Comparison

Deputy vs Camelo

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

Head to head
About

Deputy

This app simplifies employee scheduling, time tracking, and workforce management for businesses. It allows for easy creation of balanced schedules, communication with staff, and integration with payroll systems. Employees can view their schedules, manage availability, and clock in/out.

Highlights
  • Create balanced, cost-effective schedules
  • Publish shift information via push notification
  • Fill open shifts with team pick-up
  • Approve leave and shift changes
  • Manage team communications and tasks
  • Track time and attendance
  • Integrate with payroll and POS systems
Features
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Deputy is the ultimate employee scheduling app, shift planner, staff timesheet app, & complete workforce management solution. Get started for free today! Over 250,000 workplaces in 90+ countries trust Deputy for their employee scheduling software, leave management, time & attendance tracking, team task management, staff communication, demand forecasting and performance management. HOW DEPUTY HELPS BUSINESSES ◆ Easily create balanced, cost-effective schedules in minutes from any device. ◆ Publish personalized shift information to your team via push notification, email, and SMS. ◆ Fill open shifts easily by pushing alerts to your team and letting them pick up available shifts. ◆ Approve leave from your mobile easily so you're never caught off guard. ◆ Quickly approve employee shift swaps and shift changes in seconds straight from a mobile device. ◆ Manage team communications easily in one place: broadcast announcements, assign tasks to specific individuals / shifts, and get confirmation that your team has seen it. ◆ Get greater insight and control of your business, and keep yourself compliant with inbuilt fair workweek compliance. ◆ Connect with your existing apps to give you end-to-end visibility. Deputy syncs with over 300+ of the world's most used solutions such as ADP, Square, QuickBooks, Xero, Gusto, NetSuite, Revel, LightSpeed and many more! HOW DEPUTY HELPS EMPLOYEES ◆ Get your work schedule on your device as soon as it’s published. ◆ View all your upcoming shifts in one place and receive alerts on days when you’re due to work. ◆ Manage your availability and time off easily, see what’s approved, and make it simple for your manager to know when you are and aren’t available. ◆ Clock in and out of work quickly from the app. ◆ See important company updates, manage your tasks and communicate with your team from your mobile device. TRY DEPUTY TODAY Setting up your business? Sign up for a free trial today. No setup fee. Pick the plan to suit your business: monthly, annually or flexi. Always know that you have the right people scheduled with our Shift Planner: Deputy makes it easy to create fully costed schedules in minutes, then notify staff when they’re working. Deputy will even automatically remind employees of their shifts on the morning that they are due to work. Manage employees’ leave requests or unavailability from a central location, then integrate with your online schedules so there’s no risk of scheduling someone who is not available. Need to be smart about staffing levels? Deputy integrates with your POS & payroll information to make sure you’re scheduling efficiently, and pulls in real-time weather information so you know if you need extra shifts or not! Clocking in to work is made simple with our time clock software, including GPS validation, to quickly track time and attendance (or optionally from a tablet Kiosk, using our inbuilt facial detection technology). Finalizing your timesheets and exporting to payroll can be done with one click from your mobile device. Joining an existing team? It's free - just log in. CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS “Straightaway, the time and attendance headache disappeared. There’s no need to manually enter data from one system to another. It’s all uploaded effortlessly. And on our tablets or phones, we can sign off timesheets with a swipe." "Everyone gets alerted to their shifts, which they can check on their smartphones. Everyone knows where they should be, when they should be there and what they should be doing." "Deputy has been a revelation for our business. We’re saving approximately $30,000 a year in admin costs alone. But even more importantly, we’re now able to optimize all shifts and staffing levels." ABOUT DEPUTY APP Our staff scheduling app is updated regularly to make sure we’re always providing the best and most flexible features to the businesses we work with. Any feedback? Need help? Email experience+ios@deputy.com Terms of Use: https://www.deputy.com/subscription-agreement

About

Camelo

This app simplifies team management for shift work. It allows managers to create schedules, manage requests, and communicate with staff. Employees receive instant notifications, can manage their availability, and swap shifts.

Highlights
  • Create and publish staff schedules
  • Manage shift swaps and availability
  • Real-time team communication
  • Track leave and time-off requests
  • Clock in/out and record timesheets
  • Instant notifications for updates
Features
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Camelo Employee Scheduling App: Shift Work Made Easier. Camelo is a better way to schedule, connect, and manage your team. Anywhere. Anytime. On any device. Every tool you need to manage shift work is in one app, ensuring the smoothness of your business operations and workplace communication. HOW MANAGERS CAN USE CAMELO: - Create, edit, and publish staff schedules - Schedule staff and find replacements based on availability, skills, and roles - See who’s working, where they're working, and what they’re working on - Let employees select open shifts and swap shifts for more flexibility - Manage all leave and time off requests - Communicate with the team in real-time: send and receive announcements, messages, work information - Save labor records and stay compliant - Record, approve, and export timesheets for accurate payroll HOW STAFF CAN USE CAMELO: - Receive instant notifications on new work schedules, updates, tasks, and information - Receive reminders on all upcoming shifts and tasks - Access and view work schedules from anywhere - Clock in and clock out from any device - Add and update availability - Select open shifts and swap shifts with coworkers - Submit leave and time-off requests via the app - Chat with coworkers in real-time in 1-on-1 or group chats WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT CAMELO "Finally, we don't have to be drowned in endless piles of paper schedules anymore. My team members are notified whenever there are changes in the schedule. No one misses their shifts anymore." "All of my staff's shifts, tasks, and time-off requests are in one place—my phone. Managing my staff has become easier with just a few swipes and touches on the screen." "My staff can now update their availability, claim shifts, and swap shifts quickly. Rostering is no longer a burden to me." Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Deputy4 screens
Camelo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Camelo at none against Deputy's 2. Camelo also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Deputy's advantage is ratings volume (5.4K vs 206) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Deputy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per month. Camelo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deputy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deputy has 5.4K ratings behind it against 206, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Deputy's written reviews are positive against 86% of Camelo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deputy ships an update weekly, Camelo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Deputy versus Camelo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeputyCamelo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.4K ratings) — better4.6 (206 ratings)
Positive reviews58.9% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.4K — better206
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeputy.comCamelo LLC

Customer experience

Deputy

All ratings5,355 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews423 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral9.9%
Negative31.2%

Camelo

All ratings206 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.4%

Bugs and requests

Deputy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes frequently
  • Timesheets not accurately recording hours worked
  • Shift scheduling issues after updates
  • Notification system not reliable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to cancel shifts
  • Improve communication features between employees
  • Provide more detailed reporting and analytics
  • Allow employees to view their leave balances
  • Integrate with more payroll/HR systems

Camelo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Deputy

Subscriptions2
  • 10 users1 Month trial$59.991 Month
  • 25 users1 Month trial$144.991 Month
None

Camelo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deputy free?
Deputy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Camelo free?
Camelo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deputy or Camelo?
Deputy is rated higher. Deputy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.4K ratings, while Camelo averages 4.6 from 206 ratings.
Do Deputy or Camelo have ads?
Neither Deputy nor Camelo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deputy or Camelo?
Deputy ships an update weekly, and Camelo every 6 days. Most recently, Deputy was updated on September 24, 2026 and Camelo on September 21, 2026.

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