enough to use without training — from a phone, tablet, computer, or even SMS. Say goodbye to paper forms and slow software. Sign up for Coast today — it's free.

About

UKG Shiftboard

Manage your work schedule on the go with real-time updates and notifications. Easily view shifts, update your availability, and communicate with your manager directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • View work shifts
  • Manage availability
  • Real-time notifications
  • Communicate with manager
  • Adapt to schedule changes
Read full description

Introducing the UKG Shiftboard mobile app. With our user-friendly mobile app, you can stay connected to your work schedule anytime, anywhere, and stay up to date with real-time notifications, so you can quickly adapt to any changes in your schedule. With UKG Shiftboard, you can easily view your shifts, manage your availability, and communicate with your manager - all from the palm of your hand.​ To start enjoying the benefits of UKG Shiftboard, simply download the app and log in using your UKG Shiftboard credentials. Please note that a valid UKG Shiftboard subscription is required to access the app. If you have trouble logging in, please make sure you’ve downloaded the correct app.

Screenshots

Coast4 screens
UKG Shiftboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coast at 88% against UKG Shiftboard's 4%. Coast also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and monetization model (free vs subscription). UKG Shiftboard's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coast holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coast has 883 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Coast's written reviews are positive against 4% of UKG Shiftboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coast ships an update every 5 days, UKG Shiftboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Coast versus UKG Shiftboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoastUKG Shiftboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (883 ratings) — better2.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews87.6% of reviews — better3.8% of reviews
Number of ratings883 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne Six Nine, IncShiftboard, Inc.

Customer experience

Coast

All ratings883 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive87.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative11.2%

UKG Shiftboard

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive3.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.2%

In-app purchases

None

Coast

No in-app purchases

None

UKG Shiftboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coast free?
Coast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UKG Shiftboard free?
UKG Shiftboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coast or UKG Shiftboard?
Coast is rated higher. Coast averages 4.7 out of 5 from 883 ratings, while UKG Shiftboard averages 2.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Coast or UKG Shiftboard have ads?
Neither Coast nor UKG Shiftboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coast or UKG Shiftboard?
Coast ships an update every 5 days, and UKG Shiftboard fortnightly. Most recently, Coast was updated on September 22, 2026 and UKG Shiftboard on August 19, 2026.

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