Shift Calendar vs Broward County EMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Calendar
A customizable shift calendar designed for firefighters, paramedics, and EMS workers. Easily track work and off days for important personal events, supporting various common shift patterns. Includes note-taking for each shift day.
- Customizable shift schedules
- Supports 24/24, 24/48, 24/72 patterns
- Supports 48x96 pattern
- Alpha and Numeric shift naming
- Notes for each shift day
- Designed for firefighters and EMS
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Thank you for your interest in Shift Calendar, the app designed by Firefighters and built for Firefighters. Shift Calendar is the full functioning, eternal shift calendar specifically for the professional firefighter, paramedic, EMS worker, their family and friends. No more checking shift cards to see if you will be working or off on your anniversary, birthday or other important events. This version of the Shift Calendar is configurable to present shift schedules specifically for the following: 24/24 for departments working 2 platoons 24 on 24 off. 24/48 for departments working 3 platoons 24 on 48 off. 24/72 for departments working 4 platoons 24 on 72 off. For departments working more complex schedules such as 24 on and 24 off for 5 days with 96 off as A-C-A-B-A-B-C-B-C-REPEAT, look for our ShiftCal Kelley schedule app. Newly released is the popular 48x96 for departments working 3 platoons 48 on 96 off as A-A-B-B-C-C-REPEAT. Search on Cal30 to see these other options. Shift Calendar provides for both Alpha and Numeric shift naming conventions. As of version 2.0, users can now keep notes on each shift day. Future enhancements will target Kelly Day/ADO. Spread the word and pass it around. Most of all...Thank you for all you do...
Broward County EMS
Access essential emergency medical protocols, HAZMAT guidelines, and pharmacology information. This app provides quick access to hospital matrices, fire station locations, and relevant resources for emergency responders.
- BSO EMS Protocols
- Broward County Protocols
- BSO HAZMAT Protocols
- BSO Pharmacology
- Medication Tool
- Hospital Matrix
- Fire Stations
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Everything you need at your finger tips with the Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue App, including... BSO EMS Protocols Broward County Protocols BSO HAZMAT Protocols BSO Pharmacology Medication Tool Hospital Matrix Fire Stations Resources Websites
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Broward County EMS at Free against Shift Calendar's $1.99. Broward County EMS also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (60% vs 28%). Shift Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 11) and iOS requirement (8.4 vs 16.0). On update cadence, 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
Broward County EMS is free to download; Shift Calendar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Broward County EMS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Calendar has 79 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Shift Calendar's written reviews are positive against 60% of Broward County EMS's.
Shift Calendar ships an update fortnightly, Broward County EMS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Calendar | Broward County EMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (79 ratings) | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gil Estes | BROWARD FIRE RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES |
Customer experience
Shift Calendar
Broward County EMS
Bugs and requests
Shift Calendar
Reported bugs
26 issues- Download did not complete
- App keeps crashing
- App does not open
- App is inoperable after Apple update
- App crashes when opening date and adding notes
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- App disappears after iOS update
- App not compatible with latest iOS
- App crashes when trying to open
- App crashes when trying to open it closes back
- Update 14.2 made app crash
- App will not open since last IOS update
- App ceased working upon 14.2 iOS update
- App will not open, crashes immediately
- App needs to be updated to new IOS
- App will not even open with new iPhone update
- App needs an update
- App crashes every time you enter a note
- App closes every time you try to enter information
- App closes as soon as you try to type anything in the notes
- Crashes when I add notes
- App shuts down when you hit the space bar
- App will shut down when you hit the space bar
- App crashes and does not save information
- App crashes when entering notes for specific days
- App crashes when hitting the return key
- App crashes when adding notes
Requested features
14 requests- Accommodate 48/96 schedules
- Support for 4 on 4 off shifts
- Support for 5 days on, 4 days off schedules
- Support for split shifts (2x10hrs off 24 then 2x14hrs then off for 4 days)
- Add more shift variations
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- Update Kelly Style app
- Add built-in alarm for shift days
- Allow multiple calendars
- More shift color options
- Faster month/year scrolling
- Auto-generated payday
- Add more custom markers (T, M, etc.)
- Option to change pattern like Kelly shift calendar
- Notify of scheduled events
Broward County EMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift Calendar
No in-app purchases
Broward County EMS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shift Calendar free?
Is Broward County EMS free?
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