Comparison

SHIFTAR vs Plan

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

Head to head
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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

About

Plan

Manage your work schedule and team's shifts with this app. View assigned shifts, apply for open ones, and track your working hours and vacation days. Proactively report absences like illness or vacation.

Highlights
  • View assigned shifts
  • Apply for open shifts
  • Team roster overview
  • Define absences (vacation, illness)
  • Track working hours
  • Track vacation entitlement
Features
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Papershift Plan is the one-stop solution for managing your roster. Keep track of team rosters or just individual shifts. -YOUR ROSTER- Overview of the shifts you are assigned to and to which you have applied. -TEAM PLAN- Visibility of team roster in a quick glance. -APPLY FOR SHIFTS- Apply for open shifts directly from the app and take an active part in duty scheduling. -ASSIGN YOURSELF TO SHIFTS- *only available if the option has been approved by an admin* Assign yourself to the desired shifts in order to participate even more actively in duty scheduling. -DEFINE ABSENCES- Proactively report absences such as vacation, illness etc. directly via app. -WORKING HOURS ACCOUNT AND VACATION ENTITLEMENT- Stay on top of your working hours account and remaining vacation days. If you have any questions contact our support: support@papershift.com

Screenshots

SHIFTAR4 screens
Plan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SHIFTAR at 76% against Plan's 34%. SHIFTAR also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Plan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SHIFTAR sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Plan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHIFTAR ships an update monthly, Plan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SHIFTAR versus Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIFTARPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (572 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews — better34.4% of reviews
Number of ratings572 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB27 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKosuke HamadaPapershift GmbH

Customer experience

SHIFTAR

All ratings572 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative15.8%

Plan

Written reviews32 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative62.5%

Bugs and 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

Plan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

SHIFTAR

Subscriptions11
  • 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
  • SHIFTAR Premium annual$16.491 Year
None

Plan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHIFTAR free?
SHIFTAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plan free?
Plan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SHIFTAR or Plan have ads?
SHIFTAR shows ads; Plan does not.
Which is updated more often, SHIFTAR or Plan?
SHIFTAR ships an update monthly, and Plan every 2 months. Most recently, SHIFTAR was updated on October 15, 2026 and Plan on October 11, 2026.

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