Comparison

MPG Connects vs Simple Shifts

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

Head to head
About

MPG Connects

This app serves as a community marketplace and business hub, allowing users to find services, list businesses, buy/sell items, publish flyers, and promote events. It aims to empower communities and small businesses by streamlining discovery and fostering connection.

Highlights
  • List businesses with details
  • Find local professionals
  • Buy and sell items
  • Publish promotional flyers
  • Create and promote events
  • Form interest-based communities
  • Socialize with users
Features
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MPG Connects is the community app for Muslim professionals, local businesses, families, organizers, and neighbors who want one trusted place to discover, share, promote, and connect. Use MPG Connects to find services, support Muslim-owned businesses, list marketplace items, publish community flyers, RSVP to events, read newsletters, join group chats, and keep important finds saved for later. What is new in this release: - A cleaner, faster redesigned experience with the new MPG visual theme - Support for English, Arabic, Spanish, French, and Portuguese - New and improved chat with room notifications and direct deep links - Better offline and low-network support for saved items and cached content - Polished share cards for businesses, events, flyers, and marketplace posts - Improved dashboards for businesses, events, flyers, marketplace items, plans, and admin review Discover and support local businesses Browse businesses by category, location, services, hours, availability, payment methods, and contact options. Business owners can create profiles with photos, details, links, service information, and promotion options. Buy, sell, and share marketplace items Post items with photos, prices, condition, location, and contact preferences. Save drafts, submit for review, boost visibility when available, and browse listings with a clean mobile-first marketplace. Create and promote events Find community events, RSVP, open maps, share event cards, and follow what is happening around you. Organizers can submit events, manage details, and feature approved events when plans are available. Publish flyers and announcements Turn community announcements, offers, programs, classes, and local updates into beautiful flyer posts that can be discovered and shared. Chat and stay connected Join MPG chat rooms, see who sent a message and where, open notifications directly into the right room, and keep conversations tied to your community. Save for later, even with weak internet Save businesses, events, flyers, and marketplace items locally. MPG Connects is built to stay useful in low-connectivity moments with cache-aware loading and friendly retries. Built around community MPG Connects is made by MPG Muslims to help people find trusted services, grow small businesses, promote real events, and build stronger local networks. Whether you are looking for a professional, posting an item, sharing an event, reading updates, joining a chat, or helping a business get seen, MPG Connects brings the community together in one modern app.

About

Simple Shifts

This platform connects pharmacy owners with pharmacists for staffing needs. Owners can post jobs and review applicants, while pharmacists can find flexible work opportunities and apply directly. It streamlines hiring and shift coverage within the pharmacy industry.

Highlights
  • Post pharmacy staffing opportunities
  • Browse available shifts and jobs
  • Create pharmacist profiles
  • Apply to opportunities
  • Receive matching alerts
  • Review applications
  • Connect via Market feature
Features
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Simple Shifts is a pharmacy-focused staffing platform built to help pharmacy owners and pharmacists connect faster. For pharmacy owners, Simple Shifts makes it easier to post staffing needs, review applicants, and connect with pharmacists for shift coverage, per diem work, part-time roles, and full-time hiring. For pharmacists, Simple Shifts provides a simple way to create a profile, find flexible work opportunities, apply to open shifts or jobs, and receive alerts for matching opportunities. With Simple Shifts, users can: Post pharmacy staffing opportunities Browse available shifts and pharmacy jobs Create a pharmacist profile Apply to opportunities directly Receive alerts for matching openings Review applications from the employer dashboard Use the Market feature to connect around pharmacist availability and offers Manage account settings and support requests Simple Shifts is pharmacist-built and pharmacy-focused. It is designed for staffing and hiring workflows, not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or patient care.

Screenshots

MPG Connects4 screens
Simple Shifts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Simple Shifts at none against MPG Connects's shown. Simple Shifts also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). MPG Connects's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MPG Connects against 5.0 for Simple Shifts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MPG Connects versus Simple Shifts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMPG ConnectsSimple Shifts
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMPG MuslimsJUSTIN SOUTHWICA

In-app purchases

None

MPG Connects

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Shifts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MPG Connects free?
MPG Connects is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Shifts free?
Simple Shifts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MPG Connects or Simple Shifts?
MPG Connects and Simple Shifts are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do MPG Connects or Simple Shifts have ads?
MPG Connects shows ads; Simple Shifts does not.

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