OnShift Mobile vs Hawthorn Tree Coffee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnShift Mobile
Manage your work schedule, communicate with colleagues, and handle shift requests on the go. This app allows employees to view their schedule, respond to messages, and request time off. Schedulers can manage call-offs and communicate with staff efficiently.
- View schedule anytime, anywhere
- Receive and reply to messages
- Manage open shift notifications
- Request shifts, fill-ins, and time off
- Set communication preferences
- Manage call-offs
- Contact staff via Employee Directory
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OnShift Customers: Manage your schedule anytime, anywhere with OnShift’s easy-to-use mobile app. Employees: Access and manage your schedule anytime. - View your schedule anytime, anywhere - Receive and reply to messages & open shift notifications - Request shifts, fill-ins & time off - Set communication preferences - View reward and performance history (OnShift Engage Customers Only) Schedulers: Quickly manage call-offs on-the-go! - Remove and log called-off employees - Send messages to available and qualified staff - Contact staff members directly using the app’s Employee Directory NOTE: The OnShift mobile app is available to all OnShift customers. Please contact support@onshift.com with any questions.
Hawthorn Tree Coffee
Easily order a variety of beverages including coffee, teas, and specialty drinks, along with pastries and ice cream. This app simplifies your cafe experience.
- Order coffee, teas, and espresso drinks
- Select smoothies and specialty beverages
- Purchase pastries, donuts, and ice cream
- Streamlined cafe ordering
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Simple app for ordering coffee, smoothies, teas, espresso specialty drinks, hot and frozen chocolate drinks, pastries, donuts and ice cream.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hawthorn Tree Coffee at 100% against OnShift Mobile's 5%. Hawthorn Tree Coffee also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.5). OnShift Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (295 vs 14). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hawthorn Tree Coffee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnShift Mobile has 295 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of OnShift Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hawthorn Tree Coffee's.
OnShift Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Hawthorn Tree Coffee every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnShift Mobile | Hawthorn Tree Coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (295 ratings) | 4.8 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 295 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OnShift, Inc. | August Adams |
Customer experience
OnShift Mobile
Hawthorn Tree Coffee
Bugs and requests
OnShift Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Constant log-outs and login issues
- Scheduling information not always accurate
- Wallet/pay feature frequently not working
- App freezes and crashes often
Requested features
5 requests- Improve stability and reliability
- Add fingerprint/biometric login
- Enhance scheduling and shift management features
- Integrate with external calendars
- Improve wallet/pay functionality
Hawthorn Tree Coffee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OnShift Mobile
No in-app purchases
Hawthorn Tree Coffee
No in-app purchases
