# Scheduler

> Shift schedule visualization tool for predictable, rotating work patterns. (iPhone/iPad app by The Buddy System, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scheduler/id315190568 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The Buddy System, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/295810928)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: $7.99
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 74 App Store ratings · 171 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2009-06-06
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scheduler/id315190568/reviews.md

## What is Scheduler?

Visualize Your Shift Schedule

From Jeff: Please don't put questions or suggestions in a review -- there's no way for me to reply directly to you.  Instead. use the in-app email buttons (on the Help tab), or send to sched@buddy.com.

If your schedule varies from week to week, keeping track of your working days can be a chore, and it’s often difficult to quickly figure out when you’ll be on-duty weeks or months in the future.

Scheduler to the rescue!  Designed for public-service employees such as police officers, firefighters and health-care workers — anyone who works an unusual but predictable schedule — Scheduler always shows your schedule for the next six years from “today.”  Common shift schedules are built-in, such as the “Berkeley” (a.k.a. “California”), “48-96” and “Dupont,” but you can easily change them or create other repeating schedules covering any number of days.  See the screenshots (here and on the web site) for some examples.  And there’s even a “Doofus” mode for showing irregular schedules (e.g., health-care workers).

If your spouse/partner works a shift schedule, too, you can have that entirely different rotation appear on the calendar with yours.  This will help you organize family activities such as vacations and day-care.

Features:

• Displays your schedule for the next six years, including vacations and holidays.
• Perfect for public-service workers such as police officers and firefighters.
• Records trades (swaps). Tracks hours earned or owed on a person-by-person basis.
• Formats emails for sending out trade offers and approval requests.
• Maintains a record of your OT hours.
• Tracks your vacation time: automatically computes hours earned and shows weekly balances.  Also records and totals sick time.
• Logs “events” with date, time and location — you can edit the title, text, and location details when you have time.
• Overlays an entirely separate schedule for your spouse/partner to help you coordinate your lives.
• Adjustable colors for shifts, vacations, Kelly days, holidays, etc.
• Mark special days such as Kellys, paydays, “early” shifts, or training days.
• Countdown to retirement.
• Extensive Help pages for every feature and screen; indexed.
• Includes UK Rota features for London train and bus drivers.

Notes:
1. You *can* enter a custom schedule.
2. You *can* set the text that appears on each day.
3. You *can* enter very long rotations.
4. You *can* superimpose text to mark special days on the calendar.
5. You *can* set bi-weekly repeating events (e.g., for paydays)

6. Scheduler is complicated.  Please don't give up and leave a bad review -- I can't help you that way.  If you have questions or comments, the best way to contact me is by using the in-app email button on the Help screen (2nd best: sched@buddy.com).  I reply to all emails immediately (or within a few hours if I'm sleeping or traveling, which isn't often).  If you didn't hear from me promptly, it means there was failure in the "Tubes."  Please try again to contact me.

Attention FDNY (firemen): you'll find my other app, FDNY, more useful for FD New York.

## Key features

- Visualize schedule for six years
- Supports custom and common shift patterns
- Tracks vacation and sick time
- Records and formats shift trades
- Overlays partner's schedule
- Logs events with date, time, and location
- Countdown to retirement

## Chart rankings

- #112 in Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

## What do users think of Scheduler?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Outstanding app for shift workers
- 👍 Highly customizable and flexible
- 📆 Excellent for planning schedules years in advance
- 💰 Worth every penny
- 🤝 Great customer support

**Cons**

- 🕰️ Steep learning curve
- 🔀 Issues with repeating events and schedules
- 🔄 Problems with updates causing data loss
- 💤 Outdated UI and appearance

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Events and schedules disappearing after updates
- Vacation and overtime tracking not working correctly

**Most requested features**

- Drag and drop support for shift swapping
- List view option for events
- Ability to use emojis in event titles
- Removal of unnecessary time zone settings

## Recent user reviews (10 of 171)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scheduler/id315190568/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Outstanding

*2026-03-12*

This app is the main reason I stay with iPhone. It takes some time to get it setup but once you learn the app, it’s the best. I work an irregular schedule with a ton of overtime. This keeps everything organized and helps me self-audit OT hours to make sure I’m getting paid. Worth every penny.

### 4/5 — Love it

*2025-11-04*

Love this scheduling app. I love that you can have up to 14 markers quickly accessible and the shift application is super easy. My own “complaint” or “suggestion” is that I wish the markers were stackable and not side by side otherwise I would give this app a 5 star. Please make that an option!

### 5/5 — Great for shift working couple!

*2025-05-17*

Works great!  Worth every penny. It really helps. I now know when my wife and I are working years from now. My wife and I are both shift workers with odd schedules that repeat. I had been looking for an app to keep track of both schedules and this does it. I’ve been using this app for many years. It’s one of the best app purchases I’ve made. 

