Shift Master Shift Calendar vs TMRS
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.
TMRS
Manage your retirement account securely and conveniently. Access account details, update personal information, and generate important documents. Stay informed with the latest news and helpful links.
- View account balance
- Update personal information
- Run retirement estimates
- Download tax documents
- Track transactions
- Manage communication preferences
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Manage your TMRS account conveniently and securely through the TMRS mobile app. In addition to easy access to MyTMRS, the app provides helpful links to the website, to contact TMRS and the latest TMRS news. When you access MyTMRS, you can: • Change your address • View your account balance • Update your beneficiary designations • Print account balance and annuity verification letters • Run retirement estimates • Download tax documents • Keep track of your transactions • Update your federal income tax withholding (retirees) • Manage your communication preferences • Update your direct deposit information (retirees) • Update your HELPS insurance premium deduction (retired public safety officers)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TMRS at Free against Shift Master Shift Calendar's $1.99. TMRS also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.2). Shift Master Shift Calendar's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 29%) and chart position (#152 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
TMRS 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.
TMRS holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Shift Master Shift Calendar's written reviews are positive against 29% of TMRS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shift Master Shift Calendar ships an update every 5 weeks, TMRS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Master Shift Calendar | TMRS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.2 (25 ratings) | 3.1 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #152 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gil Estes | Texas Municipal Retirement System |
Customer experience
Shift Master Shift Calendar
TMRS
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
TMRS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift Master Shift Calendar
No in-app purchases
TMRS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shift Master Shift Calendar free?
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