SimpleShift vs Shift Work Calendar & Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleShift
Easily schedule and view your work shifts at a glance. This app offers a clear overview of your work schedule and can be viewed on your Apple Watch or as a home screen widget.
- Schedule shifts
- View shifts at a glance
- Apple Watch integration
- Home screen widget
- Customizable shift patterns
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SimpleShift is a simple shift calendar for people who work shifts. Plan your rota, see what’s coming up at a glance, and stay on top of your hours without the clutter of a full planner app. Your schedule lives on a clear month or week calendar. Add shifts quickly, jot notes for individual days, and share a snapshot of any month when you need to. Create shift templates with your times, colours, and labels, then swipe them onto the calendar for fast scheduling. For rotating rosters, build a repeating pattern once and apply it in seconds instead of filling in every day by hand. Track hours and pay with hourly rates, monthly and annual summaries, and charts. Export pay data when you need it. Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch keep upcoming shifts visible at a glance, and optional reminders notify you before work starts. Choose colours and themes that fit you. Optional iCloud sync backs up your calendar across your devices. SimpleShift keeps your data on your device and in your iCloud, private by design, with no account required.
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 monetization model: SimpleShift at free against Shift Work Calendar & Planner's freemium. Shift Work Calendar & Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. SimpleShift sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month 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.
SimpleShift ships an update every 3 months, Shift Work Calendar & Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleShift | Shift Work Calendar & Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oliver Munday | Denis Andrasec |
Customer experience
SimpleShift
Shift Work Calendar & Planner
In-app purchases
SimpleShift
- SimpleShift Pro$1.991 Month
Shift Work Calendar & Planner
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Questions
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