Comparison

Shift It vs SpanRota

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

Head to head
About

Shift It

This app helps shift workers manage their schedules, track hours, and calculate pay. It allows importing shifts from spreadsheets or calendars, building custom rosters, and sharing schedules with colleagues. Pro features offer advanced pay calculation and location-based tracking.

Highlights
  • Import shifts from spreadsheets or calendar
  • Roster builder with wizard
  • Track hours and generate timesheets
  • Supports on-call shifts
  • Share schedules with Roster Buddies
  • Calculate pay with custom rules
  • Home screen widget for upcoming shifts
Features
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KNOW WHAT YOU'RE OWED. Shift It is a shift work calendar built for you, not your employer. Drop in your roster, see your pay calculated against your actual pay rules, and check it against your payslip every fortnight. Built for nurses, paramedics, doctors in training, hospo/service industry, community services, fast food, fitness, and anyone else on a roster. Your data stays on your device. No employer access. No ads. — SOUND FAMILIAR? ⊗ Decoding your employer's roster spreadsheet every month ⊗ Not sure payroll applied your night or weekend penalties ⊗ Watching overtime or penalty pay quietly disappear ⊗ Typing every shift into a generic calendar app by hand Shift It fixes all of that. — WHY SHIFT WORKERS SWITCH TO SHIFT IT Most shift apps make you type in every shift. Shift It reads your roster file and does it for you. Most shift apps don't touch pay. Shift It calculates what your pay rules say you're owed (night and weekend penalties, tiered overtime, allowances, on-call recalls, minimum engagement) and compares it to your payslip. If there's a discrepancy, you'll know. And you can share the proof. Gross pay only. The number you compare against your payslip. Tax estimates sound useful until salary packaging or HECS makes them wrong by thousands. — FREE ▪ Import shifts from roster spreadsheets or your device calendar ▪ Roster Wizard generates months of rotating shifts in seconds ▪ Full calendar with 7 themes and dark mode ▪ Home screen and lock screen widgets ▪ Live Activities for shift countdowns on your lock screen ▪ Daylight tracking so you can see how your shifts align with sunrise and sunset ▪ Job Cards for quick notes and checklists during your shift ▪ Break Timer logs rest periods accurately ▪ On-call shift support with recall logging ▪ Calendar export to sync with iOS Calendar — PRO. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE OWED. ▪ Pay Check calculates your expected gross pay against your pay rules: penalty loadings, tiered overtime (e.g. 1.5x then 2x), allowances, the lot ▪ Payslip comparison flags discrepancies between what you earned and what you were paid ▪ Live Pay shows earnings ticking up in real time during shifts, on screen and on your lock screen ▪ Detailed PDF and CSV exports of timesheets, calendar, and pay estimates, useful for payroll disputes ▪ Multiple Employers with separate pay rules, locations, and awards ▪ Roster Buddies to share and compare schedules with colleagues and family ▪ Location groups to track shifts across multiple sites — BUILT FOR SHIFT WORKER WELLBEING Shift work affects your health. Shift It helps you see it. The Daylight card shows how your shifts align with sunrise and sunset, tracks your sunlight exposure, and nudges you with evidence-based advice for night shifts, early starts, and short turnarounds. Break Timer keeps your rest periods honest. Minimum engagement alerts flag when you've been sent home early and may be owed more. Because knowing your schedule is one thing. Knowing how it affects you is another. — SUPPORTED PAY RULES Australian awards and EBAs: ▪ VIC Doctors in Training ▪ NT Doctors in Training ▪ SA Doctors in Training (SMOEA) ▪ NSW Nurses & Midwives ▪ VIC Nurses & Midwives ▪ NSW Paramedics ▪ SCHADS (Social & Community Services) ▪ Fast Food Industry ▪ Hospitality Industry (General) ▪ Fitness Industry United Kingdom: ▪ NHS Doctors in Training More coming soon. Request yours via the feedback form linked here on the App Store and in-app. — WHAT'S NEW IN 3.0 Redesigned from the ground up. New onboarding in under 60 seconds. Customisable Coming Up dashboard. Live Pay tracking. Widgets and Live Activities. Daylight and wellbeing tracking. Job Cards. Break Timer. Multiple employer support. Ads removed. All themes free. — We're actively developing Shift It. Please keep sending feedback and feature requests via the link in app settings, our website, or by email. Find the Terms of Use at https://shiftit.greatworkeveryone.com/terms-of-use Renders created using iMockup.pro.

