symplr Workforce vs ShiftWizard (New)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
symplr Workforce
This app allows employees to manage their schedules, request time off, and clock in/out with location verification. Managers can oversee employee timecards, approve requests, and monitor staffing levels to ensure optimal workforce management.
- Self-scheduling and shift requests
- Location-based clocking with alerts
- Timecard management and approval
- Request time off
- View employee schedules and timecards
- Monitor staffing levels
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The Workforce app streamlines key features from Time and Attendance, Staffing and Scheduling, and ShiftSelect®. Note: Available features differ based on your solution. FEATURES As an employee: • Add shifts during self-scheduling periods. • Request open shifts and trade. • View your schedule and request time off. • Clock in based on your location and get notified when there is a mismatch with your location. • View missed clocking alerts, clock in/out, sign off your timecard, and add/edit/delete clockings and calendars. As a manager: • View your employees' timecards, requests, exceptions, and contact information. • Correct a clocking or location mismatch by editing the schedule or clocking. • View missed clocking alerts and preventable overtime, approve employee clockings, calendars, and timecards, and add, edit, or delete employee clockings and calendars. • View hourly staffing levels to show situations that need immediate attention such as over or understaffing.
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 rating: ShiftWizard (New) at 4.7 against symplr Workforce's 2.2. ShiftWizard (New) also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (13% vs 3%). symplr Workforce's advantage is chart position (#203 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ShiftWizard (New) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.1K and 3.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of symplr Workforce's written reviews are positive against 13% of ShiftWizard (New)'s.
symplr Workforce ships an update every 5 weeks, ShiftWizard (New) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | symplr Workforce | ShiftWizard (New) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (2.1K ratings) | 4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.1% of reviews | 13.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #203 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | symplr software LLC | HealthStream, Inc |
Customer experience
symplr Workforce
ShiftWizard (New)
Bugs and requests
symplr Workforce
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent clock-in/out registration
- Timecard errors and discrepancies
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Schedule not accurately reflecting shifts
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view full team schedules
- Option to customize schedule display
- Improved calendar integration
- Streamlined login process
- More flexible time editing capabilities
ShiftWizard (New)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
symplr Workforce
No in-app purchases
ShiftWizard (New)
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is symplr Workforce free?
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