Comparison

WorkTime vs myShiftWork

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

Head to head
About

WorkTime

Easily track your work shifts and hours with this intuitive calendar app. Designed for shift workers, it allows quick entry, schedule visualization, and helpful reminders. Premium features include advanced hour tracking and calendar syncing.

Highlights
  • Shift calendar visualization
  • Quick shift entry
  • Shift reminders
  • Hours and wages tracking
  • Schedule sharing
  • Sync to phone calendar
Features
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TRACKING WORK SHIFTS HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER. WorkTime is the shift calendar trusted by over 1,000,000 workers. Set your shift times, see them all at a glance, set alerts, add up your hours, and share your schedule. Do you work rotating shifts, irregular hours, or random days? WorkTime tracks your entire work schedule on one clean calendar. Enter shifts with just two taps. See your whole month at a glance. No more scribbling shifts on scraps of paper. FEATURES • See all your shifts at a single glance on a unique time-display calendar • Enter shift start times with just two taps • Add shifts quickly from your Recent Shifts list • Add notes and reminders to any day • Share your schedule via email or save it as a photo • Share multiple months at once PREMIUM FEATURES • Add unlimited jobs • Track hours worked and wages with the Hours Calculator • Set alerts to remind you before an upcoming shift • Ad-free interface • Sync to your phone's calendar SET AND NEVER FORGET. Set reminders based on how much time you need to get ready. WorkTime alerts you before every shift so you never miss one. BUILT FOR SHIFT WORKERS. Whether you're a nurse, barista, bartender, warehouse worker, retail associate, or anyone who works shifts — WorkTime is built for you. Subscription pricing and terms: WorkTime offers auto-renewing subscription options. Prices shown are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your App Store account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your device's Settings > Subscriptions. Refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Terms of Use: http://totoventures.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://totoventures.com/privacy-policy/

About

myShiftWork

This app helps shift workers plan, organize, and share their work schedules. It allows for custom shift creation, future date planning, and detailed reporting. Sync your shifts with your device calendar and manage multiple patterns easily.

Highlights
  • Create custom shift types with icons
  • Plan and view future shift rotations
  • Color-coded calendar with icons
  • Generate PDF and text reports
  • Cloud backup and restore
  • Sync with device calendars
  • Manage multiple shift patterns
Features
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Create, plan, publish and share your shift schedule. myShiftWork (My Shift Work) is a useful and simple calendar for shift workers. You can use it as a shift planner, shift scheduler or a shift calendar. View your rotations one month at a time in a clear, colour-coded format, with icons for each date, then easily navigate to future dates to check your schedule as far into the future as you need. It is suitable for any repeating pattern and will prove useful to shift workers. You can organize all your shift patterns and can see at a glance what shift or roster you are on what day. - Create shift types with the title, characters, an icon as many as you want. - Enter shifts on the calendar months. - Create or enter shift rotations on the calendar for future dates. - Jump easily to any date by selecting a specific date from the date picker. - Multi-Language Support. - Send a detailed pdf report to others or to yourself via email. - Send a text list of your shifts to others or to yourself via email. - Backup and Restore your data to the cloud. - Facebook and Gmail login. - Manage different shift patterns if you want to see shift patterns of another person. You can create different shift types and rotations for this shift pattern. - Calendar sync with device calendar(s). - Multiple custom patterns. - Set payday on a specific date or recurring paydays via preferences. - Create custom events. - Create personalized notes for any date on the calendar. - Switch month by swapping left or right. - Export calendars screenshots - Event reminders - Employee Calendar Manager - Manage Holiday Calendar - Shift Planner - Holiday Planner - Shift Work Scheduling Calendar You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase and use calendar sync subscription • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 month ($1), 6 month ($4.5) and 12 month ($10) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase •Privacy policy: http://www.myshiftworkapp.com/privacy-policy •Terms of use: http://www.myshiftworkapp.com/Terms_Conditions.aspx The calendar sync subscription will allow the users to have the following features: 1- Users can sync their shifts & events with any calendar. 2- Users can sync the edited shifts & events with any calendar. 3- Users can delete the synced shifts & events with any calendar. 4- Users can sync the shifts & events edited in Shift Manager with any calendar. 5- Users can delete the shifts & events from their calendar by deleting it from Shift Manager. Subscription features are the same for any subscription plan (1 month, 6 months or 12 months) - Auto-renewal of your subscriptions. Cancel anytime. - Subscribe for one month, six months or twelve months - One month subscription costs $1 per 1 month. Six months subscription costs $4.5 per 6 months. Twelve months subscription costs $10 per 12 months. Please email your questions and concerns by using Contact Developer in the app. Please leave your rating! Thank you Email: support@myshiftworkapp.com

