Comparison

Shift vs Shift Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Shift

This app helps shift workers manage their schedules with intelligent alarms and customizable calendar views. It displays upcoming shifts, public holidays, and lunar calendar information, with a home screen widget for quick access.

Highlights
  • Intelligent shift alarms
  • Customizable shift schedules
  • Shared shift calendars
  • Home screen widget
  • Public holiday display
  • Lunar calendar integration
Features
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Shift / EasySchedule — a focused scheduling notebook for everyone who works in rotations. WHY SHIFT • Cycles & templates — pre-built 3-shift, 4-shift, custom cycles you can apply to a whole month in one tap. • Whole-month coverage — pick a cycle, and the calendar fills itself; no more day-by-day setting. • Shift-aware alarms — alarms follow your shift, span midnight, and ring with multiple before/after reminders. • Hours, at a glance — daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly totals in one screen. WHO IT'S FOR Nurses, factory operators, police, firefighters, transit drivers, hotel staff, security, healthcare workers — anyone who works to a rota. PRO MEMBERSHIP (lifetime purchase or subscription) • Data export (Excel / CSV) and timesheet reports • Ad-free, distraction-free experience • Family Sharing for up to 5 members • All current Pro features and future additions LANGUAGES English · 简体中文 · Português (Brasil) · Español (LatAm) · 日本語 Stop fighting your calendar. Let Shift do the rota. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://easyshift.pages.dev/en/privacy

About

Shift Calendar

Features
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This is an intelligent scheduling tool designed for frontline and shift workers. It supports customized settings for generating cycle shifts, reminders based on work schedules, and a sleek and attractive desktop widget. It also supports multi-person shift schedules, shift schedule sharing, and shift statistics to make your scheduling more simple and convenient. 「Calendar Scheduling」 The main interface is based on a monthly calendar view, which clearly displays lunar and holiday information. Click on a date to easily add today's shifts. Default shifts include day shift, night shift, rest, morning shift, mid-shift, and night shift. You can freely add/modify/delete shifts, and each shift can be customized with shift color, work start and end times, and rest times. Supports left and right swipe to switch between months, and you can also quickly jump to custom years and months. Note: Supports setting multiple shifts for a single day. 「Cycle Shifts」 You can set regular cycle shifts based on your needs, with a default cycle of 1 year that can be set to 3 years. Note: Cycle shifts also support setting multiple shifts for a single day. 「Shift Alarm」 Thoughtful shift alarms that can set multiple alarms for different shifts. Alarm reminder methods include local calendar reminders, alarm clock reminders, and WeChat reminders. Note: You can set alarms based on work start/end times, with a service that can be advanced or delayed by xx minutes. 「Widget」 Supports displaying today/tomorrow's shifts, weekly view, and monthly view widgets. Note: Widgets support different light/dark display styles. 「Other Features」 Data Sync: After logging in to your account, you can enjoy cloud synchronization. You no longer have to worry about losing your data; Multi-person shift schedule: Supports adding multi-person shift schedules, clearly displaying the scheduling for multiple people on a given day; Shift schedule sharing: Supports sharing a month's shift schedule with WeChat friends; Shift statistics: Supports shift count statistics, shift duration statistics, and daily duration statistics. "Intelligent scheduling, happy life!" Welcome doctors, nurses, workers, bankers, security personnel, and friends from other industries to experience and use this tool.

Screenshots

Shift4 screens
Shift Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shift at monthly against Shift Calendar's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Shift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and Shift Calendar sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift ships an update monthly, Shift Calendar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shift versus Shift Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftShift Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亚娟 秦Shanghai Fengcong Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shift

Subscriptions1
  • Pro(Annual)7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$3.99
4 purchases

Shift Calendar

One-time4
  • Premium VIP 1 Month$0.99
  • Premium VIP 3 Month$2.99
  • Premium VIP 12 Month$5.99
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  • Premium VIP Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift or Shift Calendar have ads?
Neither Shift nor Shift Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift or Shift Calendar?
Shift ships an update monthly, and Shift Calendar every 2 months. Most recently, Shift was updated on November 11, 2026 and Shift Calendar on November 3, 2026.

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