Comparison

Time vs Shift Work Calendar & Schedule

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

Head to head
About

Time

Calculate time durations with ease, supporting addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of hours and minutes. Features include automatic time formatting, calculation history, memory functions, and customizable quick-add buttons for common durations. Personalize the app's appearance with various color themes.

Highlights
  • Calculate hours, minutes, and seconds
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide time
  • Automatic time formatting with ':'
  • Calculation history saved automatically
  • Memory keys for subtotals
  • One-touch preset time addition
  • Customizable color themes
Read full description

This application allows you to calculate time (hours and minutes). You can calculate things like 1:30+0:50. When you enter a number, ":" is automatically inserted to separate the hour and minute, so you can calculate quickly. This is useful for calculating total work hours, time spent on daily errands, and travel time. You can add, subtract, multiply, and divide. The calculation history is automatically saved, so you can check it later. A memory key is provided, allowing you to save and add subtotals. Minutes that are often used for calculations (15 minutes, 30 minutes, etc.) can be registered and used for one-touch addition. A button to add 24 hours is provided for calculations when crossing days. It comes in a variety of colors such as orange, green, cyan, pink, and black, and you can choose the one you like best. [ List of functions ] You can calculate hours and minutes, or minutes and seconds. You can check the calculation history, and touch the answer displayed in the history to reuse it for calculations. The memory keys can be used to save, add, and subtract subtotals. By setting the preset keys, you can use the most frequently used time (minutes) for calculation with a single touch. The color of the application can be selected.

About

Shift Work Calendar & Schedule

Organize your work and personal life with this calendar app designed for shift workers. Easily plan your days off, track income, and manage complex schedules. Supports multiple calendars for different jobs or colleagues.

Highlights
  • Create custom and preset shift patterns
  • Track income and hourly rates
  • Manage multiple job calendars
  • Input personal events and vacations
  • Analyze working hours and earnings
  • Compare schedules with coworkers
  • Backup and restore calendars
Features
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Shift Work Calendar Planner is a free calendar app for shift workers or for people who want to organise their work and everyday life. The simple and concise interface of the application allows you quickly display a schedule of any complexity. You can plan your off days with ease and keep track of your ever-changing schedule. It is especially beneficial for firefighters, nurses, linemen, deputy sheriffs, and other professionals who have a constantly changing schedule. You can create as many calendars as you want and use them for different jobs or to track coworkers' schedules. This app offers its own list of preset work shift patterns that you can immediately use. If your shift work doesn’t fall into any of those patterns, you can set a custom shift pattern and use it, or adjust and edit preconfigured ones. The app is not only for work schedule roster, you can input your vacations, personal events, gym, holidays, etc. The app also has a date search feature that lets you check if you’re supposed to be working on a particular day in the future, or compare calendars with coworkers. Shifts : Create or use preset, fully configurable shifts. Enter your income, hourly rate, working time. Customise it with different colours and icons. Type a note for a shift or change its description. Put as many shifts on any date as you need. Use preset shift patterns to add shifts quickly for longer periods. Multiple Calendars : Create multiple Jobs/Calendars. Create job schedules for multiple people. Compare them on one page, date by date. Backup and restore your calendars. Personalize your calendar with multiple color palettes, icons and themes. Analytics: Track your working hours, shifts, personal events and money earned. Select a period to see your income for each week, month or year. Working goals and custom periods are under development. If you have any suggestions or questions, or you do not understand how to make your custom pattern, or you want to correct or add a translation for this app, send me an email please - 4thfloorapps.help@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Time4 screens
Shift Work Calendar & Schedule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Time at none against Shift Work Calendar & Schedule's 9. Time also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Shift Work Calendar & Schedule's advantage is ratings volume (304 vs 25) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Shift Work Calendar & Schedule sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Time against 4.6 for Shift Work Calendar & Schedule. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Work Calendar & Schedule has 304 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Time's written reviews are positive against 47% of Shift Work Calendar & Schedule's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 2 months, Shift Work Calendar & Schedule monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time versus Shift Work Calendar & Schedule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeShift Work Calendar & Schedule
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (25 ratings)4.6 (304 ratings)
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews — better46.8% of reviews
Number of ratings25304 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUTAKA KENJO4TH FLOOR APPS SIA

Customer experience

Time

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

Shift Work Calendar & Schedule

All ratings304 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral14.9%
Negative38.3%

In-app purchases

None

Time

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Shift Work Calendar & Schedule

Subscriptions8
  • 1 Month of Shift Work Calendar7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Shift Work Calendar Premium7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • 1 Month of Shift Work Calendar7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • 3 Months Shift Work Schedule7 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • 1 Year of Shift Work Calendar7 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • 1 Year of Shift Work Calendar$11.991 Year
  • 1 Year of Shift Work Calendar14 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • 1 Year of Shift Work Calendar7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shift Work Lifetime Premium$12.99

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Work Calendar & Schedule free?
Shift Work Calendar & Schedule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time or Shift Work Calendar & Schedule?
Time and Shift Work Calendar & Schedule are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 25 and 304 ratings respectively.
Do Time or Shift Work Calendar & Schedule have ads?
Both Time and Shift Work Calendar & Schedule show ads.
Which is updated more often, Time or Shift Work Calendar & Schedule?
Time ships an update every 2 months, and Shift Work Calendar & Schedule monthly. Most recently, Time was updated on September 21, 2026 and Shift Work Calendar & Schedule on September 25, 2026.

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