Comparison

ShiftLife Organizer vs SHIFTAR

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

Head to head
About

ShiftLife Organizer

This app is a specialized calendar designed for shift workers. It helps organize shifts, track hours, calculate pay, and manage various work-related events. Users can plan future schedules, record past work details, and sync with multiple calendar services.

Highlights
  • Organize shifts and work events
  • Record and calculate hours and pay
  • Sync with multiple calendar services
  • Fast shift entry and flexible work patterns
  • Bluetooth sync with colleagues
  • Customizable event types and views
Features
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--TRY SHIFTLIFE TODAY FOR FREE-- ShiftLife Organizer is the calendar application designed specifically for shift workers. - Organize your Shifts. - Record your Hours. - Calculate your Pay. ShiftLife provides a clear and easy display of upcoming shifts, training days, holiday, on-call days and other important events. As well as allowing you to plan your future work & play, ShiftLife also allows you to easily maintain a record of your completed shifts, overtime hours, working locations, hourly pay, total pay, sick days and other details. ShiftLife has a simple easy to use interface for quick intuitive operation and functionality designed specifically for easy use. This will quickly become one of your indispensable Apps. FEATURES: * Apple Watch * Notification Center Widget * iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, iPad Pro. * iCloud, Google, Outlook, Yahoo, iCal Sync. * Fast Shift Entry. A whole year of shifts can be done in seconds. * Add, delete, edit calendars. * Flexibility to handle any wok pattern. * Bluetooth sync calendars & shift patterns with your work colleagues & friends. * Pictures for calendar months display. * Import your own images from your photos. * Custom events, sick days, holidays, training days. * Multiple daily events & shifts. * List, Day, Week, Month & Year Views. * Friendly user interface with intuitive touch gestures . * Holiday & Sport Calendars. * Export/import your events & shifts using .ics files. * Create image of month view to use as your phones wallpaper. * Send a picture of your calendar to your friends * Set any day as the start of your work week. * Personalise your display. * Send Email of your shifts. * iCloud calendar support for automatic syncing between your devices. * Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish. -- YOUR WORK LIFE IN YOUR POCKET -- _____________________________________ - THIS IS NOT A FREE APP. DOWNLOAD THE LITE VERSION FOR FREE TO SEE IF YOU LIKE IT BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE. THE LITE VERSION IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT THAT IT CONTAINS ADVERTS AND RESTRICTS THE NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT CAN BE CREATED AND ADDED TO YOUR CALENDARS. A SMALL IN-APP UPGRADE CAN BE PURCHASED TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTIONS AND ADVERTS. THE COMPLETE CURRENT AND NEXT YEAR'S CALENDARS ARE THEN INCLUDED WITH THE INITIAL FULL VERSION UPGRADE PURCHASE. SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEARS ARE AVAILABLE AS A SMALL IN-APP PURCHASE. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE DISPLAYED THE COST IN YOUR LOCAL CURRENCY, BEFORE BEING ASKED TO CONFIRM ANY IN-APP PURCHASE. To allow our users to further customise their app to meet their specific needs and interests, there is also a separate Add-on available called the ‘Calendar Store’ provided by SchedJoules. It contains a large selection of great holiday, sport fixtures, weather & lifestyle calendars. These calendars can be set up so they are displayed alongside your other personal calendar events. You can purchase access to the ’Calendar Store’ Add-on for 1 year with a yearly auto-renewable subscription. You get full and ongoing access to the ‘Calendar Store’, including live updates. The 1 year subscription to the ‘Calendar Store’ Add-on starts at $1.99 (Prices may vary by location) and begins with a one-month free trial, so you can try before you buy. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase after the 1 month free trial. Subscriptions to the Add-on automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. You can manage your subscription and turn off the auto-renew for the 'Calendar Store' Add-on at any time from your iTunes Account Settings. Full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy are available at www.ovalkey.com/terms-of-service and www.ovalkey.com/privacy-policy respectively.

About

SHIFTAR

Easily manage your work shifts and personal appointments in one intuitive calendar. Quickly input shift details, track your earnings, and sync with your existing iCloud calendar. Premium features include widgets, data backup, and advanced color customization.

Highlights
  • Quick shift entry with pre-set buttons
  • Automatic salary calculation
  • iCloud Calendar synchronization
  • Daily/weekly schedule widgets
  • Automatic data backup
  • Expanded color coding options
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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There's no more need to walk around with a shift schedule table. This single app lets you manage both your shift work and private schedules. SHIFTAR is committed to offering an easy-to-understand app that anybody can use with ease. There are absolutely no complicated actions. Using the app is intuitive for anyone, as easily as entering a schedule on a paper calendar with a pen. ■ Shift entry features Filling in shift information, item by item, into a calendar is a big job. Using SHIFTAR's shift entry features, you just touch the buttons labeled with early shift, late shift, day shift, night shift, and other shift schedule information. Just like that, you can fill in your calendar with shift schedule information as quickly as a whole month's shifts in just 30 seconds. ■ Salary calculation How much will you get on your next payday? How much salary have you earned through today? SHIFTAR will let you know. Knowing the amount of your next paycheck may let you increase your shifts, decrease your shifts to have fun, or determine your budget for presents. Your running total of salary through the current date is updated every day. Seeing the amount rise day by day may boost your motivation! ■ Sync iCloud Calendar Do you have schedules entered into other calendar apps? SHIFTAR supports iPhone's standard calendar (iCloud Calendar). No settings at all are required to migrate data. You can get started right away. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ◇◆ SHIFTAR Premium ◆◇ ■ Widgets Our new widget allows you to quickly check your daily / weekly schedule without having to launch the app. ■ Back up important data The app's data will be automatically backed up. You will always be able to revert to the last saved data when you encounter an issue. No need to worry even if: • your smartphone suddenly dies! • your data suddenly disappears! • you delete the app by mistake! • you get a new smartphone. ■ Add bonus colors You will be able to choose from a much wider variety of colors that you can set for your events. Enjoy a more colorful and convenient calendar screen with more colors for color coding. Great for you if: • you have many shift patterns and are running out of colors... • you are worried that you may run out of colors in the future... • you want to use your favorite colors ■ Remove ads Once you remove ads, you will have more space on the screen to display more events per day, and it will be easier to tap the menu button. No more distraction on the screen means that you will be able to focus on what you are doing, and the UI of SHIFTAR will perform at its best. <Period> SHIFTAR Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. It is available for yearly periods. It is automatically updated on a yearly basis, counting from the application date. <Free trial> You will get one free trial per iTunes account when you first use it. Your remaining trial period will expire if you cancel SHIFTAR Premium during your free trial period. <Automatic updates> SHIFTAR Premium will be automatically billed to your iTunes account within 24 hours prior to expiration. If you wish to cancel, please cancel the automatic updates in your iTunes account settings. <Privacy Policy> https://ozumah256.wixsite.com/leaderbike-policy <Terms of Use> https://ozumah256.wixsite.com/leaderbike-use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SHIFTAR believes in valuing the voice of every user. SHIFTAR will work to offer ongoing updates to make the app more convenient and easier to use for all. We look forward to your feedback. (Menu in the app > Other > Comments and requests) # When we're tired, we get power from everyone's positive reviews - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Screenshots

