Shift Calendar vs Get My Roster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable shift work
- Automatic cycle scheduling
- Calendar notes
- Clear shift display
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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
Get My Roster
Effortlessly create and manage staff work schedules with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Track employee attendance, manage leaves, and publish rosters instantly to improve communication and workflow.
- Intuitive drag-and-drop roster creation
- Staff time tracking (clock in/out)
- Leave management and approval
- Save and apply roster templates
- Instant roster publishing to employees
- Employee communication and shift reminders
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Tired of spending hours creating rosters for your business? Get My Roster makes it effortless to manage schedules, track employee attendance, and handle leaves day-to-day with minimal effort. With an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, location-aware time tracking, and instant employee notifications, Get My Roster takes the hassle out of staff shift planning so you can focus on growing your business. Key Features Work Shift Scheduling & Staff Roster • Create, maintain, and update staff rosters right from your pocket or web portal. • Save shift templates and apply pre-configured schedules in seconds. • Instantly publish rosters to notify team members so no one misses a shift. GPS-Enabled Time Tracker & Geo-Fencing • Stop the guesswork with accurate location-based clock-in and clock-out tracking. • Eliminate manual entry and paperwork with automated staff timesheets. • Monitor working hours across multiple locations securely. Hassle-Free Leave Management • Built-in leave tracker lets you approve or reject leave requests in a single tap. • Instantly see employee availability when filling empty shifts. • Keep track of total leave balances and staff availability history. Home Screen Widgets & Improved UI • Add home screen widgets to view upcoming shifts and staff status instantly. • Lightning-fast performance and clean layout built for quick daily navigation. Seamless Team Communication & Reminders • Automated shift reminders sent straight to staff mobile devices. • Allow staff to alert managers instantly if they are unable to work a shift. Simplify your staff scheduling today! Download Get My Roster – Staff Shift Planner, Work Calendar now. Have questions or need support? Contact us at hello@getmyroster.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Get My Roster at 5.0 against Shift Calendar's 4.2. Get My Roster also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Shift Calendar's advantage is ratings volume (144 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price 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
Both are free to download. Shift Calendar sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Get My Roster asks for nothing beyond the download.
Get My Roster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Calendar has 144 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Shift Calendar's written reviews are positive against 83% of Get My Roster's.
Shift Calendar ships an update every 3 months, Get My Roster every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Calendar | Get My Roster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (144 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 章健 杨 | Naveen Yedugani |
Customer experience
Shift Calendar
Get My Roster
Bugs and requests
Shift Calendar
Reported bugs
8 issues- One year old records are missing
- Calendar does not always show the correct day
- Data not included in backups
- Recurring shifts require manual setup even in paid version
- Full-length ads for multiple date additions
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- Forced to watch ads to close
- No option for 'no' for premium purchase prompts
- Inability to write to the next day
Requested features
18 requests- Add hourly payment tracking
- Add advance payment tracking
- Add black theme (dark mode)
- Increase character limit for shift names
- Expand emoji usage for shifts
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- Add ability to select multiple days for one entry (iOS)
- Add save and restore feature (e.g., Dropbox)
- Add widget support
- Add option for military time or normal time
- Add ability to add additional users
- Add reminders for shifts
- Sync to iOS calendar
- Add ability to delete users
- Add ability to delete incorrectly added user shifts
- Add ability to write to the next day
- Add statistics for hours worked
- Add support for shift cycles longer than 31 days
- Add ability to share schedule with family members
Get My Roster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift Calendar
- Calendar Notes$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Pro Version$0.99
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- Add User$0.99
Get My Roster
No in-app purchases
