Comparison

SHIFTAR vs ScheduleWork

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

ScheduleWork

This app simplifies shift scheduling for workers with a fast, monthly calendar view. Easily log shifts, memos, tasks, and moods. It offers detailed shift statistics and home screen widgets for quick access to your schedule.

Highlights
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Daily logging (mood, memos, tasks)
  • Shift statistics (fatigue, hours)
  • Home screen widgets
  • Rapid shift entry
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Shift schedules, made simple. ScheduleWork is a fast calendar built for shift workers. Register your own shift types, tap them onto the calendar, and a whole month is done in seconds. [Calendar at a Glance] • Monthly calendar view for the full month • Tap a day to edit shift, memo, tasks, and mood — all in one screen • Rapid entry mode to fill a week of shifts quickly [6 Home Screen Widgets] • Today's shift (Small) • Tomorrow's shift (Small) • 3-Day widget — yesterday, today, tomorrow at once • Weekly widget — 7 days of schedule • Monthly widget — mini calendar view • Lock Screen widget — check without unlocking [Shift Statistics] • Fatigue Index — alerts you as night shifts pile up • Workdays / Off days / Total hours • Shift type distribution donut chart • Weekday pattern graph • Monthly mood trends [Daily Logging] • Quick 5-level mood check • Daily memos for handoffs and reminders • Task checklist • Everything visible right from the calendar [Made for] • Nurses, factory, hotel, police, firefighters — all shift workers • Any rotation: 3-shift, 4-shift, night-only • From first-day rookies to seasoned veterans [Even Better] • Available in 16 languages — Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay, Vietnamese, Thai • Your data stays on your device Bring order to your shifts with ScheduleWork.

Screenshots

SHIFTAR4 screens
ScheduleWork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SHIFTAR at 76% against ScheduleWork's 0%. SHIFTAR also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (572 vs 1). ScheduleWork's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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. ScheduleWork asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SHIFTAR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHIFTAR has 572 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of SHIFTAR's written reviews are positive against 0% of ScheduleWork's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHIFTAR ships an update monthly, ScheduleWork every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SHIFTAR versus ScheduleWork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHIFTARScheduleWork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (572 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings572 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKosuke HamadaJitae Kim

Customer experience

SHIFTAR

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

ScheduleWork

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
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

ScheduleWork

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

ScheduleWork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHIFTAR free?
SHIFTAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScheduleWork free?
ScheduleWork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SHIFTAR or ScheduleWork?
SHIFTAR is rated higher. SHIFTAR averages 4.8 out of 5 from 572 ratings, while ScheduleWork averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SHIFTAR or ScheduleWork have ads?
Both SHIFTAR and ScheduleWork show ads.
Which is updated more often, SHIFTAR or ScheduleWork?
SHIFTAR ships an update monthly, and ScheduleWork every 2 days. Most recently, SHIFTAR was updated on October 11, 2026 and ScheduleWork on September 30, 2026.

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