Comparison

Shift Worker vs Shift Work Calendar | Schedule

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

Head to head
About

Shift Worker

This app helps shift workers manage their complex schedules with a clear, colorful calendar. Easily input rotations, view shifts at a glance, and receive timely reminders. Share your schedule with others and track your work hours.

Highlights
  • Clear, colorful shift calendar
  • Quick roster entry and rotation filling
  • Customizable shift icons and colors
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Shift sharing with family and friends
  • Shift statistics (Premium)
Features
Currently charting
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Shift Worker is the calendar built for shift work. See every shift at a glance, fill a month in seconds and never miss a start time, whether you work rotating shifts, night shifts, 12-hour days or a fixed roster. A regular calendar isn't made for shift work. Shifts that don't fit the Monday-to-Friday week are hard to read, slow to enter and easy to lose among appointments. Shift Worker turns your roster, rota or work schedule into a clear, colourful calendar you can read in a glance. Switch between shift icons and a timeline view that shows when each shift starts and ends, with overnight shifts running across midnight, so you can see your shift flow at a glance. It's made for nurses, paramedics, police, firefighters, security, hospitality, retail, factory and warehouse staff, and anyone else who works shifts. NEW IN SHIFT WORKER 2.0 • A completely redesigned calendar: cleaner, faster and easier to read • New shift icons: ten shapes, ten colours and your own codes and times • Light and dark mode, or follow your iPhone • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that show your next shift • Reminders before every shift, plus Day Ahead and Week Ahead notifications (Premium) • Calendar Sync puts your shifts in any calendar on your iPhone (Premium) • Stats show your hours, shift mix and short breaks by week, 2 weeks or month (Premium) • Week Ahead widget (Premium) • Prefer the original look? The Classic Calendar is still available ENTER YOUR ROSTER IN SECONDS Pick a shift, then tap the days. A whole month takes seconds and a whole year takes a few minutes. Or add a rotation, like 2 Earlies, 2 Lates, 2 Nights then rest, and Shift Worker fills the calendar for you, up to 3 years ahead in one go. YOUR SHIFTS, YOUR WAY Create as many shift types as you need by combining icons with letters or numbers: suns and moons for day and night shifts, stars for leave, in any colour you like. Add colourful notes to any date, show week numbers or an alternating Week 1 / Week 2 pattern, and use 12-hour or 24-hour time. SHARE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS Create multiple calendars to see family and friends' shifts, share your month as an image by message, email or social media, and import shifts from other Shift Worker users to see everyone in one app. SHIFT WORKER PREMIUM (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Everything in the app is included with your purchase except these Premium features: • Reminders before every shift, plus Day Ahead and Week Ahead notifications • Calendar Sync keeps your current and future shifts up to date in the calendar you choose • Stats for hours, shift mix and short breaks • The Week Ahead widget Choose a monthly or yearly plan. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. No ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shiftworkerapp.com/privacy/

About

Shift Work Calendar | Schedule

Easily manage and view your work schedule with this calendar app. Register shifts, add notes with emoji icons, and save your calendar as an image. Share your schedule via email or check it quickly with a widget.

Highlights
  • Create custom shift types
  • Easy shift input
  • Notes with emoji icons
  • Save calendar as image
  • Share shifts via email
  • Widget for quick schedule check
Features
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There are many people working at the retail trade and the hospital, etc. by the shift work. Isn't it convenient to be able to confirm the schedule of your work with iPhone easily quickly? This is a useful calendar for such people. It is possible to confirm it by the calendar by easily registering your shift. Moreover, You can save this calendar as an image, and set it as a wallpaper of the idle screen of iPhone. Features - Create amount of shift types - Easy shifts input - Notes for any date on calendar with Emoji Icon. - Save a calendar as an image. - Send your shifts to others via E-mail. - Widget:Quickly check schedule and shifts with widget Premium Plan features ・No ads ・iOS Calendar Sync Your shifts are imported to iOS calendar. ・Shift Table You can input and view other person's shift too. Auto-renewable subscriptions You can choose the period of use from 1 month, 6 months, 1 year. The longer the period, the better the price! It will be automatically continued when the use period expires. To terminate automatic subscription, please carry out cancellation processing from the setting application. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Terms of use http://ebisu-soft.com/shift-work-calendar/premium_plan_ios_terms_of_use

Screenshots

Shift Worker4 screens
Shift Work Calendar | Schedule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shift Work Calendar | Schedule at 96% against Shift Worker's 46%. Shift Work Calendar | Schedule also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.7). Shift Worker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On in-app purchases, monetization model, 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

Shift Work Calendar | Schedule is free to download; Shift Worker costs $1.99 up front. Shift Worker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Shift Work Calendar | Schedule sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.59 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shift Work Calendar | Schedule holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Work Calendar | Schedule has 9.6K ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Shift Worker's written reviews are positive against 96% of Shift Work Calendar | Schedule's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Worker ships an update every 6 days, Shift Work Calendar | Schedule fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Shift Worker versus Shift Work Calendar | Schedule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift WorkerShift Work Calendar | Schedule
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (103 ratings)4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.1% of reviews95.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1039.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProduction Shed Pty LtdEbisu Soft Inc.

Customer experience

Shift Worker

All ratings103 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral15.5%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews462 reviews
Positive46.1%
Neutral20.8%
Negative33.1%

Shift Work Calendar | Schedule

All ratings9,640 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews1,853 reviews
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.6%

User reviews

Shift Worker

From 103 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

Shift Work Calendar | Schedule

From 9.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable
  • 💡 Helpful for shift workers
  • 🚀 Convenient
  • 👍 Organized

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches
  • 💸 Expensive subscription
  • 📢 Too many ads

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

Shift Work Calendar | Schedule

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calendar dates not syncing correctly
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Issues with data migration

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring shift scheduling
  • Ability to add multiple shifts per day
  • More customization options
  • Sync with other calendars
  • Payroll integration

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shift Worker

Subscriptions2
  • Shift Worker Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Shift Worker Premium Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
6 purchases

Shift Work Calendar | Schedule

Subscriptions6
  • No advertisement plan 1 month$1.591 Month
  • Premium Plan 1Month$2.391 Month
  • No advertisement plan 6 months$6.396 Months
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  • Premium Plan 6 Months$9.596 Months
  • No advertisement plan 1 year$11.001 Year
  • Premium Plan 1 Year$16.901 Year

Questions

Is Shift Worker free?
Shift Worker costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Shift Work Calendar | Schedule free?
Shift Work Calendar | Schedule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shift Worker or Shift Work Calendar | Schedule?
Shift Work Calendar | Schedule is rated higher. Shift Worker averages 3.7 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while Shift Work Calendar | Schedule averages 4.7 from 9.6K ratings.
Do Shift Worker or Shift Work Calendar | Schedule have ads?
Shift Work Calendar | Schedule shows ads; Shift Worker does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift Worker or Shift Work Calendar | Schedule?
Shift Worker ships an update every 6 days, and Shift Work Calendar | Schedule fortnightly. Most recently, Shift Worker was updated on November 12, 2026 and Shift Work Calendar | Schedule on November 12, 2026.

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