Comparison

Little Shift vs ShiftSide

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

Head to head
About

Little Shift

Organize your work schedule and track your income effortlessly. This app replaces manual methods like notepads and calendars, offering a secure and simple way to manage your shifts and earnings in one central location.

Highlights
  • Organize shifts
  • Track earnings
  • Recurring shifts
  • Sync across devices
  • Filter shift list
  • Automatic iCloud backups
  • Customizable shift colors
Features
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Your shifts, your workplaces and what you are owed, all in one place. Real support: a team answers your questions at plantaozinho@gmail.com. Built for healthcare workers who pick up shifts at more than one place: nurses, doctors, residents, technicians, therapists and other clinicians. Replace the notebook and the spreadsheet with a calendar that also keeps track of your pay. SHIFT CALENDAR • Monthly calendar with every shift, each workplace in its own color • Shift templates to add a shift in a few taps • Custom reminders: choose how long before each shift you want to be notified • Home Screen widget with your upcoming shifts PAY TRACKING • Pay for every shift and how much you will receive this month • Payment date for every shift and what is still to come in • Automatic payment dates per workplace: “closes on the 20th, pays on the 28th” and every shift gets the right date (Premium) • Mark shifts as paid one by one, or all shifts of a workplace at once • Import and export your shifts as CSV LITTLE SHIFT PREMIUM • Financial summary with charts of what you earned and what is still to come • Summary by workplace: see how much each place owes you • PDF shift reports per workplace, month or payment cycle • Recurring shifts: plan a whole month at once • Sync with your iPhone calendar • iCloud backup and export • Full history of every month • More colors for your workplaces • No ads Ideas are welcome too: plantaozinho@gmail.com SUBSCRIPTION Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: http://bit.ly/plantaozinho-policy-app Terms of Service: http://bit.ly/plantaozinho-terms-service

About

ShiftSide

Organize your work schedule and track your income across multiple healthcare facilities. This app helps medical professionals manage shifts, payments, and workplace details. Offers premium features for advanced scheduling, payment tracking, and reporting.

Highlights
  • Organize work schedules
  • Track expected and received payments
  • Manage multiple workplaces
  • Set custom shift repeats
  • Generate PDF/CSV reports
  • Income goal setting
  • Calendar integration
Features
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Your shifts organized. Your income in view. Working across several hospitals or clinics means keeping track of schedules, upcoming shifts and payments. ShiftSide brings them together in a personal planner for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. ORGANIZE YOUR SCHEDULE • Add shifts with a date, time, duration, workplace and expected amount. • See upcoming shifts and filter by workplace. • Check when overnight shifts end, including shifts that cross midnight. • Get reminders before your shifts. TRACK YOUR PAYMENTS • Separate expected income, outstanding payments and money received. • Review your history by period and workplace. • Open a shift to check its times, details and payments. KEEP YOUR WORKPLACES HANDY • Search for hospitals and clinics by name. • Save addresses and see workplaces on a map. • Set defaults to help fill in your next shifts. DO MORE WITH PREMIUM • Set custom repeats and schedules such as 12 hours on/36 off, 24 on/48 off and 24 on/72 off. • Reuse templates when adding shifts. • Record partial payments and track due dates. • Set a monthly income goal and view your payment forecast. • Explore reports and export information as PDF or CSV. • See upcoming shifts, outstanding payments and your monthly summary in widgets. • Customize reminders and connect your shifts to Calendar. • Follow an ongoing shift with Live Activities on supported devices. YOUR LANGUAGE AND REGION Use English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese or Portuguese from Portugal. Dates, times and number formats follow your device region. Choose BRL, USD, GBP, AUD, ARS or EUR for shift income. Changing currency does not convert recorded amounts. The optional holiday calendar currently covers Brazil. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD An interface designed for quick checks, with dark mode and room for lists and details side by side on iPad. Start free, without creating an account. Your records are stored on your device; optional iCloud features are available with Premium. Premium is optional, and plans, prices and any eligible trial are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Little Shift4 screens
ShiftSide3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShiftSide at 100% against Little Shift's 62%. ShiftSide also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription). On price, update cadence, 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. Little Shift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and ShiftSide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Little Shift ships an update every 5 days, ShiftSide every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Little Shift versus ShiftSide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittle ShiftShiftSide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (92 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings92 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB24 MB
Age rating+4+4
DeveloperDocPocket Tecnologia da Informacao LtdaPaulo Menezes

Customer experience

Little Shift

All ratings92 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative27.6%

ShiftSide

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Little Shift

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
2 purchases

ShiftSide

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftSide · Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ShiftSide · Annual14 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Little Shift free?
Little Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftSide free?
ShiftSide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Little Shift or ShiftSide have ads?
Neither Little Shift nor ShiftSide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Little Shift or ShiftSide?
Little Shift ships an update every 5 days, and ShiftSide every 3 days. Most recently, Little Shift was updated on October 17, 2026 and ShiftSide on October 9, 2026.

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