Shiftify vs Work Cycle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shiftify
This app helps individuals with irregular work schedules accurately track their earnings. It calculates wages, overtime, and unpaid breaks, providing detailed payroll reports. The app offers visual organization of shifts and syncs with other calendars.
- Wage tracking
- Shift scheduling
- Overtime calculation
- Payroll reports
- Color-coded shifts
- Calendar sync
- Multi-device sync
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EARN EVERY DIME YOU'RE OWED Shiftify is an easy-to-use shift planning calendar that accurately tracks your wages by adding up hourly earnings, overtime, and unpaid breaks. It's perfect for anyone with irregular shifts or freelance work. EASILY TRACK YOUR WAGES • Create an unlimited number of jobs, shifts and rotations for free • Visually organize shifts using intuitive color-coding • Add up hours worked and pay earned with nano-accuracy • Calculate overtime wages, extra pays and unpaid breaks • Easily and quickly calculate your net pay REPORTS AND TRACKING • Detailed payroll report • Export your payroll report and shift calendar in printable PDF format • View charts of hours and shifts worked ADDITIONAL FEATURES • View your monthly and weekly schedule with a handy Today widget • Sync with Apple's built-in Calendar • Multi-device sync • Password lock with Face ID & Touch ID • Automatic backup • Alarm Clock
Work Cycle
Easily visualize and manage your irregular work schedule with a personalized calendar. Designed for shift workers, this app helps you plan rotations, track rest days, and add personal notes for better work-life balance.
- Visual monthly calendar for work cycles
- iCloud synchronization across Apple devices
- Flexible configuration for any cycle type
- Customizable colors for shift types
- Add personal notes to days
- Manage vacations and exceptions
- Plan weeks in advance
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Do you work in shifts, night duty, rotating schedules, or follow an irregular work cycle such as 4/2, 3/3, 3/1, 5/3, or 6/4? This app is designed for professionals with non-standard schedules. Easily visualize your work rhythm with a clear, personalized calendar tailored to your needs. Perfect for healthcare workers, security guards, shift workers, firefighters, hospital staff, technicians, factory workers, maintenance staff, drivers, and anyone working in alternating or rotating schedules. Main features: Monthly calendar with visual display of your work cycle iCloud synchronization: your data stays updated across all Apple devices Flexible configuration for any type of cycle (workdays, rest days, rotations, day types) Customizable colors for each shift type: morning, afternoon, evening, night, full day, rest Add personal notes to each day Manage vacations and exceptions without disrupting your main cycle Plan your weeks in advance, manage rest time more efficiently, and keep a clear overview of your professional schedule. The app adapts to any irregular rhythm and helps you balance work and personal life. No ads, easy to use, and built for people with non-standard or rotating work hours. Whether you’re on shifts, in teams, or working variable hours, you’ll find a simple and effective tool to organize your work schedule. Download the app and take back control of your unique work cycle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shiftify at Free against Work Cycle's $3.99. Work Cycle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, 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
Shiftify is free to download; Work Cycle costs $3.99 up front. Shiftify sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Work Cycle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shiftify ships an update every 6 days, Work Cycle daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shiftify | Work Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (457 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bohee Sim | Theo Battello |
Customer experience
Shiftify
Work Cycle
Bugs and requests
Shiftify
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calendar always defaults to January
- Calendar not fitting properly on screen
- Inability to search for job locations
Requested features
5 requests- Repeat/recurring shift feature
- Ability to edit shift times without creating new shift
- Overtime pay calculations
- Widget support
- Dark mode option
Work Cycle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shiftify
- SHIFTIFY PRO$4.99
- SHIFTIFY PRO$5.99
- SHIFTIFY PRO$8.99
Work Cycle
No in-app purchases









