Comparison

Shift Worker vs WorkTime

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

Head to head
About

Shift Worker

Easily enter and view your work schedule with custom shift types, icons, and colors. Quickly add entire months or years of shifts and share them with others. Save your schedule to your device's background for instant access.

Highlights
  • Custom shift types with icons and colors
  • Quick shift entry for months/years
  • Multiple calendar support
  • Share shifts with others
  • Save schedule to background
  • Personalized notes for dates
  • Timeline view
Features
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Shift Worker is designed for people who need a quick and easy way to enter and view their shifts. A traditional calendar is not always ideal for shift workers. Sometimes it's not easy to see your upcoming shift schedule very clearly, especially if your shifts don't fall into the traditional working week. Shift Worker solves this problem and turns the frustrating task of entry into a quick and easy experience. Shift Worker allows you to create your own types of shifts by combining visually-attractive icons with letters/numbers so that they can be easily identified at a glance. By including a range of icons (such as suns and stars for day and night shifts) in a variety of colors, any combination is possible for all types of shifts. Entering shifts can be done quickly by simply selecting a type of shift and tapping on each date it occurs. An entire month of shifts could be entered in seconds, an entire year in a few minutes! In addition, Shift Worker allows you create multiple calendars to see friends and family shifts! You can send your shifts to others so they can also see your shifts at a glance as an image or in their copy of Shift Worker. To make things even simpler, you can even save your shifts to your iPhone/iPod's background so that referring to your upcoming shift schedule is as simple as picking up your iPhone/iPod. Shift Worker also includes the ability to create colored personalized notes for each date. Notes can be used anytime additional information needs to be added to a date. FEATURES: - Create a virtually unlimited amount of shift types - Enter shifts on the calendar months in advance in seconds - Add your rotation and automatically fill the calendar in a few simple steps - Show friends and family shifts using multiple calendars - View the calendar in timeline format to see your shift flow at a glance - Create colored personalized notes for any date on the calendar - Include week of year or week 1/2 alternating pattern on calendar - Jump to any month by using the "Goto" button - Save a month's worth of shifts to your background - Share your shifts to others via email, messages and social media. - Import other Shift Worker shifts and view them all within the one app - No ads! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WorkTime

Easily track your work shifts and hours with this intuitive calendar app. Designed for shift workers, it allows quick entry, schedule visualization, and helpful reminders. Premium features include advanced hour tracking and calendar syncing.

Highlights
  • Shift calendar visualization
  • Quick shift entry
  • Shift reminders
  • Hours and wages tracking
  • Schedule sharing
  • Sync to phone calendar
Features
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TRACKING WORK SHIFTS HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER. WorkTime is the shift calendar trusted by over 1,000,000 workers. Set your shift times, see them all at a glance, set alerts, add up your hours, and share your schedule. Do you work rotating shifts, irregular hours, or random days? WorkTime tracks your entire work schedule on one clean calendar. Enter shifts with just two taps. See your whole month at a glance. No more scribbling shifts on scraps of paper. FEATURES • See all your shifts at a single glance on a unique time-display calendar • Enter shift start times with just two taps • Add shifts quickly from your Recent Shifts list • Add notes and reminders to any day • Share your schedule via email or save it as a photo • Share multiple months at once PREMIUM FEATURES • Add unlimited jobs • Track hours worked and wages with the Hours Calculator • Set alerts to remind you before an upcoming shift • Ad-free interface • Sync to your phone's calendar SET AND NEVER FORGET. Set reminders based on how much time you need to get ready. WorkTime alerts you before every shift so you never miss one. BUILT FOR SHIFT WORKERS. Whether you're a nurse, barista, bartender, warehouse worker, retail associate, or anyone who works shifts — WorkTime is built for you. Subscription pricing and terms: WorkTime offers auto-renewing subscription options. Prices shown are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your App Store account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your device's Settings > Subscriptions. Refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Terms of Use: http://totoventures.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://totoventures.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Shift Worker4 screens
WorkTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WorkTime at Free against Shift Worker's $1.99. WorkTime also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 102). Shift Worker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and chart position (#158 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

WorkTime is free to download; Shift Worker costs $1.99 up front. WorkTime sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Shift Worker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WorkTime holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorkTime has 4.7K ratings behind it against 102, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Shift Worker's written reviews are positive against 59% of WorkTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Worker ships an update every 2 weeks, WorkTime every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Shift Worker versus WorkTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift WorkerWorkTime
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (102 ratings)4.4 (4.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.6% of reviews58.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1024.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#158 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProduction Shed Pty LtdToto Ventures Inc.

Customer experience

Shift Worker

All ratings102 ratings
Positive65.7%
Neutral15.7%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive46.6%
Neutral20.4%
Negative33.0%

WorkTime

All ratings4,671 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews484 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral12.2%
Negative28.9%

User reviews

Shift Worker

From 102 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent for shift workers
  • 📅 Easy to organize schedules
  • 🎨 Customizable icons and colors
  • 🧭 Helpful for managing complex rotations
  • 🤝 Useful for couples/families to align schedules

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when adding notes
  • 📝 Limited note display
  • 🔄 Lack of sync between devices
  • 🗓️ Issues with iOS updates deleting data
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding support

WorkTime

From 4.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for organizing shifts and schedules
  • 💰 Calculates earnings and pay
  • 📆 Convenient calendar view

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires subscription for full functionality
  • 💰 Subscription cost is too high
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates
  • 🔄 Difficulty restoring purchases

Bugs and requests

Shift Worker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to add notes
  • Notes disappearing after iOS updates
  • Calendar dates/days not displaying correctly
  • Inability to export/import schedules

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to view full notes
  • Implement iCloud/calendar sync
  • Allow multiple shift entries per day
  • Add recurring note/reminder features
  • Develop Apple Watch app integration

WorkTime

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Shifts/data randomly disappearing after updates
  • Inability to restore pro subscription
  • Calendar view freezing and becoming unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add weekend/holiday pay rates
  • Ability to sync with other calendars
  • Option to customize font size and layout
  • Implement a search/filter feature

In-app purchases

None

Shift Worker

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

WorkTime

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Wk WorkTime Shift Scheduler14 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • WorkTime Pro: One Week14 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • 1 Month WorkTime Shift Manager14 Days trial$8.991 Month
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  • 6 Month WorkTime Shift Worker$29.996 Months
  • WorkTime Pro Annual Subscription14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 1 Year WorkTime Job Calendar14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Work Calendar & Shift Schedule$3.99

Questions

Is Shift Worker free?
Shift Worker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WorkTime free?
WorkTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shift Worker or WorkTime?
WorkTime is rated higher. Shift Worker averages 3.7 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while WorkTime averages 4.4 from 4.7K ratings.
Do Shift Worker or WorkTime have ads?
Neither Shift Worker nor WorkTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shift Worker or WorkTime?
Shift Worker ships an update every 2 weeks, and WorkTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shift Worker was updated on September 25, 2026 and WorkTime on September 25, 2026.

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