NurseDash vs HCA Inspire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NurseDash
This app serves as a direct link between nurses seeking flexible work and healthcare facilities needing to fill immediate staffing gaps. It streamlines the process of finding and accepting on-demand shifts.
- Connects nurses with facilities
- Fills shifts on-demand
- Streamlines staffing
- Flexible work opportunities
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NurseDash connects nurses and healthcare facilities to fill shifts on-demand.
HCA Inspire
This app facilitates internal communication for healthcare colleagues through social media-style feeds. It also provides access to work schedules, allowing users to view, request, and swap shifts. Users can also receive important updates and celebrate achievements.
- Social media-like feed for communication
- Post text, photos, and videos
- View and manage work schedules
- Request time off and shift swaps
- Receive important company notifications
- Earn and display achievement badges
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HCA Inspire enables HCA Healthcare colleagues to communicate through social media-like feeds and receive important unit, facility, division, and enterprise communication. Colleagues with a My Scheduler Web profile can also access their schedules through the HCA Inspire mobile app. Choose from one of three account types that exist in HCA Inspire: Nurse, PCT, or LPN Facility Staff Division & Corporate User HCA Inspire Features Defined: Feed & posting capabilities: interact with colleagues through a social media-like feed. Capabilities include: posting (text, photos, video), giving recognitions, liking and commenting Notifications: receive notifications for activity within the HCA Inspire app, including for scheduling where applicable Schedule: My Scheduler integration, including the ability to view your schedule, self-schedule, request open needs and time off, swap shifts, and view the department calendar Badges: grouped into five different categories to help celebrate accomplishments: education and certifications, leadership roles, excellency, HCA Programs and competency HCA Healthcare Today blog: comprised of original content about the company Download HCA Inspire, and see what inspires you. For more information on accessing HCA Inspire, please visit our app support URL.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NurseDash at 65% against HCA Inspire's 6%. NurseDash also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.6). HCA Inspire's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
NurseDash holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 355 and 821 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of NurseDash's written reviews are positive against 6% of HCA Inspire's.
NurseDash ships an update every 2 months, HCA Inspire every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NurseDash | HCA Inspire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (355 ratings) — better | 1.6 (821 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews — better | 5.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 355 | 821 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synchronicity Health Technology Inc. | HCA Healthcare, Inc. |
Customer experience
NurseDash
HCA Inspire
User reviews
NurseDash
From 355 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient and flexible
- 💰 Competitive pay
- ⏱️ Fast and easy to use
- 📱 User-friendly app
- 👍 Responsive customer service
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Limited shift availability in certain areas
- 🕰️ Delays in getting paid
- 🤔 Unclear communication from company
- 🔒 Issues with location services and permissions
HCA Inspire
From 821 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to access schedule
- 👍 Helpful for managing work hours
- 💡 Allows shift swapping and PTO requests
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find information
- ⏱️ Slow loading times
- 🔒 Login issues and lack of access
Bugs and requests
NurseDash
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login screen issues
- App not compatible with older devices
- Clocking in/out problems
- Shift details not showing up correctly
- Direct deposit not working
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to rate and review facilities
- Option to bid on shifts
- Improved notification system
- Streamlined onboarding process
- Ability to toggle location services on/off
HCA Inspire
Reported bugs
3 issues- Schedule not loading or showing incorrect information
- App crashing on launch or during use
- Login issues preventing access to the app
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate with calendar app
- Improve schedule visibility and clarity
- Allow viewing of all department schedules
- Streamline shift swapping and PTO requests
In-app purchases
NurseDash
No in-app purchases
HCA Inspire
No in-app purchases
Questions
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