Shift Master Shift Calendar vs TC Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Master Shift Calendar
A highly customizable shift calendar designed for Firefighter, EMS, and Paramedic professionals. It supports up to four platoons or teams with flexible shift patterns up to 35 days long.
- Fully configurable shift calendar
- Supports up to 4 platoons/teams
- Single or first/second shift patterns
- Shift rotation up to 35 days
- Designed for Firefighter, EMS, Paramedic
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Fully configurable Shift Calendar app for Firefighter, EMS and Paramedic Professionals. This app is now the flag ship app in the series and provides for full customization for up to 4 platoons/teams with single shift or first/second shift on a shift pattern rotation of up to 35 days in length.
TC Mobile
Receive real-time emergency incident information, including location and type, directly on your iPhone. Get updates from your computer-aided dispatch system and easily navigate to incident locations using your preferred mapping app.
- Real-time incident notifications
- Incident location and type details
- Unit assignments and comments
- Navigation integration with mapping apps
- Progressive incident updates
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TC Mobile brings the insight and control of Tablet Command’s enterprise service to your iPhone. TC Mobile is an iPhone application that delivers Apple Push Notifications and emergency incident information including incident location and type, units assigned and comments from your computer-aided dispatch (CAD). Tap on the address to be routed to the location of the incident via Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, or Foreflight Mobile.* Receive up-to-date information from the CAD including progressive comments throughout the incident.* TC Mobile requires Tablet Command’s enterprise incident command service. Tablet Command and TC Mobile can be interfaced with your agency’s computer aided dispatch system and provide instant notifications of incidents to your iPad and iPhone. Contact us to learn how we can provide a reliable and accurate interface to your CAD. support@tabletcommand.com * Accurate location and CAD comments depend on the availability of data CAD integration data available. Location services disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TC Mobile at Free against Shift Master Shift Calendar's $1.99. TC Mobile also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Shift Master Shift Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
TC Mobile is free to download; Shift Master Shift Calendar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TC Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Shift Master Shift Calendar's written reviews are positive against 50% of TC Mobile's.
Shift Master Shift Calendar ships an update every 5 weeks, TC Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Master Shift Calendar | TC Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.2 (25 ratings) | 3.8 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gil Estes | Tablet Command, Inc |
Customer experience
Shift Master Shift Calendar
TC Mobile
Bugs and requests
Shift Master Shift Calendar
Reported bugs
15 issues- App does not open
- App crashes frequently
- App disappeared after iOS update
- Calendar days are purple/won't change color
- Erases notes and resets shift days after updates
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- Customized dates deleted after update
- Buttons along the bottom don't function without reboot
- Shift colors change with the month
- App shuts down occasionally
- App fails to open after iOS update
- Shifts are off after January 1st
- App crashes on opening
- App doesn't work with iOS 6/10/11
- Calendar places shifts incorrectly
- Setup key closes app
Requested features
7 requests- Update for newest iOS versions
- Sync with iPhone calendar
- Add appointment scheduler with reminders
- Display shift letters across the top
- Enter half color/symbol for partial OT shifts
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- Make UI less cluttered and more visually appealing
- Ability to load on iPad
TC Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift Master Shift Calendar
No in-app purchases
TC Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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