AbsenceNow® vs ShiftWizard (New)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AbsenceNow®
Manage your work absences easily from your mobile device. Request, track, and update leave time, download important documents, and check request statuses. Managers can also manage employee absences.
- Report leave time
- Open new absence requests
- Download forms and documents
- Check request status
- Update request information
- Manage employee absences (managers)
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AbsenceNow® provides convenient access to our easy-to-use absence platform so you can request, track and manage your absences on-the-go by: • Reporting your leave time • Opening a new request • Downloading forms and documents associated with your request • Checking the status of a request • Finding answers to frequently asked questions • Updating your own request information • Working on behalf of your employees (for managers and supervisors)
ShiftWizard (New)
This app streamlines healthcare scheduling, empowering staff with features like PTO requests, self-scheduling, and shift swapping. It enhances communication and ensures optimal staffing for improved patient care.
- View schedules
- Request PTO
- Self-schedule
- Swap shifts
- Fill open shifts
- Communicate with leadership
- Message colleagues
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Increase efficiency, improve visibility, and enhance communications Engage and empower your staff with ShiftWizard™ by HealthStream®. ShiftWizard offers a seamless solution to simplify scheduling processes, increase staff efficiency, improve visibility, and enhance communication across your organization. With a range of innovative features and a user-friendly interface, ShiftWizard empowers you to have the right staff in the right place at the right time to create a workplace where your people flourish, and care thrives. Designed to meet the intricate needs of the healthcare sector, ShiftWizard is your key to increased efficiency, improved visibility, and enhanced communication. This user-friendly app empowers healthcare professionals to: • Effortlessly view their schedules • Request paid time off (PTO) • Self-schedule • Swap shifts • Fill open shifts • Communicate with leadership • Message colleagues • And much more Discover how ShiftWizard can transform your healthcare organization by visiting healthstream.com/shiftwizard. To access the ShiftWizard app, your healthcare organization must use the ShiftWizard platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShiftWizard (New) at 4.7 against AbsenceNow®'s 1.5. ShiftWizard (New) also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 27) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShiftWizard (New) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShiftWizard (New) has 4.3K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of AbsenceNow®'s written reviews are positive against 13% of ShiftWizard (New)'s.
AbsenceNow® ships an update every 2 months, ShiftWizard (New) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AbsenceNow® | ShiftWizard (New) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (27 ratings) | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 12.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 4.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ComPsych Corporation | HealthStream, Inc |
Customer experience
AbsenceNow®
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In-app purchases
AbsenceNow®
No in-app purchases
ShiftWizard (New)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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