Comparison

My Shift Planner vs Later Pro

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

Head to head
About

My Shift Planner

This app helps shift workers manage their schedules, track earnings, and plan personal time. It offers a clear view of work hours, overtime, and availability, adapting to various shift patterns. Users can also manage vacation and time off alongside their work calendar.

Highlights
  • Easy-to-use shift calendar
  • Custom shift patterns
  • Overtime and earnings tracking
  • Vacation and time off management
  • Shift alarms and notifications
  • Calendar integrations
  • Cloud synchronization
Features
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MyShiftPlanner helps shift workers stay organized, informed and in control of their working life. Whether you work days, nights, rotating shifts or an irregular schedule, MyShiftPlanner gives you a clear view of your work schedule so you always know when you're working, what you're earning and when you're available for life outside of work. Used by nurses, healthcare staff, emergency services, retail teams, transportation workers, manufacturing employees and many other shift-based professions, MyShiftPlanner is designed specifically for the realities of shift work. KNOW YOUR SCHEDULE Managing shifts can be challenging when your working pattern changes every week. MyShiftPlanner helps you keep track of upcoming shifts, recurring schedules, overtime, and days off in one place. Whether you work a fixed schedule, rotating pattern or a completely flexible work schedule, MyShiftPlanner helps you stay organized and avoid surprises. TRACK PAY, OVERTIME AND EARNINGS Shift work often means variable income. MyShiftPlanner helps you understand what you're earning by tracking hours worked, overtime, and pay rates. Build a clearer picture of your earnings, monitor overtime and keep records that help you stay on top of your finances. PLAN LIFE AROUND WORK Shift work affects more than your job. It affects family time, social plans, appointments, vacations and personal commitments. MyShiftPlanner helps you see your availability at a glance so you can plan ahead with confidence, organize important events and make the most of your time away from work. MANAGE VACATION TIME AND TIME OFF Keep track of vacation time, sick leave, training days and other absences alongside your shifts. By viewing work and leave together, you can better manage your work-life balance and avoid scheduling conflicts. BUILT FOR SHIFT WORKERS Unlike general calendar apps, MyShiftPlanner is designed specifically for people who work shifts. Whether you're managing hospital schedules, emergency service schedules, retail shifts, factory schedules, transportation timetables or other shift-based work, MyShiftPlanner adapts to the way you work. FEATURES *Easy-to-use shift calendar *Custom shift patterns and schedules *Multiple schedule support *Overtime tracking *Earnings and pay calculations *Vacation time tracking *Notes and reminders *Shift alarms and notifications *Calendar integrations *Widgets and home screen tools *Backup and restore options *Cloud synchronization *Custom colors and shift types *Reports and summaries PRO PACK Unlock even more powerful tools with Pro Pack, pay tracking, automatic overtime calculations, enhanced work-time reports, calendar sync, calendar sharing, expanded calendar features, enhanced customization options and premium productivity tools. Whether you're trying to stay organized, understand your earnings, manage your time off or simply make shift work easier to manage, MyShiftPlanner helps you stay one step ahead. ABOUT MYSHIFTPLANNER MyShiftPlanner was created with one simple goal: making shift work easier to manage. We're a small independent team dedicated to supporting shift workers through better technology. Every feature we build is designed to help people stay organized, reduce stress and feel more in control of their working lives. We understand the challenges of shift work because we speak to shift workers every day. Your feedback helps shape the future of the app, and many of our most popular features have come directly from user suggestions. Need help? We're here for you. If you have a question, need support or have an idea for a future feature, get in touch. Every support request is answered by a real person who genuinely wants to help. Thank you for choosing MyShiftPlanner. Together, we're making shift work easier to manage.

