ShiftZen vs FlyPaycheck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShiftZen
This app helps individuals with irregular work schedules or freelance jobs accurately track their earnings. It calculates hourly wages, overtime, and unpaid breaks, providing real-time insights into income and offering detailed reports.
- Track hourly earnings and overtime
- Calculate unpaid breaks
- Organize shifts with color-coding
- Export payroll reports in CSV
- View shift and hours charts
- Sync with Apple Calendar
- Password lock with biometrics
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EARN EVERY DIME YOU'RE OWED ShiftZen 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. Watch your earnings grow in real time with the live-view feature! EASILY TRACK YOUR WAGES • Create an unlimited number of jobs and shifts for free • Add up hours worked and pay earned with nano-accuracy • Visually organize shifts using intuitive color-coding • Calculate overtime wages and unpaid breaks • Works as both a shift and hourly wage calendar REPORTS AND TRACKING • Export your payroll report in CSV format • View charts of hours and shifts worked ADDITIONAL FEATURES • View your monthly schedule with a handy Today widget • Sync with Apple's built-in Calendar • Password lock with Touch ID and Face ID • Add an unlimited number of quick memos • Automatic backup • Stunning user interface
FlyPaycheck
Easily track your work hours, breaks, and overtime with real-time wage calculations. Manage your earnings effectively whether you work alone or as part of a team. Take control of your work life with this free tool.
- Track working time
- Record breaks
- Calculate overtime
- Real-time wage view
- Team tracking
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Flypaycheck is the ultimate app for managing your work hours and earnings. Whether you work alone or in a team, Flypaycheck lets you easily track and record your working time, breaks, and overtime. You can also view your wages in real-time, with automatic calculations based on your hourly rate and overtime rules. Flypaycheck is completely free to use, with no hidden fees or subscriptions. Download Flypaycheck today and take control of your work life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FlyPaycheck at 5.0 against ShiftZen's 3.9. FlyPaycheck also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). ShiftZen's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 5). On price 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. ShiftZen sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. FlyPaycheck asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlyPaycheck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of ShiftZen's written reviews are positive against 100% of FlyPaycheck's.
ShiftZen ships an update every 12 months, FlyPaycheck every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShiftZen | FlyPaycheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bohee Sim | Zifan Yang |
Customer experience
ShiftZen
FlyPaycheck
Bugs and requests
ShiftZen
Reported bugs
13 issues- App keeps crashing after update
- App stops working, keeps quitting
- App closes immediately upon opening
- App opens to a specific date (10/21) and requires scrolling
- Duplicate dates in April
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- Missing days in March and April
- Dates and weeks not matching actual calendar
- Wrong start date and week of April
- Calendar shows titles instead of times
- Two dates for April 3rd
- Missing 27th March, messing up the rest of the year
- Calendar dates are wrong
- Date not coinciding with the day
Requested features
4 requests- Update for ISO18
- Add ability to display non-shift appointments
- Add ability to display holidays
- More color options
FlyPaycheck
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShiftZen
- ShiftZen Pro$2.99
- ShiftZen Pro$4.99
FlyPaycheck
No in-app purchases
