Schedule vs StaffMate Online
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Schedule
This app helps employees manage their work schedules, receive notifications about job offers and changes, and track their work history. Employees can also access important documents and contact their administration directly from their smartphone.
- Employee scheduling
- Work notifications
- Time approval updates
- Availability management
- Work history tracking
- Document access
- Direct contact with admin
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Schedule-Cloud Employee scheduling and notifications streamlines communication between an employee and the administration/staffing office. All information is accessible through the app to assist the employee in managing their work. All employee notifications, work offers, event changes, time approvals updates of profile information and availability can be managed from their smart phone device. Acceptance or decline of offers can be activated through the app and saved on the administrator web application. Employee work history and clock-in and out times including breaks can be viewed by month or year-to-date. Training information and other important documents can be sent to the employee portal for their review. Employees can send an email or call the admin/home office from their device under the contact tab.
StaffMate Online
Access all vital shift information, weather forecasts, and direct employer messages. Get directions to your shift and manage your availability. Employers can assign timekeepers to track and clock employees in and out.
- 24/7 mobile shift information access
- National Weather Service forecasts
- Direct employer messaging
- Click-n-Go directions
- Scan and secure work opportunities
- Clock in/out of shifts
- Manager event document review
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Ultimately, a scheduling app is only as good as its ability to get you to your shift on time, in the right uniform, with the right tools and armed with the detailed, up-to-the-second shift information you need right at your fingertips. With 24/7 mobile access to ALL vital shift information, accurate National Weather Service forecasts, in-app direct employer messaging, and Click-n-Go driving, bicycling, walking & transit directions via Google®, Apple® & Waze® maps, your employers will think you just magically appeared, ready to work, filled with all the knowledge you need to perform your duties effortlessly. With StaffMate, you also have the ability to quickly scan and secure work opportunities, review event documents from your managers, maintain your availability, clock in and out of your shifts, and more. StaffMate also provides employers the ability to assign timekeepers for each event. Timekeepers use their own phones to see who is working, in which positions, at which times, and can clock each of these workers in and out from their shifts with ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Schedule at 3.7 against StaffMate Online's 2.7. Schedule also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 30%). StaffMate Online's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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.
Schedule holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StaffMate Online has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Schedule's written reviews are positive against 30% of StaffMate Online's.
Schedule ships an update every 5 weeks, StaffMate Online every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Schedule | StaffMate Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.7 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 30.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis J ODea | StaffMate Online, LLC |
Customer experience
Schedule
StaffMate Online
In-app purchases
Schedule
No in-app purchases
StaffMate Online
No in-app purchases
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