FireDocket vs The Next Shift Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FireDocket
This app displays firefighter shift schedules and other repeating team schedules. It supports up to four shifts and can be configured for any schedule length. Users can also print a full-year color calendar to share with family and friends.
- Firefighter shift schedule display
- Supports up to four shifts
- Configurable for any shift sequence length
- Printable full-year color calendar
- Easy schedule sharing
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FireDocket is a simple to use calendar for displaying firefighter shift schedules - or any schedules where teams work according to a fixed shift sequence that is shorter than the month and stays the same throughout the year. It supports up to four shifts or platoons at a time and any shift schedule. It comes preset to a 21 day shift sequence and is easily configured to any other schedule in minutes. All you need is the current month's schedule that the fire station or your supervisor provided and the length (in days) of the shift sequence. (The preset sequence is ABCACACBCABABACABCBCB, is 21 days long, and starts repeating at day 22.) You will find that you can also print a full-year color calendar to any wireless printer in the area. It's useful for sharing your schedule with spouses, kids, friends, etc – but they could also have their own FireDocket apps since the app is distributed for free. Unlike most of the other fire calendar applications offered in the App Stores, this one is free (with ads). FireDocket does not provide facilities for trading days or marking paydays or noting holidays – but what it does do, it does very simply, very fast and very well ! The months of your work year are only a swipe away. Give it a try, what do you have to lose !
The Next Shift Widget
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A better calendar widget designed for everyone! Used by shift workers, including hospital staff and other healthcare workers. Free forever. No ads forever. No data collected. Features: - Syncs with Apple Calendar app - Select individual or multiple calendars - Correct handling of night shifts compared to the default app - Light mode and dark mode styling - Style variant - Color matches your calendar
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Next Shift Widget at none against FireDocket's shown. FireDocket's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireDocket | The Next Shift Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rich Willems | Made by Nick LLC |
In-app purchases
FireDocket
No in-app purchases
The Next Shift Widget
No in-app purchases





