The ZoomShift Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about ZoomShift in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
ZoomShift
The Insider’s Guide
Employee scheduling and time clock, free for up to 20 users
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among shift scheduling apps, read from ZoomShift’s own pages.
Made by ZoomShift · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from ZoomShift’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on ZoomShift’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 2 of the 12 other shift scheduling apps we grade
ZoomShift is an employee scheduling and time clock app for restaurants, retail, services, hospitality and healthcare teams. Managers build schedules from templates and availability, staff swap shifts and clock in from the web or a phone, and approved timesheets turn into payroll reports. A basic scheduling plan is free for up to 20 users at one location.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about ZoomShift, taken from its own pages and our grades.
We have no App Store rating on record for it.
- 1
Best for cheap scheduling with a time clock
It names no payroll connections, though, so hours leave as an export.
- 2
Paid plans start at $2 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $2 per active user / month, billed annually (Starter).
- 3
There is a free plan
Essentials plan, free for up to 20 users at one location: schedules up to 2 weeks ahead, team messaging, reminders, shift notes and shift confirmations. No time clock.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Schedules from templates
Shift and schedule templates, availability and time-off requests, and multi-shift assignment for groups; Premium adds auto-scheduling.
- 6
Shift swaps and covers
Staff request covers and swap shifts in the app, and changes reach the team by email, text and push notifications.
- 7
Web and mobile time clock
Employees clock in for assigned shifts from a browser or the iPhone and Android apps, with break and meal tracking, GPS checks and IP address whitelisting.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 2 of 12
That is against the other shift scheduling apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of ZoomShift you could make: time off and applicant tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
ZoomShift at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $2 per active user / month, billed annually (Starter)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial with every feature, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- ZoomShift
- Category
- Shift Scheduling
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for cheap scheduling with a time clock
ZoomShift keeps it simple and cheap: $2 a person a month gets you schedules, a time clock and timesheets, and teams of up to 20 at one site can schedule free. You can even pause it in quiet months. It names no payroll connections, though, so hours leave as an export.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $2 per active user a month billed yearly, so 15 staff pay $30 a month with the time clock and timesheets included. For a team that size that's just past the cheapest quarter of this category. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Essentials is free for up to 20 users at one location, with schedules up to 2 weeks ahead, messaging, reminders and shift confirmations. No time clock, but a small single-site team can live on it. |
| Features | C | Templates, availability, swaps and covers, a web and phone time clock, timesheets and a payroll report, with auto-scheduling on Premium. The gap the listing names is payroll: no payroll connections, so hours are exported. |
| Ease of use | C | We have no App Store rating on record for it. Schedules need staff, positions and templates set up before the first week goes out. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android. No integrations are named at all, so this B rests on the devices alone. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who ZoomShift is for
- Great if you want a time clock and a schedule for about $2 a head
- Handy when your business is seasonal and you'd like to pause in quiet months
- Good for single-site teams of up to 20 who only need a shared schedule
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want hours to flow straight into your payroll software
- Tight if you stay free, as schedules only go 2 weeks ahead and there's no time clock
- Not for you if you need overtime warnings without paying for Premium at $4 a user
Good to know
Good for
- Single-location teams of up to 20 that only need a shared schedule
- Small businesses that want a low per-user price for scheduling and time clock
- Seasonal businesses, since a subscription can be paused for quiet months
Worth knowing
- The free Essentials plan has no time clock or timesheets, schedules only 2 weeks ahead and covers one location and 20 users.
- Auto-scheduling, overtime warnings and the geofenced time clock need Premium.
- No payroll integrations are named on the site; timesheets are exported and sent to your payroll provider.
- There is no set non-profit or education discount; the vendor says it will discuss a price on request.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
ZoomShift has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2 per active user / month, billed annually (Starter).
For a team that size that's just past the cheapest quarter of this category.
Essentials
$0
Up to 20 users and 1 location, scheduling up to 2 weeks ahead, team communication, reminders and shift confirmation.
Starter
$2
per active user / month, billed annually ($2.50 billed monthly)
Unlimited users and locations. Adds templates, availability and time off, swaps and covers, time clock, timesheets, PTO and break tracking, payroll report.
Premium
$4
per active user / month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly)
Adds auto-scheduling, overtime warnings, conflict prevention, early and late clock-in limits, a geofenced time clock and custom role permissions.
The free plan
Essentials plan, free for up to 20 users at one location: schedules up to 2 weeks ahead, team messaging, reminders, shift notes and shift confirmations. No time clock.
Trying it first
14-day free trial with every feature, no credit card required
Read from zoomshift.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 20% off with annual billing
Annual billing brings Starter to $2 and Premium to $4 per active user a month, against $2.50 and $5 billed monthly.
Stated on zoomshift.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Employee scheduling and time clock, free for up to 20 users. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: auto-scheduling, shift scheduling, time clock, applicant tracking, time off.
Templates, availability, swaps and covers, a web and phone time clock, timesheets and a payroll report, with auto-scheduling on Premium.
