DATABASICS vs Findmyshift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DATABASICS
This app streamlines time and expense management for existing customers by combining two tracking systems. It offers features like mileage tracking, receipt scanning, leave management, and geo-fencing to improve efficiency and data consistency across an organization.
- Mileage tracking with Google Maps
- OCR receipt scanning
- Automated leave management
- Geo-fencing for clock-in accountability
- Credit and P-Card integration
- Workflow and approvals
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By combining two world-class tracking systems in one, DATABASICS delivers time and expense management with unmatched flexibility, streamlined processes, data consistency and the assurance that everyone in your organization is working from the same playbook—no matter where they are. You’ll wonder why you ever did it any other way. *This app is a companion to DATABASICS' Time & Expense for existing users. You must be a current DATABASICS customer to use the app.* Better Value A centralized view of everything in one simple-to-deploy system saves time and money from day one. Better Flexibility Unmatched configurability makes it easy to make adjustments even during fast-moving periods of change. Better Control Eliminate errors, delays and redundant processes. Better Decisions Big-picture insight enables quick and better-informed decisions. Better Experience A single view and one process for entry and approvals equals unparalleled ease of use. Expense Features: Mileage tracking. Use Google Maps to calculate mileage for your expense reports. Automate commute miles, remember prior addresses and pre-define distances between commonly used locations. Audit control. Fine-tune and track details of your review of expense reports to focus on the areas of most concern to your business. Workflow and approvals. Create workflows to meet the needs of each operating unit in your organization, including approvals by spend, expense type and budget line item. Credit and P-Card integration. Effortlessly move data in real time between DATABASICS Expense and a wide range of credit card and payment solutions. GSA per diem allowance and deduction support. Automatically access CONUS and OCONUS rates for automatic per diem calculations, or use a table of your own rates. Ensure compliance with corporate policies and Joint Travel Regulations (JTRs). OCR receipt scanning. Our optical character recognition reads receipt images (even hotel folios), making it possible to build reports with minimal manual effort and aggravation. Time Features: Leave management. Take control of time off with fully automated accruals, leave requests and policy enforcement. Geo-fencing. Keep employees accountable for not only when they clock in, but where they clock in too. Notification and alerts. Quickly notify users when timesheets are rejected or approved and get scheduled reports on missing timesheets. Budgeting and analytics. Take the guesswork out of costs and schedules with real-time reporting and visibility. Global localization. Our web-based platform supports international laws, taxes, languages and policies. Project and grant tracking. Streamline and automate client billings and internal project management.
Findmyshift
Manage your work schedule effortlessly. View upcoming shifts, request time off, swap shifts with colleagues, and clock in/out. Managers can approve requests, track employee activity, and communicate updates.
- Check and update shifts
- Request and cancel shifts
- Request time-off
- Clock-in and out
- View noticeboard
- Approve/reject requests
- Track employee activity
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Findmyshift's companion app for iOS requires that you have been added to a schedule by your manager, or have already registered an account on the website. Designed to help employees and their managers check and update their shifts on the go, Findmyshift's iOS app enables employees to check when they're working, request new shifts, cancel shifts with comments, receive push notifications and communicate with their colleagues. Employees can: - Check their shifts (past and future) - Request shifts, cancel or swap shifts - Request time-off - Cancel time-off requests - Add a profile picture - Check their noticeboard - Clock-in and out of shifts - View employee contact details - View and download uploaded documents - Review their clock ins and clock outs Managers can: - Approve or reject shift requests - Approve or deny time-off requests - Add and edit time-off requests - Track employee locations and photographs as they clock-in/clock-out - Add and moderate messages on the noticeboard - Upload documents
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Findmyshift at 4.3 against DATABASICS's 3.8. Findmyshift also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). DATABASICS's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Findmyshift holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of DATABASICS's written reviews are positive against 49% of Findmyshift's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DATABASICS ships an update every 4 months, Findmyshift every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DATABASICS | Findmyshift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (50 ratings) | 4.3 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better | 48.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DATABASICS | Findmyshift B.V. |
Customer experience
DATABASICS
Findmyshift
User reviews
DATABASICS
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use for time entry
- 👍 Convenient for expense tracking
- 👍 Mobile receipt capture is great
- 👍 Good for approvals on the go
- 👍 Fast and functional app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficult to use interface
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Not intuitive
- 🐛 Redundant information requests
Findmyshift
From 27 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use for teams
- 👍 Makes life easier
- 👍 Seamless experience
- 👍 Older employees can operate
- 👍 Great for managing shifts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Camera not linked error
- 🐛 Payment issues
- 🐛 App doesn't talk to desktop
- 🐛 Not permitted to clock in
- 🐛 Horrendous UI
Bugs and requests
DATABASICS
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when entering multiple meal receipts
- Screen keeps 'thinking' and doesn't load approvals
- Mileage tracking is inaccurate
- App crashes frequently
- Login issues (password reset loop, error codes)
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- App doesn't open without reinstallation
- Broken links and unresponsive features
- Cannot select or exit dropdown lists
- App hangs up constantly
- Expense reading system grabs wrong company/price
Requested features
9 requests- Allow simultaneous viewing of all lines
- Improve expense report clutter
- Enhance receipt scanning accuracy
- Provide a weekly view of time entered
- More intuitive icons
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- Option to revert to older version
- Allow input of more than 2 meal receipts at a time
- Improve mobile version for expenses
- Fix date filtering issues
Findmyshift
Reported bugs
13 issues- App always states not linked to camera
- Payment issues due to clocking in/out
- App does not translate to desktop site
- Error: 'you are not permitted to clock in at this location'
- App won't let me log on
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- Top of app blends with iPhone island, making sign in difficult
- White screen since new update
- Notice board feature locks up, requires app deletion and reload
- App no longer works after update, shows only calendar
- App keeps logging out
- App freezes when reading notifications
- Locks up/stays stuck on notice board menu
- Unable to log on since iOS 11
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to edit shifts (sick leave, holidays) on the app
- Add shifts from the app
- Desktop version on app is horrible
- Show roster as it appears on desktop site
- Ability to enter actual hours worked like website
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- More features
In-app purchases
DATABASICS
No in-app purchases
Findmyshift
No in-app purchases
Questions
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