About

Later Pro

Features
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Later is a voice-first reminder app built for the moments when you can't look at your phone — especially in the car. Say one ordinary sentence, the way you'd say it to a person, and Later works out what you meant and when you meant it, saves it before the words have finished, and gets out of the way. No unlocking your phone, no typing, no digging through a list — just talk, and Later remembers. HOW IT WORKS Speak naturally: "Remind me to call the plumber tomorrow morning." "Put the bins out tonight." "Pick up milk when I leave work." Later's parser understands ordinary phrasing — times, dates, places, and the vague words people actually use — entirely on your device. Nothing you say is sent to a server to be understood. WHAT LATER UNDERSTANDS • Explicit times and dates — "at 5", "next Tuesday", "the 28th of March" • Relative phrases — "in 20 minutes", "in a fortnight" • Vague words, made yours — "tonight", "later", "soon" and "in a bit" all resolve to real times, and you can teach Later exactly what each one means to you, or add your own phrases entirely ("after the school run" can mean 3:30pm, if that's what you actually say) • Places — "when I get home", "when I leave work", or anywhere else you name • Recurrence — "every Tuesday at 8", "every weekday", "every month" • Actions — say "call Dave" or "text Sarah" and the reminder arrives with a one-tap Call or Message button already attached BUILT FOR DRIVING, NOT JUST TOLERATING IT • CarPlay — speak a reminder from the car's own screen, no phone needed • "When I park" — fires the moment you switch the engine off, so the thought lands exactly when you can act on it • Home and Work arrival triggers — "call Mum when I get home" does exactly that • Confirmations are spoken back to you, so nothing needs reading while you drive NEVER LOSES A THOUGHT Every reminder is saved before any confirmation appears — if your phone died mid-sentence, the reminder would already be safe. Anything Later isn't sure about is flagged for a one-tap fix, never dropped. Repeating reminders roll forward instead of disappearing, gentle follow-ups nudge you if something's still outstanding, and everything you complete stays logged so nothing quietly falls through. STAYS OUT OF YOUR WAY • Lock Screen widget and Dynamic Island show what's next without opening the app • Tag and search your reminders once the list gets long • Attach a reference photo so "sort the garage" still makes sense next week • Export any timed reminder straight to your Calendar • Share a reminder with family so an errand doesn't get done twice PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no server. Everything you capture stays on your device and, if you choose to enable iCloud sync, in your own private iCloud account — never on a server we run. Speech is transcribed on-device wherever your iPhone supports it. Say it. Forget it. Later remembers. — Later Pro unlocks CarPlay voice capture, "when I park" reminders, and Home/Work arrival triggers. Everything else — capturing reminders by voice, natural-language times, repeats, tags and Calendar export — is free forever. Later Pro is offered as an auto-renewing subscription: • Monthly — £1.99/month • Yearly — £14.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://smilepineapple.github.io/later-pro-site/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

My Shift Planner4 screens
Later Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Later Pro at none against My Shift Planner's shown. Later Pro also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). My Shift Planner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. My Shift Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Later Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Shift Planner ships an update monthly, Later Pro every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Shift Planner versus Later Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Shift PlannerLater Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.6K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMyBuzz Technologies LimitedJacob Dale-Rourke

Bugs and requests

My Shift Planner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen issues
  • Calendar sync problems
  • Unexpected app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to set Sunday as first day of week
  • Improve visibility of notes/events on calendar view
  • Integrate with payroll/overtime tracking
  • Add ability to track shift premiums/differentials

Later Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

My Shift Planner

Subscriptions3
  • Live Sharing Subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Pack Add-On (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Pack Add-On (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Hard Workers Upgrade to Pro$24.99
  • Pro Pack (Lifetime License)$49.99
2 purchases

Later Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Later Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Later Pro Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is My Shift Planner free?
My Shift Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Later Pro free?
Later Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Shift Planner or Later Pro have ads?
My Shift Planner shows ads; Later Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, My Shift Planner or Later Pro?
My Shift Planner ships an update monthly, and Later Pro every 4 days. Most recently, My Shift Planner was updated on November 8, 2026 and Later Pro on November 6, 2026.

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