ShiftLife Organizer4 screens
SHIFTAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ShiftLife Organizer at 1.8K against SHIFTAR's 572. SHIFTAR's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. ShiftLife Organizer sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and SHIFTAR sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ShiftLife Organizer against 4.8 for SHIFTAR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 572 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of ShiftLife Organizer's written reviews are positive against 76% of SHIFTAR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShiftLife Organizer ships an update every 5 weeks, SHIFTAR monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ShiftLife Organizer versus SHIFTAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftLife OrganizerSHIFTAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings)4.8 (572 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better75.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better572
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOvalKey Ltd.Kosuke Hamada

Customer experience

ShiftLife Organizer

All ratings1,801 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews929 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative15.1%

SHIFTAR

All ratings572 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative15.8%

User reviews

ShiftLife Organizer

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent for shift workers
  • 👍 Highly customizable
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 💡 Helpful for work and personal life
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive yearly subscription
  • 🐛 Occasional data loss or deletion
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • 🐛 Buggy or glitchy at times
  • 🔧 Difficult to set up or configure

SHIFTAR

From 572 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy and intuitive to use
  • 🎨 Color-coding for shift organization
  • ⚡ Quick one-click shift entry
  • 📱 Useful for shift workers and nurses
  • 💰 Wage calculator feature

Room to improve

  • 💸 Paywall for colors and premium features
  • 📺 Unexpected ads despite paid version
  • 🐛 Data loss issues after updates
  • ❌ No MacBook/desktop version
  • 🔗 Limited calendar syncing options

Bugs and requests

ShiftLife Organizer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Shifts or events randomly disappearing
  • Inability to update shift patterns
  • Syncing issues across devices
  • Crashes or freezes when adding events

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import/export data
  • More advanced reporting and analytics
  • Improved shift pattern templates
  • Seamless integration with other calendars
  • Customizable alarm/reminder options

SHIFTAR

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Complete data loss after app updates
  • Random deletion of calendar entries
  • App crashes on launch
  • Unable to access app after update
  • Sync failures across devices
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  • Do not track button not clickable
  • Calendar blocking causing data loss

Requested features

12 requests
  • Date search function for quick navigation
  • App icon with current date display
  • Partner/family sharing system
  • Multiple user schedule management
  • Weekly pay period option
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  • Saturday/Sunday separate rate settings
  • Special holiday rate customization
  • Weekly hours calculation
  • MacBook/desktop application
  • Brighter and bolder color options
  • Calendar sync with iOS Calendar
  • Alarm/reminder for special dates

In-app purchases

13 purchases

ShiftLife Organizer

Subscriptions2
  • Calendar Store Add-On1 Month trial$1.991 Year
  • Premium Unlimited Access1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time11
  • Holidays United States$0.99
  • AR Calendar Add-on$1.99
  • ShiftLife Full Version$4.99
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  • ShiftLife 2020 Calendar$4.99
  • ShiftLife 2021 Calendar$4.99
  • ShiftLife 2022 Calendar$4.99
  • ShiftLife 2023 Calendar$4.99
  • ShiftLife 2024 Calendar$4.99
  • ShiftLife 2025 Calendar$4.99
  • ShiftLife 2027 Calendar$6.99
  • ShiftLife 2026 Calendar$6.99
11 purchases

SHIFTAR

Subscriptions11
  • SHIFTAR Premium monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium monthly with trial7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • SHIFTAR Premium14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium3 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium14 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • SHIFTAR Premium annual$8.991 Year
  • Premium annual with trial7 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Premium annual with trial7 Days trial$16.491 Year
  • SHIFTAR Premium annual$16.491 Year

Questions

Is ShiftLife Organizer free?
ShiftLife Organizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SHIFTAR free?
SHIFTAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShiftLife Organizer or SHIFTAR?
ShiftLife Organizer and SHIFTAR are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.8K and 572 ratings respectively.
Do ShiftLife Organizer or SHIFTAR have ads?
Both ShiftLife Organizer and SHIFTAR show ads.
Which is updated more often, ShiftLife Organizer or SHIFTAR?
ShiftLife Organizer ships an update every 5 weeks, and SHIFTAR monthly. Most recently, ShiftLife Organizer was updated on October 2, 2026 and SHIFTAR on October 3, 2026.

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