Inovalon WFM vs ShiftWizard (New)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
ShiftWizard (New)
This app streamlines healthcare scheduling, improving staff efficiency and communication. It allows healthcare professionals to easily view schedules, request time off, self-schedule, swap shifts, and communicate with colleagues and leadership.
- 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 monetization model: ShiftWizard (New) at free against Inovalon WFM's paid. ShiftWizard (New) also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Inovalon WFM's advantage is review sentiment (34% vs 13%) and ratings volume (20K vs 3.4K). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Inovalon WFM against 4.7 for ShiftWizard (New). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inovalon WFM has 20K ratings behind it against 3.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Inovalon WFM's written reviews are positive against 13% of ShiftWizard (New)'s.
Inovalon WFM ships an update every 2 months, ShiftWizard (New) fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Inovalon WFM | ShiftWizard (New) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20K ratings) | 4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.7% of reviews — better | 13.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 3.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shifthound, Inc. | HealthStream, Inc |
Customer experience
Inovalon WFM
ShiftWizard (New)
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
ShiftWizard (New)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Inovalon WFM
No in-app purchases
ShiftWizard (New)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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