Comparison

Rescue Shift vs getarvo

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

Head to head
About

Rescue Shift

This app helps firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs manage their complex rotating work schedules. It displays your entire work calendar, tracks overtime and training, and allows you to share your schedule with family.

Highlights
  • Custom rotation scheduling
  • Overtime and training tracking
  • Retirement countdown
  • Family schedule sharing
  • First responder focused
Features
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RescueShift is shift scheduling software built for fire departments, EMS agencies, and 24/7 public-safety crews. Retire the station whiteboard, the group text, and the spreadsheet. Your whole crew (and your family) works off one live schedule. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See who's on duty today, by station and apparatus • Run traditional rotations: 24/48, 48/96, 24/72, 3x12, 4x10, Kelly days, or a custom pattern • Post open shifts to a sign-up board and let members claim them from their phone • Catch coverage gaps before a unit drops below minimum staffing • Approve trades, PTO, and shift drops in one inbox with a staffing-impact check • Track FLSA 7(k) overtime across 7–28 day work periods • Put a live, read-only coverage board on any station TV, no login needed • Track certifications and continuing education so nothing expires unnoticed • Share your personal schedule with up to 10 family members BUILT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS Firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, engineers, and 911 dispatchers. It also fits contract ambulance services, hospital emergency departments, and any team that runs around-the-clock coverage. PRICING Free for individuals (ad-supported). Premium ($2.99/mo) removes ads and adds family sharing. Department plans add the admin dashboard, roster, trades, whiteboard, and analytics. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rescueshift.com/privacy https://rescueshift.com/terms

About

getarvo

Features
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arvo turns yard work into clean digital records. Score, weigh and verify your herd with one paddock-ready app — fully offline, paired with your Bluetooth EID wand, and reports ready before you've washed your boots. Built with NZ contractors and farm staff in mind, arvo handles the moments that matter: pre-mating herd reads, calf weighing, DNA sampling, sale-yard verification, and NAIT cross-checks. No paperwork. No spreadsheets at midnight. Just tap, scan, and move to the next animal. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Run Scoring Sessions — pick the traits that matter (Liveweight, BCS, DNA, Herd Read / Audit), score animals in any order, and let arvo handle EID matching, flagging and totals. • Quick Scans — for ad-hoc days: scan an EID, tag it as Sold / Purchased / Transferred In/Out, done. One token per scan, free CSV export. • Standalone NAIT Snapshot — an independent, scan-only NAIT cross-check tool. Import your current animal register and audit any mob against it. Completely separate from your herd files, with strict private-tool disclaimers. • Bluetooth EID Reader Support — pair a Tru-Test XRS2/XRS2i, Gallagher HR0 or HR5 as a wireless keyboard. Scan in seconds. Tap once to open Bluetooth settings. • Barcode Scanning for DNA Samples — pair a Zebra CS6080 to auto-populate the DNA Sample ID field. No typing 9-character codes by hand. • Smart Flagging — Missing EID, Missing LID, Missing VID, Light, Lame, Sick, On Heat, Unreadable, Replacement EID, New Animal Variance. All exported in your reports. • Tag File Requests — request a Herd ID file from your herd data provider (MyHerd, Minda, others) directly through the app. • Audit & Variance Reporting — track replacement EIDs, original-vs-new tag mismatches, and unverified animals. Built-in audit pie charts and variance breakdowns. • CSV & XLSX Export — clean, formatted reports ready to email, share to MyHerd, or hand to your client. Per-session and combined exports. OFFLINE-FIRST, BY DESIGN A lot of work happens out of cell range. arvo stores everything locally on your phone and syncs when you're back online. Your session never stalls because the wifi did. FAIR, TRANSPARENT PRICING Every new user gets 100 free tokens to start. Flat token rates per trait — no session caps, no surprise charges. Need more? Top up directly in the app. WHO arvo IS FOR • Livestock contractors weighing and scoring herds for clients • Dairy and beef farm owners/managers running their own data • Farm staff working under a manager's Mega Pack • Commercial Cow and Stud breeders, NAIT-PIC managers, and herd improvement specialists WHAT YOU GET ON DAY ONE • 100 free tokens • Full scoring engine, no feature locks • Bluetooth wand & barcode scanner support out of the box • CSV / XLSX export • Standalone NAIT compliance tool • Tag File request portal - arvo support PRIVACY & DATA Your scores, animal IDs and herd files stay on your device. We don't sell your data, and we don't share session content with third parties. NAIT snapshot data is positioned as an unofficial private tool — never a substitute for your official NAIT account. SUPPORT Hit a snag? Email us through the app's Settings → Contact Support, or check the FAQ on our website. We typically reply within one business day. arvo — built in New Zealand, tested in the yards, designed to make tomorrow's farm work feel like 2026 instead of 1996.

Screenshots

Rescue Shift4 screens
getarvo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: getarvo at none against Rescue Shift's 1. getarvo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rescue Shift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. getarvo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rescue Shift ships an update monthly, getarvo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rescue Shift versus getarvo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRescue Shiftgetarvo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo VerdePaul Gavegan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rescue Shift

Subscriptions1
  • Premium RescueShift$2.991 Month
None

getarvo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rescue Shift free?
Rescue Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is getarvo free?
getarvo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rescue Shift or getarvo have ads?
Rescue Shift shows ads; getarvo does not.
Which is updated more often, Rescue Shift or getarvo?
Rescue Shift ships an update monthly, and getarvo fortnightly. Most recently, Rescue Shift was updated on September 30, 2026 and getarvo on September 21, 2026.

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