Comparison

Supershift vs TapShift

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

TapShift

Streamline employee scheduling and payroll with this app. Easily create color-coded shifts, manage staff, and automate wage calculations. Export schedules and add notes for efficient workplace management.

Highlights
  • Calendar-style shift scheduling
  • Multi-workplace management
  • Automated payroll calculation
  • Staff and shift template management
  • Shift export to PDF/JPEG
  • Note function for memos
Features
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TapShift is a shift scheduling app for store managers, small teams, and hourly workplaces. Create staff rosters, manage employees, check required staffing, review coverage gaps, and calculate payroll from your iPhone. Still building schedules with paper or spreadsheets? Need to know whether each role has enough people? Tired of calculating work hours and wages by hand? TapShift brings everyday shift management into one simple mobile workflow. 【KEY FEATURES】 ■ Calendar-Style Shift Scheduling Create shifts with a tap. Assign saved shift templates to staff and dates, then review the whole month in a color-coded calendar. Timeline views also make it easier to see how many people are working at the same time. ■ Group Management Organize staff by role or team, such as floor, kitchen, delivery, reception, or any group that matches your workplace. Review work hours and labor cost by group to understand staffing balance. ■ Required Staffing & Coverage Analysis Set required staffing by day or schedule pattern. Compare planned shifts against required staffing to find shortages and surplus before the schedule is shared. ■ Staff Management Register staff names, hourly rates, and display colors. Hourly rates are used for automatic payroll calculation, making monthly summaries easier to review. ■ Reusable Shift Templates Save common shifts such as morning, evening, full day, or day off. Add start and end times to calculate work hours automatically. ■ Monthly Summary & Payroll Review total work hours, payroll, transportation costs, and summaries by staff or group. Useful for checking monthly labor cost, commute-related costs, and staffing trends. ■ Shift Copy & Auto-Fill Copy past shift patterns to a new period or auto-fill recurring weekly schedules. Reduce repetitive work when building monthly rosters. ■ Multi-Workplace Management Switch between workplaces and manage each schedule separately. Keep staff, shifts, and summaries organized by location or project. ■ Export & Share Export shift schedules as PDF or JPEG images. Print them for the workplace or share them with staff through email and messaging apps. ■ Notes Add monthly notes and date-specific notes for busy days, events, deadlines, or operational reminders. 【IDEAL FOR】 • Restaurant, cafe, convenience store, and retail managers • Teams scheduling part-time or hourly workers • Workplaces that need role-based staffing coverage • Managers moving from paper or spreadsheets to mobile scheduling • Small businesses that want easier payroll calculation • Multi-site teams and project-based workplaces 【BENEFITS】 • Manage rosters, staff, required staffing, and payroll in one app • See shifts clearly with a color-coded monthly calendar • Check labor cost and work hours by staff or group • Find staffing shortages and surplus more easily • Store data on your device without cloud sync 【PRICING】 ■ Free Version • Up to 50 shift entries • Up to 3 staff members • Core features included ■ Premium Version • Unlimited shift entries • Unlimited staff members • Ad-free • 2-month free trial included Download TapShift and make shift scheduling easier.

Screenshots

Supershift4 screens
TapShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Supershift at 96% against TapShift's 15%. Supershift also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (5.7K vs 3). TapShift's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (16.6 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 TapShift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Supershift has 5.7K ratings behind it against 3, 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 15% of TapShift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Supershift ships an update weekly, TapShift every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Supershift versus TapShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSupershiftTapShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.7K ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews96.4% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings5.7K — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#182 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1816.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupershift GmbHKazumasa Shimomura

Customer experience

Supershift

All ratings5,684 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,153 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.3%

TapShift

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative76.9%

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

TapShift

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
2 purchases

TapShift

Subscriptions2
  • 定額サブスクリプション1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • 定額サブスクリプション(年間)1 Month trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Supershift free?
Supershift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TapShift free?
TapShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Supershift or TapShift?
Supershift is rated higher. Supershift averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while TapShift averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Supershift or TapShift have ads?
Both Supershift and TapShift show ads.
Which is updated more often, Supershift or TapShift?
Supershift ships an update weekly, and TapShift every 3 days. Most recently, Supershift was updated on October 19, 2026 and TapShift on October 14, 2026.

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