Comparison

Supershift vs Simple Working 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

Simple Working Calendar

Easily calculate and manage your work schedule with a user-friendly design. Add custom schedules, track holidays, and plan vacations. Download now while it's free!

Highlights
  • Work schedule calculation
  • Custom schedule creation
  • Holiday tracking
  • Vacation planning
  • Intuitive design
Features
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Simple Work Calendar — your shift schedule in two taps. Pick a cycle, mark your first working day — the calendar computes all shifts and days off years ahead. ANY SCHEDULE • Ready cycles: 2/2, 3/3, 1 on / 3 off • Custom patterns: any mix of working and off days — 5/2, 4/2, 6/1, 15/15 rotations • Anchor the rotation to any start date — today, tomorrow or a day in the past NIGHT SHIFTS • Mark which shifts in the cycle are nights — shown in dark • Tap any day to switch: day → night → off • Manual edits never break the pattern COUNTERS • Working and off days per month or year, counted automatically • Red dot marks today — always know where you are in the cycle WHO IT'S FOR Nurses, doctors, factory workers, security guards, drivers, retail staff, first responders — everyone who works shifts, not weekdays. RELIABLE • Your schedule is stored on the device and never disappears • Works offline, no sign-up • Setup takes under a minute

Screenshots

Supershift4 screens
Simple Working Calendar3 screens

Verdict

The call

Supershift and Simple Working Calendar both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Supershift's written reviews are positive against 62% of Simple Working Calendar's. Supershift also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 168). Simple Working Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). 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. Supershift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Simple Working Calendar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.9 for Supershift against 4.9 for Simple Working Calendar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Supershift has 5.5K ratings behind it against 168, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Supershift's written reviews are positive against 62% of Simple Working Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Supershift ships an update every 5 days, Simple Working Calendar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Supershift versus Simple Working Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSupershiftSimple Working Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.5K ratings)4.9 (168 ratings)
Positive reviews96.5% of reviews — better61.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5.5K — better168
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1815.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB179 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSupershift GmbHНико Беллик

Customer experience

Supershift

All ratings5,467 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,106 reviews
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.4%

Simple Working Calendar

All ratings168 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative31.0%

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

Simple Working Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Simple Working Calendar

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Supershift free?
Supershift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Working Calendar free?
Simple Working Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Supershift or Simple Working Calendar?
Supershift and Simple Working Calendar are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5.5K and 168 ratings respectively.
Do Supershift or Simple Working Calendar have ads?
Both Supershift and Simple Working Calendar show ads.
Which is updated more often, Supershift or Simple Working Calendar?
Supershift ships an update every 5 days, and Simple Working Calendar every 3 months. Most recently, Supershift was updated on September 24, 2026 and Simple Working Calendar on September 22, 2026.

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