VicTouch vs ShelterSync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Volunteer clock-in/out
- Automatic service hour tracking
- Organization setup
- Tablet integration
- Volgistics account required
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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
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
VicTouch ships an update monthly, ShelterSync every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | VicTouch | ShelterSync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Volgistics, Inc. | Zoolytix Inc. |
Customer experience
VicTouch
ShelterSync
In-app purchases
VicTouch
No in-app purchases
ShelterSync
No in-app purchases









