Comparison

Shift Calendar vs Shift Assistant

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

Head to head
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.

About

Shift Assistant

Features
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Shift Assistant schedules alarms from your roster—not another clock. Enter how you rotate and when a shift starts: 2-on-2-off, morning/swing/night, fixed weekdays, or a custom plant cycle. Wake, leave, and clock-out follow the shift; rest days stay quiet. Weekday schedules can follow national holidays: off on official rest days, still on for makeup workdays. After you change the roster, tap Update alarms. Overnight shifts stay on after midnight, and the clock-out alarm remains. Wake, leave, and clock-out can ring through Silent if you allow alarms; snooze shows a live countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Sleep is a regular notification—tap I’m already asleep if you went to bed early. Home screen widgets show leave countdown and your next shift. Mark plant rest, actual clock-out, or holidays on the calendar.

Screenshots

Shift Calendar4 screens
Shift Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shift Assistant at every 4 weeks against Shift Calendar's every 2 months. Shift Calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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 Calendar sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Shift Assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 months, Shift Assistant every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Shift Calendar versus Shift Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift CalendarShift Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Fengcong Technology Co., Ltd.志荣 杨

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Shift Assistant

One-time1
  • Shift Assistant VIP$1.99

Questions

Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Assistant free?
Shift Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift Calendar or Shift Assistant have ads?
Neither Shift Calendar nor Shift Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift Calendar or Shift Assistant?
Shift Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and Shift Assistant every 4 weeks. Most recently, Shift Calendar was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shift Assistant on October 25, 2026.

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