Comparison

Shift Scheduler vs Shift Day Work Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Shift Scheduler

Manage your work schedule with this app. It offers flexible shift arrangement, holiday tracking, and customizable calendar views with icons and colors. Record clock-in/out times and set reminders for your shifts.

Highlights
  • Flexible shift arrangement
  • Holiday tracking (US, UK, Canada, etc.)
  • Customizable calendar with 40+ icons and unlimited colors
  • Clock-in/out time recording
  • Shift reminders
  • Enable/disable shifts for calendar view
Features
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Shift Scheduler is a useful shift management tool with holiday, free combo shift, alarm for work, and more... It use freedom algorithm to pick shift days, can arrange every shift with combo of the unlimited shifts. It will show your shift schedule in a calendar with Character or 40+ icons combine with unlimited colors, so it will be very easy to show when you arrange much of shift. It can disable shift you don’t need show in calendar recently, and don’t needs to delete it, only one click it can be re-show in your calendar again. It also support record the clock in time and work off time, and it can alert you when it coming with much of time option can be choose. Feature which supported: • Freedom pick shift days, can arrange every shift ! • (NEW!) Holiday, you can show US, UK, Canada, HongKong, Taiwan, China Holidays in your calendar. • ICON: You can now choose your favorite ICON of you shift, about 40+ icon can be choose ! • Character: show the first character on shift name in your calendar view. • Color: You can choose different color with the ICON, unlimited color can be choose! • Unlimited Shift Profile: You can enable or disable the shift in shift list menu, so you don't need to delete any shift configure! disable the shift will let shift not show on your calendar view! • Clock In time: you can choose every shift 's clock in time and off time ! • Reminder: You can choose let Shift Scheduler remind you before Clock in or work off ! • Setting & Review & Feedback: Setting Menu can now feedback to me and rating this app now!

About

Shift Day Work Calendar

Easily track your work shifts with a clear, intuitive calendar. Assign colors and names to shifts, add reminders, and view your entire month at a glance. Share your schedule and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Color-coded shift tracking
  • Intuitive rota interface
  • Shift widget
  • Schedule sharing
  • iCloud sync
  • Push notifications
Features
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Spoke: Shift Day Work Calendar Tracking your shifts has never been easier! With Spoke, you can see at a glance when you’re working. Suitable for your iPhone and/or iPad, the clear, easily readable calendar allows you to track your working days and hours with minimal effort – you can add or remove a shift with a single tap. Designed with shift workers in mind, Spoke enables you to see a full month of shifts on the screen, making it easier than ever to manage your working life. Key features: - Color-code your shifts and assign short-names for at-a-glance insights - Intuitive rota interface for quick rotation application - Add multiple memos for quick reminders of each day’s events - Shift widget enables you to see upcoming shifts without even opening the app - Share your schedule easily with friends and family - Sync with iCloud for real-time updates across your iPad and iPhone Additional benefits: - See up to two shifts per day. - Add unlimited shifts to your calendar. - Change your shift schedule just by tapping on the calendar. - Copy and paste shifts for rapid diary updates. - Add your rotation and automatically fill the calendar in a few simple steps. - Get push notifications for shift events. - Week number with four different patterns (1-2, 2-1, 1-52, 0-51). - Set the start day of your week to any day. - Email your shift events. - Share your monthly shift view (via email/SMS/print/photo album) The intuitive shift managing interface makes Spoke suitable for anyone who wants to take the pain out of their diary management. The app is perfect for those working random hours and days, as well as individuals working fixed shifts on rotation. People already benefitting from Shift Days include: - Nurses - Doctors - Emergency workers - Police- Firefighters - Military- Paramedics - Security Guards - Cleaners - Bartenders - Reporters - Students and part timers - Taxi or Uber drivers - Waiters and waitresses - Truckers - Construction workers - Men of the Night’s Watch --- -SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS Spoke is free to download. Spoke Subscription gives you unlimited access to our premium content and features. - Spoke's auto-renewing subscription options are $2.99 monthly or $24.99 annually - This price is 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. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of your subscription - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and at the cost of the chosen package - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - Your subscription automatically renews unless you turn if off in Account Settings 24+ hours before the end of the billing period. - You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. [ Privacy Policy ]https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/77398254 [ Terms of Service ]https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/77398254 [ Support ]Contact at 'support@pixo.co'

Screenshots

Shift Scheduler4 screens
Shift Day Work Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift Scheduler at none against Shift Day Work Calendar's 14. Shift Scheduler also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.3). Shift Day Work Calendar's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (86% vs 60%). On price, rating 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

Both are free to download. Shift Day Work Calendar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Shift Scheduler asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shift Scheduler against 4.7 for Shift Day Work Calendar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Day Work Calendar has 14K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Shift Scheduler's written reviews are positive against 86% of Shift Day Work Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Scheduler ships an update every 2 months, Shift Day Work Calendar every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Shift Scheduler versus Shift Day Work Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift SchedulerShift Day Work Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings)4.7 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews86.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings714K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.3
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB240 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer洁靖 张PIXO Incorporation

Customer experience

Shift Scheduler

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Shift Day Work Calendar

All ratings14,346 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,026 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.4%

Bugs and requests

Shift Scheduler

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shift Day Work Calendar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing or closing unexpectedly
  • Shifts not displaying correctly
  • Issues with paid version not working after device change

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add more than 2 shifts per day
  • Integration with other calendar apps
  • Customizable color options
  • Recurring memo/event feature
  • Week view option

In-app purchases

None

Shift Scheduler

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Shift Day Work Calendar

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Subscription Trial7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Month-Subscription2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription Trial3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription Intro Offer7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Special Offer$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro Subscription Trial7 Days trial2 variants$34.991 Year
  • Year-Subscription2 variants$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro Subscription14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Upgrade Now$2.99
  • Pro Upgrade$79.99

Questions

Is Shift Scheduler free?
Shift Scheduler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Day Work Calendar free?
Shift Day Work Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shift Scheduler or Shift Day Work Calendar?
Shift Scheduler and Shift Day Work Calendar are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 14K ratings respectively.
Do Shift Scheduler or Shift Day Work Calendar have ads?
Shift Day Work Calendar shows ads; Shift Scheduler does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift Scheduler or Shift Day Work Calendar?
Shift Scheduler ships an update every 2 months, and Shift Day Work Calendar every 4 days. Most recently, Shift Scheduler was updated on June 5, 2026 and Shift Day Work Calendar on September 24, 2026.

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