Screenshots

WorkTime4 screens
myShiftWork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: WorkTime at 4.7K against myShiftWork's 139. WorkTime also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). myShiftWork's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. WorkTime sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and myShiftWork sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for WorkTime against 4.5 for myShiftWork. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorkTime has 4.7K ratings behind it against 139, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of WorkTime's written reviews are positive against 71% of myShiftWork's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorkTime ships an update every 3 weeks, myShiftWork every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WorkTime versus myShiftWork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkTimemyShiftWork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (4.7K ratings)4.5 (139 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.9% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.7K — better139
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToto Ventures Inc.Vozye SMC-PVT LTD

Customer experience

WorkTime

All ratings4,671 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews484 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral12.2%
Negative28.9%

myShiftWork

All ratings135 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative26.5%

User reviews

WorkTime

From 4.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for organizing shifts and schedules
  • 💰 Calculates earnings and pay
  • 📆 Convenient calendar view

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires subscription for full functionality
  • 💰 Subscription cost is too high
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates
  • 🔄 Difficulty restoring purchases

myShiftWork

From 139 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and easy shift entry
  • 📅 Excellent calendar synchronization with Google Calendar and iCal
  • 🎨 Customizable shift icons and color coding
  • 💰 Affordable pricing with bi-annual subscription option
  • 🔄 Automatic shift pattern rotation feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent data loss and deletion of shifts
  • 😞 Poor customer support responsiveness
  • 📵 App crashes and freezes after updates
  • 💸 Hidden additional costs (iCloud sync, calendar features)
  • 📺 Unwanted ads appearing in paid version

Bugs and requests

WorkTime

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Shifts/data randomly disappearing after updates
  • Inability to restore pro subscription
  • Calendar view freezing and becoming unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add weekend/holiday pay rates
  • Ability to sync with other calendars
  • Option to customize font size and layout
  • Implement a search/filter feature

myShiftWork

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Data mysteriously deleted after app updates
  • Unable to restore purchases and account data
  • Shift time input fields cut off screen on some devices
  • Black text on dark background making notes unreadable
  • Shifts disappear when using airplane mode in different time zones
Show 7 more
  • December 2020 date selection not available
  • App unable to open after June 14th update
  • Paid version features reverting to free version after update
  • In-app purchase errors when upgrading to paid version
  • iCloud backup and restore functionality not working
  • App icons appearing as unloaded images
  • Login loop preventing account access

Requested features

6 requests
  • More shift icon options
  • Better notes functionality for personal and work use
  • Ability to add non-shift appointments and events
  • Improved app design and layout
  • Google Calendar sync (in addition to iCal)
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  • More streamlined and intuitive interface

In-app purchases

7 purchases

WorkTime

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Wk WorkTime Shift Scheduler14 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • WorkTime Pro: One Week14 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • 1 Month WorkTime Shift Manager14 Days trial$8.991 Month
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  • 6 Month WorkTime Shift Worker$29.996 Months
  • WorkTime Pro Annual Subscription14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 1 Year WorkTime Job Calendar14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Work Calendar & Shift Schedule$3.99
7 purchases

myShiftWork

Subscriptions6
  • 1 month subscription$0.991 Month
  • 1 month subscription$2.991 Month
  • Biannual subscription$4.496 Months
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  • 1 year subscription.$9.991 Year
  • Biannual subscription$14.996 Months
  • 1 year subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads and Limitations$4.99

Questions

Is WorkTime free?
WorkTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myShiftWork free?
myShiftWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WorkTime or myShiftWork?
myShiftWork is rated higher. WorkTime averages 4.4 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while myShiftWork averages 4.5 from 139 ratings.
Do WorkTime or myShiftWork have ads?
Neither WorkTime nor myShiftWork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorkTime or myShiftWork?
WorkTime ships an update every 3 weeks, and myShiftWork every 2 months. Most recently, WorkTime was updated on September 25, 2026 and myShiftWork on September 18, 2026.

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