Comparison

ShiftPro vs Education Is KEY

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

Head to head
About

ShiftPro

Manage your complex work schedule with ease. This app offers a customizable shift calendar, holiday tracking, and detailed notes. Upgrade for advanced features like shift swaps and multiple profiles.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift configuration
  • Holiday tracking
  • Shift detail notes
  • Shift swaps (Premium)
  • Multiple profiles (Premium)
  • Overtime tracking (Premium)
Features
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Take control of your shift schedule. ShiftCal Pro makes complex rotating schedules easy to understand. Built for firefighters, EMS, paramedics, police, nurses, and other shift workers, it helps you quickly see when you work, when you’re off, and plan your life ahead. KNOW WHEN YOU WORK Stop counting days to figure out your next shift. Set up your rotation once and ShiftCal Pro projects your schedule months or years ahead. Supports 24/48, Kelly, Pitman, 12-hour, and virtually any custom repeating rotation. PLAN YOUR LIFE Quickly see your workdays and days off so you can plan vacations, appointments, family time, holidays, and other commitments with confidence. KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER Keep track of vacation, ADOs, pay days, on-call days, overtime, holidays, and other important details right alongside your shifts. Add notes to individual days so important information is there when you need it. KEEP SHIFT SWAPS STRAIGHT Record shift trades and see how they affect the schedule you’re actually working. Keep track of who you traded with and the details of each swap. SHARE YOUR SCHEDULE Share your schedule with family, friends, or coworkers. Export by month or year using PDF, CSV, or text formats. MANAGE MULTIPLE SCHEDULES Create separate profiles for different jobs, schedules, or family members. Each profile maintains its own rotation, teams, colors, and schedule information. MADE FOR SHIFT WORK Customize your teams, rotation, and colors to match the way you work. Your core schedule works offline, so it’s available whenever you need it. START FREE Create and use a basic single-profile shift calendar at no charge. ShiftCal Pro Premium adds multiple profiles across your devices, shift swaps, overtime tracking, schedule exports, additional customization, and future Premium enhancements. Premium is available with an annual subscription and includes a 14-day free trial for new subscribers. YOUR SHIFTS. YOUR TIME. YOUR LIFE. Whether you're working 24-hour shifts, rotating 12s, or a completely custom schedule, ShiftCal Pro makes it easy to answer the questions that matter: When do I work? When am I free? Spend less time figuring out your schedule and more time planning your life.

About

Education Is KEY

This tool provides firefighters with essential hose data and calculations, including friction loss, GPM, and nozzle pressure. It also serves as a product catalog for hose specifications and helps locate local product experts.

Highlights
  • Friction loss calculator
  • GPM and nozzle pressure reference
  • Key Hose product catalog
  • Local product expert finder
  • Fire service interface
Features
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Education Is KEY – Friction Loss Calculator & Hose Resource Tool Firefighting demands precision. The Education Is KEY app delivers it. Designed for firefighters, instructors, and procurement teams alike, this powerful tool puts essential hose data and calculations right in your pocket. From the fireground to the classroom, you can quickly and accurately calculate friction loss, GPM, and nozzle pressure. But this app does more than math—it’s also a complete resource for Key Hose product specs, a searchable product catalog, and even a tool to help you find your local product expert. Key Features: • Easy-to-use friction loss calculator • Quick reference for GPM and nozzle pressure • Full Key Hose product catalog with specs and details • Instantly find your local product expert • Clean interface, built for real-world fire service use Whether you're flowing water or just flowing through training, Education Is KEY helps you work smarter, train better, and make confident, informed decisions. Train with it. Work with it. Rely on it. Because when knowledge matters most—Education Is KEY.

Screenshots

ShiftPro4 screens
Education Is KEY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Education Is KEY at 4.0 against ShiftPro's 3.4. Education Is KEY also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). ShiftPro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). On price, ads 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. ShiftPro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Education Is KEY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Education Is KEY holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of ShiftPro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Education Is KEY's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShiftPro ships an update every 2 weeks, Education Is KEY every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ShiftPro versus Education Is KEY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftProEducation Is KEY
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (11 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGil EstesKFH Industries, INC

Customer experience

ShiftPro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative81.8%

Education Is KEY

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ShiftPro

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Access14 Days trial$4.991 Year
None

Education Is KEY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShiftPro free?
ShiftPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Education Is KEY free?
Education Is KEY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShiftPro or Education Is KEY?
Education Is KEY is rated higher. ShiftPro averages 3.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Education Is KEY averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ShiftPro or Education Is KEY have ads?
Neither ShiftPro nor Education Is KEY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShiftPro or Education Is KEY?
ShiftPro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Education Is KEY every 5 months. Most recently, ShiftPro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Education Is KEY on October 30, 2026.

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