Comparison

Weekly Planner vs Shift Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Weekly Planner

Organize your life with a simple, visual weekly planner. Easily add appointments, to-do lists, and recurring events. Enjoy a minimalist approach to tracking tasks and priorities, similar to a paper planner but digital.

Highlights
  • Visual weekly calendar
  • To-do list creation
  • Add appointments and tasks
  • Recurring event scheduling
  • Notes section
  • Task completion checkmarks
  • Past and future event review
Features
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Get organized with our simple Weekly Planner. Plan your life a week at a time and turn the page to schedule the following week. Add appointments, to-do lists, tasks, and recurring events. Miss the ease of paper planners and calendars? You’ll love this digital version. We created Weekly Planner - Diary, Notes for people frustrated by visiting multiple screens to write down an appointment or task. It’s for individuals who don’t have the time or want to add endless details about each task or appointment. They need an effortless way to see and record to-dos and events. Open Weekly Planner and you’ll immediately see the current week. You can instantly add items to your Calendar or go to your Notes page with one tap on the Notes icon. When you finish a task, add a check. Weekly Planner allows you to record events weeks and years in advance. You can also review your past events. If you prefer a focused, minimalist approach to organizing your life and work, Weekly Planner - Diary, Notes app is for you. Don’t search for paper refills for your old planner! Learn to use Weekly Planner today and easily track your tasks, appointments, goals, and priorities. Get started You can start with a FREE version or with a 7-day free trial of Weekly Planner's PRO version. After 7 days, you can purchase the PRO version for $5.99, if you wish. Use it for a lifetime with no monthly or annual subscription fees. Or use the FREE version as long as you like. The purchase screen will always show you the difference between FREE and PRO. PRO Features Optional password lock protection Synchronize Weekly Planner with iCloud, Google Cloud, and other devices Save manually or automatically Save versions for printing in customizable PDFs Create recurring events happening daily, weekly, monthly, or annually Create recurring events on exact dates-keep track of birthdays and anniversaries Search events and entries Copy, paste, and move entries Customization options available in PRO settings Set Sunday, Monday or any other day as the first day of the week Select a one-day, two-day, four-day, or weekly view Select from your choice of app icons Select a page design Select font size and color Additional designs are available as in-app purchases. Contact us for help or support or to share suggestions for improving Weekly Planner at appweeklyplanner@gmail.com. Standard Apple LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT applies to this app: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Shift Calendar

Easily manage your work schedule with this app designed for shift workers. Customize your shifts, generate schedules automatically, and add important notes to your calendar.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift work
  • Automatic cycle scheduling
  • Calendar notes
  • Clear shift display
Features
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Shift Calendar is designed  for people who do shift works. It's easy to manage your job and work time - you can customize your shift work - Cycle scheduling, automatic generation of shift work for each day - Calendar notes, write important notes for each day - Shift works display in calendar clearly

Screenshots

Weekly Planner4 screens
Shift Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weekly Planner at 4.7 against Shift Calendar's 4.2. Weekly Planner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (15K vs 144). Shift Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). 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. Weekly Planner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Shift Calendar sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weekly Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weekly Planner has 15K ratings behind it against 144, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Weekly Planner's written reviews are positive against 51% of Shift Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekly Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, Shift Calendar every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Weekly Planner versus Shift Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeekly PlannerShift Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better4.2 (144 ratings)
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews — better51.5% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better144
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Legal Tech章健 杨

Customer experience

Weekly Planner

All ratings15,140 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews1,777 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative22.6%

Shift Calendar

All ratings144 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative33.8%

Bugs and requests

Weekly Planner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring events sometimes disappear or duplicate
  • Occasional data loss or entries not saving properly
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add recurring events with end dates
  • Implement a calendar view and search function
  • Provide automatic iCloud/cloud sync between devices
  • Include a checkbox or strikethrough option for completed tasks
  • Allow custom text colors for different event types
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  • Support for Apple Pencil and handwriting input

Shift Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Weekly Planner

Subscriptions2
  • PREMIUM 1 month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • PREMIUM 1 year7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time8
  • Textures (lifetime)$1.99
  • Holiday designs (lifetime)2 variants$1.99
  • 3D Shapes (lifetime)$1.99
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  • Gradients (lifetime)$1.99
  • Art Lines (lifetime)$1.99
  • Weekly Planner PRO (lifetime)$6.99
  • PREMIUM for PRO (lifetime)$11.99
  • PREMIUM (lifetime)$23.99
4 purchases

Shift Calendar

One-time4
  • Calendar Notes$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Pro Version$0.99
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  • Add User$0.99

Questions

Is Weekly Planner free?
Weekly Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Weekly Planner or Shift Calendar?
Weekly Planner is rated higher. Weekly Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Shift Calendar averages 4.2 from 144 ratings.
Do Weekly Planner or Shift Calendar have ads?
Shift Calendar shows ads; Weekly Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Weekly Planner or Shift Calendar?
Weekly Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shift Calendar every 3 months. Most recently, Weekly Planner was updated on September 29, 2026 and Shift Calendar on September 25, 2026.

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