Comparison

SHIFTAR vs Payroll Calendar

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

Payroll Calendar

Easily manage work shifts and calculate payroll with this calendar-based application. Track multiple workplaces, hourly wages, and transportation expenses. Secure your data with screen lock and backup features.

Highlights
  • Multiple workplace management
  • Work shift scheduling
  • Detailed payroll calculation
  • Image attachment for schedules
  • Screen lock for privacy
  • Data backup and transfer
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■■■ The definitive version of work shift management and payroll application! ■■■ A simple and easy to use work shift management and salary calculation application. It is a free application that allows you to manage your work hours with a calendar. ■■■ Recommended for ■■■ I want to manage your work shift easily. I want to calculate your salary easily. I want to manage multiple workplaces. I want to register hourly and daily wages. I want to calculate transportation expenses and late night wages. I'm looking for an app that can calculate my salary in detail. I want to manage my work shifts in a calendar. I want to upload images of my work schedule and pay stubs. I want to leave notes. I want to start using it for free. ■■■ Main features of this app ■■■ Manage multiple workplaces. Manage work shifts. Payroll calculation and analysis for each workplace. Image attachment function. Screen lock for privacy protection (passcode lock and biometric authentication supported). Data backup function. Data can be transferred even when changing phone models. ■■■ Terms of use, etc. ■■■ Terms of use https://www.knecht.co/guidelines/terms-of-service.html Privacy policy https://www.knecht.co/guidelines/privacy-policy.html ■■■ Monthly billing ■■■ Price per month US$4.99 You can download your data in CSV file format. When you sign in to the app with the same user ID, additional features are available exclusively for monthly charged users on all platforms. ■■■ About Paid Plans ■■■ Restoration when changing models When you change your device, you can restore the previously purchased paid version for free. (Go to Settings=>Paid Version) Please make sure you are logged into AppStore on your iPhone/iPad device with the same AppleID as when you purchased. Checking and canceling paid plans You can restore your purchases when you changed your iOS devices or reinstalled the app from [Restore Purchases] in the Settings -> Upgrade. Please note that you need to login to your settings in the iOS -> AppStore with the same Apple ID you used before. About auto-renewal billing Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Notes on paid plans Those who have paid in-app purchases cannot cancel by any method other than those listed above. Cancellation of the current month's subscription will not be accepted.

Screenshots

SHIFTAR4 screens
Payroll Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Payroll Calendar at none against SHIFTAR's shown. Payroll Calendar also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). SHIFTAR's advantage is ratings volume (572 vs 8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. SHIFTAR sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Payroll Calendar sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Payroll Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHIFTAR has 572 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHIFTAR ships an update monthly, Payroll Calendar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SHIFTAR versus Payroll Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIFTARPayroll Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (572 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings572 — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKosuke HamadaKnecht, Inc.

Customer experience

SHIFTAR

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

Payroll Calendar

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Payroll Calendar

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
14 purchases

Payroll Calendar

Subscriptions14
  • Basic$0.991 Month
  • Basic$2.991 Month
  • Basic (Monthly)$3.991 Month
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  • Basic (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Pro2 variants$8.991 Month
  • Pro (Monthly)$9.691 Month
  • Basic (Yearly)$9.991 Year
  • Pro (Monthly)$12.001 Month
  • Basic (Yearly)$28.491 Year
  • Basic (Yearly)$29.991 Year
  • Basic (Yearly)$35.491 Year
  • Pro (Yearly)$68.901 Year
  • Pro (Yearly)2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Pro (Yearly)$85.901 Year

Questions

Is SHIFTAR free?
SHIFTAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Payroll Calendar free?
Payroll Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SHIFTAR or Payroll Calendar?
Payroll Calendar is rated higher. SHIFTAR averages 4.8 out of 5 from 572 ratings, while Payroll Calendar averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do SHIFTAR or Payroll Calendar have ads?
SHIFTAR shows ads; Payroll Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, SHIFTAR or Payroll Calendar?
SHIFTAR ships an update monthly, and Payroll Calendar weekly. Most recently, SHIFTAR was updated on October 15, 2026 and Payroll Calendar on October 9, 2026.

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