ShiftWork vs Shift Work Calendar & Planner
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
Shift Work Calendar & Planner
This app helps manage your work schedule with a fast and intuitive calendar. Easily add shifts, customize them with colors and icons, and sync with your Apple Calendar. Widgets provide a quick overview of your upcoming workdays.
- Add work shifts easily
- Monthly and yearly calendar views
- Customizable colors and icons
- Notes for shift entries
- Apple Calendar sync
- Home screen widgets
- Dark & Light Mode
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ShiftWorkCal is a shift work calendar meticulously crafted to be fast, capable, and easy to use. Add your work shift schedule instantly and get a great overview over your work life. FEATURES INCLUDE • Easily Add Your Work Shifts • Monthly and Yearly Calendar • Custom Colors and Icons • Notes for Shift Entries • Apple Calendar Sync • Home Screen Widgets • Dark & Light Mode WORK SHIFTS Edit the start and end time and mark shifts as whole day. COLORS AND ICONS Customize shifts to your liking with beautiful colors and icons. APPLE CALENDAR SYNC Sync all your shifts to the calendar app and easily share them with others. iCLOUD SYNC Sync all your shifts to all of your devices. WIDGETS Add you whole months schedule as a home screen widget in various sizes. PRIVACY FIRST Everything you do is securely kept on your device. Download now and take control of your work life! --- Privacy Policy https://shiftworkcal.com/privacy Terms of Service https://shiftworkcal.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shift Work Calendar & Planner at 100% against ShiftWork's 48%. Shift Work Calendar & Planner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). ShiftWork's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. ShiftWork sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Shift Work Calendar & Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift Work Calendar & Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShiftWork has 56 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of ShiftWork's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shift Work Calendar & Planner's.
ShiftWork ships an update every 3 months, Shift Work Calendar & Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShiftWork | Shift Work Calendar & Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akira Takahashi | Denis Andrasec |
Customer experience
ShiftWork
Shift Work Calendar & Planner
In-app purchases
ShiftWork
- Multi-calendar display$1.99
- Remove ads and unlock limits$1.99
Shift Work Calendar & Planner
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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