Comparison

Calendar Paste 3 vs SHIFTAR

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

Head to head
About

Calendar Paste 3

Create reusable templates for recurring or irregular events. Easily paste these templates into your calendar to save time and avoid repetitive data entry for meetings, shifts, and custom appointments.

Highlights
  • Create event templates
  • Paste templates into calendar
  • Schedule team meetings
  • Manage work shifts
  • Handle on-call duties
  • Specify custom durations
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Build templates for events that occur irregularly and paste them into your Calendar! Did you ever wonder why Apple’s built-in Calendar app has no Copy & Paste? I certainly did! Stop going through the tedious process of providing every event detail over and over again and use Calendar Paste instead to: • Schedule team meetings, • work shifts, • on-call duties, • productivity appointments with your lazy self, • events with durations like 3:45 which are ennerving to specify in the Calendar app. --- Attribution: Thanks to Daniel Bruce from http://www.entypo.com/ for the lock icon template!

About

SHIFTAR

Easily manage your work shifts and personal appointments in one intuitive calendar. Quickly input shift details, track your earnings, and sync with your existing iCloud calendar. Premium features include widgets, data backup, and advanced color customization.

Highlights
  • Quick shift entry with pre-set buttons
  • Automatic salary calculation
  • iCloud Calendar synchronization
  • Daily/weekly schedule widgets
  • Automatic data backup
  • Expanded color coding options
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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There's no more need to walk around with a shift schedule table. This single app lets you manage both your shift work and private schedules. SHIFTAR is committed to offering an easy-to-understand app that anybody can use with ease. There are absolutely no complicated actions. Using the app is intuitive for anyone, as easily as entering a schedule on a paper calendar with a pen. ■ Shift entry features Filling in shift information, item by item, into a calendar is a big job. Using SHIFTAR's shift entry features, you just touch the buttons labeled with early shift, late shift, day shift, night shift, and other shift schedule information. Just like that, you can fill in your calendar with shift schedule information as quickly as a whole month's shifts in just 30 seconds. ■ Salary calculation How much will you get on your next payday? How much salary have you earned through today? SHIFTAR will let you know. Knowing the amount of your next paycheck may let you increase your shifts, decrease your shifts to have fun, or determine your budget for presents. Your running total of salary through the current date is updated every day. Seeing the amount rise day by day may boost your motivation! ■ Sync iCloud Calendar Do you have schedules entered into other calendar apps? SHIFTAR supports iPhone's standard calendar (iCloud Calendar). No settings at all are required to migrate data. You can get started right away. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ◇◆ SHIFTAR Premium ◆◇ ■ Widgets Our new widget allows you to quickly check your daily / weekly schedule without having to launch the app. ■ Back up important data The app's data will be automatically backed up. You will always be able to revert to the last saved data when you encounter an issue. No need to worry even if: • your smartphone suddenly dies! • your data suddenly disappears! • you delete the app by mistake! • you get a new smartphone. ■ Add bonus colors You will be able to choose from a much wider variety of colors that you can set for your events. Enjoy a more colorful and convenient calendar screen with more colors for color coding. Great for you if: • you have many shift patterns and are running out of colors... • you are worried that you may run out of colors in the future... • you want to use your favorite colors ■ Remove ads Once you remove ads, you will have more space on the screen to display more events per day, and it will be easier to tap the menu button. No more distraction on the screen means that you will be able to focus on what you are doing, and the UI of SHIFTAR will perform at its best. <Period> SHIFTAR Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. It is available for yearly periods. It is automatically updated on a yearly basis, counting from the application date. <Free trial> You will get one free trial per iTunes account when you first use it. Your remaining trial period will expire if you cancel SHIFTAR Premium during your free trial period. <Automatic updates> SHIFTAR Premium will be automatically billed to your iTunes account within 24 hours prior to expiration. If you wish to cancel, please cancel the automatic updates in your iTunes account settings. <Privacy Policy> https://ozumah256.wixsite.com/leaderbike-policy <Terms of Use> https://ozumah256.wixsite.com/leaderbike-use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SHIFTAR believes in valuing the voice of every user. SHIFTAR will work to offer ongoing updates to make the app more convenient and easier to use for all. We look forward to your feedback. (Menu in the app > Other > Comments and requests) # When we're tired, we get power from everyone's positive reviews - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Screenshots

Calendar Paste 34 screens
SHIFTAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SHIFTAR at Free against Calendar Paste 3's $1.99. SHIFTAR also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (572 vs 9). Calendar Paste 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

SHIFTAR is free to download; Calendar Paste 3 costs $1.99 up front. SHIFTAR sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Calendar Paste 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SHIFTAR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHIFTAR has 572 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Calendar Paste 3's written reviews are positive against 76% of SHIFTAR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calendar Paste 3 ships an update every 3 months, SHIFTAR monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Calendar Paste 3 versus SHIFTAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalendar Paste 3SHIFTAR
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (9 ratings)4.8 (572 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews76.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9572 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian TietzeKosuke Hamada

Customer experience

Calendar Paste 3

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative19.0%

SHIFTAR

All ratings572 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative15.1%

Bugs and requests

Calendar Paste 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SHIFTAR

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Complete data loss after app updates
  • Random deletion of calendar entries
  • App crashes on launch
  • Unable to access app after update
  • Sync failures across devices
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  • Do not track button not clickable
  • Calendar blocking causing data loss

Requested features

12 requests
  • Date search function for quick navigation
  • App icon with current date display
  • Partner/family sharing system
  • Multiple user schedule management
  • Weekly pay period option
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  • Saturday/Sunday separate rate settings
  • Special holiday rate customization
  • Weekly hours calculation
  • MacBook/desktop application
  • Brighter and bolder color options
  • Calendar sync with iOS Calendar
  • Alarm/reminder for special dates

In-app purchases

None

Calendar Paste 3

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

SHIFTAR

Subscriptions11
  • SHIFTAR Premium monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium monthly with trial7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • SHIFTAR Premium14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium3 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • SHIFTAR Premium14 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • SHIFTAR Premium annual$8.991 Year
  • Premium annual with trial7 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Premium annual with trial7 Days trial$16.491 Year
  • SHIFTAR Premium annual$16.491 Year

Questions

Is Calendar Paste 3 free?
Calendar Paste 3 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SHIFTAR free?
SHIFTAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calendar Paste 3 or SHIFTAR?
SHIFTAR is rated higher. Calendar Paste 3 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while SHIFTAR averages 4.8 from 572 ratings.
Do Calendar Paste 3 or SHIFTAR have ads?
SHIFTAR shows ads; Calendar Paste 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Calendar Paste 3 or SHIFTAR?
Calendar Paste 3 ships an update every 3 months, and SHIFTAR monthly. Most recently, Calendar Paste 3 was updated on June 10, 2026 and SHIFTAR on September 23, 2026.

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