Nurse Connection Staffing vs OpenShift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nurse Connection Staffing
Find thousands of healthcare jobs across New York State. View schedules, apply for shifts, access daily pay, and manage credentials. Connect with various healthcare facilities and earn extra money by referring friends.
- View and apply for shifts
- Access daily pay
- Refer friends for bonuses
- Search jobs by location and pay
- Upload credentials and timesheets
- Track job submittal status
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Through our healthcare mobile app you will have access to thousands of jobs in various work settings across New York State. As an active employee, you can: -View schedules and apply for specific shifts, -Quick access to the highest paying jobs & closest jobs to your home -Access to FREE daily pay -Refer a friend (to earn extra money), -Search for jobs, -Track status and accept / confirm shifts in one click, -Track job submittal status with real-time updates, -Provide availability updates, -Submit preferences (select radius from where you live) -View featured jobs and pay details in real time -Upload clearance credentials in one place (and be cleared at multiple facilities) -Upload timesheets & documents with your Phone’s camera How Nurse Connection Staffing works: Nurse Connection Staffing is New York States healthcare staffing agency! NCS hires and places HHA, CNA, LPN & RN in various work settings. Once you download the mobile app you will be able to see hundreds of shifts in your area and start the on boarding process for work in facilities such as (but not limited to): long term care (SNF) & assisted living facilities (ACF/AL), hospitals, doctor / medical offices, schools, correctional institutions, and government/not-for-profit/state agencies. Learn more about working with Nurse Connection Staffing at: www.nurseconnectionstaffing.com Call today to speak with a local recruiter at: 518-459-6612 Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok
OpenShift
Find and accept available work shifts easily. Earn money and get paid directly through the app. A new way to manage your work schedule and income.
- Pick up shifts
- Earn money
- Get paid
- Manage work schedule
- New income opportunities
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Introducing the OpenShift app a completely new way to pick up shifts, earn money and get paid.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenShift at every 10 days against Nurse Connection Staffing's every 5 months. OpenShift also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 4). Nurse Connection Staffing's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Nurse Connection Staffing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenShift has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Nurse Connection Staffing ships an update every 5 months, OpenShift every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nurse Connection Staffing | OpenShift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Nurse Connection Staffing | Open Shift LLC |
Customer experience
Nurse Connection Staffing
OpenShift
In-app purchases
Nurse Connection Staffing
No in-app purchases
OpenShift
No in-app purchases
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