Shifter vs ShiftAl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Global company shift database
- Add notes to shifts
- Multiple profile tracking
- Country-specific holiday assignments
- Custom shift creation support
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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/
ShiftAl
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ShiftAl is the calendar that understands shift work. Built for nurses, factory crews, security, hospitality and anyone whose week does not run nine to five. PLAN YOUR ROTA IN SECONDS - Create presets for your recurring shifts (Day, Late, Night), each with its own colour - Paint whole weeks onto the calendar in a couple of taps, clear many days at once - Overnight shifts that roll past midnight are handled automatically - Annual leave, sick days, parental and study leave and public holidays live on the same calendar - Notes and stickers on any day WAKE UP FOR EVERY SHIFT - A wake-up alarm attaches to each shift, based on your own lead time - Alarms for night shifts land on the evening before, as they should - Rest reminders when your roster crosses published working-hour limits SEE YOUR HOURS AND PAY - Week, fortnight, month and year, with a dial you can tap day by day - Base pay, Sunday, night, holiday and overtime extras shown as separate lines - Take-home estimate with the tax rules of your country, fixed deductions like union dues or a loan - Multiple workplaces with separate rates and currencies YOUR CREW - Add workmates by username, accept requests with a notification, and pick who to compare with - See at a glance which days you are all off or working together - No account? Share by QR code or link instead YOURS, PRIVATELY - Works fully offline; an account is optional and free - Link Apple or Google only if you want friends by username and your data on a new phone - Everything else stays on your phone, with one-tap backup export - Light and dark themes, a Basic theme and custom colours ShiftAl is free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ShiftAl at none against Shifter's shown. ShiftAl also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Shifter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ShiftAl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shifter ships an update every 2 weeks, ShiftAl every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shifter | ShiftAl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iDevBand s.r.o. | ONOIR STUDIO LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Shifter
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
ShiftAl
- Ad-free forever$2.99









