Comparison

VicTouch vs ShelterSync

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

Head to head
About

VicTouch

This application allows organizations using Volgistics to set up a shared tablet for volunteers to clock in and out. Service hours are automatically recorded in volunteer records. It requires a Volgistics account to function.

Highlights
  • Volunteer clock-in/out
  • Automatic service hour tracking
  • Organization setup
  • Tablet integration
  • Volgistics account required
Features
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Organizations that use Volgistics can launch VicTouch on a shared tablet so their volunteers can clock in and out when they arrive and depart. Service hours are automatically added to volunteer records. This app is used by the organization to set up the shared tablet. **This app cannot be launched by volunteers. You need to have a Volgistics account before your volunteers can use VicTouch. Learn more and sign up at www.volgistics.com/free-trial.htm If you need assistance, visit www.volgistics.com/support.htm

About

ShelterSync

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ShelterSync is the mobile app for animal-shelter volunteers, staff, and foster caregivers. You need an account from a shelter that uses ShelterSync. Accounts are created by your shelter's coordinator — you can't sign up in the app. If your shelter hasn't set you up yet, ask them before installing. WHAT YOU CAN DO Find the animal in front of you Browse the animals available to you, or point your camera at the QR code on a kennel card to open that animal's record straight away. Log activities as you do them Start a walk, play session, or socialization, and end it when you're done. A short follow-up question or two captures what you noticed while it's fresh. See what an animal needs Each animal shows its activity goals and how it's tracking, so you can spend your time where it counts rather than guessing. Foster from home If you foster, the animals placed with you appear in the app and your time with them counts the same as time at the shelter. Log a session live, or record one afterwards when real life got in the way. If your shelter uses observation forms, you can share what you see at home — how they sleep, eat, and settle — directly into the animal's record. Keep track of what's coming See your shelter's upcoming events and any activity you left running, in one place. ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY The camera is used for one thing: reading the QR or barcode on a kennel card. Scanning happens on your device, and no image or video is ever stored or uploaded. Camera access is the only permission the app asks for. There's no advertising, no third-party tracking, and no user-to-user messaging. Your information is visible to the shelter you volunteer with, and not to other volunteers. Full privacy policy: https://docs.mysheltersync.com/legal/privacy ShelterSync is made by Zoolytix for shelters and rescues. Minimum age 13; some shelters set a higher age of their own.

Screenshots

VicTouch4 screens
ShelterSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShelterSync at 5.0 against VicTouch's 3.7. ShelterSync also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). VicTouch's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShelterSync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VicTouch has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VicTouch ships an update monthly, ShelterSync every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VicTouch versus ShelterSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVicTouchShelterSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB22 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVolgistics, Inc.Zoolytix Inc.

Customer experience

VicTouch

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ShelterSync

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VicTouch

No in-app purchases

None

ShelterSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VicTouch free?
VicTouch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShelterSync free?
ShelterSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VicTouch or ShelterSync?
ShelterSync is rated higher. VicTouch averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while ShelterSync averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VicTouch or ShelterSync have ads?
Neither VicTouch nor ShelterSync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VicTouch or ShelterSync?
VicTouch ships an update monthly, and ShelterSync every 6 days. Most recently, VicTouch was updated on October 24, 2026 and ShelterSync on October 24, 2026.

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