Comparison

Inovalon WFM vs Vortex Staff

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

Head to head
About

Inovalon WFM

This cloud-based staff scheduling and Human Capital Management software helps healthcare organizations reduce labor costs, decrease employee turnover, and increase scheduling efficiency. It offers tools for online scheduling, managing open shifts, and ensuring appropriate staffing levels.

Highlights
  • Online staff scheduling
  • Dynamic schedule viewing
  • Patient flow oversight
  • Open shift management
  • Automated staffing level visibility
  • Rules-based schedule filling
  • Team scheduling
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The Inovalon Schedule Management application, previously known as ShiftHound, is the leader in cloud-based staff scheduling and Human Capital Management software. Healthcare organizations across the country use Inovalon Schedule Management to reduce labor costs by preventing overtime, decreasing employee turnover, and increasing scheduling efficiency, communication, and compliance to right-staffing ratios/HPPD/$PPD. Using Inovalon Schedule Management, management and employees gain back valuable time to do what they do best – provide quality care. Customers choose Inovalon Schedule Management because of its extremely simple to use interface, quick implementation time, and proven ability to deliver immediate ROI thorough cost savings, increased efficiencies, and better quality of life for their managers and staff. The Inovalon Schedule Management tools include: Online Staff Scheduling - Online point-and-click-scheduling, schedule by template for staff working set, repeatable shifts week after week, and last-minute availability. PowerScheduler - Managers can dynamically view schedules in one-week, two-week, four-week or six-week formats, with additional customizable display options related to needs, staffing levels and the entire schedule. Important decision-making information down to the employee level is displayed and can be sorted on one screen. SupervisorView - Supervisors can easily oversee patient flow and redirect and allocate resources across their organization using SupervisorView. Staffing and census for each care area is displayed on a single screen giving supervisors instant understanding of staffing and bed availability house wide. Open Shift Management - With the use of OSM, you can engage your staff in a positive way to tackle the challenge of scheduling your unit and facility together with your staff collaboratively. They request open shifts that they are qualified for and managers can approve, or decline based on important information such as overtime and seniority. xPPD/HPPD Staffing - xPPD/HPPD scheduling is simple with a tool that automates the process and gives you immediate visibility to your staffing levels (under or over the target) given any census or anticipated census for all job types on your unit. AutoScheduler - A rules-based tool that provides managers with the ability to fill holes in the schedule quickly and fairly, meeting staffing level requirements. The AutoScheduler can create balanced schedules and includes rules for shift assignment that can be defined by employee availability and seniority. TeamScheduler - Certain organizations or departments often work as teams or pods and scheduling, tracking, and managing these groups can be very difficult with spreadsheets or outdated scheduling systems. TeamScheduler alleviates the difficulty and time required to schedule teams and streamlines the day-to-day adjustments. Credentialer® - Credentialer is fully integrated with the Inovalon Schedule Management online scheduling application, and gives all concerned parties in the organization the ability to track credentials and related data for all staff members, including certifications, licenses, etc. – and includes the ability to upload documents and receive alerts for expirations. Integration Engine - Making sure that data is in sync and seamlessly shared between HR, Scheduling, and Time & Attendance systems allows your managers and staff to focus on their jobs-at-hand instead of double entering and constantly updating the same data across systems.

About

Vortex Staff

Features
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Download our management system for all internal shift scheduling, timesheets, invoicing, payroll, internal communication, surveys, and more. Our feature rich application is the hub for all staffing requirements and shifts. Once you build your talent profile and complete our 8-step onboarding process, you are then able to be assigned to shifts. When you’ve applied to an upcoming and are accepted, you will then see every detail and requirement needed to complete the shift. When the day arrives, you’ll check in and out using our GPS Check In/Out functionality, and track your breaks. You may be tasked with completing a post-shift survey, to help us gain more information about how the shift went, what the highlights were, and so on. After the shift has been completed, your time is automatically tracked and sent to the invoicing system, allowing us to complete payroll without any manual intervention. If you have questions about your upcoming shift, you can message any team leaders inside the app! We have in-app communication available, and you’ll receive push notifications if you enable them. Please note that applications are often reviewed manually and take time to process. We look forward to welcoming you aboard!

Screenshots

Inovalon WFM4 screens
Vortex Staff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vortex Staff at 13.0 against Inovalon WFM's 15.6. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Inovalon WFM versus Vortex Staff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInovalon WFMVortex Staff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings20K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShifthound, Inc.Love Angel Healthcare LLC

Bugs and requests

Inovalon WFM

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not loading or freezing
  • Issues after iOS 14 update
  • Inconsistent behavior (cleared vs approved shifts)

Requested features

3 requests
  • Virtual schedule on computer
  • Notification for schedule changes
  • Ability to contact support

Vortex Staff

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Inovalon WFM

No in-app purchases

None

Vortex Staff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inovalon WFM free?
Inovalon WFM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vortex Staff free?
Vortex Staff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Inovalon WFM or Vortex Staff have ads?
Neither Inovalon WFM nor Vortex Staff shows ads.

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