Comparison

LTC SOM Regs vs ESHYFT for Facility Managers

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

Head to head
About

LTC SOM Regs

Easily access and navigate federal long-term care nursing home regulations. This app organizes complex regulations by topic and offers a powerful search function for quick retrieval of information. It's designed for healthcare professionals and surveyors who need to understand federal guidelines.

Highlights
  • Access federal long-term care regulations
  • Organized regulations by topic
  • Easy-to-use search function
  • Offline access (airplane mode)
  • Updated with new regulations
  • Searchable FTags
Features
Currently charting
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Navigating Federal Long Term Care Nursing Home Regulations has never been so easy! RegPro LTC SOM Regs takes the confusion and frustration out of the Long Term Care State Operations Manual (SOM) by allowing you to access the tag you want to see, when you want to see it with a simple touch! This is the current draft version just published by CMS with all of the newly revised regulations and interpretive guidelines. Changes will be made as the final document is released. Features • It is updated with new regulation updates as they are published by CMS and reorganized per CMS specifications as needed • Large FTags such as F323, F329 and F441 are organized by topic so that you can easily get to the part of the tag you want to see. • Easy to use search function • Works in airplane mode • Powerful tool for all nursing home staff, including Administrators, Nursing Directors, Medical providers, Medical Directors, Regional and Corporate Support Staff, and anyone else who needs to know and understand the Federal Nursing Home Regulations. • Great for all State and Federal surveyors too! • You no longer have to scroll through a 800+ page PDF Contact Information Developer name: Markail & Associates, LTD Email: markail.associates@gmail.com

About

ESHYFT for Facility Managers

Manage your facility operations remotely by posting shifts, accepting nurse applications, and approving time cards. This tool streamlines the process of finding and managing nursing staff for your facility.

Highlights
  • Post and manage shifts
  • Accept nurse applications
  • Approve time cards
  • Chat with nurses
  • Manage facility on the go
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Our ESHYFT app for Facility Managers lets you manage your facility on the go, you can use it to accept nurses, approve time cards, chat with your nurses, post shifts, and more. You can manage your facility more smoothly by accepting nurses as soon as they apply for your shifts and approving timecards once they’re submitted. Download the app and use your ESHYFT credentials to log in. Not an ESHYFT facility yet? We help facilities find quality CNAs, LPNs, and RNs, visit www.eshyft.com/facilities to get started. No more endless calls and texts to find staff for your facility. With the ESHYFT app you can post shifts and accept nurse right from your phone. If you have any questions please reach out to us at info@eshyft.com

Screenshots

LTC SOM Regs4 screens
ESHYFT for Facility Managers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ESHYFT for Facility Managers at Free against LTC SOM Regs's $39.99. ESHYFT for Facility Managers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). LTC SOM Regs's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 50%) and chart position (#120 vs unranked). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

ESHYFT for Facility Managers is free to download; LTC SOM Regs costs $39.99 up front. LTC SOM Regs sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ESHYFT for Facility Managers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ESHYFT for Facility Managers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 61 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of LTC SOM Regs's written reviews are positive against 50% of ESHYFT for Facility Managers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LTC SOM Regs ships an update every 2 months, ESHYFT for Facility Managers every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
LTC SOM Regs versus ESHYFT for Facility Managers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLTC SOM RegsESHYFT for Facility Managers
Price$39.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)4.7 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1361 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#120 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB78 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMarKail & Associates LimitedeShyft

Customer experience

LTC SOM Regs

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

ESHYFT for Facility Managers

All ratings60 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

LTC SOM Regs

One-time6
  • CMS Update 2020Free
  • March 2019 Appendix Q Updates$1.99
  • Emergency Prep$4.99
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  • CMS Update Oct 24 2022$4.99
  • CMS Update March 2025$4.99
  • Appendix Q$4.99
None

ESHYFT for Facility Managers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LTC SOM Regs free?
LTC SOM Regs costs $39.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ESHYFT for Facility Managers free?
ESHYFT for Facility Managers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LTC SOM Regs or ESHYFT for Facility Managers?
ESHYFT for Facility Managers is rated higher. LTC SOM Regs averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while ESHYFT for Facility Managers averages 4.7 from 61 ratings.
Do LTC SOM Regs or ESHYFT for Facility Managers have ads?
Neither LTC SOM Regs nor ESHYFT for Facility Managers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LTC SOM Regs or ESHYFT for Facility Managers?
LTC SOM Regs ships an update every 2 months, and ESHYFT for Facility Managers every 3 weeks. Most recently, LTC SOM Regs was updated on October 29, 2026 and ESHYFT for Facility Managers on October 24, 2026.

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