Comparison

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) vs ScheduleWork

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

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

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)4 screens
ScheduleWork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) at 92% against ScheduleWork's 0%. Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 1). ScheduleWork's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price and ads 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. ScheduleWork asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Work Shift Calendar (Shifter)'s written reviews are positive against 0% of ScheduleWork's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) ships an update every 6 weeks, ScheduleWork every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) versus ScheduleWork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWork Shift Calendar (Shifter)ScheduleWork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis Alberto Reyes HalabyJitae Kim

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%

ScheduleWork

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

ScheduleWork

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
Show 8 more
  • 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
None

ScheduleWork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) free?
Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) 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, Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) or ScheduleWork?
Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) is rated higher. Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while ScheduleWork averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) or ScheduleWork have ads?
Both Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) and ScheduleWork show ads.
Which is updated more often, Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) or ScheduleWork?
Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) ships an update every 6 weeks, and ScheduleWork every 2 days. Most recently, Work Shift Calendar (Shifter) was updated on October 20, 2026 and ScheduleWork on October 16, 2026.

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