Comparison

EMS Platoon Shift Calendar vs ShiftPro

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

Head to head
About

EMS Platoon Shift Calendar

This app helps emergency medical services personnel manage their platoon schedules. It allows users to select their platoon, view days off, and track overtime pay. It also includes a list of local hospitals and a 10-minute rule check.

Highlights
  • Platoon scheduling
  • Days off display
  • Mutual and off day tracking
  • Overtime pay calculation
  • Hospital directory
  • 10-minute rule check
Features
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- Updates and fixes will be more frequent in the coming months - Easily select your platoon (red days are days off) and add mutuals and off. - A, B, C, D , E, F, G, H Platoons available - Display multiple platoons - Overtime Pay Schedule - List of 911 receiving Hospitals within the area - 10 minute Hospital Rule Check

About

ShiftPro

Manage your complex work schedule with ease. This app offers a customizable shift calendar, holiday tracking, and detailed notes. Upgrade for advanced features like shift swaps and multiple profiles.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift configuration
  • Holiday tracking
  • Shift detail notes
  • Shift swaps (Premium)
  • Multiple profiles (Premium)
  • Overtime tracking (Premium)
Features
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Take control of your shift schedule. ShiftCal Pro makes complex rotating schedules easy to understand. Built for firefighters, EMS, paramedics, police, nurses, and other shift workers, it helps you quickly see when you work, when you’re off, and plan your life ahead. KNOW WHEN YOU WORK Stop counting days to figure out your next shift. Set up your rotation once and ShiftCal Pro projects your schedule months or years ahead. Supports 24/48, Kelly, Pitman, 12-hour, and virtually any custom repeating rotation. PLAN YOUR LIFE Quickly see your workdays and days off so you can plan vacations, appointments, family time, holidays, and other commitments with confidence. KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER Keep track of vacation, ADOs, pay days, on-call days, overtime, holidays, and other important details right alongside your shifts. Add notes to individual days so important information is there when you need it. KEEP SHIFT SWAPS STRAIGHT Record shift trades and see how they affect the schedule you’re actually working. Keep track of who you traded with and the details of each swap. SHARE YOUR SCHEDULE Share your schedule with family, friends, or coworkers. Export by month or year using PDF, CSV, or text formats. MANAGE MULTIPLE SCHEDULES Create separate profiles for different jobs, schedules, or family members. Each profile maintains its own rotation, teams, colors, and schedule information. MADE FOR SHIFT WORK Customize your teams, rotation, and colors to match the way you work. Your core schedule works offline, so it’s available whenever you need it. START FREE Create and use a basic single-profile shift calendar at no charge. ShiftCal Pro Premium adds multiple profiles across your devices, shift swaps, overtime tracking, schedule exports, additional customization, and future Premium enhancements. Premium is available with an annual subscription and includes a 14-day free trial for new subscribers. YOUR SHIFTS. YOUR TIME. YOUR LIFE. Whether you're working 24-hour shifts, rotating 12s, or a completely custom schedule, ShiftCal Pro makes it easy to answer the questions that matter: When do I work? When am I free? Spend less time figuring out your schedule and more time planning your life.

Screenshots

EMS Platoon Shift Calendar4 screens
ShiftPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EMS Platoon Shift Calendar at none against ShiftPro's 1. EMS Platoon Shift Calendar also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 11%) and ratings volume (25 vs 7). ShiftPro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating 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. ShiftPro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. EMS Platoon Shift Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for EMS Platoon Shift Calendar against 4.1 for ShiftPro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of EMS Platoon Shift Calendar's written reviews are positive against 11% of ShiftPro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMS Platoon Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 months, ShiftPro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar versus ShiftPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMS Platoon Shift CalendarShiftPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (25 ratings) — better4.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLato Productions, LLCGil Estes

Customer experience

EMS Platoon Shift Calendar

All ratings25 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

ShiftPro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

None

EMS Platoon Shift Calendar

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ShiftPro

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Access14 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is EMS Platoon Shift Calendar free?
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShiftPro free?
ShiftPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EMS Platoon Shift Calendar or ShiftPro?
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar is rated higher. EMS Platoon Shift Calendar averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while ShiftPro averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do EMS Platoon Shift Calendar or ShiftPro have ads?
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar shows ads; ShiftPro does not.
Which is updated more often, EMS Platoon Shift Calendar or ShiftPro?
EMS Platoon Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and ShiftPro every 2 weeks. Most recently, EMS Platoon Shift Calendar was updated on October 16, 2026 and ShiftPro on October 11, 2026.

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