Comparison

Supershift vs Shift Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Supershift

Manage your shift work schedule with ease, track earnings and hours, and view upcoming shifts on your Apple Watch. Customize shifts with colors and icons, and plan rotations up to two years in advance. Includes reporting, dark mode, and widgets for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Shift scheduling and tracking
  • Earnings and hours reports
  • Customizable shifts with colors/icons
  • Rotation planning up to 2 years
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Widgets for schedule view
  • Dark mode
Features
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Supershift is the world's most downloaded and highest-rated shift calendar app on iOS. It is built specifically for nurses, doctors, paramedics, police officers, firefighters, factory and manufacturing workers, retail staff, airport crew, and bus, train, and tram drivers. No account required. No internet required. Open the app and start planning immediately - your schedule is yours, stored entirely on your device, and available anywhere from the ward to the cab to the factory floor. If you are looking for an alternative to bloated shift apps that track your data or force you to log in, Supershift is the cleaner and faster. WHY SHIFT WORKERS CHOOSE SUPERSHIFT • Multiple shifts per day: Easily schedule early + late shifts, main + on-call, split shifts, or second jobs. • Custom emojis & colors: Assign specific colors and icons to every shift type so you can read your month at a glance. • Full Dark Mode: A beautiful, eye-friendly dark mode for comfortable night-shift viewing. • No account required: Start using it in seconds. • Works fully offline: Your schedule is always accessible, even without a cell signal or Wi-Fi. CALENDAR SHARING Share your work schedule with family, partners, friends, or coworkers so everyone stays in sync. Coordinate shift swaps, check availability instantly, and cut out the endless back-and-forth texting. SMART SHIFT ALARMS Stop setting alarms manually every Sunday night. Assign a wake-up time to each shift type once, and Supershift automatically sets the right alarm for every early, late, or night shift based on your schedule. COMPLEX ROTATIONS Define your rotation pattern once and apply it up to 2 years in advance. Supershift effortlessly handles 4-on-4-off, DuPont, Pitman, Panama, Continental, 2-2-3, and any custom rotation you throw at it. REPORTS & TRACKING Track earnings, shift differentials, hours per shift type, overtime, and shift counts (e.g., vacation days, sick days, training days). Perfect for verifying payroll checks and simplifying tax time. APPLE WATCH Glance at current and upcoming shifts right from your wrist. Watch complications include countdown timers showing exactly when your shift starts and how much time is remaining. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your schedule front and center with Day, 2-week, 4-week, or Agenda view widgets right on your home screen and lock screen. CLOUD SYNC Use optional Cloud Sync to keep your iPhone and iPad perfectly aligned, and to instantly restore your data when you get a new device. SUPERSHIFT PRO FEATURES • iOS Calendar Export: Push your shifts directly to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. • PDF Export: Create and share a polished PDF version of your monthly calendar complete with title, times, breaks, notes, location, and total hours worked. • External Calendar Integration: See birthdays, appointments, and personal events from your external calendars right alongside your shifts. Privacy Policy: https://supershift.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shift Calendar

Easily manage your work schedule with this app designed for shift workers. Customize your shifts, generate schedules automatically, and add important notes to your calendar.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift work
  • Automatic cycle scheduling
  • Calendar notes
  • Clear shift display
Features
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Shift Calendar is designed  for people who do shift works. It's easy to manage your job and work time - you can customize your shift work - Cycle scheduling, automatic generation of shift work for each day - Calendar notes, write important notes for each day - Shift works display in calendar clearly

Screenshots

Supershift4 screens
Shift Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Supershift at 96% against Shift Calendar's 51%. Supershift also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Shift Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Supershift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Shift Calendar sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Supershift holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Supershift has 5.7K ratings behind it against 144, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Supershift's written reviews are positive against 51% of Shift Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Supershift ships an update weekly, Shift Calendar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Supershift versus Shift Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSupershiftShift Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.7K ratings) — better4.2 (144 ratings)
Positive reviews96.5% of reviews — better51.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5.7K — better144
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#155 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1811.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupershift GmbH章健 杨

Customer experience

Supershift

All ratings5,684 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,166 reviews
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.3%

Shift Calendar

All ratings144 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative33.8%

User reviews

Supershift

From 5.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable
  • 💡 Useful features (pay calculation, reports)
  • 🚀 Efficient shift management
  • 👍 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional sync issues
  • 💡 Desire for more customization options
  • 💡 Need for better export/sharing functionality
  • 🐛 Bugs with shift deletion/editing

Shift Calendar

From 144 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Good for tracking shifts
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 👍 Customizable shift times
  • 👍 Useful for irregular schedules

Room to improve

  • 😠 Excessive ads
  • 😠 Ads interrupt workflow
  • 😠 Ads in free version are frequent
  • 😠 Paid version still has issues
  • 😠 Limited shift cycle (31 days)

Bugs and requests

Supershift

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect public holiday dates
  • Issues with app icon customization
  • Shift time overlapping in week view

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to share calendars with family/coworkers
  • More detailed pay/overtime tracking
  • Improved widget functionality
  • Ability to set custom shift reminders
  • Option to archive/delete old shifts

Shift Calendar

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • One year old records are missing
  • Calendar does not always show the correct day
  • Data not included in backups
  • Recurring shifts require manual setup even in paid version
  • Full-length ads for multiple date additions
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  • Forced to watch ads to close
  • No option for 'no' for premium purchase prompts
  • Inability to write to the next day

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add hourly payment tracking
  • Add advance payment tracking
  • Add black theme (dark mode)
  • Increase character limit for shift names
  • Expand emoji usage for shifts
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  • Add ability to select multiple days for one entry (iOS)
  • Add save and restore feature (e.g., Dropbox)
  • Add widget support
  • Add option for military time or normal time
  • Add ability to add additional users
  • Add reminders for shifts
  • Sync to iOS calendar
  • Add ability to delete users
  • Add ability to delete incorrectly added user shifts
  • Add ability to write to the next day
  • Add statistics for hours worked
  • Add support for shift cycles longer than 31 days
  • Add ability to share schedule with family members

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Supershift

Subscriptions2
  • Supershift Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Supershift Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Supershift Pro Lifetime$39.99
4 purchases

Shift Calendar

One-time4
  • Calendar Notes$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Pro Version$0.99
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  • Add User$0.99

Questions

Is Supershift free?
Supershift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Supershift or Shift Calendar?
Supershift is rated higher. Supershift averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while Shift Calendar averages 4.2 from 144 ratings.
Do Supershift or Shift Calendar have ads?
Both Supershift and Shift Calendar show ads.
Which is updated more often, Supershift or Shift Calendar?
Supershift ships an update weekly, and Shift Calendar every 3 months. Most recently, Supershift was updated on October 28, 2026 and Shift Calendar on October 24, 2026.

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