Comparison

Visual Calendar vs SimpleShift

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

Head to head
About

Visual Calendar

Visually displays your activities on a monthly calendar. Easily add and track all-day events, shifts, or habits with color-coded tags and icons. A simple, detail-free way to manage your schedule.

Highlights
  • Visual monthly calendar display
  • Add and track all-day events
  • Color-coded tags for activities
  • Icon customization for tags
  • Simple two-step process
Features
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Visual Calendar is a simple but beautiful app that visually displays different activities on a monthly base. It is a perfect visual aid to add and track all-day events, shifts, habits or any other activities you would like to do simply and quickly without getting lost in details. Only 2 steps you need to do: 1, Create various tags you need by selecting colors and icons 2, Add tag(s) to the day(s) on the calendar view That’s all. Nothing more. Enjoy!

About

SimpleShift

Easily schedule and view your work shifts at a glance. This app offers a clear overview of your work schedule and can be viewed on your Apple Watch or as a home screen widget.

Highlights
  • Schedule shifts
  • View shifts at a glance
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable shift patterns
Features
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SimpleShift is a simple shift calendar for people who work shifts. Plan your rota, see what’s coming up at a glance, and stay on top of your hours without the clutter of a full planner app. Your schedule lives on a clear month or week calendar. Add shifts quickly, jot notes for individual days, and share a snapshot of any month when you need to. Create shift templates with your times, colours, and labels, then swipe them onto the calendar for fast scheduling. For rotating rosters, build a repeating pattern once and apply it in seconds instead of filling in every day by hand. Track hours and pay with hourly rates, monthly and annual summaries, and charts. Export pay data when you need it. Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch keep upcoming shifts visible at a glance, and optional reminders notify you before work starts. Choose colours and themes that fit you. Optional iCloud sync backs up your calendar across your devices. SimpleShift keeps your data on your device and in your iCloud, private by design, with no account required.

Screenshots

Visual Calendar4 screens
SimpleShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SimpleShift at Free against Visual Calendar's $0.99. SimpleShift also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 57%). Visual Calendar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, ads, monetization model 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

SimpleShift is free to download; Visual Calendar costs $0.99 up front. SimpleShift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Visual Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Calendar ships an update every 2 months, SimpleShift every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Visual Calendar versus SimpleShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual CalendarSimpleShift
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMate SzokeOliver Munday

Customer experience

Visual Calendar

All ratings9 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative36.5%

SimpleShift

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Visual Calendar

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Tagged days missing/entries gone
  • Deletes data daily
  • Cannot delete/edit entered calendar items
  • New version wipes data
  • New version won't work on phone
Show 18 more
  • Nothing shows up on calendar after adding
  • Background color options not working
  • Support link does not work
  • Keyboard never appears
  • App is abandoned with no future support
  • Bug that kicks you out when deleting preset tag
  • Fades in and out between different activities, not showing all at once
  • Cannot edit preloaded tags
  • Cannot go over certain mark limitations on calendar
  • Background too dark
  • Syncs only 'All Day' appointments
  • App freezes and/or kicks user off
  • App crashes every time it's used
  • Does not import all calendar appointments
  • Fails to show imported calendar events
  • Cannot insert anything
  • Unstable
  • App randomly exits

Requested features

22 requests
  • Ability to delete/edit events
  • Sync with other calendar apps
  • Add time to tags/events
  • Reminders/notifications
  • Repeat function for tasks
Show 17 more
  • Support for larger screens/iPhone 5
  • Backup and restore functionality
  • Create multiple calendars
  • Import custom icons/photos
  • Notes associated with events
  • Emojis for icons
  • List views, week views
  • Timed events
  • Customize events (e.g., 'work 8-5pm')
  • Export to PDF/image
  • Stereotypical hourly event calendaring
  • Dark mode option
  • Word-wrap for event text
  • Default opacity slider higher
  • Match tags to synced activities
  • Choose Monday as start of week
  • Add alarms

SimpleShift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Visual Calendar

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SimpleShift

Subscriptions1
  • SimpleShift Pro$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Visual Calendar free?
Visual Calendar costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleShift free?
SimpleShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Visual Calendar or SimpleShift have ads?
Neither Visual Calendar nor SimpleShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Calendar or SimpleShift?
Visual Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and SimpleShift every 3 months. Most recently, Visual Calendar was updated on October 8, 2026 and SimpleShift on October 7, 2026.

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