Comparison

FireSync Shift Calendar vs OnTrack CORE

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

Head to head
About

FireSync Shift Calendar

This app is a comprehensive calendar designed for firefighters, offering robust shift tracking, event management, and cloud integration. It allows users to manage trades, overtime, and personal events, with features like CertTracker and Expenditure tracking. It also syncs with other calendars and devices for seamless organization.

Highlights
  • Firefighter shift schedule tracking
  • Event management (trades, overtime, personal)
  • Cloud integration with FireSync Enterprise™
  • CertTracker and Expenditure tracking
  • Customizable shift editor
  • Year and month calendar views
  • Report generation and emailing
Features
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FireSync is not merely a Firefighter Shift Calendar, it's also a full-featured calendar app with powerful cloud-enabled features just for firefighters. Whether or not you want to keep track of your trades, overtimes, or just your kid's soccer practices, FireSync can do it all. It also includes many powerful features such as CertTracker, Expenditures, and is fully integrated with FireSync Enterprise™ and TheHouse™ cloud services. Before you buy another shift calendar app ask yourself: 1. Do you have to pay an annual subscription for the calendar? Not with us! We support firefighters by letting you keep more of your hard-earned money. Is there a better way? 2. Is it also a full-featured calendar app? FireSync isn’t just a firefighter shift calendar, it’s also a full-featured calendar app that fully integrates with your phone's calendars. FireSync events are saved to your calendar and can be seen on other phone's using the same calendar account (e.g. phones used by family members). FireSync is more than a good firefighter calendar. It’s a good calendar app period! 3. Will you find yourself staring at the app for 15 minutes just figuring out how to use it? FireSync has a sleek modern design that is intuitive to use. 4. Does it include powerful cloud-enabled features? If your fire department uses FireSync Enterprise™ or TheHouse™ you can view all of the additional data and applets shared by your department or station from within FireSync. !!! SHIFT SUPPORT !!! FireSync supports any 24-hour shift schedule that repeats on a predictable cycle. FIRESYNC COMES PRELOADED WITH THE SHIFT CYCLES FOR OVER 1,400 FIRE DEPARTMENTS! If you do not see your fire department no problem. Our intuitive shift editor allows you to easily create your shift schedule. You can also share it with us so that others in your firehouse or department can quickly be up and running. Although FireSync does not fully support 12-hour shifts, we have countless users using FireSync to display their 12-hour shifts. If you want to display YOUR SHIFT (not all shifts) you can create 12-hour shifts. Kelly and Debit Days. Does your fire department use Kelly and Debit days? No problem. FireSync allows you to show both Kelly and Debit days. You can define them by rule or by specifying specific dates. FLSA: FireSync allows users to add FLSA periods to their calendar. Other Features: 1. Ability to add and track ordinary events, trades, overtime, comp time, benefit days, incidents and training. Since FireSync is also a full-featured cal you can also see these events on other calendars and other devices sharing the same calendar account (e.g. spouse). FireSync is your all-in-one calendar app. 2. Sleek reports that give you the info you need at a mere glance. View your shift trades, overtimes, comp time, benefits accrued or used, training and fire incidents with ease. You can also email your reports. 3. The ability to view your calendar in a year view, month view, month-list view, or day view. With FireSync you aren't just looking at your shift cycle. You can see all of your fire and non-fire events. 4. CertTracker to keep track of your training certificates. 5. Expenditure tracking. FireSync Shift Calendar is the shift calendar firefighters deserve. Get the word out to your brothers and sisters in your firehouse and IAFF local. *FireSync is the exclusive property of ForceReadiness.com. It solely developed FireSync and is responsible for its functionality. Firefighters First Credit Union has agreed to sponsor the app in order to provide it to all firefighters at no cost.

About

OnTrack CORE

This system tracks service standards, budgets, and metrics for large-scale transportation operations. It provides real-time data on vehicle location, service hours, and driver schedules to increase transparency and reduce costs.

Highlights
  • Track service standards and budgets
  • Real-time vehicle location
  • Manage driver and staff scheduling
  • Ridership and route frequency reports
  • Bill reconciliation data
  • Contractual compliance tracking
Features
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OnTrack Event System is a revolutionary operating & data reporting system that is used to track service standards, budgets, and metrics for events. The platform aims to increase transparency, reduce costs and collect data for large-scale transportation operations. The system allows real-time information on the location of vehicles, service hours, ridership reports, driver & staff scheduling, route frequency and bill reconciliation data thru a comprehensive reporting system. This technology is designed to provide an accountable tool that will capture real-time data and track contractual compliance throughout the event.

Screenshots

FireSync Shift Calendar4 screens
OnTrack CORE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FireSync Shift Calendar at 4.8 against OnTrack CORE's 4.2. FireSync Shift Calendar also leads on ratings volume (9.1K vs 5). OnTrack CORE's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

FireSync Shift Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireSync Shift Calendar has 9.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FireSync Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 months, OnTrack CORE every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FireSync Shift Calendar versus OnTrack CORE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFireSync Shift CalendarOnTrack CORE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.1K ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews69.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.1K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB201 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperForceReadiness.comOnTrack Event Management, Inc

Customer experience

FireSync Shift Calendar

All ratings9,095 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive69.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative21.5%

OnTrack CORE

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

FireSync Shift Calendar

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Randomly deletes events
  • Trouble with calendar access
  • Holiday icon disappeared
  • Erased all info
  • Verification not working
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  • No longer syncs
  • Schedule won't publish
  • Crashes on iOS 13.2 update
  • App keeps crashing
  • Bug with editing events
  • Major bug with category/location fields

Requested features

11 requests
  • Color customization for days
  • Shift designation by number
  • Custom FLSA start/end dates
  • Customizable pay days
  • Shift trade feature
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  • Debit day scheduling
  • Ability to share calendar with others
  • Dark mode
  • Shift color customization
  • Shift swap/back-to-back trade option
  • Ability to see which shift you're on

OnTrack CORE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FireSync Shift Calendar

No in-app purchases

None

OnTrack CORE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FireSync Shift Calendar free?
FireSync Shift Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnTrack CORE free?
OnTrack CORE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FireSync Shift Calendar or OnTrack CORE?
FireSync Shift Calendar is rated higher. FireSync Shift Calendar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.1K ratings, while OnTrack CORE averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do FireSync Shift Calendar or OnTrack CORE have ads?
Neither FireSync Shift Calendar nor OnTrack CORE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FireSync Shift Calendar or OnTrack CORE?
FireSync Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and OnTrack CORE every 3 weeks. Most recently, FireSync Shift Calendar was updated on October 24, 2026 and OnTrack CORE on October 24, 2026.

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