The setup of schedules does take a little time and effort, but the tutorial mode walks you through it. 
I later emailed Jeff with a couple of minor issues and suggestions. He got back to me the same day! Most tweaks are already on the way and he solved my issues by showing me other ways to use the app. He really wants to get it right. Great support. 

Highly Recommended. Would still like to see a drag and drop feature for swapped shifts and an optional list view but on a whole it’s great.

### 5/5 — Great app.

*2025-01-26, version 6.1.2*

I’ve had this app for years and love it…highly recommend.

### 5/5 — Great calendar

*2024-11-21*

I have a 8 day rotation with the fire dept.. 1 day on 2 days off 1 day on 3 days off. Once I set the rotation, it goes on for years and years. I’m able to see my schedule years ahead. Also, it is connected to my Apple calendar. When I make appointments on my Apple calendar, it’s linked to this one. I’ve been using this calendar for 15 years. I hope to use it 15 more.

### 5/5 — Best App for shift workers

*2024-06-03*

I have had this app for several years. I use it to schedule several jobs. All of which are shift work. This app has been OUTSTANDING for letting me know where I need to be and when I need to be there. For Emergency Service workers this app is a MUST HAVE!

### 1/5 — Update wiped my events out

*2024-03-23, version 6.1.2*

I have used this app forever. Updated recently and lost all of my events. Don’t bother unless you want to lose everything.

### 5/5 — Great app but where did the emojis go?

*2024-01-30*

My husband and I have rotational shifts and so this app is a life saver for us. But to keep the clutter down of events I prefer to use emojis for the event title. That option seems to have gone away? Why?! It’s frustrating having so many events titled on one day and I tend to miss something if I don’t read each one carefully. I preferred using emojis to keep it easier and with less clutter. Also PLEASE get rid of the time zones!!!!! It doesn’t matter where I am when I put an appointment in my calendar, the time of the appointment is still the same no matter where I am. I can make the mental hour change myself if I know I’m in a different time zone but at least I’ll know what time the appointment is! This has caused a lot of problems for me with the app changing the times for my appointments.

### 3/5 — Calendar events

*2024-01-19, version 6.1.2*

After the last update all of my scheduled events disappeared. Even if I add one, it does show up. How do I fix this?

### 1/5 — ABorisdrone

*2023-12-18*

It’s an ok app, but constantly getting messages to say I need to update to a newer version, sometimes getting 3 or 4 of them a day. 
Even after chatting with the app developers it keeps happening, very frustrated.

## Frequently asked questions about Scheduler

### What does this app do?

This app helps you visualize and manage your rotating work schedule for up to six years into the future. It's designed for individuals with predictable but varying shifts, such as police officers, firefighters, and healthcare workers. It can also track vacation time, record shift trades, and even overlay a partner's schedule.

### What are the key features?

Key features include displaying your schedule for the next six years, supporting common and custom shift patterns, tracking vacation and sick time, recording shift trades with email formatting, logging events, and overlaying a spouse's schedule. It also offers adjustable colors and a countdown to retirement.

### How much does the app cost?

Based on the provided information, this application is a paid app. There are no mentions of free trials, subscriptions, or in-app purchases, indicating a one-time purchase model.

### What kind of schedules can I create?

You can create custom schedules or use built-in common shift patterns like 'Berkeley', '48-96', and 'Dupont'. The app allows for creating repeating schedules covering any number of days and even has a 'Doofus' mode for irregular schedules. You can also enter very long rotations and superimpose text to mark special days.

### Can I use this app if my spouse also works shifts?

Yes, the app allows you to overlay an entirely separate schedule for your spouse or partner. This feature is designed to help you coordinate family activities such as vacations and day-care by providing a combined view of both your work schedules.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.1.2 — 2023-08-04

What's new:
1.  Bug fix: After updating, some people saw an incorrect dialog saying that your new version was old.  Sorry about the confusion.
2.  Known issue: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth sharing does not always work.

### 6.1.1 — 2023-04-23

What's new in v6.1.1:
1.  Better automatic event dots contrasting color logic.
2.  Help: added Trade/Mutual IN/OUT terminology.
3.  Scheduler (UK Rota): vacation: default to one (day or shift) -- 24 hours.
4.  Scheduler (UK Rota): long-press, show the trade's duty number.
5.  Scheduler (UK Rota): keep showing duty details despite tab changes.
6.  Scheduler (UK Rota): tap a day to see duty (might be two: yours and a trade).

### 6.1.0 — 2023-04-01

What's new in v6.1.0:
1.  Scheduler app: Added UK Rota features for London Tube drivers.
2.  CAL: press and hold "Today" to print nine CAL screens on single page (2-3 months).
3.  Help: a Settings summary and numerous other things.
4.  Logbook item Edit screen: Added a "Delete" button and info about swipe-delete.

### 6.0.17 — 2023-01-04

1.  Miscellaneous improvements.
2.  Bug fix when emailing medical information.

### 6.0.16 — 2022-12-11

1. Help: added more details.
2. Trade OUT darker circle.
3. Other minor updates.

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