Comparison

MakeShift Live vs Orchtech

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Orchtech

Features
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Orchtech is a communication & HR SaaS mobile application that will help you & your employees enjoying an exceptional new experience that ensures effective communication & engagement. *Employees listing *Chatting *Serious gaming *Vacations requests *Sales force Tracking *Shared Calendars *Mobile Attendance Signature *Notifications *Etc.. We wish you a great experience with Purple Bureau and excited to receive your requests and feedback on support@purplebureau.com You can easily achieve this in just 4 very simple steps: 1- Start your Purple Bureau HR SAAS. 2- Pick the package that best suits you. 3- Be heard and add value. 4- Evaluate effectiveness of your app. A lot of companies are lacking smooth interaction between its employees. Communication is a major hinder to the advancement of the companies worldwide. We have decided to create a tool that becomes the business Swiss knife of the employees and management to better collaborate and be informed. The main application objective will be: 1- Smooth communication between employees with a guarantee of flow of information between the management and the employees from two side. This will cover company news, employees news, simple messaging, vacation request, salary notification, etc.. 2- The retention of the employees. The application should add some activities that will help the employees enjoying their existence in the company. Few tools will exists to challenge group context between the employees. We want to make the employees better at their place by raising their loyalty. Once the employees like the place they will, consequently, stay longer in the company. We have added Trivia gaming and chatting rooms for the employees excitement. 3- A Dashboard at the backend for the employers to see the KPIs like: a.Top 10 scored of the business games b.Vacation Rate/ per month c. Casual vacation rate/ per month d.Turnover rate. e. Etc….

Screenshots

MakeShift Live4 screens
Orchtech4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Orchtech at 12.0 against MakeShift Live's 17.0. 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
MakeShift Live versus Orchtech: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeShift LiveOrchtech
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB92 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAppColonyORCHTECH LLC

In-app purchases

None

MakeShift Live

No in-app purchases

None

Orchtech

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MakeShift Live free?
MakeShift Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orchtech free?
Orchtech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MakeShift Live or Orchtech have ads?
Neither MakeShift Live nor Orchtech shows ads.

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