Comparison

Google Voice vs ShiftSense

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

Head to head
About

Google Voice

This app provides a dedicated phone number for calling, texting, and voicemail, syncing across devices. It offers spam filtering, call forwarding, and transcribed voicemails. Enjoy competitive international calling rates and manage messages from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Dedicated phone number
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Spam filtering and call blocking
  • Voicemail transcription
  • International calling at competitive rates
  • SMS messaging across devices
Features
Currently charting
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Google Voice gives you a phone number for calling, text messaging, and voicemail. It works on smartphones and computers, and syncs across your devices so you can use the app in the office, at home, or on the go. NOTE: Google Voice only works for personal Google Accounts in the US and Google Workspace accounts in select markets. Text messaging is not supported in all markets. You’re in control Get spam filtered automatically and block numbers you don’t want to hear from. Manage your time with personalized settings for forwarding calls, text messages, and voicemail. Backed up and searchable Calls, text messages, and voicemails are stored and backed up to make it easy for you to search your history. Manage messages across devices Send and receive individual and group SMS messages from all your devices Your voicemail, transcribed Google Voice provides advanced voicemail transcriptions that you can read in the app and/or have sent to your email. Save on international calling Make international calls at competitive rates without paying extra for international minutes with your mobile carrier Keep in mind: • Google Voice is currently only available in the US. Google Voice for Google Workspace users is available in select countries. Check with your administrator for access. • Calls made using Google Voice for iPhone can be placed through a Google Voice access number. All access number based calls use the standard minutes from your cell phone plan and may incur costs (e.g. when traveling internationally).

About

ShiftSense

Features
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ShiftSense is an AI-powered nursing workflow app that helps bedside nurses stay organized, improve handoffs, reduce cognitive workload, and give charge nurses better insight into patient assignments. Instead of relying on paper report sheets, ShiftSense provides a structured digital workspace to document interventions, organize patient information, and generate clear end-of-shift summaries. Whether you're caring for one critically ill patient or managing multiple assignments, ShiftSense helps you keep everything in one place. Features • Digital patient assignment dashboard • Bedside shift organization • One-tap intervention tracking • AI-generated end-of-shift summaries • AI-assisted SBAR handoff generation • Voice-to-text nursing documentation • Workload and intervention visualization • Charge nurse assignment support • Clinical task reminders • Secure nurse workflow tools

Screenshots

Google Voice4 screens
ShiftSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Google Voice at #33 against ShiftSense's unranked. ShiftSense's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Google Voice versus ShiftSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle VoiceShiftSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (62K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings62K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#33 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogle LLCAshley Antony

Bugs and requests

Google Voice

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Inconsistent behavior when answering calls
  • Voicemail transcription issues
  • Syncing problems between app and web version

Requested features

4 requests
  • Separate ringtone/notification for Google Voice calls
  • In-app contact management
  • Improved call reliability and quality
  • Expanded international availability

ShiftSense

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Google Voice

No in-app purchases

None

ShiftSense

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Voice free?
Google Voice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShiftSense free?
ShiftSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Google Voice or ShiftSense have ads?
Neither Google Voice nor ShiftSense shows ads.

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