Slate vs Zip Schedules
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slate
This application offers a mobile-optimized interface for the enterprise Slate platform. It allows users to access and manage their Slate functionalities on the go.
- Mobile-enhanced experience
- Enterprise platform access
- On-the-go management
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Slate provides a mobile-enhanced experience for the enterprise Slate platform.
Zip Schedules
Manage employee work schedules and communication seamlessly. Employees can view schedules, request time off, and swap shifts, while managers can approve requests, send notifications, and oversee all schedules. This app simplifies remote team interaction and schedule management.
- View work schedules anytime, anywhere
- Request time off and manage availability
- Swap shifts with coworkers
- Approve/deny employee requests
- Send notifications and messages
- View employee contact information
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Zip Schedules is the easiest way for employees and managers to interact and communicate remotely. Zip Schedules puts the work schedule in your pocket. Now communicating, receiving notification whenever a new schedule is published or an existing schedule is updated, requesting time-offs, swapping shifts, editing availability are just a click away. FEATURES FOR MANAGERS: View historical, current or future published schedules. Control alerts and notifications. Approve or deny availability, time off, shift offer or accept requests. Notify employees about their schedule. View all employee's schedules and contact information. FEATURES FOR EMPLOYEES: View work schedule anytime, anywhere Request Availability. Request partial day or all day time off(s) and keep a track of the request. Flexibility to offer/swap shifts with other employees View coworkers contact information depending upon their preference whether to share information or not. Send Messages to co-workers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slate at 3.4 against Zip Schedules's 2.7. Zip Schedules's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (125 vs 28). 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.
Slate holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 125 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 17% and 18% positive.
Slate ships an update every 8 months, Zip Schedules every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slate | Zip Schedules |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (28 ratings) — better | 2.7 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technolutions | Hubworks Interactive, LLC |
Customer experience
Slate
Zip Schedules
In-app purchases
Slate
No in-app purchases
Zip Schedules
No in-app purchases
Questions
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