Shift Work Calendar | Schedule vs SimpleCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift Work Calendar | Schedule
Easily manage your work schedule with this calendar app designed for shift workers. Register your shifts, add notes with emojis, and save your calendar as an image. Sync with your iOS calendar and view others' shifts with the premium plan.
- Create multiple shift types
- Easy shift input
- Add notes with emoji icons
- Save calendar as image
- Send shifts via email
- Widget for quick schedule check
- iOS Calendar Sync (Premium)
- Input/view other people's shifts (Premium)
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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
SimpleCal
This app offers a straightforward way to manage your schedule, sync events across devices using iCloud or Google Calendar, and stay organized with reminders and weather forecasts. Its customizable interface and simple design make adding and editing events quick and intuitive.
- Cross-platform sync (iCloud/Google)
- Event reminders (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
- Weather forecast integration
- Customizable event and color themes
- Simple event adding and editing
- Widget for quick event overview
- Dark mode support
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SimpleCal is the easiest calendar app on the App Store. Sync your schedule across platforms and devices through iCloud or Google calendar. - Sync All the events on your current calendar are transferable from another calendars via iCloud or Google calendar. (The connection uses the calendar account registered in the Settings app) - Widget Your recent events can be displayed on a widget to grasp what to do quickly. - Weather The weather forecast for the specified area is displayed on the calendar(up to one week ahead) - Reminders You won't miss your important events via SimpleCal's reminder. The reminders can be repeated daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. - Customizable interface Each event and calendar can have different colors, which makes you easily recognize your schedule. The color theme is also customizable. You can find your favorite theme for sure. - Simple design You can add or edit an event only with a few steps. Do you have some routine in your life? Then, try SimpleCal! You can create a new event just by dragging a past event. - Dark Mode Supports dark mode. - Data Backup Saves event data to an external server such as iCloud Calendar or Google Calendar. (The app does not have its own calendar and does not save to the device's local area.) In the unlikely event that your iPhone is damaged, you can simply log in to your original calendar account to load your previous event data.
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Verdict
Shift Work Calendar | Schedule and SimpleCal both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Shift Work Calendar | Schedule's written reviews are positive against 85% of SimpleCal's. SimpleCal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Shift Work Calendar | Schedule sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.59 per month and SimpleCal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shift Work Calendar | Schedule against 4.7 for SimpleCal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.6K and 18K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Shift Work Calendar | Schedule's written reviews are positive against 85% of SimpleCal's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Shift Work Calendar | Schedule | SimpleCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better | 4.7 (18K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.6% of reviews — better | 84.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.6K | 18K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ebisu Soft Inc. | Yohei Fujikawa |
Customer experience
Shift Work Calendar | Schedule
SimpleCal
User reviews
Shift Work Calendar | Schedule
From 9.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Customizable
- 💡 Helpful for shift workers
- 🚀 Convenient
- 👍 Organized
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches
- 💸 Expensive subscription
- 📢 Too many ads
SimpleCal
From 18K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😍 Awesome!!
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Well-organized
- 🎨 Helpful color-coding
- ⏰ Useful reminders
Room to improve
- 🐛 Deleted events/data loss
- 🔒 Requires full access to Apple Calendar
- 🗓️ Can't edit read-only events
- 🎨 Limited color options
- 🗓️ Can't add events on days with existing events
Bugs and requests
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
SimpleCal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calendar stuck on one date
- Home screen widget not working
- Issues with setting recurring events
Requested features
8 requests- Add more color options
- Ability to gray out past days
- Custom reminder times
- Separate work and personal calendars
- Printable calendar view
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- Sync colors across devices
- Add subtasks for events
- Ability to delete specific holidays
In-app purchases
Shift Work Calendar | Schedule
- 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
SimpleCal
- Ads removal$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads$49.99
Questions
Is Shift Work Calendar | Schedule free?
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