The Village Pup vs ShiftPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Village Pup
This app offers a premier cage-free dog daycare and boarding experience. It provides a safe and stimulating environment for dogs to socialize and play freely, ensuring they can truly be themselves.
- Cage-free daycare
- Cage-free boarding
- Dog socialization
- Play environment
- Premium pet services
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The Village Pup is the ultimate cage-free daycare & cage-free boarding facility where a dog can be a dog. Its daycare & boarding taken to a whole new level.
ShiftPass
This app connects restaurants with vetted job seekers to quickly fill open shifts. Employers can post roles, communicate with candidates, and track reliability. Job seekers can find flexible shifts and build their reputation.
- Post open shifts with pay and requirements
- Access verified and rated candidates
- In-app chat and scheduling
- Track candidate reliability
- Automated reminders to reduce no-shows
- Find flexible shifts based on schedule and skills
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ShiftPass is the quickest way for businesses to fill open shifts and connect with reliable people. From last-minute coverage to building a dependable bench for busy seasons, ShiftPass helps employers find rated job seekers quickly, with clear pay rates, scheduling details, and dependable communication. What you can do as an employer: - Post roles and open shifts with pay, requirements, and timing - Reach a pool of rated candidates - Chat, schedule, and confirm workers in one place - Track reliability and invite repeat hires - Reduce no-shows with automated reminders For job seekers: - Find flexible shifts that fit your schedule and skills - Build your reputation with ratings and repeat bookings - Get clear pay info, location, and requirements upfront - Receive confirmations and reminders that keep you on track ShiftPass helps businesses stay fully staffed with a faster, clearer, and more reliable way to manage shift coverage. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Village Pup at none against ShiftPass's 1. The Village Pup also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). ShiftPass's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. ShiftPass sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. The Village Pup asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Village Pup against 5.0 for ShiftPass. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShiftPass has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Village Pup ships an update every 12 months, ShiftPass every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Village Pup | ShiftPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khaled Habash | ShortStaff Inc |
Customer experience
The Village Pup
ShiftPass
In-app purchases
The Village Pup
No in-app purchases
ShiftPass
- Monthly Plan$19.991 Month
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