OpenShift vs Boostaff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenShift
Find and accept available work shifts easily. Earn money and get paid directly through the app. A new way to manage your work schedule and income.
- Pick up shifts
- Earn money
- Get paid
- Manage work schedule
- New income opportunities
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Introducing the OpenShift app a completely new way to pick up shifts, earn money and get paid.
Boostaff
This app connects businesses needing immediate staff coverage with verified professionals in their area. Businesses can post shifts in seconds and track staff in real-time, while workers can find flexible job opportunities and manage their earnings.
- Post shifts in seconds
- Get matched with verified workers
- Real-time staff tracking
- Session-based timekeeping
- Browse and accept open shifts
- Secure job code confirmation
- Rate workers after shifts
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Boost Staff is on-demand staffing, reimagined. We bring the speed of the gig economy to hospitality and staffing — connecting businesses that need shift coverage now with verified, ready-to-work professionals nearby. Think of it as the fastest way to fill a shift, or to get paid for one. FOR BUSINESSES Post a shift in seconds — line cooks, event servers, warehouse associates, and more. Qualified workers in your area are notified instantly. Watch your roster fill, monitor clocked-in staff in real time, and let session-based tracking handle the timekeeping for you. • Post shifts with location, rate, skills, and headcount • Get matched with verified workers in minutes • Generate a secure Job Code to confirm arrivals on-site • Track active sessions live from your dashboard • Review hours and rate workers after every shift FOR WORKERS Browse open shifts near you, accept the ones that fit your schedule, and clock in with a simple code. Flexible work, transparent hours, and earnings you can track shift by shift. • Find shifts filtered by location and your skills • Accept work on your own terms — no commitment • Clock in securely with the on-site Job Code • Track hours with a live, tamper-proof timer • See your earnings break down shift by shift HOW IT WORKS Every shift runs on a simple, accountable cycle: an employer posts the job, a worker accepts it, both sides confirm arrival with a secure Job Code handshake, a synced timer tracks the session, and hours are finalized when the shift ends. No paper timesheets, no guesswork, no disputes. BUILT ON TRUST Workers complete identity verification and background screening before they ever take a shift. Sensitive data is encrypted, sessions are tracked server-side to prevent time fraud, and every Job Code is single-use and time-limited. Whether you're a manager scrambling to cover a busy night or a worker looking for flexible income, Boost Staff gets you there faster. Download Boost Staff and fill your next shift.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boostaff at 5.0 against OpenShift's 4.8. OpenShift's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Boostaff holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenShift has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
OpenShift ships an update every 10 days, Boostaff every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenShift | Boostaff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Open Shift LLC | mercy onuoha |
Customer experience
OpenShift
Boostaff
In-app purchases
OpenShift
No in-app purchases
Boostaff
No in-app purchases








