Comparison

Shift Scheduler vs Megashift・Shift 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

Megashift・Shift Work Calendar

Effortlessly manage your work schedule and personal events with automatic work hour calculations. Visualize your shifts, track statistics, and sync across devices. Ideal for shift workers and those with irregular hours.

Highlights
  • Custom shift templates
  • Automatic work hour calculation
  • Shift statistics
  • Rotating schedule support
  • PDF export and printing (PRO)
  • Cloud sync and backup (PRO)
  • External calendar integration (PRO)
Features
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Megashift gives you a clear view of your shifts, work hours, and personal events for effortless day-to-day planning. Plus, it automatically calculates your work hours — no more manual calculations. • CREATE & VISUALIZE YOUR SCHEDULE Create custom shift templates (early, late, night shift, off, etc.) and easily add them to your calendar. The clear interface helps you keep shifts and appointments in view at all times. • HOURS CALCULATOR Megashift automatically calculates your work hours for entered shifts, no more manual recalculations needed. • STATISTICS See the most important numbers at a glance. Number of shifts and hours worked per shift type (monthly/yearly), work hours per day. Plus, see the distribution of your work time, day/night, on holidays/weekends, overtime. • ROTATING SCHEDULES Save recurring shift sequences (e.g. 2 early - 3 late - 2 night - 5 off) and have them automatically entered for any periods. Ideal for fixed shift plans in nursing, emergency services, police, or production. • SHARE & PRINT (PRO) Create high quality PDFs and share them directly from the app (email, messenger, etc.). Alternatively, you can print the PDFs right away. • CLOUD SYNC & BACKUP (PRO) Automatic backup and synchronization across all your devices. In case of device switch or loss, your data is immediately available again. • INTEGRATE EXTERNAL CALENDARS (PRO) Seamlessly integrate Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar & more. Finally, all appointments and shifts, doctor visits, birthdays in one place. WHO IS MEGASHIFT FOR? Megashift is ideal for: • People in shift work (nursing, medicine, emergency services, police, production, retail, gastronomy, etc.) • Freelancers & self-employed with irregular or changing work hours • Anyone looking for a straightforward calendar that clearly brings work and private life together ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS • Fully usable offline (no internet connection required) • Dark Mode (ideal for night shifts and easier on the eyes) • Continuous improvements based on real user feedback Download now for free and try it out right away! EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shift Scheduler4 screens
Megashift・Shift Work Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift Scheduler at none against Megashift・Shift Work Calendar's 9. Shift Scheduler also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). Megashift・Shift Work Calendar's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Megashift・Shift Work Calendar sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Shift Scheduler asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Megashift・Shift Work Calendar holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Shift Scheduler's written reviews are positive against 50% of Megashift・Shift Work Calendar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Scheduler ships an update every 2 months, Megashift・Shift Work Calendar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shift Scheduler versus Megashift・Shift Work Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift SchedulerMegashift・Shift Work Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings77
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer洁靖 张Pattarachanok Kreuzeder

Customer experience

Shift Scheduler

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

Megashift・Shift Work Calendar

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shift Scheduler

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Megashift・Shift Work Calendar

Subscriptions6
  • Full version monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Full version monthly & adfree7 Days trial$1.391 Month
  • Megashift PRO monthly$2.491 Month
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  • Megashift PRO yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Full version yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Full version yearly & adfree7 Days trial$13.991 Year
One-time3
  • ShiftMob PRO reduced$3.99
  • Megashift PRO$11.99
  • Megashift PRO Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is Shift Scheduler free?
Shift Scheduler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Megashift・Shift Work Calendar free?
Megashift・Shift Work Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shift Scheduler or Megashift・Shift Work Calendar?
Megashift・Shift Work Calendar is rated higher. Shift Scheduler averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Megashift・Shift Work Calendar averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Shift Scheduler or Megashift・Shift Work Calendar have ads?
Megashift・Shift Work Calendar shows ads; Shift Scheduler does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift Scheduler or Megashift・Shift Work Calendar?
Shift Scheduler ships an update every 2 months, and Megashift・Shift Work Calendar fortnightly. Most recently, Shift Scheduler was updated on November 1, 2026 and Megashift・Shift Work Calendar on November 4, 2026.

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