Comparison

Shift Wage Planer vs SimpleShift

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

Head to head
About

Shift Wage Planer

This app helps users plan their work shifts and accurately calculate their wages, including overtime and allowances. It features a comprehensive calendar, customizable rules for calculations, and expense tracking. A trial version is available for testing before purchasing the full application.

Highlights
  • Personalized shift planning
  • Precise salary calculations
  • Overtime and shift allowance tracking
  • Expense and income management
  • User and event management
  • Customizable shift rules
  • Monthly calendar print
Features
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This program includes personalized shift planning utilities, such as the possibility to check if overtime hours are worth the effort. The application contains all the important functions of a shift planner. It offers precise salary calculations, shift allowance, a work hours/overtime account, travel expenses, user management, events calendar, flexible surfaces and support. The salary calculation function allows the user to have a rundown of their working hours, thus avoiding any income cuts and allowing every employee a precise estimation of the monthly wage. The 30-days trial version is available with full function in the Playstore. Please try it before acquiring the full application, since your data will stay even when you switch from the trial to the full version. The app offers specifically the following utilities: -Complete shift calendar -Holidays of respective states (you can add your own holidays) -Separate settings for workdays and off days -Selection of two shifts per day (i.e. main + second job, double shifts, work and vacation) -Two different widgets -Shift alarm, automatic (customizable) -Flexible shift settings -Whole month calendar print -Flashing notifications Calculations: -Shift, day and month rules/norms for flexible accounting -Shift supplements -Overtime supplements -Timetable -Expenses -Income for vacations, Christmas and/or bonuses -These subjects is adjustable for each shift -Taxes and social expenses -Explanations of each function -Create reports -Calculating commissions Flexible creation of rules/norms: -Monthly: Parking tickets, company pension, capital-effective capacity, periodic or singular -Daily: lunch money, transport costs -Hourly: presence bonus, bonus payments Itinerary: -Add all appointments and choose between different fonts and background colors -Templates for appointments -More utilities yet to come User manager: -Layout settings Extras: -More details in the shift calendar -Statistics -Finances In case you require more preferences, need explanations or have questions/problems, please contact us: Support@davfla.de or use the in-App support function. We guarantee to answer as soon as possible. Feel free to type your comments and complaints in the comment section, or send them as an Email. Negative ratings will not help us fix any problems/bugs in the app, so we kindly ask you to elaborate your complaints and we will be doing our best to maintain the program.

About

SimpleShift

Easily schedule and view your work shifts at a glance. This app offers a clear overview of your work schedule and can be viewed on your Apple Watch or as a home screen widget.

Highlights
  • Schedule shifts
  • View shifts at a glance
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable shift patterns
Features
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SimpleShift is a simple shift calendar for people who work shifts. Plan your rota, see what’s coming up at a glance, and stay on top of your hours without the clutter of a full planner app. Your schedule lives on a clear month or week calendar. Add shifts quickly, jot notes for individual days, and share a snapshot of any month when you need to. Create shift templates with your times, colours, and labels, then swipe them onto the calendar for fast scheduling. For rotating rosters, build a repeating pattern once and apply it in seconds instead of filling in every day by hand. Track hours and pay with hourly rates, monthly and annual summaries, and charts. Export pay data when you need it. Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch keep upcoming shifts visible at a glance, and optional reminders notify you before work starts. Choose colours and themes that fit you. Optional iCloud sync backs up your calendar across your devices. SimpleShift keeps your data on your device and in your iCloud, private by design, with no account required.

Screenshots

Shift Wage Planer4 screens
SimpleShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleShift at 100% against Shift Wage Planer's 50%. SimpleShift also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Shift Wage Planer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Shift Wage Planer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SimpleShift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Wage Planer ships an update every 2 months, SimpleShift every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Shift Wage Planer versus SimpleShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift Wage PlanerSimpleShift
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid IllmerOliver Munday

Customer experience

Shift Wage Planer

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%

SimpleShift

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shift Wage Planer

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
1 purchases

SimpleShift

Subscriptions1
  • SimpleShift Pro$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Shift Wage Planer free?
Shift Wage Planer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SimpleShift free?
SimpleShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift Wage Planer or SimpleShift have ads?
Neither Shift Wage Planer nor SimpleShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift Wage Planer or SimpleShift?
Shift Wage Planer ships an update every 2 months, and SimpleShift every 3 months. Most recently, Shift Wage Planer was updated on September 17, 2026 and SimpleShift on September 11, 2026.

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