Comparison

myShiftWork vs Shiftify

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

Shiftify

This app helps individuals with irregular work schedules accurately track their earnings. It calculates wages, overtime, and unpaid breaks, providing detailed payroll reports. The app offers visual organization of shifts and syncs with other calendars.

Highlights
  • Wage tracking
  • Shift scheduling
  • Overtime calculation
  • Payroll reports
  • Color-coded shifts
  • Calendar sync
  • Multi-device sync
Features
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EARN EVERY DIME YOU'RE OWED Shiftify is an easy-to-use shift planning calendar that accurately tracks your wages by adding up hourly earnings, overtime, and unpaid breaks. It's perfect for anyone with irregular shifts or freelance work. EASILY TRACK YOUR WAGES • Create an unlimited number of jobs, shifts and rotations for free • Visually organize shifts using intuitive color-coding • Add up hours worked and pay earned with nano-accuracy • Calculate overtime wages, extra pays and unpaid breaks • Easily and quickly calculate your net pay REPORTS AND TRACKING • Detailed payroll report • Export your payroll report and shift calendar in printable PDF format • View charts of hours and shifts worked ADDITIONAL FEATURES • View your monthly and weekly schedule with a handy Today widget • Sync with Apple's built-in Calendar • Multi-device sync • Password lock with Face ID & Touch ID • Automatic backup • Alarm Clock

Screenshots

myShiftWork4 screens
Shiftify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: myShiftWork at none against Shiftify's shown. myShiftWork also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Shiftify's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (94% vs 71%). 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 Shiftify sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shiftify holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 141 and 457 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of myShiftWork's written reviews are positive against 94% of Shiftify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myShiftWork ships an update every 3 months, Shiftify every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
myShiftWork versus Shiftify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyShiftWorkShiftify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (141 ratings)4.8 (457 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews94.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings141457 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVozye SMC-PVT LTDBohee Sim

Customer experience

myShiftWork

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

Shiftify

All ratings457 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews631 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative2.1%

User reviews

myShiftWork

From 141 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and easy shift entry
  • 📅 Excellent calendar synchronization with Google Calendar and iCal
  • 🎨 Customizable shift icons and color coding
  • 💰 Affordable pricing with bi-annual subscription option
  • 🔄 Automatic shift pattern rotation feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent data loss and deletion of shifts
  • 😞 Poor customer support responsiveness
  • 📵 App crashes and freezes after updates
  • 💸 Hidden additional costs (iCloud sync, calendar features)
  • 📺 Unwanted ads appearing in paid version

Shiftify

From 457 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Convenient and organized
  • 👍 Helpful for tracking shifts and pay
  • 👍 Customizable with color-coding
  • 👍 Useful for multiple jobs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes when adding shifts
  • 🐛 Daylight savings time issues
  • 🐛 Limited editing options for shifts
  • 🔒 Limited free features, need to pay for full access

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

Shiftify

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar always defaults to January
  • Calendar not fitting properly on screen
  • Inability to search for job locations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Repeat/recurring shift feature
  • Ability to edit shift times without creating new shift
  • Overtime pay calculations
  • Widget support
  • Dark mode option

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
3 purchases

Shiftify

One-time3
  • SHIFTIFY PRO$4.99
  • SHIFTIFY PRO$5.99
  • SHIFTIFY PRO$8.99

Questions

Is myShiftWork free?
myShiftWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shiftify free?
Shiftify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, myShiftWork or Shiftify?
Shiftify is rated higher. myShiftWork averages 4.5 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while Shiftify averages 4.8 from 457 ratings.
Do myShiftWork or Shiftify have ads?
Shiftify shows ads; myShiftWork does not.
Which is updated more often, myShiftWork or Shiftify?
myShiftWork ships an update every 3 months, and Shiftify every 6 days. Most recently, myShiftWork was updated on October 12, 2026 and Shiftify on October 15, 2026.

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