Comparison

Shifter vs SHIFTAR

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

Head to head
About

Shifter

Easily manage your work schedule with a vast database of company shifts worldwide. Add notes, track multiple profiles for friends, and never miss holidays with country-specific assignments.

Highlights
  • Global company shift database
  • Add notes to shifts
  • Multiple profile tracking
  • Country-specific holiday assignments
  • Custom shift creation support
Features
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Keep all your work shifts organized in one place. Unlike traditional shift calendar apps, Shifter doesn't require you to manually configure complicated shift patterns. Simply choose your company, select your shift, and your calendar is ready in seconds. And if your shift isn't in our database yet, just let us know and we'll add it. Shifter offers: • Clear Planning of Shifts, Notes, Vacation and Other Events • View Shifts of Family Members or Friends • Smart Home Screen Widgets • Display of Public Holidays • Notifications Before Shifts or Notes • Weather Forecast Before Your Shift • Dark Mode • Monthly Summary of Worked Hours with an Approximate Earnings Calculation TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.idevband.com/shifter/terms-of-service/ PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.idevband.com/shifter/privacy-policy/

About

SHIFTAR

Easily manage your work shifts and personal appointments in one intuitive calendar. Quickly input shift details, track your earnings, and sync with your existing iCloud calendar. Premium features include widgets, data backup, and advanced color customization.

Highlights
  • Quick shift entry with pre-set buttons
  • Automatic salary calculation
  • iCloud Calendar synchronization
  • Daily/weekly schedule widgets
  • Automatic data backup
  • Expanded color coding options
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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There's no more need to walk around with a shift schedule table. This single app lets you manage both your shift work and private schedules. SHIFTAR is committed to offering an easy-to-understand app that anybody can use with ease. There are absolutely no complicated actions. Using the app is intuitive for anyone, as easily as entering a schedule on a paper calendar with a pen. ■ Shift entry features Filling in shift information, item by item, into a calendar is a big job. Using SHIFTAR's shift entry features, you just touch the buttons labeled with early shift, late shift, day shift, night shift, and other shift schedule information. Just like that, you can fill in your calendar with shift schedule information as quickly as a whole month's shifts in just 30 seconds. ■ Salary calculation How much will you get on your next payday? How much salary have you earned through today? SHIFTAR will let you know. Knowing the amount of your next paycheck may let you increase your shifts, decrease your shifts to have fun, or determine your budget for presents. Your running total of salary through the current date is updated every day. Seeing the amount rise day by day may boost your motivation! ■ Sync iCloud Calendar Do you have schedules entered into other calendar apps? SHIFTAR supports iPhone's standard calendar (iCloud Calendar). No settings at all are required to migrate data. You can get started right away. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ◇◆ SHIFTAR Premium ◆◇ ■ Widgets Our new widget allows you to quickly check your daily / weekly schedule without having to launch the app. ■ Back up important data The app's data will be automatically backed up. You will always be able to revert to the last saved data when you encounter an issue. No need to worry even if: • your smartphone suddenly dies! • your data suddenly disappears! • you delete the app by mistake! • you get a new smartphone. ■ Add bonus colors You will be able to choose from a much wider variety of colors that you can set for your events. Enjoy a more colorful and convenient calendar screen with more colors for color coding. Great for you if: • you have many shift patterns and are running out of colors... • you are worried that you may run out of colors in the future... • you want to use your favorite colors ■ Remove ads Once you remove ads, you will have more space on the screen to display more events per day, and it will be easier to tap the menu button. No more distraction on the screen means that you will be able to focus on what you are doing, and the UI of SHIFTAR will perform at its best. <Period> SHIFTAR Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. It is available for yearly periods. It is automatically updated on a yearly basis, counting from the application date. <Free trial> You will get one free trial per iTunes account when you first use it. Your remaining trial period will expire if you cancel SHIFTAR Premium during your free trial period. <Automatic updates> SHIFTAR Premium will be automatically billed to your iTunes account within 24 hours prior to expiration. If you wish to cancel, please cancel the automatic updates in your iTunes account settings. <Privacy Policy> https://ozumah256.wixsite.com/leaderbike-policy <Terms of Use> https://ozumah256.wixsite.com/leaderbike-use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SHIFTAR believes in valuing the voice of every user. SHIFTAR will work to offer ongoing updates to make the app more convenient and easier to use for all. We look forward to your feedback. (Menu in the app > Other > Comments and requests) # When we're tired, we get power from everyone's positive reviews - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Screenshots

Shifter4 screens
SHIFTAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shifter and SHIFTAR both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of SHIFTAR's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shifter's. SHIFTAR also leads on ratings volume (595 vs 18). Shifter's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Shifter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SHIFTAR sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Shifter against 4.8 for SHIFTAR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHIFTAR has 595 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Shifter's written reviews are positive against 75% of SHIFTAR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shifter ships an update every 2 weeks, SHIFTAR every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shifter versus SHIFTAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShifterSHIFTAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18 ratings) — better4.8 (595 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews74.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18595 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiDevBand s.r.o.Kosuke Hamada

Customer experience

Shifter

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SHIFTAR

All ratings583 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.9%
Negative15.5%

Bugs and requests

Shifter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SHIFTAR

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Complete data loss after app updates
  • Random deletion of calendar entries
  • App crashes on launch
  • Unable to access app after update
  • Sync failures across devices
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  • Do not track button not clickable
  • Calendar blocking causing data loss

Requested features

12 requests
  • Date search function for quick navigation
  • App icon with current date display
  • Partner/family sharing system
  • Multiple user schedule management
  • Weekly pay period option
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  • Saturday/Sunday separate rate settings
  • Special holiday rate customization
  • Weekly hours calculation
  • MacBook/desktop application
  • Brighter and bolder color options
  • Calendar sync with iOS Calendar
  • Alarm/reminder for special dates

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shifter

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
10 purchases

SHIFTAR

Subscriptions10
  • SHIFTAR Premium monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium monthly with trial7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • SHIFTAR Premium14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium3 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium14 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • SHIFTAR Premium annual$8.991 Year
  • Premium annual with trial7 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Premium annual with trial7 Days trial$16.491 Year

Questions

Is Shifter free?
Shifter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SHIFTAR free?
SHIFTAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shifter or SHIFTAR?
Shifter is rated higher. Shifter averages 4.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while SHIFTAR averages 4.8 from 595 ratings.
Do Shifter or SHIFTAR have ads?
Both Shifter and SHIFTAR show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shifter or SHIFTAR?
Shifter ships an update every 2 weeks, and SHIFTAR every 5 weeks. Most recently, Shifter was updated on November 3, 2026 and SHIFTAR on November 6, 2026.

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