Valid Shifts vs ANFP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valid Shifts
This app provides a scheduling solution specifically designed for the long-term care industry. It helps manage staff and patient schedules efficiently.
- Long-term care industry focus
- Staff scheduling
- Patient scheduling
- Efficient management
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Scheduling solution for the long term care industry.
ANFP
This app provides members of a national association with access to their professional records, continuing education uploads, and event details. It facilitates engagement with the organization and its resources for foodservice management professionals.
- Access member record
- Upload continuing education credits
- Find event information
- Manage professional profile
- Connect with association resources
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The Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP) is a national not-for-profit association established in 1960 that today has more than 14,000 professionals dedicated to the practice of providing optimum nutritional care through foodservice management. This app gives members the ability to access their member record, upload CE, find event information, and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Valid Shifts at 4.3 against ANFP's 3.0. Valid Shifts also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). 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.
Valid Shifts holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Valid Shifts has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Valid Shifts ships an update monthly, ANFP every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valid Shifts | ANFP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valid Shifts, LLC | Association of Nutrition & Foodervice Professionals |
Customer experience
Valid Shifts
ANFP
In-app purchases
Valid Shifts
No in-app purchases
ANFP
No in-app purchases
