Valid Shifts vs HallmarkXL
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.
HallmarkXL
This app helps caregivers manage their daily tasks, including scheduling and tracking work hours. It provides summaries of transactions and allows for easy check-in and check-out from shifts.
- Schedule management
- Shift check-in/check-out
- Transaction summaries
- Daily activity management
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For use by HallmarkXL Caregivers to manage their daily activities, including scheduling, shift check in and check out and transaction summaries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Valid Shifts at 13.0 against HallmarkXL's 15.6. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
HallmarkXL holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 15 respectively.
Valid Shifts ships an update monthly, HallmarkXL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valid Shifts | HallmarkXL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valid Shifts, LLC | OvertureXLHC, LLC |
Customer experience
Valid Shifts
HallmarkXL
In-app purchases
Valid Shifts
No in-app purchases
HallmarkXL
No in-app purchases
