Comparison

Any.do vs ShiftLife

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

Head to head
About

Any.do

Organize your life with a comprehensive task list, calendar, and reminder app. Seamlessly sync across devices, set location-based or recurring reminders, and collaborate on shared lists. Boost productivity with intuitive task management and daily planning features.

Highlights
  • Seamless cross-device syncing
  • Location-based and recurring reminders
  • Shared lists and task assignment
  • Daily planner and calendar view
  • Voice entry for tasks
  • File attachments to tasks
Features
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Join over 50 million people who rely on Any.do to organize their life, work and get more done. "IT'S A MUST HAVE APP" (NYTimes, WSJ, USA Today & Lifehacker). It's the perfect combo of a task list, calendar, planner & reminders all-in-one app. THE #1 TO DO LIST & TASK LIST SYNCS SEAMLESSLY between your mobile, desktop, web, and tablet. Keeps all your to do list, tasks, reminders, calendar & agenda always in sync so you’ll never forget a thing GET REMINDERS for a scheduled time, when you reach a particular location or set recurring reminders so you never miss a thing WORK TOGETHER with shared lists and assigned tasks to collaborate and get more done, with anyone. Widget with simple and powerful features to keep your to do list and calendar events always at hand SIMPLE & POWERFUL CALENDAR OUTLOOK EASILY VIEW your events and to-do list & Tasks for the day, week & month SYNC SEAMLESSLY in real-time with your phone’s calendar, google calendar, Facebook events, outlook calendar, or any other calendar so you don’t forget an important event ALL-IN-ONE APP FOR GETTING THINGS DONE To easily create reminders we added voice entry so you can just speak your mind and we’ll add it to your to do list. For better task management flow we added a calendar integration to keep your agenda always up to date. To enhance your productivity we added cross-platform support for recurring reminders, location reminders, sub-tasks, notes & file attachments. To keep your to-do list always up to date, we’ve added a one-of-a-kind daily planner. TO DO LIST, CALENDAR & REMINDERS MADE SIMPLE Any.do was designed to keep you on top of your to do list and calendar with no hassle. Thanks to the intuitive drag and drop of tasks, swiping to mark to-do's as complete, and shaking your device to remove completed from your to do list - you can keep yourself organized and enjoy every minute of it. POWERFUL TASK LIST MANAGEMENT Looking for more? Add a to do list item straight from your email inbox by forwarding do@any.do. Attach files from your computer, Dropbox, or Google Drive to your tasks. LIFE ORGANIZER & DAILY PLANNER Any.do is a to do list, a calendar, an inbox, a notepad, a checklist, task list, a board for post its or sticky notes, a project management tool, a reminders app, a daily planner, a family organizer, and overall the simplest and most useful productivity tool you will ever have. SHARE LISTS & ASSIGN TASKS To plan & organize projects has never been easier. Now you can share lists between family members, assign tasks to each other, chat and much more. Any.do will help you and the people around you stay in-sync and get reminders so that you can focus on what really matters, knowing you had a productive day and crossed off your to do list GROCERY LIST & SHOPPING LIST Any.do task list is also great for shopping at the grocery store. Right there on your to do list is a handy shopping list option that you can share with others. Forgot to buy post-it notes? Want reminders? Simply create a list on Any.do, share it with your loved ones and see them adding their shopping items in real-time. You won’t believe how you’ve done shopping or grocery lists before Auto-Renewable subscription payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged at the cost of the subscription plan you chose: $9.99 - monthly plan $26.99 - 6 months plan $59.99 - 12 months plan with 7 days trial (50% OFF) You can manage and cancel the auto-renew subscription at any time from the account settings on iTunes (post-purchase), but we are unable to issue refunds for any pay periods that have already been billed. *Please note we do not support Family Sharing at the moment.* Terms: www.any.do/legal/app-license-agreement Privacy: www.any.do/legal/privacy-policy

