Comparison

Shift Calendar vs FireDocket

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

Head to head
About

Shift Calendar

A customizable shift calendar designed for firefighters, paramedics, and EMS workers. Easily track work and off days for important personal events, supporting various common shift patterns. Includes note-taking for each shift day.

Highlights
  • Customizable shift schedules
  • Supports 24/24, 24/48, 24/72 patterns
  • Supports 48x96 pattern
  • Alpha and Numeric shift naming
  • Notes for each shift day
  • Designed for firefighters and EMS
Features
Currently charting
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Thank you for your interest in Shift Calendar, the app designed by Firefighters and built for Firefighters. Shift Calendar is the full functioning, eternal shift calendar specifically for the professional firefighter, paramedic, EMS worker, their family and friends. No more checking shift cards to see if you will be working or off on your anniversary, birthday or other important events. This version of the Shift Calendar is configurable to present shift schedules specifically for the following: 24/24 for departments working 2 platoons 24 on 24 off. 24/48 for departments working 3 platoons 24 on 48 off. 24/72 for departments working 4 platoons 24 on 72 off. For departments working more complex schedules such as 24 on and 24 off for 5 days with 96 off as A-C-A-B-A-B-C-B-C-REPEAT, look for our ShiftCal Kelley schedule app. Newly released is the popular 48x96 for departments working 3 platoons 48 on 96 off as A-A-B-B-C-C-REPEAT. Search on Cal30 to see these other options. Shift Calendar provides for both Alpha and Numeric shift naming conventions. As of version 2.0, users can now keep notes on each shift day. Future enhancements will target Kelly Day/ADO. Spread the word and pass it around. Most of all...Thank you for all you do...

About

FireDocket

This app displays firefighter shift schedules and other repeating team schedules. It supports up to four shifts and can be configured for any schedule length. Users can also print a full-year color calendar to share with family and friends.

Highlights
  • Firefighter shift schedule display
  • Supports up to four shifts
  • Configurable for any shift sequence length
  • Printable full-year color calendar
  • Easy schedule sharing
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FireDocket is a simple to use calendar for displaying firefighter shift schedules - or any schedules where teams work according to a fixed shift sequence that is shorter than the month and stays the same throughout the year. It supports up to four shifts or platoons at a time and any shift schedule. It comes preset to a 21 day shift sequence and is easily configured to any other schedule in minutes. All you need is the current month's schedule that the fire station or your supervisor provided and the length (in days) of the shift sequence. (The preset sequence is ABCACACBCABABACABCBCB, is 21 days long, and starts repeating at day 22.) You will find that you can also print a full-year color calendar to any wireless printer in the area. It's useful for sharing your schedule with spouses, kids, friends, etc – but they could also have their own FireDocket apps since the app is distributed for free. Unlike most of the other fire calendar applications offered in the App Stores, this one is free (with ads). FireDocket does not provide facilities for trading days or marking paydays or noting holidays – but what it does do, it does very simply, very fast and very well ! The months of your work year are only a swipe away. Give it a try, what do you have to lose !

Screenshots

Shift Calendar4 screens
FireDocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FireDocket at Free against Shift Calendar's $1.99. FireDocket also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (56% vs 28%). Shift Calendar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On 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

FireDocket is free to download; Shift Calendar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FireDocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Calendar has 71 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Shift Calendar's written reviews are positive against 56% of FireDocket's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Calendar ships an update fortnightly, FireDocket every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Shift Calendar versus FireDocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift CalendarFireDocket
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (71 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.9% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGil EstesRich Willems

Customer experience

Shift Calendar

All ratings71 ratings
Positive28.2%
Neutral12.7%
Negative59.2%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive27.9%
Neutral13.2%
Negative58.8%

FireDocket

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Shift Calendar

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • Download did not complete
  • App keeps crashing
  • App does not open
  • App is inoperable after Apple update
  • App crashes when opening date and adding notes
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  • App disappears after iOS update
  • App not compatible with latest iOS
  • App crashes when trying to open
  • App crashes when trying to open it closes back
  • Update 14.2 made app crash
  • App will not open since last IOS update
  • App ceased working upon 14.2 iOS update
  • App will not open, crashes immediately
  • App needs to be updated to new IOS
  • App will not even open with new iPhone update
  • App needs an update
  • App crashes every time you enter a note
  • App closes every time you try to enter information
  • App closes as soon as you try to type anything in the notes
  • Crashes when I add notes
  • App shuts down when you hit the space bar
  • App will shut down when you hit the space bar
  • App crashes and does not save information
  • App crashes when entering notes for specific days
  • App crashes when hitting the return key
  • App crashes when adding notes

Requested features

14 requests
  • Accommodate 48/96 schedules
  • Support for 4 on 4 off shifts
  • Support for 5 days on, 4 days off schedules
  • Support for split shifts (2x10hrs off 24 then 2x14hrs then off for 4 days)
  • Add more shift variations
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  • Update Kelly Style app
  • Add built-in alarm for shift days
  • Allow multiple calendars
  • More shift color options
  • Faster month/year scrolling
  • Auto-generated payday
  • Add more custom markers (T, M, etc.)
  • Option to change pattern like Kelly shift calendar
  • Notify of scheduled events

FireDocket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Shift Calendar

No in-app purchases

None

FireDocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FireDocket free?
FireDocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shift Calendar or FireDocket?
FireDocket is rated higher. Shift Calendar averages 2.3 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while FireDocket averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Shift Calendar or FireDocket have ads?
FireDocket shows ads; Shift Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift Calendar or FireDocket?
Shift Calendar ships an update fortnightly, and FireDocket every 3 months. Most recently, Shift Calendar was updated on September 29, 2026 and FireDocket on June 1, 2026.

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