Comparison

Patchwork Health vs TimeTango

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

Head to head
About

Patchwork Health

This app streamlines the process of finding and booking flexible work for healthcare professionals. It helps users manage their shifts, track payments, and store important documents, reducing administrative hassle.

Highlights
  • Join multiple staff banks
  • Automated timesheets and payment tracking
  • Instant shift booking
  • Shift notifications
  • Shift planner
  • Document management
Features
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We're former healthcare workers who've experienced the hassle around booking locum work and anxieties around getting paid. The hassle stops here. Stop drowning in emails, waiting for responses and automatically track what you’ve worked vs. what you’ve been paid. **Join the thousands of clinicians already using Patchwork Health.** What you can expect: 1. **Join multiple organisations** In just a few minutes, build your profile & join multiple Staff Banks. **2. Paid right, every time** Automatically keep track of what you've worked and when you've been paid with Patchwork Timesheets, all on your phone. 3. **Zero Hassle** End the endless back and forth with HR. Fewer emails, fewer calls, and more control. Book shifts instantly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 4. **Get first dibs** Patchwork sends you notifications for shifts that match your skillset, so you can book them first. 5. **Keep track of shifts** Use the Patchwork Planner to keep track of upcoming, applied & urgent shifts. 6. **Safe, Up-to-date documents** Keep all your documents safe, in one place and be notified when they expire.

About

TimeTango

Features
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Whether it's one friend or your whole squad, TimeTango does the free time maxing so you don't have to. Mutual Free Time, Instantly Mark your free mornings, afternoons, or evenings, and TimeTango automatically matches them against your friends' and groups' availability. See at a glance who's free, when, and with whom — no guessing required. Friends AND Groups — Your Call Add friends with a simple share code See mutual free time one-on-one, or across a whole group Set availability visible to friends, a specific group, or hand-picked people Calendar That Actually Syncs Connect your device calendars, so TimeTango knows when you're busy — automatically. No manual blocking-out required for stuff already on your calendar. Groups, Simplified Create groups for your squad, roommates, hiking crew, whoever. Set your availability for the whole group in one go, and see exactly who overlaps with who. Meets: Plan It, Confirm It, Done Found a mutual free slot? Propose a time, get it confirmed by everyone involved, and add it straight to your calendar. No more "so are we actually doing this?" Never Miss a Moment Get notified the second a friend request lands, a meet gets confirmed, or new mutual free time pops up — so plans move at the speed of your social life. Events, Right There With Your Free Time See what's happening — yours or shared with you — right alongside your availability, so you always know what's on.

Screenshots

Patchwork Health4 screens
TimeTango4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Patchwork Health at 15.1 against TimeTango's 26.5. 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

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

Patchwork Health ships an update every 8 days, TimeTango fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Patchwork Health versus TimeTango: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatchwork HealthTimeTango
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLocumTap LtdMUUKA MTAM I RA

Bugs and requests

Patchwork Health

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • App keeps crashing
  • Unable to open app
  • Filter button doesn't work
  • App not working, showing error while logging in
  • Constant popups demanding a review
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  • No notifications received
  • App is slow and constantly freezing
  • Can't log in through the app
  • App won't load despite updating
  • Doesn't do notifications
  • App doesn't display in iPhone notifications settings
  • Shifts booked and worked have not shown in the app
  • App cannot be used as it keeps crashing after update
  • App doesn't send notifications of new shifts
  • App auto deletes filters
  • Timesheets/payroll bit doesn't load up
  • New update is extremely difficult to use, freezing or crashing
  • Deleted all previous payslips
  • Unable to upload avatar/photo
  • App crashes all the time, can't look for or sign off shifts
  • So slow that you cannot even load it
  • New update is very slow, especially calendar
  • New update doesn't show day of the week for shifts
  • Laggy, takes time to load shifts, sometimes crashes
  • Doesn't accurately state when the next shift is
  • App stopped working for weeks
  • Keeps crashing, too fragile

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow practitioners to erase lists without admin
  • Function to automatically send shifts for approval
  • Make filters permanent or saveable
  • Bring back rates per hour display

TimeTango

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Patchwork Health

No in-app purchases

None

TimeTango

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patchwork Health free?
Patchwork Health is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeTango free?
TimeTango is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Patchwork Health or TimeTango have ads?
Neither Patchwork Health nor TimeTango shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patchwork Health or TimeTango?
Patchwork Health ships an update every 8 days, and TimeTango fortnightly. Most recently, Patchwork Health was updated on October 21, 2026 and TimeTango on October 18, 2026.

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