- Schedules from templates
- Shift and schedule templates, availability and time-off requests, and multi-shift assignment for groups; Premium adds auto-scheduling.
- Shift swaps and covers
- Staff request covers and swap shifts in the app, and changes reach the team by email, text and push notifications.
- Web and mobile time clock
- Employees clock in for assigned shifts from a browser or the iPhone and Android apps, with break and meal tracking, GPS checks and IP address whitelisting.
- Timesheets and payroll reports
- Each finished shift creates a timesheet that managers edit and approve, then a payroll report breaks down hours and gross pay by location, position or person.
- Overtime and attendance controls
- Premium warns about overtime, blocks overlapping shifts and clock-ins that are too early or late, and compares scheduled with worked hours.
- AI applicant screening
- An applicant tracking tool filters candidates by your criteria and runs AI-led first interviews that score each answer.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
ZoomShift is made by ZoomShift.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/12
Other shift scheduling apps it is graded above
ZoomShift's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 2 of the 12 other shift scheduling apps we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 7 of 12) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.65 for the category: 1 of the 12 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 13 shift scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. ZoomShift’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 2 of 12
- BFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 12
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 12
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 12
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 12
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 13 shift scheduling apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. ZoomShift is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of ZoomShift you could make: time off and applicant tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 8 of the 12 other shift scheduling apps grade higher. It costs $24 a year.
What you could make
- Time off and applicant tracking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts.
- Clocking in from a phone, checked against where and when.
- A scheduler that rearranges your day as things move.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
What this rests on. ZoomShift’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
When I Work, Homebase, Sling by Toast, Connecteam and Findmyshift
The 5 tools ZoomShift is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
When I Work
Free trial · from $2.50/mo
Staff scheduling with auto-fill, shift trades and an add-on time clock.
- ZoomShift has a free plan. When I Work does not, though it has a free trial.
- ZoomShift also covers applicant tracking.
- When I Work also covers team chat.
- 3.2GPA
Homebase
Free plan · from $24/mo
Small-business scheduling, time clock and payroll, priced per location.
- ZoomShift also covers auto-scheduling and applicant tracking.
- Homebase also covers team chat, payroll, job board posting and employee records.
- 2.8GPA
Sling by Toast
Free plan · from $1.70/mo
Free shift scheduling for up to 30 users, with paid time clock tiers.
- ZoomShift also covers applicant tracking.
- Sling by Toast also covers tasks and team chat.
- 3.2GPA
Connecteam
Free plan · from $29/mo
Employee app for shifts, time clock, chat and HR, free up to 10 users.
- ZoomShift also covers applicant tracking.
- Connecteam also covers forms and team chat.
- 2.4GPA
Findmyshift
Free plan · from $24/mo
Drag-and-drop staff scheduler priced per team, free up to 5 employees.
- ZoomShift also covers auto-scheduling and applicant tracking.
- Findmyshift also covers reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is ZoomShift free?
ZoomShift has a free plan. Essentials plan, free for up to 20 users at one location: schedules up to 2 weeks ahead, team messaging, reminders, shift notes and shift confirmations.
How much does ZoomShift cost?
ZoomShift lists 3 plans. Essentials: $0.
What platforms does ZoomShift work on?
ZoomShift is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does ZoomShift offer any discounts?
ZoomShift publicly lists the following: About 20% off with annual billing.
Does ZoomShift have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. ZoomShift is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does ZoomShift have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. ZoomShift is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is ZoomShift open source?
ZoomShift is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does ZoomShift have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial with every feature, no credit card required.
Who makes ZoomShift?
ZoomShift is made by ZoomShift.
What are the alternatives to ZoomShift?
The closest alternatives to ZoomShift in our directory are When I Work, Homebase, Sling by Toast, Connecteam and Findmyshift.
How does ZoomShift compare with other shift scheduling apps?
ZoomShift's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 2 of the 12 other shift scheduling apps we grade, and level with 2.
Is ZoomShift good value for money?
ToolGPA grades ZoomShift C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $2 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.65 for the category: 1 of the 12 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of ZoomShift?
The plain part of ZoomShift you could make: time off and applicant tracking.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from ZoomShift’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ZoomShift's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by ZoomShift. Prices change, so check zoomshift.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,068
Tools graded, in 57 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
2,068
tools graded
57
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- ZoomShift, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/zoomshift
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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See our other guides
The best-graded shift scheduling apps after ZoomShift, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- Shift Scheduling Insider's GuideEvery one of the 13 shift scheduling apps we grade, compared
- Connecteam Insider's GuideEmployee app for shifts, time clock, chat and HR, free up to 10 users3.2 GPA
- Homebase Insider's GuideSmall-business scheduling, time clock and payroll, priced per location3.2 GPA
- 7shifts Insider's GuideRestaurant scheduling, time clock, tips and payroll, per location3.0 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what ZoomShift’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. ZoomShift is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by ZoomShift. Prices and plans change: check zoomshift.com before you buy.