Shift Calendar vs Hey Ladybird
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 customizable shifts, rotations, and earnings tracking. This app simplifies planning and provides clear visual overviews of your work commitments. Export reports and sync with your calendar for seamless organization.
- Customizable shift icons and colors
- Automated custom shift rotations
- Track weekly and monthly earnings
- Export reports to PDF or spreadsheet
- iOS Calendar and iCloud sync
- Today extension widget for upcoming shifts
- Dark mode support
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EASY SHIFT INPUT Adding a shift is as simple as tapping on the calendar. An entire month could be filled up in a few seconds. Feel free to customize all the icons with a variety of colors. This way, you can see your schedule without any confusion! CUSTOM ROTATIONS The app also includes a rotation feature, so you don’t have to add all shifts manually, which is very helpful. Just create a rotation and you can populate a year of schedule in a few seconds. TRACK YOUR EARNINGS Shift Calendar also helps you track your earnings. You can see the monthly and weekly hours of work time for each day as well as breakdowns of your earnings. TONS OF HELPFUL FEATURES Shift Calendar allows you to export a monthly report as a PDF or spreadsheet. It also comes with a dark mode, complete iCal and iCloud support, today extension widget. All you have to do is to give our app a try and adapt it to your schedule. Key Features: · Customizable icons · Custom rotations · Add notes for each event · Keep track of your earnings · Add break time for your shifts · Export a report to PDF or spreadsheet (Excel) · iOS Calendar sync and iCloud sync · See your upcoming shifts through widgets · Dark mode Additional features: · Push notifications for shift events · Add up to 3 shifts per day · 12-hour support Shift Calendar’s unique customization features bring you all the necessary support and assistance as you try to plan your schedule at a professional level! If you always wanted to handle your shifts quickly and simply, don’t hesitate and give Shift Calendar, the ultimate shift planner a try today. This is the ultimate shift planner for shift workers and it makes it easier than ever to track your work schedule from your phone. It’s fast, convenient and it offers you all the necessary support and assistance you need without the hassle. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/90542716 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hey Ladybird
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Hey Ladybird is the AI-powered school admin app for UK parents. Point your camera at a letter, forward a school email, or share from WhatsApp and Hey Ladybird extracts every date, cost, contact, action item, profile detail and expiry date. Most apps stop at dates. We find all six. You didn't sign up to be your family's unpaid secretary. But here you are, staring at a crumpled school letter at 10pm, typing dates into your phone, and hoping you haven't already missed non-uniform day. My husband Joe built this app for me when he saw me crying at the kitchen table over a missed school trip payment. Now we want to help you too. Hey Ladybird gives you that time back. It's the family app that actually reads your school letters for you. And now it's built for both of you. BUILT FOR TWO Invite your partner to your family. One calendar, one to-do list, one filing cabinet. Whatever one of you scans, forwards or shares, the other can open and sort. No more being the only one who knows what's going on. HOW IT WORKS Point the Ladybird Lens at any school letter. In about 10 seconds, our AI reads the whole document and pulls out: Dates: Parents' evenings, inset days and trips drop straight into your family calendar. Costs: Hidden payments and voluntary contributions, with direct links to ParentPay, SchoolMoney, Arbor and more. Action Items: Consent forms, packed lunches, costumes. Turned into a to-do list so nothing gets forgotten. Contacts: The teacher's email, the school office number. Saved in one tap. Profile Details: Class, teacher, allergies, uniform sizes. Kept up to date without retyping. Expiry Dates: Medications, passports, insurance. All tracked with red, amber and green warnings. YOU ARE ALWAYS IN CONTROL Everything the AI finds goes through a review screen where you check, edit and approve before it's saved. You always have the final say. THREE WAYS TO CAPTURE Ladybird Lens — Point your camera at any letter, form or notice. Ladybird Post — Forward school emails to your private @heyladybird.co.uk address. Forward it. Forget it. Share Extension — See something in WhatsApp, Mail or Safari? Tap Share, pick Hey Ladybird, done. YOUR FAMILY COMMAND CENTRE Family Calendar — Every date sorted by child, colour-coded, with a week-ahead view. Ladybird's List — Action items and expiry dates grouped by family member. Green means sorted. Amber means soon. Red means now. The Nest — Your family's digital filing cabinet. Documents stored securely, organised by child. Family Profiles — Parents, children and pets, with medical details, school info and emergency contacts. Ladybird Spots — Missing out on UK family support? See if you're eligible for uniform grants, childcare funding or Healthy Start vouchers. THE 10-SCAN CHALLENGE Start with a 7-day free trial and 10 free document scans. Scan your worst school letter and watch what happens. If it doesn't save you time, cancel any time. BUILT FOR UK PARENTS Hey Ladybird understands ParentMail, school newsletters, dinner money letters, trip consent forms and everything else in the book bag. Built by a UK family, for UK families. PRIVACY AND SECURITY Guided by the ICO Children's Code. Registered with the ICO (ZC106730). Analytics only with your consent. We never sell your data. We never show ads. Hey Ladybird Premium: £9.99/month or £79.99/year with a 7-day free trial including 10 free scans. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Service: heyladybird.co.uk/policies/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: heyladybird.co.uk/policies/privacy-policy Less remembering. More living.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hey Ladybird at weekly against Shift Calendar's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Shift Calendar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Hey Ladybird sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 weeks, Hey Ladybird weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift Calendar | Hey Ladybird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (329 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 329 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arife Tuba Baskurt | Joe Bishop |
Bugs and requests
Shift Calendar
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes after recent update
- Calendar dates not displaying correctly
- Unable to edit or delete shifts
- Additional pay conditions causing issues with regular hours
- Color customization feature not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add option for biweekly pay periods
- Implement overtime pay calculations based on daily hours
- Allow sharing of calendars between users
- Expand color and icon options
- Improve widget functionality
Hey Ladybird
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift Calendar
- Shift Calendar Pro$2.991 Year
- Shift Calendar Pro$4.991 Year
- Shift Calendar Pro$2.99
- Shift Calendar Pro2 variants$6.99
Hey Ladybird
- Hey Ladybird Monthly$9.991 Month
- Hey Ladybird Annual$79.991 Year
Questions
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