Comparison

Bryx Mobile vs ShiftPro

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

Head to head
About

Bryx Mobile

This app enhances communication and situational awareness for first responders. It delivers critical alerts with scene details, routing, and navigation, while also offering features like hydrant information, past call data, and real-time messaging.

Highlights
  • Real-time alerts from CAD
  • Routing and navigation tools
  • Hydrant information
  • Past call data
  • Site survey data attachment
  • Live location updates
  • Internet dispatch radio streams
Features
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Bryx Mobile is a free mobile alerting and messaging app that provides enhanced communications and situational awareness for first responders. Receiving data directly from the CAD, Bryx Mobile sends alerts to mobile devices, providing priority information about the scene along with routing and navigation tools. The app boasts industry-leading speed, content, and ease of use, and is completely free for first responders serving communities around the world. Bryx Mobile is packed with features that empower you and your team, before and at the scene. • View hydrants around the job, color-coded for flow rate and condition. • Quickly view job information for prior calls to the same address. • Attach site survey data to include entry access and hazardous materials information. • Enhance team communication through real-time messaging and live location updates for users. • View the exact job location within your district and a highlighted route from your station to the scene. • Enable dispatching by agency or unit and view supplemental updates from CAD in real time - all without creating any extra work for dispatchers. • Configure internet dispatch radio streams and play them directly from Bryx Mobile. Some hardware required. • Bryx Mobile’s first-in-class engineering is backed by dedicated, round-the-clock support from the same engineers who built the system. This app is only intended to be used by first responders, and your station chief must add users to the approved access list. Note: This app may use background audio streaming. Continued use of audio streaming running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Bryx, Inc.

About

ShiftPro

Manage your complex work schedule with ease. This app offers a customizable shift calendar, holiday tracking, and detailed notes. Upgrade for advanced features like shift swaps and multiple profiles.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift configuration
  • Holiday tracking
  • Shift detail notes
  • Shift swaps (Premium)
  • Multiple profiles (Premium)
  • Overtime tracking (Premium)
Features
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Take control of your shift schedule. ShiftCal Pro makes complex rotating schedules easy to understand. Built for firefighters, EMS, paramedics, police, nurses, and other shift workers, it helps you quickly see when you work, when you’re off, and plan your life ahead. KNOW WHEN YOU WORK Stop counting days to figure out your next shift. Set up your rotation once and ShiftCal Pro projects your schedule months or years ahead. Supports 24/48, Kelly, Pitman, 12-hour, and virtually any custom repeating rotation. PLAN YOUR LIFE Quickly see your workdays and days off so you can plan vacations, appointments, family time, holidays, and other commitments with confidence. KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER Keep track of vacation, ADOs, pay days, on-call days, overtime, holidays, and other important details right alongside your shifts. Add notes to individual days so important information is there when you need it. KEEP SHIFT SWAPS STRAIGHT Record shift trades and see how they affect the schedule you’re actually working. Keep track of who you traded with and the details of each swap. SHARE YOUR SCHEDULE Share your schedule with family, friends, or coworkers. Export by month or year using PDF, CSV, or text formats. MANAGE MULTIPLE SCHEDULES Create separate profiles for different jobs, schedules, or family members. Each profile maintains its own rotation, teams, colors, and schedule information. MADE FOR SHIFT WORK Customize your teams, rotation, and colors to match the way you work. Your core schedule works offline, so it’s available whenever you need it. START FREE Create and use a basic single-profile shift calendar at no charge. ShiftCal Pro Premium adds multiple profiles across your devices, shift swaps, overtime tracking, schedule exports, additional customization, and future Premium enhancements. Premium is available with an annual subscription and includes a 14-day free trial for new subscribers. YOUR SHIFTS. YOUR TIME. YOUR LIFE. Whether you're working 24-hour shifts, rotating 12s, or a completely custom schedule, ShiftCal Pro makes it easy to answer the questions that matter: When do I work? When am I free? Spend less time figuring out your schedule and more time planning your life.

Screenshots

Bryx Mobile4 screens
ShiftPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bryx Mobile at 61% against ShiftPro's 11%. Bryx Mobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. ShiftPro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Bryx Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bryx Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bryx Mobile has 257 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Bryx Mobile's written reviews are positive against 11% of ShiftPro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bryx Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, ShiftPro every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 9, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bryx Mobile versus ShiftPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBryx MobileShiftPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (257 ratings) — better4.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings257 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBryxGil Estes

Customer experience

Bryx Mobile

All ratings257 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral17.9%
Negative21.4%

ShiftPro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

None

Bryx Mobile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ShiftPro

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Access14 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Bryx Mobile free?
Bryx Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShiftPro free?
ShiftPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bryx Mobile or ShiftPro?
Bryx Mobile is rated higher. Bryx Mobile averages 4.4 out of 5 from 257 ratings, while ShiftPro averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Bryx Mobile or ShiftPro have ads?
Neither Bryx Mobile nor ShiftPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bryx Mobile or ShiftPro?
Bryx Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShiftPro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bryx Mobile was updated on September 9, 2026 and ShiftPro on September 9, 2026.

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