About

ShiftLife

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You work shifts, but your life is more than your shifts. ShiftLife sets up your rotation and plans all 24 hours of every day, so sleep, family and your own goals fit around the schedule. Made for nurses, doctors, paramedics, police officers, firefighters, security staff, factory and call-center workers. SET UP YOUR ROTATION IN A MINUTE • Ready-made patterns: 12/36, 12/24, 24/48 Kelly, triple rotation 08-16-24, Pitman 2-2-3, DuPont, Southern swing, 4-2, physician on-call, fixed hours, or your own pattern. • Your whole cycle on one screen: day shifts, nights, recovery days and days off, color-coded. • Give your rotation and day types your own names. ALL 24 HOURS, PLANNED • A 24-hour template for every day type: sleep, work, commute, family, exercise and focus time. • Change your shift hours and the plan stays; in most cases blocks line up with the new times. • Shift ran long? One tap logs the overtime and the rest of the day adjusts. SLEEP AROUND NIGHT SHIFTS • Sleep is planned in 90-minute cycles, so you know how many cycles you get after a night shift. • Sleep against your goal across the whole cycle, with sleep debt. • Connect Apple Health to see sleep, steps and active energy. Sleep is written to Health only with your permission. LEAVE, SICK DAYS, SWAPS • Log leave, sick days, guest days or shift swaps on the right calendar day; your cycle stays intact. ROUTINES AND GOALS • Repeat routines by date or by day of your cycle. • Break goals into projects and milestones; your focus time is spread across the cycle. • The Today screen shows the current block, your next step and the day at a glance. PRO • Send shifts and handovers for 90 days, and timed plan blocks such as sleep, family, exercise and focus time for 30 days, to Apple Calendar or Google Calendar (one-way). • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. • Weekly report, cycle chart, CSV export and archive. • All themes, plus unlimited projects, plans, milestones and notes. Core planning is free and needs no account. Pro is available monthly, yearly or as a one-time lifetime purchase; the yearly free trial is shown only to eligible App Store accounts. Your plans and records stay on your device; if you turn on calendar export, only those events go to the calendar you choose. The app is available in English and Turkish, with light and dark themes made for night shifts. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lifedevlabs.com/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Any.do4 screens
ShiftLife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ShiftLife at none against Any.do's shown. Any.do's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Any.do sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ShiftLife sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Any.do ships an update every 3 weeks, ShiftLife every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Any.do versus ShiftLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAny.doShiftLife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (51K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings51K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAny.DOTAHIR GENCTOG

Bugs and requests

Any.do

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tasks disappearing or changing due dates unexpectedly
  • Calendar not syncing properly across devices
  • Inability to edit or remove shared tasks
  • App freezing or crashing on launch

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to move tasks to different dates with ease
  • Option to disable automatic reminders
  • Customizable task views (e.g. checkboxes instead of strikethrough)
  • Improved desktop/web app experience
  • Better integration with other productivity apps and services

ShiftLife

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Any.do

Subscriptions9
  • Any.do To Do List Pro - Time limited offer$2.991 Month
  • 50% Off Premium Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly Plan - 40% off$3.991 Month
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  • Any.do Premium - Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Any.do Premium - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • 50% Off Premium Yearly Plan$17.991 Year
  • 50% Off Premium Yearly Plan$22.991 Year
  • Any.do To Do List Pro - Time limited offer$26.991 Year
  • Any.do Premium - 12 Months7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
3 purchases

ShiftLife

Subscriptions2
  • ShiftLife Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • ShiftLife Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • ShiftLife Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Any.do free?
Any.do is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftLife free?
ShiftLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Any.do or ShiftLife have ads?
Any.do shows ads; ShiftLife does not.
Which is updated more often, Any.do or ShiftLife?
Any.do ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShiftLife every 2 weeks. Most recently, Any.do was updated on November 6, 2026 and ShiftLife on October 24, 2026.

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