About

SpanRota

Features
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Plan your shifts. Know what you should be paid. Stay in control of every payday. SpanRota is a shift schedule and pay tracker built for people who work rotating shifts, changing schedules, overtime, night shifts, weekends — or more than one job. See your schedule, estimate your earnings, track upcoming paychecks, compare what you expected with what you actually received, and keep everything organized in one place. WORK PROFILES Work more than one job? With SpanRota Pro, create separate Work Profiles for your different jobs and keep each one organized with its own: • Hourly rate • Pay settings • Payroll and payday setup • Work identity, icon, and color Assign shifts to the correct Work Profile and view your work together or separately. When you select All Work, SpanRota can show upcoming paychecks from your different jobs as separate payroll events — without incorrectly merging independent pay cycles. SHIFT PLANNING Build a schedule that matches the way you actually work. • Day and Night shifts • Off days • Paid Leave • Custom repeating shift patterns • Separate Day and Night working hours • Flexible shift editing • Shift notes • Calendar overview • Current and next shift information KNOW YOUR PAY Turn your schedule into useful earnings estimates. • Hourly pay tracking • Night and weekend premiums • Advanced pay rules • Weekly overtime • Paid Leave earnings • Detailed pay breakdowns • Daily and monthly earnings estimates • Support for multiple currencies With Work Profiles, different jobs can use different pay settings. NEXT PAYCHECK FORECAST Know what is coming next. Set your payroll schedule and SpanRota can forecast your next expected paycheck based on your shifts and pay settings. For users with multiple Work Profiles, upcoming paychecks remain separated by job and payroll cycle. PAYCHECK REVIEW Compare expected pay with what you actually received. • Record received payments • Review expected vs received amounts • Track Advance and Final payments • Keep paycheck history • Preserve historical records by Work Profile An entered amount of 0.00 is treated as an actual received value, not as missing data. REPORTS & TRENDS Understand your work over time. • Monthly and yearly earnings • Hours worked • Shift totals • Daily pay breakdowns • Earnings trends • Work Profile filtering • PDF export • CSV export HOME SCREEN WIDGETS See useful information without opening the app. Widgets can show: • Your current or next shift • Shift timing • Upcoming paycheck information • Relevant Work Profile information REMINDERS Stay ahead of your schedule with shift reminders. BACKUP & RESTORE Protect your SpanRota data with Backup & Restore. Work Profiles, profile assignments, settings, schedules, pay configuration, and other supported app data can be preserved in your backup. SPANROTA PRO Unlock the full SpanRota experience with features including: • Multiple Work Profiles for second jobs • Paid Leave tracking & earnings • Shift reminders • Yearly reports and trends • Paycheck Review & payment history • Backup & Restore • PDF & CSV export • Shift note indicators & previews • Custom repeating shift patterns • Advanced pay rules • Weekly overtime rules • Home Screen widgets Eligible users may be able to try SpanRota Pro free with an introductory offer. Availability and eligibility are determined by the App Store. SpanRota uses auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. KNOW YOUR SHIFTS. KNOW YOUR PAY. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shift It4 screens
SpanRota4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpanRota at none against Shift It's shown. SpanRota also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). Shift It's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Shift It sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SpanRota sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift It ships an update every 10 days, SpanRota every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Shift It versus SpanRota: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift ItSpanRota
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperW.D MCDONALD & C.M RANDAZZOAleksandar Malchev

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Shift It

Subscriptions3
  • Shift It Pro (Monthly)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Shift It Pro14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Shift It Pro (Annual)1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shift It Pro (Lifetime)$59.99
2 purchases

SpanRota

Subscriptions2
  • SpanRota Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • SpanRota Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Shift It free?
Shift It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpanRota free?
SpanRota is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift It or SpanRota have ads?
Shift It shows ads; SpanRota does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift It or SpanRota?
Shift It ships an update every 10 days, and SpanRota every 2 days. Most recently, Shift It was updated on October 30, 2026 and SpanRota on November 6, 2026.

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