Comparison

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) vs NextShift

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)

Organize your work schedule, track income, and manage appointments with customizable shifts and reminders. Features include daily, weekly, and monthly views, income statistics, and calendar export. Stay on top of your day with this comprehensive tool for shift workers.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift creation
  • Income and overtime tracking
  • Shift-specific alarms
  • Daily notes with reminders
  • Desktop widgets
  • Monthly and annual calendar views
  • Calendar export and import
Features
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This app is designed for shift workers and people who need to organize their day to day basis and thus not to miss any appointments. You can carry out an exhaustive control of your working day and your income quick and easily thanks to our statistics system. SHIFTS - Create fully configurable shifts. - Add your workday, with option to include split shift and rest time. Keep track of your schedules. - Enter your income, overtime and early exit. Set up earnings and control working time easily. - Create alarms associated with that shift (for that day or for the previous day) and customize its sound. - Paint up to two shifts per day. - Import your shifts from one calendar to another. - Add icons associated with a date. NOTES - Create notes on each day and add reminders with alarms. Don't ever forget important appointments or notes. - Customize the sound of alarms. - Include images in your notes. WIDGETS - Create a widget for your desktop and view your calendar even without opening the app. - Choose between weekly and monthly Widget. TOP FUNCTIONS - Enjoy the Monthly and Annual View (which allows you to see all months of the year just by sliding the screen, as well as Annual Statistics). - Export your calendar to Google calendar. - Add national holidays directly from Google Calendar. - Control working time and earnings by selecting a range of dates in the Statistics section. - View upcoming notes at a glance. - Compare different calendars. - Share your calendar (monthly, annual view or comparison of calendars) with your friends via WhatsApp, email, Telegram... - Create backups easily. - Set up to ten different calendars. - Import other calendars simply. - Use the icon search to find them quickly. EASY TO USE - Modify your calendar in two ways: (1) Quick mode or Paint: Select an event from the drop-down list and click on the days to paint them with that event. (2) Edit Mode: Select one or more days and perform actions in the selected day range (repeat, copy, cut, paste, delete or assign shifts). - Shifts menu: you can see all the shifts of that calendar, create new ones, edit, reorder or import them. FEATURED FEATURES - Easy to use. - Clear interface. - Customizable. - PRO version that unlocks great advantages. - Tutorial with the basic functions of the app and help section (FAQs). - Fast and personalized customer service. - Social networks: enjoy explanatory videos, information about new updates and more visual content by joining our Shifter community. SUPPORT OUR WORK We are a very small team of people who make a great effort to develop Shifter. If you like this app, you can help us improving it and continue adding new features. Buying PRO version not only activates all its advantages, but also greatly support the continuous development of the app. FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM: @ShifterCalendar

About

NextShift

Manage your work schedule with custom shift patterns and automatic calculations for hours, overtime, and pay. Set shift alarms, add notes and to-dos, and sync your calendar securely across devices. Share your schedule with others easily.

Highlights
  • Custom shift patterns
  • Automatic hour and pay calculation
  • Overtime and expense tracking
  • Shift alarms
  • Notes and to-dos
  • Cloud sync and backups
  • Schedule sharing
Features
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NextShift is the shift calendar for job schedules. It’s your work schedule calendar for 2‑on/2‑off, 24/72, day/night, and any custom cycle. Automatically totals hours, overtime, bonuses, expenses, and pay. Add notes and to‑dos to each shift and see per‑day and overall stats. Set an alarm before your shift - it will reliably ring on the day of your shift. Sync across devices with secure backups. Share your work schedule with family and coworkers via a link. Use the work schedule planner to build and tweak patterns fast. Features: • Custom shift patterns and work cycles • Automatic calculation of shifts, hours and earnings • Overtime, bonuses, and expense tracking • Shift alarms that always ring on your shift day • Detailed statistics and insights • Notes and tasks in your calendar • Cloud sync and secure backups By using this app, you agree to Apple's Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)4 screens
NextShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NextShift at none against Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)'s shown. NextShift also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 14). 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. Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and NextShift sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) has 2.6K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of NextShift's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) ships an update every 6 weeks, NextShift every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) versus NextShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork Shift Calendar (Shifter)NextShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better4.4 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis Alberto Reyes HalabyShift Workers Lab

Customer experience

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)

All ratings2,384 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews593 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%

NextShift

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after recent update
  • Alarms not working properly on some devices
  • Calendar not displaying correct dates/days

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to share schedules with others
  • Improve syncing and backup capabilities
  • Introduce a widget option for iOS devices
  • Allow more than 2 shifts to be added per day

NextShift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)

One-time11
  • Donation$0.99
  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$2.99
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  • Donation$3.99
  • PRO Version$4.99
  • Donation$4.99
  • Donation$5.99
  • Donation$6.99
  • Donation$7.99
  • Donation$8.99
  • Donation$9.99
4 purchases

NextShift

Subscriptions4
  • Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Plus7 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$23.991 Year
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  • Premium Plus7 Days trial$35.991 Year

Questions

Is Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) free?
Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextShift free?
NextShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) or NextShift?
Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) is rated higher. Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while NextShift averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) or NextShift have ads?
Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) shows ads; NextShift does not.
Which is updated more often, Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) or NextShift?
Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) ships an update every 6 weeks, and NextShift every 2 weeks. Most recently, Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) was updated on November 3, 2026 and NextShift on October 30, 2026.

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