Comparison

myShiftWork vs Simple Rota Maker

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

Head to head
About

myShiftWork

This app helps shift workers plan, organize, and share their work schedules. It allows for custom shift creation, future date planning, and detailed reporting. Sync your shifts with your device calendar and manage multiple patterns easily.

Highlights
  • Create custom shift types with icons
  • Plan and view future shift rotations
  • Color-coded calendar with icons
  • Generate PDF and text reports
  • Cloud backup and restore
  • Sync with device calendars
  • Manage multiple shift patterns
Features
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Create, plan, publish and share your shift schedule. myShiftWork (My Shift Work) is a useful and simple calendar for shift workers. You can use it as a shift planner, shift scheduler or a shift calendar. View your rotations one month at a time in a clear, colour-coded format, with icons for each date, then easily navigate to future dates to check your schedule as far into the future as you need. It is suitable for any repeating pattern and will prove useful to shift workers. You can organize all your shift patterns and can see at a glance what shift or roster you are on what day. - Create shift types with the title, characters, an icon as many as you want. - Enter shifts on the calendar months. - Create or enter shift rotations on the calendar for future dates. - Jump easily to any date by selecting a specific date from the date picker. - Multi-Language Support. - Send a detailed pdf report to others or to yourself via email. - Send a text list of your shifts to others or to yourself via email. - Backup and Restore your data to the cloud. - Facebook and Gmail login. - Manage different shift patterns if you want to see shift patterns of another person. You can create different shift types and rotations for this shift pattern. - Calendar sync with device calendar(s). - Multiple custom patterns. - Set payday on a specific date or recurring paydays via preferences. - Create custom events. - Create personalized notes for any date on the calendar. - Switch month by swapping left or right. - Export calendars screenshots - Event reminders - Employee Calendar Manager - Manage Holiday Calendar - Shift Planner - Holiday Planner - Shift Work Scheduling Calendar You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase and use calendar sync subscription • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 month ($1), 6 month ($4.5) and 12 month ($10) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase •Privacy policy: http://www.myshiftworkapp.com/privacy-policy •Terms of use: http://www.myshiftworkapp.com/Terms_Conditions.aspx The calendar sync subscription will allow the users to have the following features: 1- Users can sync their shifts & events with any calendar. 2- Users can sync the edited shifts & events with any calendar. 3- Users can delete the synced shifts & events with any calendar. 4- Users can sync the shifts & events edited in Shift Manager with any calendar. 5- Users can delete the shifts & events from their calendar by deleting it from Shift Manager. Subscription features are the same for any subscription plan (1 month, 6 months or 12 months) - Auto-renewal of your subscriptions. Cancel anytime. - Subscribe for one month, six months or twelve months - One month subscription costs $1 per 1 month. Six months subscription costs $4.5 per 6 months. Twelve months subscription costs $10 per 12 months. Please email your questions and concerns by using Contact Developer in the app. Please leave your rating! Thank you Email: support@myshiftworkapp.com

About

Simple Rota Maker

This app helps you create and manage work schedules and personal appointments. It can automatically generate rolling rota patterns for multiple workers and includes a task manager for to-do lists and audio notes. Share schedules easily with dynamic links.

