Fire Shift Calendar vs ShiftDad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fire Shift Calendar
This app simplifies complex work schedules for shift workers. It offers custom shift patterns, automatic time tracking for benefits and overtime, and cross-device synchronization. Designed for professionals in emergency services, healthcare, and other industries with non-traditional hours.
- Custom shift pattern creation
- Repeating rotation application
- Color-coded shifts
- Vacation, sick, and overtime tracking
- Automatic accrual calculations
- Cross-device synchronization
- Calendar integration
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The smarter calendar built for shift workers Keeping track of complex shifts, overtime, and time off shouldn’t feel like a second job. Fire Shift Calendar is designed for firefighters, nurses, EMTs, police officers, and anyone working non-traditional hours. With powerful scheduling tools, benefit tracking, and instant sync across devices, your work life finally fits into one clean, easy calendar. Shifts Made Simple • Create custom patterns: 24-on/48-off, 12-hour rotations, split shifts, Kelly days, and more • Apply repeating rotations in seconds • Color-code shifts for instant clarity • Support for full, partial, or multi-day shifts • Create templates to quickly add non-repeating shifts Track Your Time, Automatically • Vacation, sick, comp, and overtime tracking • Automatic accrual calculations (daily, monthly, yearly) • Log trades/swaps, training hours, and exposures • Visual summaries of earned vs. used time Stay Ahead, Stay Connected • Sync shifts and records instantly across devices • Calendar integration with Apple Calendar • Multiple style widgets to see your upcoming shifts and events at a glance Built for You • Clean, modern interface with dark mode • Multiple views • Extremely customizable styles and colors—make the calendar look and feel exactly how you want Perfect for Every Shift Worker • Firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, police • Nurses, doctors, technicians, hospital staff • Security, transportation, retail, manufacturing, and more Why Fire Shift Calendar? Other calendar apps weren’t built with shift workers in mind. Fire Shift Calendar was. From the most complex rotations to automatic benefit accruals, it gives you the clarity, accuracy, and control you need—without the headache. Take control of your schedule. Download Fire Shift Calendar today.
ShiftDad
This habit tracker is designed for shift-working dads, recognizing that non-traditional schedules shouldn't break streaks. It prioritizes family, fitness, mind, and hustle, offering a unique point system and rank progression.
- Schedule-aware habit tracking
- Automatic shift rotation logging
- Family-first point system
- Rank ladder and streak recovery
- Built-in to-do list
- Cloud sync across devices
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Every habit app assumes you work 9 to 5. You don't. Shift Dad is the habit and routine tracker built for dads who work shifts — firefighters, medics, cops, nurses, and anyone on a rotation. It knows the difference between a day on and a day off, so a 24-hour shift never breaks the streak you worked hard to build. WORKS AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE Log your shifts — days, nights, 24s, overtime, trades, vacation, and sick days — right on the calendar. Shift Dad automatically pauses your off-day habits while you're at work, so being on shift never counts against you. Your rotation can repeat automatically, so you set it once and forget it. YOUR OFF DAYS ARE YOUR EDGE The time you actually have at home is where fatherhood happens. Shift Dad focuses your energy on four things that matter most, weighted in order: Family first, then Fitness, Mind, and Hustle. Check off what you did, keep your streak alive, and watch it add up. CLIMB THE RANKS Earn Dad Points for every win and climb the ladder from Rookie Dad to MVP Dad to Hall of Fame Dad. Break a streak? You keep your points and your rank — we just reset the streak and help you get back on the horse. No shame, just momentum. BUILT-IN TO-DO LIST Knock out one-off tasks on top of your daily habits — the stuff you keep meaning to do around the house or with the kids. They earn points too. PLANS THE FAMILY CAN SEE The dentist, soccer, dinner at Mom's — add them right on your shift calendar. Shift Dad already knows who's on shift that day, so it tells you who's got it. Everyone in the family sees the same list, and both phones get a reminder an hour before. FAMILY SYNC Invite your partner and they get your rotation on their phone, updated automatically — when you're on shift, when you're home, plus a shared to-do list. Their side is free. When either of you adds a to-do or plans, the other phone gets a heads-up. EVERYTHING SYNCS Sign in with Apple or Google and your habits, streaks, schedule, and progress back up to the cloud and follow you to any device. Put your rotation in Apple Calendar with one tap, or connect Google Calendar and it shows up there too. SHARE YOUR WINS Turn your streak into a shareable card and let the crew see what you're building. WHY SHIFT DAD - Schedule-aware: on-shift days never break your streak - Auto-repeating shift rotation - Family-first point system - Rank ladder and streak recovery - Daily to-dos that earn points - Family Sync: your partner sees your shifts, free - Plans that know who's on shift - Apple & Google sign-in with cloud sync - Private: we don't sell your data Start with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Shift Dad Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase after the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eight-empress-828.notion.site/Shift-Dad-Privacy-Policy-337f67e07a554391bf398e79526328c2 Being a great dad on the days you're home is the whole game. Shift Dad helps you win it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShiftDad at 67% against Fire Shift Calendar's 0%. ShiftDad also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Fire Shift Calendar's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Fire Shift Calendar sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ShiftDad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fire Shift Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Fire Shift Calendar's written reviews are positive against 67% of ShiftDad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fire Shift Calendar ships an update fortnightly, ShiftDad every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fire Shift Calendar | ShiftDad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ayodeji Shoola | benjamin elton |
Customer experience
Fire Shift Calendar
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In-app purchases
Fire Shift Calendar
- Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- All Access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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- All Access$3.991 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- All Access14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- All Access$39.991 Year
ShiftDad
- Shift Dad Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Shift Dad Pro7 Days trial$44.991 Year
Questions
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