Comparison

SHIFTAR vs Schedule

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

Schedule

This app helps you plan your work and life efficiently with a simple and flexible schedule. It focuses on daily plans, task management, and timeline visualization, offering features like reminders and data statistics.

Highlights
  • Daily task management
  • Timeline visualization
  • Task reminders
  • Data backup and restore
  • Category statistics
  • Theme background switching
Features
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Make room for what matters with CatCarp Schedule, a simple planner for your work and everyday life. • Plan your day: create, edit, copy and postpone tasks, set their times and mark them complete. • See your schedule: browse the calendar and daily timeline to spot busy periods and overlapping tasks. • Build a routine: set repeating tasks and reminders. • Understand your time: review statistics by date and category. • Make it yours: organize tasks into categories and choose a theme. • Keep plans close: view tasks in Home Screen widgets, sync and restore data with iCloud, and export data to CSV. Annual subscription / Lifetime VIP Renews annually. Cancel in Manage Subscriptions; access continues until the paid period ends. One purchase unlocks VIP features forever. From 3.2.0, annual VIP lasts only for the subscription term and no longer becomes lifetime VIP automatically. Icons: Icons8 Questions or feedback: catcarp@163.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SHIFTAR4 screens
Schedule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SHIFTAR at Free against Schedule's $6.99. SHIFTAR also leads on ratings volume (572 vs 13) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Schedule's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SHIFTAR is free to download; Schedule costs $6.99 up front. SHIFTAR sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Schedule sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SHIFTAR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHIFTAR has 572 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHIFTAR ships an update monthly, Schedule every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SHIFTAR versus Schedule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIFTARSchedule
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.8 (572 ratings) — better4.6 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings572 — better13
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKosuke Hamada依雯 黄

Customer experience

SHIFTAR

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

Schedule

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

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

Schedule

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
2 purchases

Schedule

Subscriptions1
  • 一年期会员$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • 猫鱼日程永久会员$9.99

Questions

Is SHIFTAR free?
SHIFTAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Schedule free?
Schedule costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SHIFTAR or Schedule?
SHIFTAR is rated higher. SHIFTAR averages 4.8 out of 5 from 572 ratings, while Schedule averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do SHIFTAR or Schedule have ads?
SHIFTAR shows ads; Schedule does not.
Which is updated more often, SHIFTAR or Schedule?
SHIFTAR ships an update monthly, and Schedule every 6 weeks. Most recently, SHIFTAR was updated on October 18, 2026 and Schedule on October 7, 2026.

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