eDispatches vs ShiftPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eDispatches
This app keeps first responders connected and informed with real-time incident notifications, audio dispatches, and team response tracking. It facilitates communication and provides critical location data for efficient emergency response.
- Push notifications for emergency incidents
- Listen to recorded audio dispatches
- View CAD alerts
- Track team response locations
- Stream audio from equipment
- Mark important points of interest
- View team availability
- Chat and send priority messages
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Trusted by hundreds of thousands of first responders across North America, eDispatches helps your team stay connected, informed, and ready to respond when seconds count. With the eDispatches app, you can: • Receive push notifications for emergency incidents • Listen to recorded audio dispatches • View CAD alerts, sent directly from your dispatch center • View your team’s response, including their location, when responding to incidents • Listen to streaming audio from your eDispatches equipment • Mark the location of hydrants and other important points of interest • View your team's availability to help plan for future incidents • Chat with and send priority messages to your team Please note that in order to use this app, your agency must already be a subscriber to the eDispatches service. Learn more at www.eDispatches.com
ShiftPro
Manage your complex work schedule with ease. This app offers a customizable shift calendar, holiday tracking, and detailed notes. Upgrade for advanced features like shift swaps and multiple profiles.
- Customizable shift configuration
- Holiday tracking
- Shift detail notes
- Shift swaps (Premium)
- Multiple profiles (Premium)
- Overtime tracking (Premium)
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Take control of your shift schedule. ShiftCal Pro makes complex rotating schedules easy to understand. Built for firefighters, EMS, paramedics, police, nurses, and other shift workers, it helps you quickly see when you work, when you’re off, and plan your life ahead. KNOW WHEN YOU WORK Stop counting days to figure out your next shift. Set up your rotation once and ShiftCal Pro projects your schedule months or years ahead. Supports 24/48, Kelly, Pitman, 12-hour, and virtually any custom repeating rotation. PLAN YOUR LIFE Quickly see your workdays and days off so you can plan vacations, appointments, family time, holidays, and other commitments with confidence. KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER Keep track of vacation, ADOs, pay days, on-call days, overtime, holidays, and other important details right alongside your shifts. Add notes to individual days so important information is there when you need it. KEEP SHIFT SWAPS STRAIGHT Record shift trades and see how they affect the schedule you’re actually working. Keep track of who you traded with and the details of each swap. SHARE YOUR SCHEDULE Share your schedule with family, friends, or coworkers. Export by month or year using PDF, CSV, or text formats. MANAGE MULTIPLE SCHEDULES Create separate profiles for different jobs, schedules, or family members. Each profile maintains its own rotation, teams, colors, and schedule information. MADE FOR SHIFT WORK Customize your teams, rotation, and colors to match the way you work. Your core schedule works offline, so it’s available whenever you need it. START FREE Create and use a basic single-profile shift calendar at no charge. ShiftCal Pro Premium adds multiple profiles across your devices, shift swaps, overtime tracking, schedule exports, additional customization, and future Premium enhancements. Premium is available with an annual subscription and includes a 14-day free trial for new subscribers. YOUR SHIFTS. YOUR TIME. YOUR LIFE. Whether you're working 24-hour shifts, rotating 12s, or a completely custom schedule, ShiftCal Pro makes it easy to answer the questions that matter: When do I work? When am I free? Spend less time figuring out your schedule and more time planning your life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: eDispatches at 50% against ShiftPro's 11%. eDispatches also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (443 vs 7). ShiftPro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. ShiftPro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. eDispatches asks for nothing beyond the download.
eDispatches holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eDispatches has 443 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of eDispatches's written reviews are positive against 11% of ShiftPro's.
eDispatches ships an update monthly, ShiftPro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eDispatches | ShiftPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (443 ratings) — better | 4.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 443 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Penguin Management, Inc. | Gil Estes |
Customer experience
eDispatches
ShiftPro
Bugs and requests
eDispatches
Reported bugs
21 issues- Alerts section crashes app consistently
- Audio playback fails on live feed
- App crashes on startup (50% failure rate reported)
- Login greyed out and non-functional
- App unable to load despite good connection
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- Incidents fail to load or page freezes when refreshing
- Notifications not appearing in iOS settings
- Notification swipe opens app briefly then closes
- Recording truncated or missing voice messages
- Recordings unplayable after 5 days despite being in history
- App fails to send notifications for dispatches
- Incorrect notification sound after updates
- No alert despite radio/pager activation
- Static-filled voice messages
- Delayed transmission of calls (15+ seconds)
- Silent calls with no audio playback
- Login continuously loading/clocking
- Blank screen when trying to listen to past calls
- Missing play, fast forward, rewind, volume controls
- App removed from iOS settings after reinstall
- Recording length limited to ~38 seconds
Requested features
18 requests- Apple Watch compatibility
- Apple CarPlay integration
- Adjustable alert tone duration
- SMS notifications from consistent number for whitelisting
- Call log feature on mobile app with public notifications
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- On-scene status indicator for units
- GPS tracking and geofencing features
- Auto-play audio on iPhone (like Android)
- Screen rotation support for iPad mounting
- Landscape orientation support
- Map integration for address location
- Customizable notification options
- Family alert notifications
- Volume control for alerts
- More alert tone options
- Automatic availability status based on location
- Display exact dispatch time instead of 'minutes ago'
- Weekly reminder notifications for status updates
ShiftPro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
eDispatches
No in-app purchases
ShiftPro
- Unlimited Access14 Days trial$4.991 Year
Questions
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