ShiftWork vs Shiftify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShiftWork
Easily create custom shift work calendars by registering templates and repeat cycles. View iOS calendar events alongside your shifts, add notes, and sum up monthly totals. Customize the look with various styles and colors.
- Register unlimited shift templates
- Register unlimited repeat cycles
- Display iOS calendar events
- Add unlimited shift work calendars
- Add notes to shifts
- Sum shifts per month
- Choose style and color
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This app divides functions to create shift work calendar. Register templates of work shift in advance, easily create calendar by choosing from them. ◉Functions ◎Can register templates of work shift without limit ◎Can register repeat cycle of work shifts without limit ◎Display iOS calendar events at the same time ◎Can add shift work calendars without limit ◎Can add notes ◎Sum up shifts per month ◎Get public holidays from iOS calendar ◎Can choose style and color ◎Can take screenshot per month ◉In-App Purchase ◎Remove ads ＊＊Remove advertisements ＊＊Can save work shifts to iOS calendar ＊＊Can set maximum number of calendar events can display per day ＊＊Can make backup using Dropbox (automatically or manually) ◎Multi-calendar display ＊＊Display shifts in multiple calendars at the same time. ＊＊Can edit shifts in multiple calendars at the same time. ＊＊Can write to pdf file ◉Important points ◎Work shifts are effective in this app only ＊＊Using in-app purchase, can save them to iOS calendar ◎Can set one shift per day ＊＊If need to set multiple shifts per day, add new calendar and set second shift to it. ＊＊Using in-app purchase, can display multiple calendars at the same time. ◉Other ◎URL scheme (adicto-shiftwork://) ◎User support ＊＊E-mail (usersupport@adicto-software.com) ＊＊Can access in info view of this app
Shiftify
This app helps individuals with irregular work schedules accurately track their earnings. It calculates wages, overtime, and unpaid breaks, providing detailed payroll reports. The app offers visual organization of shifts and syncs with other calendars.
- Wage tracking
- Shift scheduling
- Overtime calculation
- Payroll reports
- Color-coded shifts
- Calendar sync
- Multi-device sync
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EARN EVERY DIME YOU'RE OWED Shiftify is an easy-to-use shift planning calendar that accurately tracks your wages by adding up hourly earnings, overtime, and unpaid breaks. It's perfect for anyone with irregular shifts or freelance work. EASILY TRACK YOUR WAGES • Create an unlimited number of jobs, shifts and rotations for free • Visually organize shifts using intuitive color-coding • Add up hours worked and pay earned with nano-accuracy • Calculate overtime wages, extra pays and unpaid breaks • Easily and quickly calculate your net pay REPORTS AND TRACKING • Detailed payroll report • Export your payroll report and shift calendar in printable PDF format • View charts of hours and shifts worked ADDITIONAL FEATURES • View your monthly and weekly schedule with a handy Today widget • Sync with Apple's built-in Calendar • Multi-device sync • Password lock with Face ID & Touch ID • Automatic backup • Alarm Clock
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Verdict
ShiftWork and Shiftify both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Shiftify's written reviews are positive against 48% of ShiftWork's. Shiftify also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (457 vs 56). ShiftWork's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. ShiftWork sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Shiftify sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ShiftWork against 4.8 for Shiftify. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shiftify has 457 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of ShiftWork's written reviews are positive against 94% of Shiftify's.
ShiftWork ships an update every 3 months, Shiftify every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShiftWork | Shiftify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (56 ratings) | 4.8 (457 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 94.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 457 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akira Takahashi | Bohee Sim |
Customer experience
ShiftWork
Shiftify
Bugs and requests
ShiftWork
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Shiftify
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calendar always defaults to January
- Calendar not fitting properly on screen
- Inability to search for job locations
Requested features
5 requests- Repeat/recurring shift feature
- Ability to edit shift times without creating new shift
- Overtime pay calculations
- Widget support
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
ShiftWork
- Multi-calendar display$1.99
- Remove ads and unlock limits$1.99
Shiftify
- SHIFTIFY PRO$4.99
- SHIFTIFY PRO$5.99
- SHIFTIFY PRO$8.99