Highlights
  • Automatic rolling rota generation
  • Manual schedule creation
  • Integrated task manager
  • Audio note recording
  • Shareable dynamic links
  • Export rotas to spreadsheets
  • Worker availability settings
Features
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Automatically generate rolling rota patterns—perfect for scheduling multiple workers over an indefinite period. Easily create your schedule or manual rotas with a few taps—ideal for managing your work shifts, personal schedules, appointments, or customizing worker rota patterns. A powerful yet simple task manager. Organize your to-do lists alongside your work shifts to stay super productive & on top of your schedule. In a hurry? Quickly record an audio note to replay anytime. Seamlessly create tasks, assign them to workers, & share dynamic links that open the task directly on their devices, automatically saving a copy for easy access and tracking. The simplest tool to customize your work shifts, personal schedules, appointments, & timetables—or create & share rolling rotas to roster multiple workers into hourly or daily shifts, complete with a built-in task manager. -For an automated rolling shift pattern, simply enter: • The names & number of workers • Optional worker availability or exclusion dates: Specify dates when workers must work or must be away, & the app will include or exclude them as needed Done! The app generates: • A beautiful monthly calendar for 24-hour or once-a-day shifts. • A sleek weekly calendar for shifts lasting 1-23 hours. Key Features: • Ensures workers receive an equal number of shifts. • Allows multiple workers per shift. • Lets you set a daily shift end time with ease. • Handles complex rolling block patterns like ‘n’ days on ‘n’ days off seamlessly. -Export rotas to spreadsheet apps like Excel -View detailed rota breakdowns, including the number of weekdays, weekends, & hours each worker is scheduled to work, along with additional worker statistics. -Easily edit the rota to adjust shifts, give workers more or fewer shifts, or modify must-work & away dates with ease. -Take full control & create your custom rota manually in just three easy taps. -For your personal work shifts, schedules, appointments, or timetables: • Simply enter shift or schedule names, select a date range, & populate the calendar with just a tap! • View 1-3 shifts per day in a clean, easy-to-read calendar format. • annotate your custom calendar with powerful notes that expand when you tap on a date. Share dynamic links to allow coworkers to view & edit the rota. Each time a link is opened, a duplicate “.share” version of your rota is created, which can be edited & shared back & forth. From these links, workers can: • Open the rota on their device. • Download their specific shifts. • Add shifts to their device calendar. • Set shift reminders. • Download the rota as a spreadsheet. -Annotate the rota with notes that follows & updates with the dynamic link to your rota. -Enhance your notes with powerful formatting options, including headings, bold, italics, underline, & a variety of font colours. - Stay organised & in control with your all-in-one task manager—perfect for creating to-do lists, shopping lists, & assigning tasks to coworkers. Whether you’re managing personal goals or team projects, it’s the simple way to keep everything on track. -Export your rota, schedule, or shifts seamlessly to your Calendar app for effortless integration and accessibility. -Set reminders for shifts or schedules & receive notifications to stay informed when a work shift is approaching. -Access your rota & tasks from any device—your task lists & rosters are securely saved to your profile for seamless access anytime. -Long-press the name of your rota or tasks to pin them to the top of your list for quick access. -Save & rename multiple versions of your rota & tasks for easy organization & reference, with an archive page to store & access old tasks & rosters. -Save your rota as an image or print it directly for easy sharing and reference. -Start your day with daily motivational quotes delivered directly to your profile. -Enjoy an integrated games page to unwind, relax, & recharge with a variety of fun games. Need help? Email us!

Screenshots

myShiftWork4 screens
Simple Rota Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: myShiftWork at 71% against Simple Rota Maker's 23%. myShiftWork also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Simple Rota Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. myShiftWork sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Simple Rota Maker sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

myShiftWork holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myShiftWork has 141 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of myShiftWork's written reviews are positive against 23% of Simple Rota Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myShiftWork ships an update every 3 months, Simple Rota Maker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
myShiftWork versus Simple Rota Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyShiftWorkSimple Rota Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (141 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better23.1% of reviews
Number of ratings141 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVozye SMC-PVT LTDMembers of Us Limited

Customer experience

myShiftWork

All ratings141 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative26.5%

Simple Rota Maker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%

Bugs and requests

myShiftWork

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Data mysteriously deleted after app updates
  • Unable to restore purchases and account data
  • Shift time input fields cut off screen on some devices
  • Black text on dark background making notes unreadable
  • Shifts disappear when using airplane mode in different time zones
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  • December 2020 date selection not available
  • App unable to open after June 14th update
  • Paid version features reverting to free version after update
  • In-app purchase errors when upgrading to paid version
  • iCloud backup and restore functionality not working
  • App icons appearing as unloaded images
  • Login loop preventing account access

Requested features

6 requests
  • More shift icon options
  • Better notes functionality for personal and work use
  • Ability to add non-shift appointments and events
  • Improved app design and layout
  • Google Calendar sync (in addition to iCal)
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  • More streamlined and intuitive interface

Simple Rota Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

myShiftWork

Subscriptions6
  • 1 month subscription$0.991 Month
  • 1 month subscription$2.991 Month
  • Biannual subscription$4.496 Months
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  • 1 year subscription.$9.991 Year
  • Biannual subscription$14.996 Months
  • 1 year subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads and Limitations$4.99
5 purchases

Simple Rota Maker

One-time5
  • Monday to Saturday Rota$2.99
  • Saturday To Sunday Rota$2.99
  • Simple Rota Maker Ad Free$3.99
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  • Customise day of week roster$4.99
  • Rolling Block Scheduler$9.99

Questions

Is myShiftWork free?
myShiftWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Rota Maker free?
Simple Rota Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, myShiftWork or Simple Rota Maker?
myShiftWork is rated higher. myShiftWork averages 4.5 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while Simple Rota Maker averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do myShiftWork or Simple Rota Maker have ads?
Simple Rota Maker shows ads; myShiftWork does not.
Which is updated more often, myShiftWork or Simple Rota Maker?
myShiftWork ships an update every 3 months, and Simple Rota Maker every 2 weeks. Most recently, myShiftWork was updated on November 2, 2026 and Simple Rota Maker on November 3, 2026.

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