Sked vs Nurse Shift Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sked
Manage your work shifts, track hours and pay, and view your monthly schedule at a glance. This app handles multiple jobs, overtime, and holiday pay, and allows for easy shift creation and sharing. It also syncs with native calendars and offers Apple Watch alerts.
- Work shift management
- Hours and pay tracking
- Monthly schedule overview
- Multiple job support
- Overtime and holiday pay calculation
- Shift sharing and syncing
- Calendar integration and alerts
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Meet Sked - Your new work schedule manager. Sked gives you total control over your work schedule. It adds your work shifts in seconds. It tracks your hours worked and pay earned. It shows you your monthly schedule at a single glance. It can handle many jobs. It can manage overtime and holiday pay. You can create invoices for hours worked in Sked. And it can add your most common shifts with just a single tap. In fact, there isn’t much that Sked can’t do. Sked has powerful sharing features. You can sync your schedule to your iPhone or iPad’s native calendar, which will give you Apple Watch alerts. You can share just your work day, or entire months of your schedule with friends. And best of all - you can directly sync schedules with close friends and family in the app, so you can always see when everyone is working. Does your schedule involve rotating shifts? No problem. Sked’s robust scheduling features can handle shift addition for certain days of the week. Sked can also add shifts every certain number of days. Sked can add little notes to your calendar as well, to remind you of the most important things. Oh - and of course Sked will alert you when you need to get ready for work. With Sked, your work life just got easier. Subscription pricing and terms: Sked offers three auto-renewing subscription options: $2.99 per week $6.99 per month $29.99 per year These prices 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 Sked subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of Use: http://picshiftapps.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://picshiftapps.com/privacy-policy/
Nurse Shift Planner
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Nursly - Nurse Shift Calendar & Pay Tracker The shift calendar built by nurses, for nurses. Track every shift, calculate your real earnings, and never oversleep before a shift again. SHIFT ALARM Set it once - Nursly automatically wakes you up before every shift. Rings through Silent Mode and Do Not Disturb so you never miss a shift start. Choose how early to wake up (30 min to 3 hours before) and set your preferred snooze duration. ACCURATE PAY CALCULATOR Know exactly what you earn. Nursly calculates your pay with precision: - Base hourly rate and per diem rate - Night shift differential (percentage-based) - Weekend differential (auto-detected for Saturday and Sunday) - Holiday pay multiplier (mark any shift as holiday) - Overtime with correct stacking - all differentials are included in the OT rate, just like your paycheck - Estimated tax deduction and net take-home pay SHIFT CALENDAR - Create shifts in seconds with built-in templates (Day, Night, Per Diem, On-Call) - Custom shift types with your own colors and icons - Holiday shift toggle for accurate holiday pay - Break duration tracking - Notes per shift (ICU, ER, unit, covering for someone) - Repeat shifts for weeks ahead EARNINGS DASHBOARD - Monthly gross and net earnings at a glance - Weekly earnings breakdown chart - Overtime hours tracking with weekly threshold - Monthly hours goal progress - Shift type distribution - Tax estimation WIDGETS & NOTIFICATIONS - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets showing your next shift - Shift reminders before every shift starts - Earnings update after each shift ends - Overtime alerts when you exceed your weekly threshold EXPORT & SHARE - Professional PDF shift reports - Export to Apple Calendar - Share your schedule with family and friends Perfect for: - Registered Nurses (RN), LPNs, and CNAs - Travel nurses and per diem staff - PRN and agency nurses - ICU, ER, OR, and any rotating schedule - Healthcare professionals worldwide (26 languages supported) FREE TO USE Create up to 15 shifts per month for free. Unlock unlimited shifts, detailed analytics, PDF export, and calendar sync with Nursly Pro. Subscription info: - Weekly: $2.99/week - Annual: $34.99/year (3-day free trial) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/policy-nurse-shift-calendar Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/terms-nurse-shift-calendar Support: chirvadev@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sked at none against Nurse Shift Planner's shown. Sked also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Nurse Shift Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Sked sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Nurse Shift Planner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sked ships an update every 2 months, Nurse Shift Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sked | Nurse Shift Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (164 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Owen Schick | Dmytro Chirva |
Bugs and requests
Sked
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Subscription not recognized even after purchase
- Shifts and notes randomly deleted
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to delete shifts
- Improve syncing with other calendars
- Add currency options beyond just USD
- Introduce dark mode and customization options
Nurse Shift Planner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sked
- 1 Week of Sked Plus3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- 1 Month of Sked Plus3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- 6 Months of Sked Plus$6.996 Months
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- 1 Year of Sked Plus3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- 1 Month of Sked Plus$1.99
- 6 Months of Sked Plus$4.99
- 1 Year of Sked Plus$7.99
Nurse Shift Planner
- Nurse Pro (Weekly)$2.997 Days
- Pro Shifts: Weekly$5.997 Days
- Pro Nurse: Annual (Save 78%)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
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- Pro Shifts: Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year









