Synchro

Synchro creates on-call schedules for hospital departments and medical teams, including family medicine groups and medical clinics arranging physician coverage. Its automatic scheduling assigns shifts while considering team rules, weighting, and physician constraints. Teams can give nights, evenings, and weekends different weights and review weighted totals. Physicians can enter unavailabilities and preferences in plain language for conversion into scheduling constraints. A released shift can be posted to an internal board for an eligible colleague to claim, updating the schedule and fairness counters. Synchro supports one-way Google Calendar sync, Apple Calendar and iCloud through an iCal URL, and CSV export. It works on Android, iOS, and web through a mobile-optimized interface; there is no native app to install. Departments can use every feature at no cost during the hospital beta, with no user cap. Other listed plans are C$10 a year for annual billing, billed at 10 CAD per user per month, or C$15 a month for monthly billing; both include the first month free. Pricing includes onboarding, training, and support.

Synchro combines automated coverage scheduling with weighted shift distribution and an internal transfer board. Its mobile access is through the web, and the hospital beta provides all features at no cost with no department user cap.

Synchro suits hospital departments, family medicine groups, and medical clinics scheduling physician coverage. It is relevant to teams that need shift assignment, availability handling, and open-shift transfers.

Synchro is on-call scheduling software for hospital departments, family medicine groups, and medical clinics. It suits teams whose coverage rules need more nuance than a simple shift count, especially when nights, evenings, and weekends carry different burdens. Its strongest proposition is keeping automated assignment and weighted fairness connected; the principal compromise is browser-based mobile access instead of an installable app.

Overview

Founded in 2025 in the Montréal region of Québec, Synchro focuses on physician coverage. It combines scheduling rules, clinician constraints, availability handling, and shift exchanges in one system. That makes it a sensible candidate for departments and medical groups that want a structured process for building and maintaining on-call rosters rather than relying on spreadsheets or ad hoc messages.

Key features

Automatic scheduling assigns shifts while respecting team rules, weighting, and physician constraints. The practical benefit is less manual roster construction, but the quality of the result still depends on the rules and constraints the team defines.

Fairness is measured with weighted totals. A night, evening, or weekend can count differently, so managers can assess the burden of coverage rather than merely tallying assignments. This is particularly useful for departments trying to distribute unpopular periods transparently.

Physicians can write unavailability and preferences in ordinary language, which Synchro converts into structured constraints. That lowers the friction of submitting scheduling requirements, while the resulting assignments remain governed by the department's scheduling rules.

A released shift can be posted to an internal board for an eligible colleague to claim. Synchro updates the roster and fairness counters together, making transfers less likely to create a separate bookkeeping problem. Self-scheduling, availability management, open-shift management, and shift templates are also included.

Calendar support is practical but limited in direction. Google Calendar synchronization is one-way; Apple Calendar and iCloud connect through an iCal URL. CSV export supports analysis and archiving. There is no native mobile application: iPhone and Android users access a mobile-optimized web interface.

Synchro says it uses required authentication, role-based access, automatic session timeouts, administrative action logs, and daily backups retained for 30 days. It schedules professionals rather than storing patient data. It does not yet hold externally audited SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, a consideration for organizations with formal certification requirements.

Pricing

The Hospital beta plan is free for the entire beta period. It includes every feature and allows all users in a department with no user cap, making it the clearest choice for hospital departments evaluating a full deployment without a per-user charge during the beta.

FMG annual billing costs $10 CAD per user per month, billed once a year, with every feature included and the first month free. It fits family medicine groups and similar teams willing to make an annual commitment for the lower monthly rate. FMG monthly billing costs $15 CAD per user per month, includes every feature, and has no commitment; the first month is free. This is the more flexible option for teams that do not want annual billing, but it costs more per user.

Pricing includes onboarding, training, and support, with onboarding available onsite or by video call. The paid FMG plans are designed around user counts, while the hospital beta has no department-user cap.

Platforms

Synchro supports Android, iOS, and web access. Its phone experience is a responsive website, not a native app, so organizations seeking an install-and-launch mobile application should account for that distinction.

Who it's for

Synchro is a strong fit for hospital departments, family medicine groups, and medical clinics scheduling physician coverage, especially where weighted fairness and constraint-heavy assignment matter. It is less compelling for organizations that require a native mobile app or externally audited SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Weighted fairness tracking: Different values for nights, evenings, and weekends make unequal coverage visible.
• Rules-based automation: Assignments account for team rules and physician constraints instead of treating every shift alike.
• Integrated transfers: An internal claim board updates both the schedule and fairness counters.
• Full-featured beta: Hospital departments get every feature with no user cap at no cost during the beta.
• Included service: Onboarding, training, and support are part of pricing.

Cons

• No native app: Mobile use is through a web interface.
• Limited calendar direction: Google sync is one-way, while Apple and iCloud require an iCal URL.
• No external certification yet: SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audits are not currently held.
• Annual commitment for the lower rate: The $10 CAD rate is billed yearly; monthly billing costs $15 CAD per user.

Alternatives

Choose CronShift if a freemium service across Android, iOS, and web is a better starting point. RosterLab is worth considering when manual scheduling, simple rule checks, dynamic statistics, and an employee mobile app are the priority, with an AI-optimised option also offered.

SimpleStaff suits smaller teams that can stay within its free 15-member, single-team plan and need scheduling, swaps, time-off requests, and open-shift pickup. Infor Workforce Management is a paid alternative with Android, iOS, macOS, web, Windows, and API platforms.

Amion offers self-serve setup and up to 10 schedules on its Pro plan, with an Enterprise tier for unlimited schedules. Flexzo Rostering is a paid option priced through sales, while HealthRota uses a usage-based model that can begin with one department or expand across a trust. ShiftWise Flex is another paid option for iOS and web.

For a broader comparison, see Healthcare Staff Scheduling Software.

Verdict

Choose Synchro if your medical team needs automated on-call scheduling with visible weighted fairness, plain-language constraints, and controlled shift transfers. The hospital beta is unusually accommodating for departments with many users, and the paid FMG plans include the complete feature set. Look elsewhere if a native app or audited SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification is a requirement, or if your scheduling needs do not justify weighted, constraint-aware administration.