GROUPS Calendar vs Shiftool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
GROUPS Calendar
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The best application for all those people who want to keep track of their tasks, schedules and appointments, having the possibility of sharing the content in real time with other users or with all the devices of the same user. Ideal for shift workers, families, couples or those who need to know the agenda of their relatives, friends or workmates. CALENDARS / SYNCHRONIZATION / SUBSCRIBERS - Log in with your email and enjoy self-saving in the cloud (forget about back-ups). - Share your calendar with whoever you want and give them the possibility to edit it in real time or to keep it as a spectator of your events. - Add notes associated to a calendar. - Reorder your calendars. EASY 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) Multiple Selection Mode: Select one or several days and perform actions in the selected range of days (add event, delete, repeat, copy, cut, paste events and / or notes) - Event menu: you can see all events of that calendar, create new ones, edit, reorder or hide them. EVENTS - Add all the events you want in the same day. - You can create all the events you need and configure them in a modular way. - Modify their appearance. - Add descriptions, images, audios and variable text to the event - Set your earnings and control your work time - Add your workday, salary and rest time and keep an exhaustive control of your schedules - Create alarms associated with that event (for that day or for the previous day). - Add customizable and recursive icons associated with a date. - Use the Birthday function and don't forget any of them NOTES - Create notes in each day and add reminders with alarms. Do not forget about appointments or important events again - Include images and audios in your notes - Mark notes as important - Use the notes, events and icons Searcher to find them easily TOP FUNCTIONS - Export your calendar from "Groups - Work & Family calendar" to Google Calendar. - Add national holidays directly from Google Calendar - See the summary of the next 30 days. - Compare different calendars: select the calendars and the month you want to compare. - Share your calendars easily with your friends as an image or PDF through WhatsApp, email, Telegram ... - Statistics: specific section where you can see the basic income, extra time paid, accumulated time, extra income and total income. Perfect to take a quick and clear control of all your earnings - Holidays: mark a day as a holiday and you can also choose to repeat it every year. FEATURED FEATURES - Easy to use. - Clear interface. - Customizable. - Different payment accounts that adapt to your needs - Fast and personalized user service - Social networks, enjoy explanatory videos, information about new updates and more visual content by joining our "Groups - Work & Family calendar" community. SUPPORT OUR WORK We are a very small team of people who make a great effort to develop "Groups - Work & Family calendar". If you like this application, you can help us continue improving and adding new features. By upgrading "Groups - Work & Family calendar" you will not only get a lot of professional premium features but also greatly support the continuous development of the app.
Shiftool
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Shiftool is an app specialized in managing your work shifts. You can request a shift swap if your colleagues also use Shiftool, and you can also offer your availability for other shifts. The app searches for shift swap opportunities and makes suggestions. You can also create read-only invitations so your family and friends can see your shift schedule. It also allows you to work with multiple calendars in case you work for more than one company. The terms and conditions can be found at the following link: https://shiftool.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: GROUPS Calendar at none against Shiftool's shown. GROUPS Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. GROUPS Calendar sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Shiftool sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GROUPS Calendar ships an update every 5 days, Shiftool every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GROUPS Calendar | Shiftool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days โ better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 15.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Alberto Reyes Halaby | Shiftool SL |
In-app purchases
GROUPS Calendar
- Component: Alarms Silencer$0.99
- Component: Variable text$0.99
- Component: Variable Schedule$0.99
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- Component: Audio$1.99
- Platinum account$1.99
- Component: Images$2.99
- Gold Account$2.99
- Platinum Account$3.99
- Silver account$4.99
- Platinum account$6.99
- Donation$9.99
- Donation$19.99
Shiftool
- Premium month3 Months trial$1.991 Month
- Premium year3 Months trial$19.991 Year
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