Comparison

Shift Cal vs TempusBasic Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Shift Cal

Manage and organize your work schedule with this intuitive calendar app. Easily set shifts, track hours, and add notes. Offers data export/import and year-round overview.

Highlights
  • Create custom work calendars
  • Set and manage shifts
  • Track work hours and overtime
  • Add daily notes with time
  • Export and import data
  • Yearly calendar overview
  • Generate screenshots
Features
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Languages: English and Spanish. Shift Cal - Cuadra Turnos is an essential app designed for people with shift work. This app will help you manage and organize your work schedule in a simple and intuitive way and will let you take it in your iPhone or iPad. - PRO VERSION - No ads. - Create your own work calendar from the 'Settings' tab by clicking 'Generate work calendar' option and setting up a pattern. - Set your work shift in a particular day: just make a long press or a double tap on that day in the calendar and choose among the different types of day available. - PRO VERSION - You can set up to 3 shifts per day. - Create and modify all types of day you need: From the 'Shifts' option in the Settings tab. - App comes with the following 'shifts' already created (T-work, TF-Work on a holiday, L-Day off, LF-Day off on a holiday, V-holidays). - PRO VERSION - Create as many work calendars as you need (peers, family, ...) from the 'Settings' tab by clicking 'Profiles' option. - PRO VERSION - Manages shifts, patterns and notes independently in each profile. - PRO VERSION - Compare work calendars of the existing profiles from the 'Settings' tab by clicking 'Compare Work Calendars' option. - PRO VERSION - Quick access buttons to annual view, compare profiles and screenshot at the top of the main screen. (Filter by months / years) - Manage daily data fields: You can set the visibility and order of data fields in workdays and in days off. - PRO VERSION - It's allow to create new daily data fields and also editing existing data daily fields. - You will find statistics of workdays, hours worked and overtime in COUNTERS tab. - Control your shift changes and the partner with whom you do it from the CHANGES tab, the calendar displays a small icon in the day on which you have made ​​a shift change. - Control overtime you make. The calendar displays a small icon in the day on which you have made overtime, you will find summarized information in day detail and more information in EXTRA HOURS tab. - Write down as many notes as you need for each day of the week and you can even set a start and end time for each note as if it were an organizer. The calendar displays a small icon in the day on which you have notes. - PRO VERSION - Set notifications in the notes to be notified on the date and time specified. - You will have an overview of your year calendar: To access, simply click the 'Year View' button. - You can export and import your data: you can make backups of your data and restore them whenever you want, even in different devices. Backup files are compatible with all Shift Cal - Cuadra Turnos apps. - Export and import your data via Dropbox. - PRO VERSION - To recover data from the Free version just export the data from the Free version and restore it in the PRO version. - Screenshot: generates a png image or pdf file of the tab in which you are or year view which you can share via bluetooth, email, whatsapp ... - Associate images/photos to a day is possible. (Only 1 image/photo by day in free version).

About

TempusBasic Mobile

Access your work schedule created with the desktop version on your mobile device. Sync your shifts with a single click after initial setup. Receive notifications when new schedules are available.

Highlights
  • Sync work schedules from desktop
  • View updated cuadrantes on mobile
  • One-click schedule sending
  • Receive schedule notifications
  • Requires TempusBasic Desktop license
Features
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**PARA USAR ESTA APLICACIÓN SE REQUIERE TENER UNA LICENCIA DE TempusBasic** Con esta aplicación podrá llevar encima su cuadrante de trabajo creado con la aplicación TempusBasic Desktop actualizado. Para enlazar la app con el programa, debe seguir los siguientes pasos: 1 - Ir a la pestaña "Mobile" del módulo de efectivos. 2 - Activar los empleados deseados rellenando los datos necesarios y guardando. 3 - Ya puede enviar el cuadrante con un solo click! A partir de ahora, cuando envíe un cuadrante desde TempusBasic Desktop, la app vinculada con ese número y código recibirá una notificación para descargar el cuadrante.

Screenshots

Shift Cal4 screens
TempusBasic Mobile3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shift Cal at 28% against TempusBasic Mobile's 0%. TempusBasic Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Cal ships an update every 4 weeks, TempusBasic Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shift Cal versus TempusBasic Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift CalTempusBasic Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSY TechComTibidabo Edicions S.A

Customer experience

Shift Cal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative69.6%

TempusBasic Mobile

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shift Cal

No in-app purchases

None

TempusBasic Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shift Cal free?
Shift Cal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TempusBasic Mobile free?
TempusBasic Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shift Cal or TempusBasic Mobile have ads?
Neither Shift Cal nor TempusBasic Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift Cal or TempusBasic Mobile?
Shift Cal ships an update every 4 weeks, and TempusBasic Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, Shift Cal was updated on October 6, 2026 and TempusBasic Mobile on October 1, 2026.

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