Comparison

Flexi Calendar vs Cycle Shift

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

Head to head
About

Flexi Calendar

Manage complex and rotating work schedules with ease. This app is designed for individuals with non-traditional weekly routines, allowing for custom schedule creation and sharing. Sync with your device's calendar and find common availability with friends.

Highlights
  • Customizable rotating schedules
  • Support for non-traditional workweeks
  • Schedule comparison with friends
  • Export to Apple Calendar
  • Find mutual availability
  • Ideal for shift workers
Features
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Your schedule doesn’t fit a standard week. Flexi turns rotating shifts into a clear, color-coded calendar and helps people you know find time together. SEE EVERY SHIFT • Build repeating work patterns, rotas, and schedule presets • Scan upcoming days at a glance • Track hours and spot trends PLAN TOGETHER • Compare group availability without sharing your entire calendar • Create group events with locations, notes, RSVP deadlines, and Going/Maybe/Can’t Go responses • Keep the next group event visible in the conversation MESSAGE PRIVATELY • Start direct chats or named group chats • Use moderators, permissions, nicknames, blocking, and reporting • New messages and event details use end-to-end encryption on supported Flexi versions STAY IN SYNC • Add selected events to Apple Calendar • Import or export the calendars you choose • Get optional reminders and notifications Contacts and calendar access are optional and requested only when you use features that need them. Account deletion is available in Settings.

About

Cycle Shift

Features
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Cycle Shift — Shift Planner & Work Tracker Never lose track of your work schedule again. Cycle Shift is the simplest way to plan, track, and visualize your rotating shift schedule — whether you work day shifts, night shifts, or any custom rotation. Set Up Your Rotation in Seconds Define your shift pattern once — Day, Night, Rest, or any custom shift — and let Cycle Shift automatically fill your calendar for 1, 3, or 6 months ahead. No more manually marking each day. Know Your Day at a Glance Open the app and instantly see today's shift, tomorrow's shift, and the day after. A real-time countdown tells you exactly how long until your next shift starts. Color-Coded Calendar Every shift gets its own color on the monthly calendar. See your entire work pattern at a single glance — perfect for planning personal time around your schedule. Custom Shift Types Create unlimited shift types with custom names, colors, and time periods. Support for overnight/cross-day shifts is built in. Monthly Work Summary See how many work days and rest days you've logged each month — great for tracking overtime or planning time off. Notes for Any Day Add personal notes to any date — appointments, reminders, or anything you want to remember. Supports 8 Languages English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. Light & Dark Mode Automatically follows your system theme, or set it manually. Perfect for nurses, factory workers, security staff, retail workers, flight crew, and anyone working rotating or irregular shifts. Download Cycle Shift today — take control of your work schedule.

Screenshots

Flexi Calendar4 screens
Cycle Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flexi Calendar at none against Cycle Shift's shown. Cycle Shift's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Flexi Calendar versus Cycle Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlexi CalendarCycle Shift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard LaveyOpenLabel

In-app purchases

None

Flexi Calendar

No in-app purchases

None

Cycle Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flexi Calendar free?
Flexi Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cycle Shift free?
Cycle Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flexi Calendar or Cycle Shift have ads?
Cycle Shift shows ads; Flexi Calendar does not.

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