ZoomShift is a scheduling and time clock app with a free plan for up to 20 users. The time clock starts on Starter; auto-scheduling, overtime warnings and the geofence clock are on Premium.
Essentials is free for up to 20 users at one location, with schedules up to two weeks ahead, team communication, reminders, shift notes, shift confirmation and unlimited positions. Starter adds unlimited users, locations and scheduling, templates, availability and time off, shift cover requests and swaps, timesheets and the time clock, a payroll report, calendar sync, PTO tracking and break tracking.
Premium adds auto-scheduling, overtime warnings and custom individual overtime, blocks overlaps between shifts, availability and time off, prevents early and late clock-ins, a geofence time clock, schedule-versus-timesheet reports, change history and custom role permissions.
ZoomShift lets a small team grow into features rather than buy them up front. A single location starts free, a second location or a time clock moves you to Starter, and Premium adds the controls that protect payroll: overtime warnings, early and late clock-in blocks and a geofenced clock.
Its schedule-versus-timesheet report on Premium is a quick way to see where actual hours drift from the plan, which is often where labor overspend hides.
Billing is flexible for teams that change size: you control how many active team member spots you pay for, and there is no minimum contract or cancellation fee.
| Plan | Listed price | What the plan adds |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $0, free up to 20 users | Scheduling for 1 location up to 2 weeks ahead, communication, reminders |
| Starter | Per active team member per month (see live page) | Time clock and timesheets, swaps and covers, time off and PTO, breaks, payroll report |
| Premium | Per active team member per month (see live page) | Auto-scheduling, overtime warnings, geofence clock, early and late clock-in blocks |
The page shows two unlabeled figures for each paid plan next to a monthly and annual toggle, so we do not quote them. ZoomShift says annual billing is discounted, you control how many active team member spots you pay for, and there is no minimum contract.
| Platform | What its site says |
|---|---|
| iOS and Android | Free iPhone and Android apps |
| Web | Web time clock |
| Support | Help guides, contact form and status page |
| Integrations | None listed on the pages we read |
Three triggers move you off Essentials.
| Line | How it adds up | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| A 21st user | Essentials caps at 20 | Starter |
| A second location | Essentials schedules 1 location | Starter |
| Geofenced clock-in | Premium only | Premium |
Price the plan per active team member on the live page.
A boutique gym with 15 trainers schedules classes on Essentials for free. When it opens a second studio it moves to Starter for the time clock and swaps, and to Premium when it wants overtime warnings.
A larger multi-site operation needing labor budgets will look at heavier tools.
| Feature | ZoomShift | EZTime |
|---|---|---|
| Free option | Up to 20 users, 1 location | 14-day trial |
| Time clock | Starter | Attendance product from $2 |
| Geofence clock | Premium | Approved locations from Advanced |
| Block early clock-in | Premium | Schedule can block early or off-shift punches |
| Overtime warnings | Premium | Labor rule alerts |
| Swaps and covers | Starter | Yes, with approval |
| Auto-scheduling | Premium | AI scheduling on Advanced |
| Apps | iPhone, Android, web | iOS, Android, web |
EZTime blocks early clock-ins and clock-ins outside assigned shifts from the schedule link, and allows approved clock-in locations from Advanced at $4 per employee. Its shift swaps need manager approval.
Yes, the Essentials plan is free for up to 20 users at one location.
Yes, timesheets and the time clock are on Starter; the geofence time clock is on Premium.
Yes, on Premium.
Yes, any plan is free for 14 days with no credit card.
No. ZoomShift says it never asks for a minimum contract or charges a cancellation fee.
Yes, free iPhone and Android apps, plus a web time clock.
No. It says it never charges a cancellation fee or asks for a minimum contract.
On Premium, it compares scheduled shifts with the hours actually worked.
Yes, Essentials schedules up to 2 weeks in advance for one location.
Try EZTime next to ZoomShift for 14 days, no credit card. See plans on the pricing page.