Comparison

Roster vs Shift Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Roster

Easily manage your work shifts by entering them into your calendar with a single tap. Customize shift times, colors, and names to fit your specific needs. Quickly create complex shift patterns and add notes for each day.

Highlights
  • Quick shift entry
  • Customizable shift details
  • Editable templates
  • Add notes to days
  • Double shifts
  • Recurring shift cycles
Features
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Get the best free roster app now. Quickly enter your shift patterns into your calendar. Just choose your shift, morning, regular or late and tap the corresponding day. You can define work times, colors, names and many more to fit your needs. With our unique app you can create your whole shift pattern in less than a minute. No app can beat this. Unique features: - Free editable templates. - Single tap to add or delete calendar entries. - Double tap to switch shift entries - Choose work times, names, colors and more. - Option to add notes to any calendar day - double shifts optional: - free of Ads - monthly export of services as PDF-file - matching of the data with iCloud - matching of your services, and notes in your device -calendar (manual and automatic) - Automatically add recurring shift cycles to roster-calendar - Calculations - Auto- Delete for shifts - entries of holiday, vacations, etc. - backup/restore - password protection for App - overtime - fully functioning audio recorder for each day - full-fledged camera application for each day You can purchase Website+Extras for 1 month for the price of $ 1.49. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 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 subscription period, and identify the cost of the renewal. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. A once completed subscription can not be canceled before its term expires. You can find our privacy policy under https://www.roster-calendar.com/privacy_app.html and terms of use for more information under https://www.roster-calendar.com/terms_app.html.

About

Shift Calendar

Features
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This is an intelligent scheduling tool designed for frontline and shift workers. It supports customized settings for generating cycle shifts, reminders based on work schedules, and a sleek and attractive desktop widget. It also supports multi-person shift schedules, shift schedule sharing, and shift statistics to make your scheduling more simple and convenient. 「Calendar Scheduling」 The main interface is based on a monthly calendar view, which clearly displays lunar and holiday information. Click on a date to easily add today's shifts. Default shifts include day shift, night shift, rest, morning shift, mid-shift, and night shift. You can freely add/modify/delete shifts, and each shift can be customized with shift color, work start and end times, and rest times. Supports left and right swipe to switch between months, and you can also quickly jump to custom years and months. Note: Supports setting multiple shifts for a single day. 「Cycle Shifts」 You can set regular cycle shifts based on your needs, with a default cycle of 1 year that can be set to 3 years. Note: Cycle shifts also support setting multiple shifts for a single day. 「Shift Alarm」 Thoughtful shift alarms that can set multiple alarms for different shifts. Alarm reminder methods include local calendar reminders, alarm clock reminders, and WeChat reminders. Note: You can set alarms based on work start/end times, with a service that can be advanced or delayed by xx minutes. 「Widget」 Supports displaying today/tomorrow's shifts, weekly view, and monthly view widgets. Note: Widgets support different light/dark display styles. 「Other Features」 Data Sync: After logging in to your account, you can enjoy cloud synchronization. You no longer have to worry about losing your data; Multi-person shift schedule: Supports adding multi-person shift schedules, clearly displaying the scheduling for multiple people on a given day; Shift schedule sharing: Supports sharing a month's shift schedule with WeChat friends; Shift statistics: Supports shift count statistics, shift duration statistics, and daily duration statistics. "Intelligent scheduling, happy life!" Welcome doctors, nurses, workers, bankers, security personnel, and friends from other industries to experience and use this tool.

Screenshots

Roster4 screens
Shift Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shift Calendar at none against Roster's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Roster sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Shift Calendar sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Roster versus Shift Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRosterShift Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developermichael heinzShanghai Fengcong Technology Co., Ltd.

Bugs and requests

Roster

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App suddenly stops working
  • Notes and schedules disappearing
  • Inability to access past/future months
  • Compatibility issues with device updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multiple shifts per day
  • Improve month-to-month navigation
  • Integrate with other calendar apps
  • Provide better customer support

Shift Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Roster

Subscriptions1
  • Website+Extras$1.491 Month
One-time8
  • Extra 1$0.99
  • Extra 2 - Security$0.99
  • Extra 3 - Overtime$0.99
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  • Extra 4 - Audio$0.99
  • Extra 5 - Pictures$0.99
  • "More comfortable"$1.99
  • No advertising$1.99
  • All Extras$3.99
4 purchases

Shift Calendar

One-time4
  • Premium VIP 1 Month$0.99
  • Premium VIP 3 Month$2.99
  • Premium VIP 12 Month$5.99
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  • Premium VIP Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Roster free?
Roster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift Calendar free?
Shift Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Roster or Shift Calendar have ads?
Roster shows ads; Shift Calendar does not.
Which is updated more often, Roster or Shift Calendar?
Roster ships an update every 2 months, and Shift Calendar every 2 months. Most recently, Roster was updated on November 1, 2026 and Shift Calendar on October 24, 2026.

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