MakeShift Live vs Tommy Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakeShift Live
Manage your staff on the go with this mobile tool. See who's working, assign shifts, and handle requests like time off and late arrivals. Requires a company MakeShift account to use.
- View current and scheduled staff
- Create and assign shifts
- Approve time off and shift requests
- Receive late clock-in notifications
- Manage timesheets
- Employee profile and availability viewing
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MakeShift Live brings all of MakeShift’s web features for managers to your iPhone and iPad. It’s the easiest way to manage your staff on the fly, letting you see who’s working, see who’s available, create and assign available shifts, get notified when employees are late, approve time off requests and more. Please note: in order to use MakeShift Live, your company must be a MakeShift customer. Your company will send you an email with an invite to activate your account. This app is only for administrators and managers. If you’re looking for the MakeShift app for employees, please search the AppStore for "MakeShift - People First Scheduling." Features • Quickly see who’s currently working and who’s scheduled to work on any given day • View employee profiles, schedules and availability • Create and assign available shifts • Get notified when employees clock in late • View and edit timesheets • Approve time off, shift exchanges and available shift requests • Use “Time Clock Mode” to let employees clock in and out • So much more
Tommy Tools
This app offers essential resources for Tommy Car Wash site owners and managers. It provides quick access to important information and tools needed for managing car wash operations.
- Essential resources for site owners
- Tools for managers
- Access to site information
- Streamlined operations management
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Provides access to essential resources for Tommy Car Wash site owners and managers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MakeShift Live at 2.4 against Tommy Tools's 1.0. MakeShift Live also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Tommy Tools's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
MakeShift Live holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MakeShift Live has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MakeShift Live | Tommy Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppColony Inc. | VQ, inc. |
Customer experience
MakeShift Live
Tommy Tools
In-app purchases
MakeShift Live
No in-app purchases
Tommy Tools
No in-app purchases
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